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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



In conjunction with the Conservation Commission, sixty quarter-acre alfalfa plots 

 were sown, and inoculated soil sent from the Experimental Station to all who applied 

 for it. This was so distributed that such soil should be available this spring in almost 

 every section of tbe country. He addressed Farmers' Institute meetings in many dis- 

 tricts of the province during the year, which were well attended. 



CONVENTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. 



The Superintendent attended the Central Farmers' Institute Convention, the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, the Dairymen's Association, the Floral Association, the 

 Stock Breeders' Association, both Maritime and Provincial, and the meetings held at 

 the Winter Fair at Amherst, N.S. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEED POTATOES AND SALE OF SEED GRAIN. 



Twenty-eight samples of potatoes were sent out in April, 1912, two lots of Mar- 

 quis wheat and eleven lots of Banker oats were sold to farmers for seeding in 1912. 



VISITORS. 



There were 5,427 visitors to the Station during the year; many more are plan- 

 ning to come during 1913. 



METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS. 



MONTHS. 



April. 



May . 



June. 



July 



August. . 

 September 

 October. . 

 November 

 December. 



1913. 



January . . 



February. 

 March.. . 



Tempkrature Fahrenheit. 



Maximum. 



Date. Degrees 



16 



27 



24 and 



25 



10 



14 



15 



7 



7 



20 



1 



21 



Minimum. 



Date. Degrees 



62 

 79 



84 



91 

 81 

 73 

 73 

 65 

 50 



50- 



48- 

 60- 



5 

 1 



11 



1 



30 

 22 

 17 

 12 

 13 



10 and 

 29 



7 

 8 



12 

 27 



36 



39 

 45 

 38 

 28 

 25 

 -2 



-17-5 

 -4* 



Monthly 

 Mean. 



Total Annual. 



35 

 50 



67 



64 

 61 

 54 

 47 

 37 

 26 



24 17 



13 40 

 30 80 



Precipitation. 



Rainfall. 



Days. 



9 

 9 



12 



16 

 19 

 9 

 15 

 15 

 10 



11 



1 

 13 



139 



Ins. 



237 

 264 



249 



683 

 2 68 

 2 90 

 372 

 359 

 640 



2-01 



•34 

 3 21 



38-18 



Snowfall. 



Days. 



7- 



36 



Ins. 



7-9 



65 

 105 



15-7 



218 

 14- 



c'S 



3 16 

 2 64 



49 



645 



3-58 



252 

 4-61 



764 4582 



Bright 

 Sunshine. 



103-1 hrs. 

 2350 



251 



195 

 181 

 167 

 134 

 51 

 68 



826 



117 6 

 131 • 



1780 6 



Note : — One inch of rain being figured as equivalent to ten inches of snowfall. 



