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EXI'ERIM EyiAL FARMS! 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHE- 

 WAN, INDIAN HEAD, SASK. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, T. J. HARRISON, B.S.A., 



WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CROr NOTES, 1913. 



As climatic conditions affect materially tlie results of experimental work in Field 

 Husbandry', it has been deemed advisable to give a brief outline of local weather condi- 

 tions for the season of 1913. The sprint: opened up comparatively early and the soil 

 v/as in a tillable condition by April 14. ]\[ay was fairly dry, which facilitated the early 

 sowing of the crop, all the grain being sown by May 15. In June and July, 8-5 inches 

 of rain fell-, giving the crops plenty of moisture at the growing period. This resulted 

 in a rank growth of straw on the summer-fallowed land. August, with the exception 

 of one bad storm which lodged the grain, was dry and bright, ripening the grain early so 

 that, it was nearly all harvested Itefore the firet of Sei>tember. September was dry and 

 warn}, and the threshing was well advanced liefore the cold weather came in October. 



In the following table there are recorded the temperatures, precipitation and sun- 

 shine for the year 1913 : — 



Some Weather Odservatioxs taken at Experimental Farm, Indian Head, 1913. 



