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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR NOVA SCOTIA, NAPPAN, N.S. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, R. ROBERTSON. 



WEATHER CONDITIONS, 1912. 



The spring of 1912 opened dull and cold with some frosts during April. On the 

 10th the thermometer registered 15 degrees of frost and on the 25th 7 degrees. No snow 

 fell during the month, but there was a rather heavy precipitation of rain. During 

 May the weather was cold, and for the first three weeks dry, with just enough rain 

 falling to retard seeding operations, which became general about the 15th. The precipi- 

 tation during the last week of this month was much heavier than usual. June, 

 although having no great amount of rainfall, was both cool and damp. Grain and roots 

 did fairly well, but corn was almost a complete failure. July was a dry, warm month 

 until the 22nd, after which rain fell continually until the end of the month, giving a 

 total precipitation of 6-62 inches. Hay and grain did well, but roots made poor growth. 

 The latter part of August was practically continuous rainfall. Haymaking was almost 

 impossible, the grain lodged badly, and root crops suffered severely. Due to the heavy 

 rains no cultivating could be done after July 22. September's rainfall of 2-86 inches 

 was below the average, but this, together with the heavy rains of the previous month, 

 made the harvesting operations slow, especially in the case of grain. No frost was 

 recorded up to this time. October was a very fine month with a light precipitation 

 and a few light frosts, a splendid month for harvesting roots and getting the general 

 fall work done. November was also a very seasonable month enabling the fall work 

 to be further advanced than usual. 



Some Weather Observations taken at Nappan Experimental Farm, 1912. 



