The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
WEATHER MAKING.
A Tough Winter Predicted by Blake,
the Kansas Prophet


the Kansas Prophet
Blake, the Kansas weathe-maker, pub
fishes the forecast of the weather for the
next year in his paper, called The Future
He says:
OF September it may be said: There are
few places that have been aud will be
missed by the local storms for several
months in succession, and in such places
the crops will be nearly ruined. In some
states and parts of the state the drought
will be relieved by local storms in one
month, and in other places the following
month, while few places will be for
tunate enough to have local showers each
month.
But while the rule will be a general
drought till October, yet it might almost
be said that the drought will begin to
terminate the last of August, as several
| local storms will then occur. But they
will not be general rains. and in some
places the drought will be more severe
in September than any other month.
though after about the middle of the
month the storms will grow more extern
sive till the first of October.
Neither frost nor drought will hurt
corn much in September, as lit is hard
killing dead lion," and King Corn will
be corpse in most places before the first
of September. At first | estimated the
damage to the corn crop at forty per
cent. but it now looks as though it will
exceed that
October will produce very fair wealth
eT, with considerable rain and some Sc
we're storms; but in portion of the coun-
| try the drought will continue till about
the end OF October 1t will be rather
warmer than the average in most of the
country, though there will be some cool
spells.
| November will be stormy month,
though the storms will be mixed with a
fair amount of pleasant fall weather.
There will be plenty of rain in most places
and excessive in some places, and cold
snaps and severe frosts.
| While December may start IN cold, yet
it will not last. as it will be warmer than
November till about the Goth. when win
ter will set in in dead earnest with q
blizzard. While it will not be very wet
in the northwest yet there will be a large
amount of rain, with floods south and
east before the blizzard starts. do not.
however, think this first blizzard will be
| quite as severe as that of last January,
After about the Goth OF December
1886. winter will continue with undated
and increasing fury till April, 1887. But
it does not necessarily follow that each
day will be colder than the preceding
day. There will be several mild spells
with rain in the south, but there will bt
nothing that could be called 'thaw
during the entire winter after Decembel
Goth
February will be colder than January
and while March will not be quite so colo
as February. vet it will be cold, stormy
month.
There will be considerable snow viii
numerous severe sow biockades in til,
north and much rain in the south during
the winter; but the snow will not b,
evenly distributed, and some places vii
| mol have enough snow 10 protect thu
winter wheat. or to make good logging
though THESE places will be exception:
after winter Is fairly started. This long
cold winter, following the present drouib
I will cause great deal of suffering TO IN,
poor, but by having such timely notice o
the coming winters severity, most peopl,
can prepare fuel, food, clothing and shell
ter in time 10 avoid much suffering. ant
it is part of the rich and intelligent Il
Care for those less highly favored.
While there will be rain enough IL
make good fall feed in some localities
vet the stormy weather in November vii
in many places put an end TO pasturing
and Eecessitatt, early feeding.