The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
A FURRY OF SNOW
And a Cold Wave that is
Really Cold
But It May Result in Saving the Fruit Crop.
viii be Cold Tomorrow.

North Carolina is in the grasp of
another cold wave.
1t began in half-hearted sort of way
Saturday night, settled down to bust
ness with Il furry of snow yesterday
morning and during the balance of the
day chased the mercury down the tube.
This morning it is lowering around
the 10 mark, and tomorrow morning it
will be in the same neighborhOOd.
For" said Forecaster Won Herr
Manu. the cold wave will certainly eX-
tend over Monday-possfbly longer.
And accordingly he sent out the fol-
lowing forecast for today: Sunday
severe cold wave: temperature will fall
to about 10 degrees; water pipes will
freeze tonight and Sunday night unless
water is turned off.
Whereupon wag added: and the
gas pipes will freeze unless some gas is
turned on"
The cold wave is advancing east
ward and southwark slowly but surely
with undiminishing force" continued
Mr.. Won Hermann. 'In fact the I'M
usually low s a. IN. temperatures at
Memphis, & degrees; ST. Louis de-
grees, and Cincinnati, , degrees indi-
cate now a cold wave as severe as any
experienced this winter. The temporal
ture continues below zero at Huron
Bismarck, Davenport Omaha and Kan
sas City. The barometer is very high
throughout the west. The advance Of
the cold wave to the Atlantic coast has
been delayed by the passage OF a storm
along the coast which is now central off
Hatteras and will disappear this even
ing. Only very light precipitation Oc-
Cured with the storm. Freezing tenn
peratures will prevail tonight and prob
ably Monday night"
The lowest temperature experienced
here this winter was in December when
the thermometer was down to g.
The present cold wave is a blessing in
disguise. 1t means that the fruit crop
this year will not be a total failure.
And if we can have severe weather
the balance of this month the fruit crop
rhis year will be fine one, for with
low temperatures the next two or three
weeks fruit trees will not be for
enough advanced to be cut off by the
cold snap that always comes in April.
Another crop that is benefited by the
cold at this time is grain. y big snow
would be especially beneficial to wheat
and oats-killing ont the pests in it.,
causing the roots to spread and supply
ing it with ammonia.
You will note on the local forecast of
the weather such expressions as this,
Water pipes will freeze unless turned
off "a freeze may be expected and
the like.
This is due" Mr. Won Hermann ex-
plalred' to orders from Washington and
not TO any desire on the part of this
bureau to interfere with the plumbing
business, as | hear some people in that
business charge. Some time ago we re-
ceived instructions to make our forecasts
as practicable and as useful as possible.
1t is i'll conformity with these directions
that we warn people in regard to their
water pipes"
The publication of Weekly Crop Bullc-
tins will begin III April and be issued
every week till October--that is during
the entire crop season.
This will be the 18th year of its issue
ana Sections Director Won Hermann is
making preparations to make it the best
one. He is revising his list of CORE
spondents and increasing their number.
These bulletins have been for several
years of great value ard are received by
the people with favor. They give the
effect of rainfall temperature and sum
shine upon the crops and their condition
and progress during each week A large
number of copies are issued and distrib-
uted in North Carolina and other States.
TO crop correspondents, newspapers.
boards of trade, cotton exchanges, etc.
The bulletin benefits producers by giving
them authentic information of the crops
of other localities besides their own, and
prevents outside misrepresentation of
the condition and probable yield, of crops