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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION FOR PRINCE EDWARD 

 ISLAND, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.L 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, J. A. CLARK, B. S. A. 



CHARACTEE OF SEASON. 



The previous winter was severe, with snow on the ground for a very shoil 

 period. The spring opened early in April with very warm weather. This wa^s 

 followed I'y a co.ol, dull May and June. July and August were seasonable. Sep- 

 tember was fine and the early harvest was well saved. October was extremely wet, 

 with moist, warm weather throughout. Veiy little harvesting was done during the 

 month, and it was not until the cold, dry winds of November that the late harvest 

 Was saved. Seeding was begun on May 13. Hoar frost occurred four times in 

 June, though 35-5° F. was the lowest temperature recorded. The last frost occurred 

 on the 13th, when the lowest temperature at the Station was 37° F. On July 17 

 haymaking commenced, and on August 21 the first grain was cut. 



SoisiE Weather Observations taken at Charlottetown Experimental Station, 1913. 



Month. 



January 



Febniary.. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November. 

 December. 



Temperature F. 



Highest. 



Lowest. 



Mean. 



2417 

 13-46 

 30-80 

 40-06 

 4,5-07 

 56-06 

 64- 19 

 64-42 

 56-13 

 55-05 

 38-82 

 27-64 



50 



48 

 60 



781 



m 



73 



83-5 



79-5 



75 



70 



61 



56 



-3 



-17-5 

 -4 

 17-5 

 28-5 

 33-5 

 44 

 43 

 39 

 33 

 18 

 7 



Total for year 



A venigo for five years 



Total for six growing months, April to September.. 



Average of five years for six growing months, 



April to September 



Precipitation. 



Rainfall. 



Inches. 



2-01 

 ■34 

 21 

 09 

 9 

 27 

 4-01 

 2-89 

 3-98 

 7-71 

 1-65 

 2- 11 



35-17 

 33-15 

 18-14 



17-79 



Snowfall. Total 



Inches. 



15-7 

 21-8 



14 

 7 

 1 



4-4 

 16-5 



81-1 

 101- 

 8-7 



7-9 



Inches. 



3-58 



2-52 



4-61 



3-86 



3- 



1-27 



4-01 



2-89 



3-98 



7-71 



2-09 



3-76 



43-28 

 43-01 

 19-01 



18 -.58 



Heaviest 



in 

 24 hours. 



Inches. 



-33 

 -55 

 -64 

 •78 



1-1 

 •39 



114 

 •79 

 ■91 



185 

 •7 

 •76 



Total 

 Sunshine. 



Hours. 



117 

 131 

 148 

 195 

 255 

 222 

 251 

 182 



66 

 101 



62 



1,817-2 

 1,883-1 

 1,255-6 



1,292-3 



