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EXrERfMEMAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR NOVA SCOTIA, 



NAPPAN, N.S. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, W. W. BAIRD, B.S.A. 



CHAEACTEE OF THE SEASOI^, 1913. 



Dui'ing the winter 1912-13 the sno^vfall was scanty, and no severe frost was 

 registered during the latter part of the season. No snow fell after March 15, but 

 2 inches of rainfall, on March 27, caused considerable damage by washing the 

 fields. Seeding commenced on May 6, but was retarded and germination was checked 

 by the cold weather which prevailed throughout the month. In fact, growth was slow 

 until July, when vegetation made remarkable progress. Due to the frequent rain 

 throughout the growing season, the ripening of the haiwest was slow. The early- 

 sown grain was harvested in late August or early September but late-sown grain was 

 not ripe until October, when the heavy rain damaged it to such an extent as to make 

 it useless for seed and barely fit for feed. 



Some Weather Observations taken at Nappan Experimental Fariu, 1913. 



