Kansas City daily journal., 1896-01-20
FOSTER ON The WEATHER,
The Crop Destroying Hot winds 1hcir
Causes and tho Remedy Sneccstcd-Thcy
Must OF Necessity he General.

January 2i-Thr,at.uIuE.
January 13-t-tlr- -aahio
January -l'u.Iar.
Janaary5 JJinaafy --sisasra.inr.
St, Joseph Mo-. Jan. is.-Ny last bulie-
Gin gave f.y.aatis of the storm wave tp
cross the continent from the 18th % The
coast about the 2rh. cross the west Of
Eockifs country by the close OF the
25th the great central valleys from the
lt'h o. The &.h, ard the Eastern states
with the close Of thi, disturbance tho
void part Of january viii have p5ssei the
last part of the month aud the first week
IN February being DESIGNATED .u the fore
The warm wave VIII cross the west Of
Rockies county about the 9th. the
Eraat central valley On the 4,h and the
VIII cross the west of Rockies coun-
try about the 9th. the prodt central vail
lsys on the eth. and the Eastern states Oh
As an average Of the whole country this
dis'urhaur" Will bring less rNu ami snow
than the preceding storms OF the month,
and the first disturbance OF February viii
b of the dry kind.
Readers may have overlooked tho sig
rhcanco Of the terms cool wave anil cold
wave. as used IN these bulletins. iu The
warmest part of tho months and the lattgr
term for The coldast part. MI close OBJ
part " the month continues. not always.
bat usually from ten to fourteen days and
lufU i ~Iittttlit 70 iN O. warmer 10 rINa OF
similar duration. 7 use The term cool wave
TO designate those periods that average
warm ioF ubnNt iWo weeks and cold way"
month.
These periods 10 not run by months. md
the warm period may cover parts Of two
months, as VIII he the case with tho last
part OF this and tho first part OF most
covers parts Of two months. as will be
year
These cold an1 warm periods 10 not oc-
cur VA the same part Of the month In two
succeeding wears, AMI these changes cnuse
cult Of ol problems with which tho hu-
man race has to deal IL Is the riddle Of
the ages, because the sun. moon ana plan
ets each have a separate influence, through
magnetic lines, ON our weather.
Tho, effort has heen to md recurring
total effect OF planetary influences varies
rs often rs YOU can vary the relative posi-
tions of ten bodies or figures. Therefore,
recurring periods cannot bo found because
the sun, moon and planets have not oc-
.uplsd The same relative positions twice In
In next bulletin will he given n general
forecast OF February weather and ms
suhscrihcrs OF this paper who remit n
HOT WINDS.
Wherever drouths occur hot winds nro
experienced varying lp different localities
steady lean blow SS Of V e5ntnuo2s Gs hot " WInd q inc
,Ihes" hot winds occur south,astward or
1Ne low or storm tHui1f, ana the MlUl
usually blows around the ccntcr or the
low. contrary 10 the movement OF the
bands OF watch when the latter Is placed
"A number OF causes take part IN forming
these crop destroying hot winds and tho
FIRST cause IS lack of moisture in the soil
a very dry atmosphere more rapidly ,yap-
CRATES the moisture from and kills .ycgeta-
tion, and so long as there Is u sutiicicncy
or moisture ~ the soil the air cannot be
come dry. Tho hot winds never get hot
saHccney Of moisture I'm IN r "S a,mdspEcre. ]
From the above facts II may readily he
hot winds must be- found IN supplying tho
soil with moisture, bocausr IL the air cannot
lakes, rivers, etc, It viii take the moisture
out OF yssSiatiGn ON and 9sstroy co, H. b., ~,
estabIishr--iis-- i77ffS.-'S Sortant it iacts among an
sn Is ne Nely mmp3IrdTf n m Ij,,,. thSt ~ hot
ii, II timber will prevent hot winds in KAN
try. ana timber can b. grown In any des-
ort, whore there IS q clay Suhspil hy un-
feet deep with rs bottom on a water level.
ON IN with gravel broken stone broken
inches in depth ana diameter cover with
clay or soil well tamped and plant The
thGs thGsS pantad SH I'D Viii stand as a sentinel
against the hot winds and q neglect 10
vltr the destroying hot winds.
Seushncss Is The mansprins 20 human as
,ro ~ me 1bio y5lirv ,nn be- made h, SEQ
that Tree ulantlur ana undrrtpw Irrigation
as well as in Colorado. they will become inc
1erested In forestry for every part Of our
.iu trrrourbI,- convinced that the
causes thai br.ng dr1utbs and hot winds
are casm1poIiJ4n general and their rem
look upon ariIity rs of n local chara etaT;
viii remedy fhiS iroufh -vil iu one local
ity on the North American continent VIII
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