The state capital., 1891-07-04
a DROUGHT PREDICTED.


Rev. Irl r. Hicks Declares that Hot
Drought is at Hand, which Will be
Severe on Growing Crops Unless Advan-
tape is Taken of the Present to Push
them Forward-The General Forecast
of July weather-The Main Force OF the
Storm Period Spent.
ST. LOUIS, July 2.-Rev. 1rl K. Hicks
forecast for July gives warning that
long, hot drought Is near at hand,
similar to what was experienced last
summer, and in conversation with
United Press reporter he said:
Farmers should take warning that
the approaching drought will be severe
on their growing crops unless they
diligently stir the earth around them
from now on. If they would plow their
corn while the earth is yet wet and
keep it up twice week they would
make splendid corn crops, but other
wise the yield will be very small"
He thinks that the storms announced
in his June forecast have spent the
greater part of their force, and, as a
natural result, there will be a shifting
of air currents to westerly, with low
temperature on and about the Sd and
4th, when it will grow very warm, and
result in secondary storms on the 9th
and 9Th. On the afternoon of the 5th
the new moon will add to natural storm
tendencies for at least twenty
four hours thereafter, and cooler
air from west and north will
follow obout the 18th, eth and
9th, giving partial respite from heat.
About the 10th, he says, it will grow
very warm, increasing in heat during
the 11th, the central day of a regular
storm period, and into the 18th, or un-
til gathering storm forces organize and
move eastward. Storms at this time
are almost sure to develop to the north
west, and move to southeast, attended
by blacker clouds and greater bluster
than the amount of rainfall. This
will be true of all the sturbances of
the month. The temperature, he
says, may not change permanently,
and the atmosphere may have re-
peated spasms of bluster and stormi-
ness until after the moons first quarter,
on the 14th, when a gracious fall of
temperature may be expected, though
it may be of short duration. About the
nth and 18th he predicts as much heat
as will be wanted, which, he says, will
show great tenacity of purpose to stay
with us, although reactionary storm
puffs may beat against it from
the northwest about the after
Moons and evenings of the 18th
and 18th, when, if any breathing
spell at all follows. it will be i'm
mediately after these dates. A storm
period beginning about the 23d will,
he states, insure an increase of heat for
that and the days following. The fall
ing of the equinox of Mercury
on the Goth, with the moons last
quarter on the 27th may, he says, cause
a continuation of settled, unmitigated
heat up to the reactionary disturbance
about the Goth, but rainfalls are likely
about the oath, 25th and 26th and
the goth and 3Oth ought to bring storm
| fiurries and cooler atmosphere for the
months closing hours He is positive
| that this summer will not only be
warmer than last summer, but that the
| winter will be more severe, and next
summer still hotter, when a reaction
will set in, giving milder summers and
| winters, till the opposite period is at
| tanned, and so on, from mild to severe
| like the swinging of pendulum to and
| fro.