Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-30
AUGUST WILL Be
MONTH OF STOR MS
PROF. w. 7. FOSTER PROMISES
PLENTY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT
FOR LATE SUMMER WEATHER
WILL INJURE CROPS

Gays INoTtHSTH FTOQuCIS VIII SunSt
but Cotton VIII be Improved
Claims He Hits Weather 7 Out Of 10
Times-Will Increase Efficiency.
Three hot waves are scheduled to
across the continent in August, accord
I ing to the weather bulletin recently
issued by Prof W. T. Foster. August
temperatures are expected to begin
low and gradually rise until Serfem-
Der. Severe storms are expected dur
in the week Of August to and hail
may do some damage In the north
west spring wheat country. August,
it is said, will bring four special
storm periods with increased force
and velocity Of the disturbance. 1t is
said by Professor Foster that they will
reach meridian 80 from s, IA, 10 and
"a. The last one. he says, will prob
ably be the most severe.
The Detailed Bulletin.
Washington. D. c., July 27.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent % to August l,
warm wave II to 81. cool wave 80 to
August g. Next disturbance will
reach Pacific coast about August 2,
cross west of Rockies country by close
of 8. great central valleys to 6,
eastern states T. Warm wave will
cross west of Rockies about 2, great
central valleys 4, eastern states s.
| Cool wave will cross west of Rockies
iabout 5, great central valleys Z east
ern states g.
| About time this disturbance is
crossing the continent temperatures
will average about or little below
normal and drouth conditions will pre-
vail in large sections of the corn
belt, particularly about lower Mis-
i souri, and the middle Mississippi river
valleys. Rainfall, or lack OF it. during
passage of this and the following dis
turbance, will largely determine what
the corn crop is to be for 1907.
Severe storms may be expected dur
ing the week August to 10 and hail
may do some damage in the northwest
spring wheat country.
Immediately following July 81 the
i temperatures are expected to be mod
crate and not much force to the
storms Weather will not be oppres-
sive except where a large deficiency
of rainfall has occurred.
j. August temperatures are expected
to begin low and gradually rise till we
have reached September. While tenn.
Eeratures will increase, rainfall on
most parts of the continent will de
crease and severe drouth will prevail
in many sections.
: This unusual heat and drouth will
in i1ro corp, and fa1 ,act,,roc l,,,t r,,;11
probably not hurt cotton and spring
wheat. Btu there is one favorable con
dition for corn. That crop is two
weeks late and this hot, dry weather
last half of August, will hurry the
crop on toward maturity and may put
it beyond the reach of September
frosts.
August will bring US four special
storm periods with increased force
and velocity of the disturbances. They
will reach meridian 80 not far from
{ 5, IA: 10 and "a. Last one will prob
t ably be most severe.
August Hot Waves.
Three great hot waves will cross
the continent in August, reaching
meridian 80 not far from IA. 20 and
30. Sometimes frosts occur this
month in the northwest, but none ap
pear to be scheduled for this August
: indications are that the month will
come in with much lower tempera
lures than 1t will go out with, revers
!, ing the usual trend of Temperatures
for the month. First ten days of the
. month will average below norma
{ temperature last twenty-one day.
3 much above normal
My forecasts are averaging close tt
: 70 per cent good. or good to 8 bad
! am now engaged in strenuous eff
fort to make rs per cent good. or
good to 1 bad. To make this last
0 per cent is an immense undertaking
5 enough to discourage the stoutes
: heart. But expect to succeed. Seven
+ ty-five per cent good would be practi
cally perfect. The effort is to inform
the public, a month or more in ad
vance. when temperatures and rain
> fall will be above. or below or abou
normal; when temperatures will ris
: Tor fall or remain stationary; whel
rainfall for the season wifi increase o
: decrease; when to expect great no
\ waves or cold waves. severe storm
l. or quiet. average weather; when Gro
: weather will be favorable or the re
g verse: when farmers or planter
S should hold for better prices. A spec
g ial feature. of the forecasts is to ind
: cate when it will be the best time t
e harvest ice and the prospects of
e large demand for that great neces
!, sity No one who carefully and fairl
= watches these forecasts will deny tina
II they are good two times out of three
/. therefore it pays to follow them.
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e Sharp men know that cutting r,
d marks do not pay.