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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



LOCAL EXHIBITIONS. 



During the past fall a large collection of cereals, roots, grasses and other pro- 

 ducts of the farm was prepared for exhibition purposes. Only two points, Indian 

 Head and Edmonton, could be reached, and on account of the high rate of express 

 only a small portion of the exhibit could be sent to Edmonton. While in the 

 Edmonton district I was able te attend a fair at St. Albert, but the exhibit of the 

 products of the Experimental Farm did not reach Edmonton in time to permit of 

 their being shown at St. Albert. 



VISITORS TO THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM. 



The number of visitors to the farm greatly increased during the past season. 

 The change from a night to a day train service, by which visitors from a distance 

 could come and go on the same day, was a very great convenience. 



Besides having all the delegates from Great Britain and the United States pay 

 the farm a visit, an excursion party from Moose Jaw and intermediate stations 

 favoured the farm with its presence. 



METEOROLOGICAL. 



Temperature, maximum and minimum for 11 months ; rainfall for the growin 

 season ; sunshine for the growing season. 



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TEMPERATURE. 



January 



February 



March 



April , 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September . . . 



October 



November to 



Months. 



Maximum, 



15th. 



26° on 20th 

 32° on 18th 

 38° on 31st 

 55° on 30th 

 81° on 18th 

 92° on 13th 

 92° on 19th 

 103° on 6th 

 93° on 7th 

 67° on 19th 

 57° on 6th 



Minimum. 



-46° on 



-52° on 



-25° on 



1" on 



22° on 



35° on 



36° on 



30° on 



15° on 



4° on 



3° on 



31st. 



1st. 

 15th. 



5th. 

 24th. 



5th. 



9th. 

 28th. 

 27th. 

 28th. 



2nd. 



RAINFALL. 



May 

 June 

 July. 



August . . . . 

 September . 



Inches. 



3-17 



4-60 



2-12 



•12 



■10 



Total 1011 



