Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-25

trail valleys, 3lst, and Eastern states
September I'd.
Very considerable rainfall win oo-
cur during the first week in Septem-
Der, and severe storms.
The storm wave of that period Will
reach the Pacific coast about Septem-
Der 1, cross the West of Rockies coun-
try by the close Of I'd, great central
valleys Sd to 9th, Eastern states 9Th.
Warm wave will cross the West of
Rockies country about September /,
great central valley Sd, Eastern states
9TH.
Cool wave will cross the West of
Rockies country about September 4,
great central valleys 9Th, Eastern
states Sth.
Light frosts may be expected in the
upper Missouri, upper Mississippi and
North Red river valleys about Septem-
Der 9th, North Michigan, Northern New
York and Northern Maine 9Th to 18th.
September temperature in the great
central valleys will average decidedly
below the normal. Draw line from
St. Louis to Dubuque, then by way
OF Chicago and Toledo to New York,
and the country inclosed by that ir-
regular circle Will average very cool
In September,
South and West and Northeast OF
that section the temperature will taper
age on the North Pacific coast. Mani
tobn. the upper Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys Will average cold,
with frequent frusts.
September rainfall will be generally
above average along and near the
4Oth parallel from Philadelphia to Dem
YER tapering Off toward drouth North
and South and West of the section
named.
A drouth will occur all around the
excessive rainfall district
Dangerous storms VIII occur from the
10th to 2ad, and killing frosts. following
the storms Of that period.
Most rain will occur during the first
third Of the month, and least during
the middle third.
The greatest extremes of tempera-
ture Will occur from about 18th TO
10Th.
UNDERTOW IRRIGATION.
Every section Of the United States
would be benefited by irrigation.
Scarcely II season passes without a
damaging set back to crops on ac-
count Of a dry spell, and II the crops
could be watered Just at the right
time the benefit would be immense.
The Irish potato crop can never be
decided success without irrigation.
No potato In the world can compare
TO those produced by irrigation in the
the quality and quantity of the potato
crop may be Increased a hundred per
cent by watering at the right time.
Many other crops may be similarly
benefited.
Gardening in the vicinity of great
cities is hazardous business, because
OF the high land rents and the drouths,
and garden products might be lowered
in price and profits largely Increased
II irrigation could be made success
This subject Is Of special Interest
east OF the Alleghanies and West Of
the Missouri river. One-half the land
OF the United States Is arid, largely
partaking Of the qualities of desert.
This arid country must be irrigated,
watered or abandoned again to the
coyote and the buffalo grass.
These facts make irrigation one OF
the most important Of all the important
questions and the system of irriga-
tlon that will succeed is yet to be ex-
planned to the public.
lrriEatlng bitches from mountain
streams are successful in places. but
they have a limit which leaves un-
touched nlne-tenths of the arid country.
In long bitches the water evaporates
and the amount OF water taken from
the streams soon leaves dry beds in the
creek and river channels
Evaporation Is so great that storing
water in arid districts must fail, and
the destruction Of timber In the noun