The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-30

Louisville. Nov. 29.--All records
since the establishment OF the wealth
er bureau are shattered and so far
as indications are concerned there
Is little hope that the prevailing I'M
Drecedented drouth will be broken
according 10 Maj. H. p. Hersey of the
local station 1t may be that a snow
will fall before rain will visit this
section.
The monthly meteorological sum.
mary shows that not oniy have all
records for dry weather since 1871
been broken by The present dry spell
but thai only half an inch of rain
has fallen since Oct. !, with only
o25 of an inch of that amount in No.
vember to date. AS compared with
that figure since 1871 it will be seen
that in November 1872, 0.56 of an
inch fell This, though it was a
drouth of note at the time and caus-
cd a great deal of uneasiness and
suffering which prevailed and pro
luced q damaging effect upon the
crops of the following spring, was six
points more than double the amount
of precipitation for the pre-. ent No
vember. Ii was preceded in October
of that year by precipitation Of
S.s2 inches OF rain, White the drouth
now on began Oct. l. and during that
month only OPT of an inch fell
Thus only two points more han half
an inca of rain has fallen in Ken
lucky since Oct. !, one month and
twenty-five days.
Both Months Below Average.
The rainfall in August and Septcm.
Der was below the average and for
that reason dry conditions of the
months following soon began to tell
upon the streams, ponds ana artif.
clal lakes. With The sources of sup.
ply cut off they dried up rapidly IN
III now there are few stock ponds
with any water at all, while many
streams which never before were ex-
hausted are as dry as powder MAG
azines.
The sl!ghiet precipitation record
ca for tho present month fell on the
night of Nov 10, and since that time
there has been no seahianco Of fall
ing weather. with ell weather condi.
tions tending TO eXhaua' the mcis,
ture from the atmosphere and the
earth, Not only are the streams,
points and lakes drying up, but many
springs and wells, especially those
on tae higher lands of the state, arc
drying up. The demand upon the
wells and springs from witch ia
many soctions It has been necessary
to wa or lock end cattle has heen
such as to exhaust thcn and in maay
cases good wells have been ruined,
la the eastern sections of the state
inland from the rivers, 1t is said wa.
Ter is being sold to farmers at the
rate Of scyenlyiivo cents a barrel.
This is said 10 be he situation abort
Massyil'c ana C,hsr hilly sections,
Everywhere in Kentucky there Is m
alarming scarcity of water In Jefr2F-
son county it Is being carried in i'm.
arcyisod water carts 70 farms as far
as ten miles from the Ohio. Every
pool of stagnant water left standing
in the creek beds is bcseiged by the
farmars daily AMI all water is han
d.od with care and economy
Difficult to Secure Drink.
Wesley Mayheld. letter carrier
who hal occasion TO drive out in the
southeastern section Of Jefferson
county said: The dTouth is assam
Ting alarming proportions out here
Why ! was refused water for my
horse ana secured a drink fer myself
and friend with difficulty. We had
been driving nearly two hours along
a country road and had not found
. peel oC water anywhere. Itealiz-
INK that my bor was famisbing for
water ! decided to stop at farm
house and Watar him had no. the
ightest idea that I would be refus-
81 brt | was | called the farmer