The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-07-11

| WEATHER SIGNS.
How the Farmer Makes His Own Ne
tsoraligioal Calcplatioaa
The farmer, II be will give intelligen
observation 70 tho conduct Of the fowl
IN h-s barn yard, the birds that sing IL
his fields n fly across them, the insect
and animals he is familiar with, to thl
color Of the sky and TO his own physica
feelings, can foretell the weather witt
reasonable accuracy.
| A growing rooster during rain indicates
fair weather.
Il the rooster crows more than usual
OF earlier, expect rain.
When the ROSTERS 60 growing to bee
they will rise with watery head.
If . rooster crows on the ground It Il
= sign Of rain; If he crows on the fence
it Is sign of fair weather.
Roosters are said to clap their wings in
An unusual manner before rain, and hen.
to rub in the dust and seem very uneasy
When fowls roost in the daytime expec,
rain.
Fowls and birds oiling their feathers
indicate rain. sf
When the hen crows, expect 4 storm
within and without.
Domestic fowls dress their feathera
when the storm 10 about to cease.
Geese wash in f1ocks before rain.
If ducks and geese 60 to water and
dash it over their backs q rain is immi-
nent.
Ducks are moro than usually noisy on
the approach Of storm, and their loud
quacking is considered by farmers to be
an almost unfailing sign of rainy weather.
If chickens stand around under shed
during rain the storm will be short; if
they come out during rain the storm
will be long one.
Buzzards flying high indicate fair
weather.
A solitary turkey buzzard at great
altitude indicates rain.
If the crows make much noise and fly
round and round, expect rain.
The crow flying alone is sign of foul
weather, but if crows fly in pairs, expect
fine weather.
If owls boot at night expect fair weather.
If owls screams in foul weather, it will
change to fair.
Blackbirds bring healthy weather.
Blackbirds' notes are very shrili in ad.
vance of rain.
Cuckoos hallooing on low lands indi
cate rain; on high lands, fair weather.
The cuckoo in April opens his bill, in
May be sings all day, in June be alters
his tune, come August, 60 he must.
6parrows fly IN focks before rain.
When bad weather is imminent swat
lows fly low.
Parrots refuse to talk just before rain.
Six weeks after you hear the katydid,
expect frost.
When the thrush sings At sunset fair
day will follow.
Larks, when they sing long and dy
high, torebode fine weather.
If storks and cranes fy high and
steady, expect fair weather.
Kites flying unusually high are said to
indicate fair weather.
When qus,ls are heard in the evening,
fair weather is indicated for next day.
If sea-gulls appear numerous expect
fine weather.
When men of-war hawks fly high, it is
a sign Of clear sky; when they fly low,
prepare for blow.
A solitary maybe foretells bad weather.
If birds in general pick their feathers,
wash themselves and fly to their nests. ex-
pect rain.
Birds singing during rain indicates
fair weather.
Birds flying in groups during rain or
wind indicates hail.
When birds cease to sing, rain and
thunder will probably occur.
When birds of passage arrive early ex--
pect severe weather.
If gnats fly in large numbers expect
6ne weather.
If bees wander far from their hives ex-
pect fne weather.
Spiders always come out of their holes
shortly before rain.
When spiders hide look out for q
change Of weather.
If webs Of the spider fly in the winds
anticipate east winds.
II spiders are busy constructing their
webs expect fine weather.
When spiders break of their webs and
remove them, expect wet weather.
Just before rain the common house
tly Is very troublesome.
Crickets sing much more sharply just
before rain than at other times.
Rats and mice are generally very active
just before storm.
The skin of the abdomen of frogs
changes it, hue on the approach Of bad
weather, and from clear white becomes Z