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.IMEUT ^i}m\ 



BULLETIKT USTo. S©. 



JUNE, 188S. 



Meteorological Siimmary for three months ending May 31st, 1S88. 



March. April. May. 



Highest temperature, 



Lowest temperature, 



Mean temperature, 



Total precipitation, 



Total snowfall. 



No. of days on which cloudiness aver- 

 aged 8 or more on scale of 10, 10 6 11 



No. of days on which 0.1 of an inch of 



water from rain or melted snow fell, 7 8 13 



From the 11th to the 14th of March a very severe snow-storm 



occurred, accompanied by very high winds cansing bad drifts. The 



spring was quite late and cold. The lowest tempeiature for May 



was lower than for the last three years for the same month. The 



last frost occurred on Mav 16th. 



FODDER ANALYSES. 



514.— 524. ROOTS RAISED UPON THE LANDS OF THE 

 STATION IN 1887. 

 The seeds used in our experiments were sent on by the LT. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, with the exception of No. 7 — Saxony 

 sugar beet — which was taken from our own collection of imported 

 seeds. The field work was planned with a view to ascertain the gen- 



