Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
WEATHER BULLETIN.
STORM FORECAST GIVEN OUT II,
w. II. FOSTER.
warm Wave Predicted to sweep the
Country About the s'th.
Other Weather Items.

Joseph, Albs. Ftu' -N~'Is A'fa'S
cd, 1896. by w. T. Foster.)-My last
bulletin gave forecasts of the storm
wave to cross the continent from the
nth to the 2lst. and the next will reach
the Pacific coast about the 22d, cross
The west of Rockies country by close
of the 23d the great central Valleys
the cath to Goth, eastern states 2'th'
This disturbance Will bring extremes
of temperature and radical weather
changes with high temperatures preceu-
ing the next storm wave.
The warm wave Will cross the west
Of Rockies country about the I'D, great
central valleys 24tn. eastern states 26th'
Cool wave will cross the west OF Rock
.tes country a0uut the 2bth, great cen
trail valleys 27th, eastern states 18th
Indications are that the crops pr9duc-
ed this year will be more valuable TO
the producers than usual. ana thete-
fore how to obtain the best results
when battling with floods and drouths
is a matter of particular interest at
this time. -,.-
Very deep blowing without turning
the top soil under Is the inst requisite.
To effect this use narrow ploW ana
instead of running two plows use oniy
one and double the team. II wide
pillow is used deep blowing sometimes
does not HIbhuNt "a hpNN NANf
year because the top soil is turned I'M
der. ,,..,-
This is the year to experiment u little
and learn something valuable for future
use. Commence on gardens ana next
wear YOU can extend the successful eN-
periments to the larger fields,
In 1870 peasant farmer IN Ehglhhu
observed that hill of potatoes IN ms
garden grew much taller and had u
much more thrifty and healthful APP
pearance the whole season than any
of Ia nelghbors on the same soil
without additional cultivation or fertll-
izins. ,. ,,,,., ,u,
produced double the amount OF any
Of the others and the peasants curlos-
ity was excited. lie wanted TO know
vhy this remarkable difference In pro-
auction had occurred. on digging pc
low the potato hill he found an OLD
rusty iron hoop, but otherwise tine son
conditions We're just the same hs otheI
parts OF the garden,
Next year he placed old iron hoops
under potato hills IN several parts OF
his garden and In each case douo'e
Weld of potatoes was the result
These facts were given to a chemist
ana after numerous tests and expert
ments he concluded that the iron uhuei
the potato hill caused an Increase IN th'
electric currents from the atmosphere
and that this was the cause OF the IN
cresed yigor in the vegetable CROWNS
Theso tests were extended during tn
tbird year by placing continued wirei
under entire rows of potatoes leaVint
two or three rows between with no suci
wires under them. The result was
remarkable difference in the yleIu !,
favor of the potato rows under Whici
the wires had been planted. ia,
A remarkable feature connected wiz
these experiments was the increuse'
moisture about the pola.o mn ,nAt, IN
which the iron was planted rms ~
crease of moisture Is the lmportlh
noint in these experiments. The mos
t,tra increases the conducting power o
Tho soil. and this In turn, Increases IN
currents that pour into the tops OF VI
vegetation from the atmosphere. thete
by Increasing the amount OF plant LOO
carried into the vesetatlun. a p non
food comes from the
from the soil. a.,
since this discovery was made IN
1ardaners in England have used IL eS
tonslyely. and its use has had success
ful run OF about twenty-sN years +,
The best results are found to De !
the dry years because OF the n,o,s, ,,,,
gathering powers or tne iron 'N'''s
the Increased electric currents .
81 ms nut these valuable truths !
nroctical use for a small portion, .
,oast of the 1896 crops. THIS can
, nccompllshed by many in a small wa
without expense. - 49,, a., ,ro,
Make use of anything that Is ir9i
BURY old tin cans a foot deep uhu'
| n few hills OF different KINDS VI ,e IL,
) ables. leaving other hills between WV,
49,, any iron about them. Gamer U
: al, the old iron hoops you can hha, g.
/, ~ ILL., Wv straiehten them, lay them VIII
| tbeir ends touching. six to Ten hen'
I Saen nnder rows OF corn or cotton ~
4 ~ sweet potatoes, tomatoes or radlhhe
r W nther Vegetables and watch Inc
e s,,lta as compared with others mot '''
supplied &c torms is col
: yenient use II about your uoes' o.
q nisrta and common crops
g ue y,,hnre fruit trees are in falling CO.
. ,n ~ ,r,, any cnuse this iron tertln
/. lin usually restore health ana VIZ
VII, destroy the weevil. or cursui,,
,,.bere fruit is stung by any oi :.
az ',s destructive insects iree u
"a as IRON in the soil around me res ~, 10
at as a preventive by reS'o''ns ''
To the tree. -. ., atcl,lv tired
insv ,ho habit OF the cureulio, "
rms ,r,it f. better adapted 70 prop
inaeot life and II the W. .,
as made healthful the inseo,s ~
N run the fruit In which 10 aepo'
70 thsm ethestillzer. that is iron In any g., 81
sticn that will supply tne so =,
- axIde or rust. will cure o. many
III TON blight and VIII ,tat prey up
D. the worms nnd Hses"
lie the cotton plant. heen tried as