REPORT OF TEE DIRECTOR 



63 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



at the Manitoba Provincial Seed Fair at Winnipeg, and at the Hartney Ploughing 

 Match. 



The Assistant Superintendent addressed farmers' meetings at the following 

 points in Manitoba: Ilartney, Neepawa, Lyleton, Waskada, Whitewater, Ninga, 

 Killarney, Cartwright, Crystal City, Larivicre, Darlingford, ^il^rdon. Plum Coulee, 

 Rosenfeld, Kirkella, McAuley, Macdonald, Keyes, Arden, Franklin and Newdale; 

 and judged seed fairs at the first two above named. 



A wide range of agricultural topics was covered in the subjects taken up at 

 these meetings. Among the subjects most frequently discussed were the following: 

 ' The Work of the Experimental Farms,' * Rotation of Crops,' ' Corn Growing in 

 Manitoba^' ' Alfalfa Growing,' ' Mixed Farming.' 



DISTRIBUTION. 



During the year the following distribution was madi^ : 392 samples of potatoes, 

 1 bundle of Manitoba maples, 2,200 pounds of inoculated soil for alfalfa, 500 pounds 

 of inoculated soil for red clover. 



VISITORS. 



The number of visitors who inspected the Farm during the year was a^pprrxi- 

 matelb' 11,000. 



Meteorolooic'Al Records. 



Months. 



1913. 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November. 

 December. 



1914. 



January . . . 

 February. 

 March 



Highest 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



82-7 



88 



90 



95-3 



94 



87-3 



81-3 



59-7 



411 



38 



37-9 



44-9 



Lowest 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



18-1 



18 



32 



41 



41 



23 



- 3 



- 3 

 -19-8 



-37-6 

 -46-4 

 -20-8 



Total 

 Rainfall. 



Total. 

 Snowfall. 



Inches. 



•25 



104 



2-34 



1-70 



3o6 



•68 



•73 



•04 



10-34 



Hours 



Bright 



Sunshine. 



Inches. 

 1 



16 

 3 

 1 



226-4 

 199 -8 

 218-8 

 228-8 

 235-6 

 199-1 

 137-5 

 93-1 

 112^2 



73^5 

 134-2 

 114 



1973 



Reckoning 10 inches of snowfall as equivalent to 1 inch of rainfall, the total pre- 

 cipitation for the year ending March 31, 1914, was 12-84 inches. 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. 



Indian Head, Sask. 



weather conditions. 



On the whole, the weather conditions during the summer of 1913 were excellent 

 for both cereal and fodder crops. Seeding commenced about the 15th of April, and 

 the latter part of April and the first part of May were comparatively dry, which 

 facilitated early sowing. 



