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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



6 GEORGE V, A. 1916 

 Some Weather Observations taken at Nappau Experimental Farm, 1914-15. 



Month. 



Temperature, Fahr. 



Highest. 



April.. 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 

 October. . . . 

 Nov^ember . 

 December.. 



1914 



January . 

 lebruary. 

 Maroh 



1915 



Total for year . 



61 

 79 

 77 

 84 

 84 

 84 

 69 

 60 

 51 



54 



48 



Lowest. 



8 



24 

 26 

 35 

 40 

 33 

 20 

 7 

 -17 



-10 



-14 



9 



Mean. 



33-94 

 49 03 

 54 19 

 61-54 

 62-84 

 56-25 

 47-02 

 33-59 

 20-22 



21-61 

 23-64 

 26-35 



Precipitation. 



Rainfall. 



Snowfall. 



Inches. 



1-89 

 •75 

 4-23 

 3-61 

 2-95 

 3-05 

 2-46 

 2-97 

 1-46 



2-69 

 101 



Inches. 

 18 00 



400 



3-00 



12-00 



27-07 



37 00 



Total. 



Inches. 



3-09 

 •75 

 23 

 61 

 95 

 05 

 46 

 97 

 46 



3-09 

 1-31 

 1-20 



30-77 



Total 

 Sunshine. 



Hours. 



17205 

 147-10 

 243-50 

 255-00 

 210-80 

 101-75 

 139 -.35 

 85-75 

 11015 



75- 10 

 94-70 

 75 00 



1770-25 



BUILDINGS. 



The herdsman's house was moved up on the hill just east of the main barn, a 

 much more suitable location than the old one. This house was too small and in 

 poor shape, hence it was repaired throughout and an addition built on to the east side, 

 18 by 22 feet, and iittetl up with bathroom and w.c. complete. 



The implement shed, located south of the horse stable, was repaired and moved 

 back some 25 feet and eaist 80 feet. The carriage shed, which stood just east of the 

 Superintendent's house, was repaired and moved down and joined on to the west end 

 of the implement shed. A number of internal changes were made in this carriage shed. 



The ice-'house, which formerly stood just north of the carriage house, was moved 

 to the corner of the field east of the main barns. 



One incubator and feed house, 18 by 26 feet, was erected, also one permanent 

 poultry house IG by 32 feet, and one brooder house 12 by 14 feet. For further 

 details of new buildings see poultry report for Experimental Farm, Nappan. 



ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM. 



A complete electric light system has been installed during the past season, with an 

 all-day service. " . 



FENCING. 



Some three acres were fenced in for poultry runs. Turned cedar posts set at a 

 distance of one rod apart, were used, with electric weld poultry wire for the main run. 

 Smaller runs for breeding stock were built in front of the houses, but Page poultry 

 wire was used instead of electric weld, which will give a test as to which will be more 

 suitable. All fences were gone over in the spring and given general repairs. 



CLEARING LAND. 



Some 16 acres of land w^ere cleared and broken during the summer at a cost of 

 $24.20 per acre. The plough called the '' Manitoba Brush Breaker " was used and 

 proved to be an excellent plough for the work, four horses being used on it. 



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