The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25
THE SUMNER OF 1859.
Weather Predictions Of c. G. Blalt
A Warming IN Ear,,,orS


A Warming 10 Farmers.
Professor G. C. Blake, the editor OF
Future. in the last number of his paper
puts on record his weather predictions
for the coming summer. In alc course
of his article he says:
"In November last 1 stated: KAN
sas. as well as other parts of the coun-
try, will in the not far distant future
have occasion to repeat the song of
1874. of which the FMturc will give its
readers timely warning, so that they
can appoint Joseph to "run Il corner
on corn" by storing up enough from
the years of plenty to tide over tho
years of famine now give said
warning so that the farmers can save
their old corn instead of selling it;
though it would be much better for my
paper to wait till next month before
publishing this, as find that most peo.
pie forget what predict before the
time comes if the prediction is not i'm
mediatcly fulfilled. In matters of pre-
diction the people want quick action,
hence 1 have TO wait until the time Is
nearly ut hand so as to accommodate
them.
''Ihe rains in June and some in July,
together with the great heat may cause
wheat and oats to rust in places, though
l do not think the danger very great in
that regard. Winter wheat will ma
ture before the drouth can harm it, and
this is the chief reason why urged
putting in large crop Of wheat last
October. Spring wheat will also pro-
bably mature, if it was put in very
early. and for this reason / urged pco-
pie in February last TO put in spring
wheat and oats us early as possible.
But l fear spring wheat and oats
put in late will be blightcd by the
great heat, just as the grain is filling.
81 do not wish to be understood as
predicting one long continuous drouth.
over the whole country, lasting sixty
days. Such an event would absolutely
annihilate all the crops in the United
States and produce veritable famine
"SHch thing never occurred in this
country, and probably never will. Our
country is so large and diversified. that
no drouth can obtain severe enough to
prevent us from raising ut least half .
crop, as general average for the whole
country; hence a general famine is in,
possible in America.
"But the crop may be blottcd out in
whole states Or parts of states, while il
is fair to good in others. Such will bs
the case this year.
Il regard the whole season from
June to October rs one that will be dc.
ficient in rainfall, but do not intend tc
say there will be no rainfall, rs there
will be several local storms and show
crs, which will give material relief to
the places where they occur. The
greater portion of the country will cx-
perience more or less of the drouth at
different times during the season.
While one portion suffers In July, an
other will suffer in August, and still
another I'm September.
"ln a few places there will be Il
heavy concentration of rain, which
will produce local floods, but in proper
ton to the intensity of these conccntra
tions, will the dronth be more severe
in the rest of tho country.
'ln large part of the South think
the drouth will damage the cotton and
corn. and for this reason | said they
should be planted rs early in March as
possible. and added in italics. "plcase
bear this in mind and l will give the
reason for it hereafter"