The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-31

fertilizer at actual cost in order that
experiments may be made in various
parts Of the country. The value of
this fertilizer will be a revelation to
millions of people.
But the supply of moisture is the
question hand, and as the crop season
OF 1896 approaches, the time is op.
perfume for discussing this question.
The north American continent.
April to October, is divided into four
weather districts, each of which has
its own peculiar system of winds and
weather. Draw a ne from Galveston
by way OF Fort Smith, st. Louis, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, and Pittsburgh to New
York city, aud all the country lying
south aud east Of that line belongs TO
one system. II this system is cx.
tended, it will take in tie northern
portion of Yucatan, all of Cuba and
the other West Iudia islands.
For this district the prevailing
winds follow the line mentioned, be.
ginning at the southern part Of the
West Indies, then by Cuba, Galvest-
on, ETC., and returning into the At
lantic about New York CITY.
Nearer the center eff this semi. circle
the wind circulation is less extensive.
1t goes from about Key West by way
OF New Orleans, Memphis, Louis.
vile, and back to the Atlantic near
Richmond, Virginia. The next line
OF circulation is inside of the last
mentioned, moving from the BAHIA
mas %northward through Florida, Mont.
gomery, Augusta, and back into the
Atlantic near Charlest)R South Caro-.
lima.
These prevailing winds come from
a high barometer, and therefore the
air comes down from above, and. be.
fore reaching the earth, either the
land or sea, is dry, cool and light, evi.
IDENTIFY being propelled by currents of
electricity. This air soon becomes
saturated with moisture evaporated
from the seas, and serious drouths
would never occur in this district il
the timber was well protected. unless
from causes far to the northwest, out.
side of this district.
This is a subject to which the peo.
pie OF the southeastern states should |
give very careful study. 1t is first
necessary for them to put their own
country in a condition not to invite
drouths and floods, which will par
TALLY remedy the flood and droutb
evils.
But there is another potent cause
these evils which affects the south.
eastern states, and it is found in the
arid districts west Of the Mississippi.
The storm centers that pass east
ward through the southern states and
along the 40h parallel, crossing the
Rocky mountains not far from Den
yer, must be supplied with moisture.
The natural source of this moisture
would be the Gulf of Mexico, but
this is sometimes cut off by the Arid
country lying Immediately east of the
Rockies.
The distance across that arid dis
trict east to west is very much short
er than from north to south, and
the moisture for the an.
preaching storm centers often comes
from the southeastern states, thereby
robbing them Of that which would
bring them rains. and a severe drouth
is the consequence.
If the aridity of the east of Rock
les arid districts was broken up, then
the storm centres would not rob the
southeastern states of their moisture
as a suficiency would be carried from
the western gulf directly over western
and eastern Colorado.
The man who eats because he is hun
cry IL, thus far, on a leyel with the brutes.