DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBANDRY 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA. 



REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DOMINION FIELD HUSBANDMAN— 



0. C. WHITE, B.S.A. 



WEATHER CONDITIONS AXD CROP NOTES, 1912. 



The crop year of 1912 will be remembered as one of the rainiest on record. The 

 month of April was slightly cooler than the average, but cultivation was, nevertbeless, 

 commenced in fairly good season, the first grain being sown on April 26. On April 

 30 the last spring frost was registered. May was exceedingly wet, with the result that 

 seeding operations generally were greatly prolonged, and the seed bed in many cases 

 could not be well prepared. June was just moderate in temperature, with no very hot 

 days, and usually quite cool nights. The early part of the month was showery, the latter 

 part quite dry. The only really hot weather during the whole growing season was 

 between July 3 and July 10. In August the weather turned cool again, and rains 

 were so frequent that harvesting was much delayed, and the quality of the seed in 

 general was poor. Here, where the land is well underdrained, corn made a very good 

 growth, but throughout the district many failures were reported. September continued 

 cool and showery, but no frosts occurred until the 30th. October was cool but fine, 

 and roots were harvested in good condition. Winter set in on November 25. 



Some Weather Observations taken at Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 1912. 



CROP RETURNS— < 200-ACRE FARM.' 



Based on the valuations used in the rotation experiments (see page 117), there 

 are given below the costs of producing the various crops grown on the ' 200-acre Farm ' 

 (so called), and the profits therefrom, during the past year. 



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