REPORT OF TEE DIRECTOR 



85 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Waterworks. — An artesian well js being dug ©m the highest point of the Station, 

 not far from a small pond. A concrete tank, to be filled by an engine, will be built 

 in the ground, and from it water will be brought by gravitation to the different build- 

 ings of the Station, and to many of the fields. 



VISITORS. 



During the year, 1,330 persons visited the Station. A remarkable fact is that 

 farmers very seldom criticise the Experimental Farm system after they have visited 

 one of the Stations and have seen the work done or in preparation. This shows the 

 wisdom of doing everything possible to improve facilities for such visits. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS. 



Up to March 31, 1913, 503 packages of sweet corn, and 200 of tomato seed were 

 distributed whilst about 400 more packages of sweet corn were made ready to send out. 



METEOROLOGICAL DATA. 



Month. 



1912. 



April 



May .... 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November.. .. 

 December . . . 



1913. 



January 



February 



March 





27 

 29 

 26 



8 

 14 



9 



7 

 11 



7 



18 



1 



22 



Temperature. 



a 



a 

 v 



31 

 51 

 56 

 66 

 59 

 53 

 44 

 30 

 16 



•35 

 •31 

 •18 

 81 

 20 

 •37 

 •94 

 •92 

 •83 



3132 



480 



2191 



6 



to 



7 

 14 

 15 



8 

 13 

 12 

 17 



9 



7 



Precipitation. 



d 



Inches. 



2-78 



8-08 

 3 01 

 0-92 

 10 21 

 334 

 274 

 2-94 

 1 04 



242 

 017 



280 



o 



d 



CO 



Inches. 

 200 



20 3 

 20-2 



454 

 25 3 



230 



6 



to 



8 

 10 



19 



9 



10 



o 

 H 



Inches. 



2- 

 8- 

 3 

 



10- 

 3 

 2' 

 4 

 3- 



696 

 270 

 5- 10 



Sun- 

 shine. 



o 

 H 



Hours. 



•2 

 

 



'7 

 



•2 

 



•2 



■5 



47 -8 

 78-2 

 67 5 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR MANITOBA. 



Brandon, Man. 



The season of 1912-13 was one of extremes. Spring was cold and backward; a 

 heavy snowfall in the middle of April delayed the commencement of seeding, and 

 frequent light showers kept the land unfit for cultivation, and made all crops late in 

 being sown. Next followed a period of extreme drought; June was the driest month 

 in the history of the Farm. July went to the other extreme again, with an unusually 

 heavy rainfall. Wet conditions continued until the end of September, and greatly 

 hampered harvesting and threshing, and lowered the quality of the grain crops. 

 October and November were fine, and gave a most acceptable opportunity for catching 

 up with the sadly-delayed farm .operations. The winter season was about normal 

 with the usual amount of cold weather and snow. 



