Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-15
WEATHER BULLETIN
STORM rRnDlcrioSs GIVEN *
W. T. FOSTER. a
Warm Wave rrophesiea FOR shs ,.as.|
Ter Fart Of the Month, Followed *
BY Cool one.

ST. Joseph, No.. Sept. H. -4icons-
rishtea 1896. by w n. Fostes,.. IN,
'ast bulletin gave forecasts Of The snan
wave TO cross the continent from, tl.o
18th TO 18th and the next Win rcscl.e
the Paoihc coast about the WITH. sross
the West Of Rockies county hy clcsa
OF the goth, the great central valleys
the 2lst 70 $50 and the Eastern states
the eith.
The warm wave Will cross the vcat
OF Rockies country about the 18Th.
great central sellcy the 2ist, Eastern
states the 2Sd, :
:, Cool wave win cross the west OF
huckles country about the 2Sd great
eentra, valleys the cath. Eastern ststes
SIDE bitches.
The basic principles OF undertow nh
cation are a level ditch partly niied
with gravel or other material that win
hold water and so arranged that the
water can either be drawn on or held
Ia reserve
The central ditch has been described
ana the next move Is for the wing
dlIehes. These are made on III, ---os
H..
caretullo keen the bottom OF tho ditch
nearly on level from one side 10 the
othfr. the upper ends elevated little
more than the lower end OF the ditch
Tho ditching can be done in number
or ways long narrow spade and
hand work Is best hut most expensive,
a deep furrow made with pillow VIII
enable The water TO wash out ahdnf
all the bitches You Will need and Till
Viii not he very expensive, 4 good
subsoil plow would be a great aid "a
bitches.
Probabilities are that some invent-
I've genius viii construct machlna
that VIII dig the ditch, lay down thd
gravel and replace tho dirt over tina
gravel. such machine win find
ready sale.
But for present purposes comni-nca
ilfty TO eighty feet on one side OF ,ns
lower end Of the center ditch hni run
WING ditch 20 the upper end ~ sbs
center ditch. cross the latter and coina
back on the opposite side from thu
starting point and about the same ais.
lance from the lower end Of the center
ditch. This ditch Is covered level and
the dirt remaining over IA 4catfered IN
the direction OF tho center d.tch or
used TO elevate the dam 4crcDs the
lower end or the uitch.
Where the wing ditch crosses The .
center ditch at its upper end the tut-
tom % the forme. VIII be from tyi 10 I
six feet above the latter and the Eraysl
beds or the two must be connected at f.
the crossing hy a column OF gravel
BY CONSTRUCTING the wing ditch 40
that ita lower ends are about n foot
below the poInt where Il crosaes. the
upper end of tho center ditch The back
water OF The slide ditch VIII hplil into
the center ditch when The former IA
stopped al it's lower ends.
The next side ditch Is constructed
outside OF the one dAscrihed ahove,
ana from forty "a ono hmndroI yee;
from Il. ana these side dItchrs are
multiplied TN the land Is covered. Tho
lower ends ~ ali fhe dItchos viii ia
on a line viii liz dIri dam nc,"si ,he
rnvine,
below the dam md near IN n Il
arayol. ditch h mn asroas no ravirc
ana n, ayfNnged Tint ali tile ditrhea
abuyn rpni inth n throuuh ool,lmos
81 grave rhs .hottn,n 81 thls IS,lrh
siopes toward fhel en,sr Of Inc M
vino
Tho dttchas. A,..aa AZ. ,stl., a.. .,,,.-
nnred to he "a th. No. i,s I ), y, .s1.,
pnd hein,c Mar, o,,th,.s 49,. - t'
vine. nn,thrr sn.tsr, ~ iavsi a.. ~. )
on a lnwer ievei Ara cnnatr,,c,ea 1, !, ~
uItfgr Ia fnulfA thu afut GUnl.l.. -
'iltcha. y, ,ha i, Nv 49, ~
ana 10 ~ ~ u. Nv - fs,'c
l aha 1nS rs, rts.enan ,. NJ
on ia r,d iv' a "n, III wv =, cue MI
,,t,,,, iins.. AZ ~ .nc sauess nsNe
u,sDh.s npvut Nv i.rt apart ~king ;
S ,,a,.., ~ m,.Ns s"a poN9m 81 eacn aitun
10y hs"'y VI icvsl, uhu arranging
~ ~ slgp or permit me now ur
water ~ tnslr suwer OF uischarBe endf.
IN w rf,hes nhon nystsu Of ditchss
nus UT. u"nn 70 eaten the uirt wash
ines some OF there mat nave been
used muny years nave accumulated lat
leet OF SOL. ana me xravci or broken
STATE ~ inc bottom continues 10 frri-i
gate me son above ana 10 furnish an
abundance ct spring water at thcirI
discharge ends.
The DISTANCES apart that bitches
should be constructed depends on the +
kinds OF soil, and Therefore good Jude
ment, experience. knowledge OF soils, :
the rates NJ which ground water will
percolate through these soils and the
facts as 10 the levels OF ground water 4
are all OF value. when possible It ~
best % have the assistance OF some ona
OF experience when You put in your
first system OF bitches.
You Will be surprised 10 see how
over one OF these bitches. and every