D IT I SI ox OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



November was very unfavourable tliroughout. Six iuches of snow fell on the 

 6th, but was removed by a heavy rain ou the 7th. Quite heavy frosts were not 

 uncommon during the latter part. On the night of the 23rd 13° was registered. 

 This made it very difficult in the harvesting of roots. 



December for the most part was quite typical of winter. Four inches of snow 

 fell on the 1st. From the 2nd to the 7th was very mild. Some ploughing was done 

 during this period. From the 7th to the 9th alternate rain and snow fell. Snow was 

 recorded again on the 18th, 24th and 26th. The remainder of the month was very 

 fine and cold. 



Typical winter weather was not experienced during January, as the snow falls 

 and heavy frosts were always followed by a very moderate or warm period. There- 

 fore little sledding was realized during the month; while for the greater part of 

 February and March splendid winter weather prevailed, which greatly facilitated 

 lumbering operations. 



Some Weather Observations taken at Nappan Experimental Farm, 1915. 



Month. 



January . . . . 

 February. . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September . 

 October . . . . 

 November. 

 December. . 



Temperature, 



Highest. Lowest 



53 



54 

 48 

 62 

 71 

 81 

 81 

 81 

 78 

 68 

 57 

 52 



-10 



-14 



9 



18 



26 



30 



43 



34 



32 



24 



19 



6 



Mean. 



21-61 

 23-64 

 26-35 

 36 -.50 

 45-72 

 56-44 

 62-99 

 63-04 

 56-49 

 48-11 

 38-46 

 28-59 



Total for year 



Average for five years 



Total for six growing months, April to September 



Average for 5 years for six growing months, April to Sept. 



Precipitaiion. 



Rainfall. 



Inches. 



2-69 

 l-t)l 



2-19 

 4-43 

 3-57 

 1-95 

 4-67 

 1-47 

 4-11 

 4-63 

 3-96 



34-68 

 30-79 

 18-28 

 17-74 



Snowfall. 



Inches. 



14-00 



3-00 



12-00 



11-00 



8-00 



48 00 



54-34 



11-00 



8-50 



Total. 



Inches. 



4-09 

 1-31 

 1-20 



29 

 43 

 57 

 95 

 67 



1-47 

 4-11 

 4-63 

 4-76 



39-48 

 36-73 

 19-38 

 18-59 



Total 

 Sunshine. 



Hours. 



75- 10 

 94-70 

 75 • GO 

 lOO-tO 

 130-15 

 195-00 

 215-10 

 186-60 

 175-70 

 145-60 



47 -ro 



64-40 



151215 

 1884-67 

 1009-45 

 1228-34 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH SPEIXG WHEAT. 



Twelve varieties were grown in duplicate test plots of one-fortieth of an acre each. 

 Only the named sorts are here reported on. 



Seed was sown on June 1 at the rate of 1 bushel 3 pecks per acre. Due to unfavour- 

 able wearther conditions, seeding was very late, much later than for" the two previous 

 years. Even on the underdrained fields the soil was unworkable as late as May 24. 

 Consequently, the land was not ready for seeding until June 1. During the first week 

 cool nights were experienced, yet notwithstanding this fact, the grain germinated very 

 rapidly and made splendid growth through June, July, and August. On September 

 26 a very heavy wind and rain storm caused some damage by lodging the grain. The 

 ripening was quite uneven, nor did the grain fill properly. The harvest weather was 

 n-ot very favourable to the proper curing and storing of grair 



Nappan. 



