530 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 RASPBERRIES. 



Our new plantation of raspberries was too young to bear a crop this year. The 

 following varieties each bore a few berries: — Cuthbert. Sarah, French Vice-President, 

 and Pauline. 



SAMPLES DISTRIBUTED. 



Oats 140 



Barley 68 



Peas 132 



Potatoes 454 



Scions and cuttings 34 S 



Nuts, tree seeds, etc 314 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Letters received 4.083 



Letters despatched 4,889 



METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS. 



April 



May 



June. 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November. 



December. 



January. . 

 February . 

 March. . . 



Months. 



1010. 



1911. 



Highest 

 Temperature. 



Day. 



23 



31 



10 



10 



9 



12 



19 



7 



9 



5 



28 

 24 



85 

 84 

 91 

 94 

 82 

 84 

 69 

 62 

 55 



48 

 53 

 65 



Lowest 

 Temperature. 



Total 

 Precipitation. 



Day. 



28 



9 



3 

 28 

 23 

 25 

 2G 

 6&13 30 



9 26 



30 

 36 

 43 

 44 

 41 

 40 

 30 



11 -3 

 2 16 



8-11-22 29 



Total precipitation for year ending March 31, 1911. 



Inches. 



02 



93 



51 



16 



9 



47 



1 



61 



498 

 356 

 2 76 



55-70 



Bright 

 Sunshine. 



Hours. Min. 



113 



143 



136 



258 



158 



148 



69 



38 



32 



11 



84 

 142 



1,337 



36 

 12 

 18 

 06 

 48 

 48 

 36 

 12 

 24 



36 

 42 

 36 



54 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant. 



THOS. A. STTARPE. 



Superintendent. 



