The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
Mason Building,
Main and Rusk.
FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Considerable Rise in Temperature May Be Eek.
pected the Latter Part of the Month

81. Joseph, Mo-. August 1S.--(Copy-
righted. 1900 by w I. Foster. )--Last bull.
letn gave forecasts OF storm wave 10
cross continent August 16 to 20, warm
wave August Is to 10, cool wave August
20 to "a. fall in temperature August u
to 20. showers August II to %
Storm wave will reach Pacific coast
about August 90, cross west OF Rockies
by close of August 81, great central val
leys August % to "a. Eastern States An
gust 70.
Warm wave will cross west of Rockies
country about August 20, great central
valleys August % Eastern States August
"a. Cool wave will cross west of Rockies
country about August 80 grea, central
valleys August o. Eastern States August
very considerable rise in temperature
may be expected from August go to -.
the latter date bringing a high temp "a
iuie wave on meridian 90, which will
slowly progress eastward.
Last days of AugusI will be Of tho
drorth kind and much like the weather
of August and 10
While the severe drouth continued IN
the corn belt, August to H. the weather
bureau predicted rain every day. A
chpA III NthttI ItluolutQ All knlN Time IN
the Rocky mountains, not moving, while
the weather bureau officials expected.
every day. that II would 20 eastward.
These predictions OF our National
weather officials kent the price of corn
down swhen the actual weather conditions
demanded a rapid advance in the pllcu
To predict wet weather in the corn belt
every day for ten days during a severe
and damaging drouth proves conclusively
that the United States weather bureau
people are not earning their salaries buc
are keeping the farmers from obtaining
a good price for their corn by false
weather predictions.
Maps of the woa.her bureau show very
high barometer csering the southeast
quarter of the United States during all
of those zen days and the United States
weather bureau officials should have
known that the lows from the west would
be compelled TO take northern route in
order to get around that high.
II they had possessed any knowledge
about planetary influences they wcult
have known that magnetism was coming
to our EARTH that our atmosphere was
expanding
Evidence Of these facts was clearly 10
be seen in that ten days southwest wind.
49,
Next bulletin will give general fore
casts for September, the interesting iea-
ture OF which Will be the September irosis,
Weather bayorahlc to cation IN west max
Of cotton belt VIII continue The can!
half of cotton belt does not promise so
we'll. as the weather will run more to eX-
tremes.
Friends OF these bulletins who followed
my advice and planted corn very early are
happy. But this carly planting is moi
always best,
There Is great danger that the fly viii
damage next years wheat crop and there
fore wheat should be sown late the COM
ing fall This late sowing is the best
remedy against the fly
You must not construe this as advising
you to SOW wheat. That depends entirely
on your locality. Wheat will totally fan
in large portions of North America next
year.
After the September rains will be the
time TO do your fall blowing.
You will make a mistake by trying TO
break your ground earlier You Will have
plenty OF time to break for corn mex
spring for you should plant corn late. For
advice as to what you should plant and
SOW next year you can write me at st.
Joseph, Mo-, and give explanations about
your soil.
Localities that depend on rainfall
should have my special advice before
planting next years crops and preliminary
to this you must give description OF
your soil.
During the past eight months I have
given general adyices to farmers and deal
ers when and what cereals TO sell and buy
and my advice has proven correct Nv
times cut OF six. The one failure was
caused by the great spectators who were
bulling the market when prices shoul'
have gone down.
/ do net hesitate TO guarantee that
will hit the right time to buy and sell
two times out of three.
There Is one very peculiar or unique
feature about this line Of my work. When
a great high barometer, with ITS pure
fresh air is coming In everybody is n
the alert for Bargains and this causes a
greater volume Of business and rise IL
the prices Of the cerfnis
But when low Barometer is coming ~
with its depressing afr stupidity governs
the masses little business = transacted
and prices fall When the low Is coming
IN II is time to sell; the time to ouy Is
when the high is approaching.