The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-24
THE SUMMER OF 1888.
Weather Predictions of c. c. Blake
a Warming to Farmers.

Weather Predictions of c. c. Blake
a Warming to Farmers.
Professor c. G. Blake, the editor of
Future, in the last number of his paper
puts on record his weather predictions
for the coming summer. In the course
of his article he says:
''In November last / 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 Future will give its
readers timely warning. SO that they
can appoint a Joseph to run corner
on corn by storing up enough from
the years of plenty to tide over the
years of famine 1 now give said
warning SO that the farmers can save
their old corn instead of selling it;
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
mediately fulfilled. In matters of pre-
diction the people want quick action,
hence [ have to wait until the time is
nearly at hand SO as to accommodate
them.
1.-The 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-
badly mature, if it was put in very
early, and for this reason | urged peo-
pie in February last to put in spring
wheat and oats as early as possible.
But l fear spring wheat and oats
put in late will be blighted by the
great heat, just as the grain is filling.
II do not wish to be understood az
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
''SEch thing never occurred in this
country, and probably never will. Our
country is so large and diversified, thai
no drouth can obtain severe enough to
prevent us from raising at least half
crop, as general average for the whole
country; hence general famine is i'm.
possible in America.
''But the crop may be blotted out in
whole states or parts of states. while il
is fair to good in others Such will b.
the case this year.
81 regard the whole season from
June to October as one that will be de-
ficient in rainfall, but do not intend tG
say there will be no rainfall, as there
will be several local storms and show
ers, which will give material relief to
the places where they occur. The
greater portion of the country will ex-
perience more or less of the drouth at
different times during the season.
Hlc oHe PoItion SuHcTs Ill ouiy, an
other will suffer in August, and still
another in September.
''ln a few places there will be
heavy concentration of rain, which
will produce local floods, but in proper
tion to the intensity of these concentra-
tions. will the drouth be more severe
in the rest of the countrv
'In large part of the South I think
the drouth will damage the cotton and
corn, and for this reason | said thev
should be planted as early in March as
possible, and added in italics. ''please
bear this in mind and l will give the
reason for it hereafter