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Agricultural 



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JUNE, 1894 



Meteorological Summary, for Jive months, ending May 31st, 1894. 



JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. 



Highest temp., 52.00" 42.00'^ 64.00^ 69.00° 84.00° 



Lowest temp., 1.00^ —18.00° 16.00° 14.00° 28.00^ 



Mean temp., 25.43° 19.68^ 39.00° 45.60° 56.45° 



Total snowfall, (ins.) 20.20 18.25 2.00 4.5 



Total precipitation (in.) 2.43 2.17 1.68 1.60 3.80 



Prevailing wind N.W. N.W. S.W. N.W. S.W. 



The mean temperature for January, February and March, viz. 

 28.03'=* was about LS** above the normal, and 6.15° above that for 

 the first three months of last year. 



April was unusually warm and pleasant. The mean temperature 

 viz. 45.6° was 3.7*^ above that of April, '93, as recorded at this sta- 

 tion. The precipitation was much below the normal. 



The mean temperature for May was about normal. The mercury 

 reached the freezing point several times, and on the morning of the 

 15th the minimum reading was 28*^. 



April being so warm and dry farmers were enabled to get most 

 of their laud in condition for planting, and some planted their pota- 

 toes, onions, etc., during the month. 



On the station farm, potatoes, oats, spinach and mixed forage 

 crops were planted between the 20lh and 30th of April, which was 

 about two weeks earlier than they were planted in the season of '93. 



The drouth dining the first part of May greatly retarded the ger- 

 mination of ijeeds and growth of the plants. 



The severe frost of the 15th of May injured those farm crops that 

 were up and greatly damaged fruit, especially on low lands. 



The frequent showers dnring the latter part of May have made the 

 hay crop look quite promising in this vicinity. 



