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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA, 



LACOMBE, ALTA. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, G. H. HUTTON, B.S.A. 



WEArilKR CONDri'IONS, 1910. 



The sci'diri^u' season opened on April 10. The weatlier dnrin.i;- April and for th.e 

 first ten days of May was botli eool and dry, kecfpina: growth in check. Afterwards, 

 however, conditions were so favourable that by .Tnnc 13 all crops on well preT>'ared land 

 were as far advanced as has been the case in any season since the establishment of 

 the Station. Favourable weather continned until harvesting and threshing were con- 

 cluded. Fair yields of grain of better than average quality were the rule. 



SoMK Wkathkr Ob.ski{VATK)NS taken at Lacorabe Experimental Station, 19in. 



January 



Fc-hruary. . 



March 



April 



Mny 



Junr 



July 



Auiiust 



Sci)tf>ii-iber. 

 Octohcr... 

 Novciiil.'or. 

 D(roiiil)('r, 



Month. 



TEMPEKATfRK F 



Mean. 



Total for year 



Total for 6 growing month.s, April to Scpti-nihor 



Hit;host. Lowest. 



4.i 

 ."i.i 

 .52 



77 



81-8 

 84-8 

 84 

 8i).0 

 8i-5 

 r)9-8 

 57-8 



-60 



-28 



-23 



17 



18 



36 



31 



35 



24 



9 



-0 



-13 



Total 

 Precipi- 

 tation. 



Inches. 



0-93 



11.5 



0-81 



015 



0-48 



2-98 



3-43 



2-435 



0-59 



0-68 



05 



007 



13-755 



10-065 



Total 

 Sunshine 



Hours. 



03-3 

 103-2 

 1641 

 260-8 

 277-1 

 271-9 

 336-3 

 311 

 240 

 141 

 146 

 136 



2452-8 



1697-6 



YTKLDS OK KIKLl) CHOPS. 



Though the yield of grain iu ticld lots this year has not been high, the quality 

 has been good. 



