REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



b'OME Weather Observations taken at Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, as com- 

 pared with those taken at Fort Vermilion, Peace River District, Alberta. — Con. 



NOVEMBER. 



Note. — The records for Fort Vermilion are taken by Mr. R. Jones, of the Experimental 

 Station there, and the tables therefrom are prepared by Mr. William Ellis, Weather 

 Observer, Central Farm. 



EXPERIMENTAL WORK AT ATITABASKA LANDING. 



It is to be regretted that the pressure of other duties has compelled Bishop 

 Robins to give up much of his experimental work at Athabaska Landing. In a letter 

 received from him, he reports briefly on the character of the season of 1912 as 

 follows : — 



' The summer of last year was very dry at Athabaska Landing, and all garden 

 industries suffered, by being dwarfed and late. Then, when rain came and a late 

 spurt resulted, the August frost cut down all tender growth, including tomatoes, 



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