Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-12
rHt STUDY OF the CLIMATE.
rur WEATHER suRrAr WANTS uiE CO
OPERATION oF WARMERS ALL ovER
NEw ENGLAND.


cisty ~as orgsnixci about six years ago
To promo,e the study of New England
climate and Its special weather character
istlcs aud has gradually taken up the
state weather service work. IL estsh-
lishes stations, collects data and Issues
bulletlns FOE New Engi,nd, ne the dif-
fcrcnt state services 10 for each state. Il
our cllmat. changingi Do We have
warmer winters sni colder summers
than formerlyi po We have as much
snow as used 10 fsllf II has been re-
marked that not only doe. the climate
~ each state differ IRON the adjoining
Que, bat that each town aud each mans
farm has q climate peculiar tn itself aud
that the study of the climate ou your
farm aud it, i.iuence ou tie vegetation
will not apply To your neighbor's.
There |. no question but each man
would t.e benefited " he would pay more
attention Ia the study 10 th. cllm,ie In
relation Ia his different crops. There
ar. about $50 ot thee voluntary observer
stations In New Englsni but the so
ciety will b. glad Ia receive reports from
relisbl. instruments In any part II New
Englsni. In return for these We will
send our monthly and annual bulletins,
and the department of agriculture will
ssnd the Monthly Weather Review, aud
the annual report. ~ the weather bureau
together Nth important publications 30
the department. Hanks aud envelopes
will be Furnished for making the report,
aud arrangements hsv. recently been
made for those observer. living neat
Boston To rs,el,c the daily weather
map. pFintssl at that station. During
the summer the state weather ser,lccs
have
LARGE NrNnER 90 cRoF CoRHr-
sroSpENrs
Who r,I.ort weekly on blanks furnished
hy the bur.au the exact conditions of
the crop. and the influence which the
weather has had upon thcm during th.
~esk. The rc.ult of these rcports IL
ielcgraphci To Washington each >,,ur.
iay aud ther, publi.hei In the SHAPE of
a weekly crop bulletin. The state .cr-
Vice. also issue a bulletin giving more In
detail the condition of the crop. for IT.
state. These bulletlns src q sourcf ~
reliable information fot all Interested Ia
agriculture; an excellent estimate can
tc made at any time relative Ia the crops
20 Any county, state or country at large.
90 course the reliability ~ these bullc-
tins depends on the number % crop c,r-
respondents aud thi. society would Ike
to secure the seryicrs of q reliabl. man
la each town In New Englsnd for the
coming crop season.
Beginning with January 1t, ls9!, the
daily weather forryasts are beiug made
for a longer time In Adyance than has
heen done heretofore. The forvca.,s
nov received by the di.playmsn als"at
noon and which are made AZ Washing
ton at 10 n, cover the probable
weather until sr. NJ, the following dsy,
ani the FORECAST which I. made AZ Wash
lngton al about 10 =. NJ, cover until
midnight th. folloSing day. The bu-
rcau has becu sendlng either of these
forecasts to any town In New England
~h-r- they wsrv de.lrvd and vherr a .ci
- fags would D. pruCarcSi aud displayed
Zoe the bcnsfi ~ the public or the 'ig-
n.l. given by means ~ mill whistles.
FIyE TLAGs Am tsEp
In the display the co.i II which u about
O. or s.. Efforts are being made, aud
are partially .uc,cssful, to Get telephone
aud telegraph exchanges "a Disseminate
the ior-c..t. to their patron. snd dis
paymen.
Ia addition to the.s daily forecasts We
propose to telegraph warnlng. of cold
wave. ami frost. sni wish to establish q
.y.tsm of frost-warning station. over
the tobacco, cranberry aud fruii-growtng
sections oi New England before another
crop season. The plan adopted Ia other
state. 1. IA establish numher 81 centres
~her. the f.o.t-warning Hag sill hc ,i.-
PLAYED aud the warnings sent over the
surrounding country by whatever mean.
I. be.t adapted Ia the community. Ia
our corrsspondencc Ia regard Ia ihls,
Que man proposed that the h,g. be- dls-
played from the coaches, another would
have the church bell. rung, aud silll an-
other would have the steam ear. give
the warning whistles as they passed
through the country.
J. WARRL> SaIrII,
Weather bureau Assistant, New Eng
land Meteorological society.