The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 8.-The last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent Aug. to s. warm
wave 3 to Z. cool wave to 10. The
next disturbance will reach the Pacific
coats about Aug. s. cross west of
Rockies by close of 9. great central
valleys 10 to IL, eastern states 10.
Warm wave will cross west of Rockies
country about Aug. 8, great central
valleys 10, eastern states IL. Cool
wave will cross west of Rockies about
Aug. IL, great central valleys 10, east
ern states Is.
This disturbance will be at its great
est extent and intensity on the Pacific
coast and slope, will be above average
intensity throughout its course, but
will bring less severe weather than
will occur within few days of Aug.
6 and 81.
A great fall in temperature will
come with the cool wave of this dis
turbance, and frosts may be expected
where they sometimes occur in August.
Showery weather will follow the low
except in the drouth districts of the
corn belt heretofore named.
Only about one-half the usual
amount of rain fell in July, as an
average Of the six best corn producing
states, and while the damage to the
corn crop in July was probably not as
great as 1t was In June. the rainfall of
July was almost exactly as predicted.
and the crop is not now in condition
to Withstand the August drouth.
Six months ago advised farmers
that the 1906 corn crop would be Is
per cent. short of the 1905 crop, and
/ have no reason for changing that
estimate. The government report for
June showed considerable decrease
in conditions of the corn crop as COM
pared with June. 1905. and there is
still decrease at the beginning of
August. But in their total percentage
the government crop report experts
made the per cent. of improved con-
ditions in the seven southern states.
where almost no corn Is produced,
over balance the per cent. of de-
creased conditions in the seven great
corn producing states, and announced
general improvement of the corn
crop, as a whole, of per cent; thus
claiming that the 1906 corn crop would
be &c million bushels better than the
1905 crop. That report causing a fall
of 3 cents bushel on corn, and the,
farmers lost million dollars thereby.
BY estimating the corn crop condi-
tions by states and on bushels. the re-
ports Of the government experts would
have shown a decrease of per cent.
in the corn crop conditions at the end
of June, or loss of 40 million
bushels as compared with June, 1906,
and with that kind of a report the
price of corn would have gone up s
cents. The manipulations of the gov
eminent corn crop report for June,
1906, has thus cost the farmers mil
lions of dollars, and the money has
gone into the pockets of the great
SPECTATORS combine, which is mani
pulated by the leaders of the great
trusts.
II the so-called government scien-
lists would base their reports on
bushels Of grain produced in the states
this evil would be remedied.
Quill toothpicks come from France.
The largest factory in the world is
near Paris, where there is an annual
product of 100000 quilts. The fac
tory was started to make quill pens
but when these went out Of general
use 1t was converted into a toOthpick
mill.
II fortune disregard thy claim.
Don't hang thy head in fear and shame,
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