Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04
FOSTERS WEATHER
REPORT IS OMNIBUS
DROUGHT Is EXPECTED DURING
THE COMING SUMMER. DAMAe-
ING CROPS SERIOUSLY
WILL AFFECT
IOWA
Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
are Booked for Serious Difficulties
During the Latter Half Of June
When Hot Weather Comes.

. 3.
Fosters most recent weather pre-
diction states that drought during
the latter part Of June will be very
injurious to Iowa and a number OF
other middle western states. If these
predictions prove true it is very likely
that the little hope there is for any
kind of crop will be dashed. How
ever, the June drouth will not be so
fatal if July brings copious rains. No
period Of eight years ever passes with
out a serious drouth and one is about
due according to Fosters predictions.
The following is his prediction COM
plete:
Washington, D. c., June l. Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent to Z, warm wave
Q to 6, cool wave s to 9. Next distur-
bance will reach Pacific coast about
8. cross west of Rockies country by
close Of 9, great central velleys 10 10
IL, eastern states 10. Warm wave
will cross west of Rockies about g.,
great central valleys TO- eastern
states 12 Cool wave will cross west
of Rockies about II, great central
valleys 10. eastern states Is.
This will be one Of the two most
severe disturbances Of the month.
| Temperatures from the Missouri
river southwark will average very
high during the week covered by this
storm wave and drouth will threaten
in that section. Extreme heat and
drouth will come later and the effects
of this disturbance will partially in.
dictate where the later extreme heat
and drouth will locate.
| My calculations indicate that I'LL
nois, Iowa. Missouri, Kansas and Ne.
braska will be damaged by the
drouth of the last half of June to a
greater extent than any other sec
ton but the drouth. with less serious
results, will extend into western Texas
northern Indiana, northern Ohio and
western Pennsylvania. This will pro-
badly do some injury to all crops with
least injury to wheat.
But the shortage Of rainfall In June
will not be serious matter If abun-
dant rains come in July. There is the
rub. How much would 1t profit the
people of this continent to know
whether July will bring copious rains
or a serious droutn? Ask the U. s
weather bureau and If they will moi
tell you watch these weather bulle.
tins.
About June temperatures will
range a little high on meridian 80 and
this condition will slowly drift east,
ward. Coming in behind that condi'
ton little later will come spell OF
colder weather which will also slowly
drift eastward. Then, soon after
June 9. will come much warmer wealth
er and severe storms.
The great drouth came in 1901 ant
no period of eight years ever passes
without serious injury to crops. The
problem is: How can farmers and
planters manage to hold their crops
for best prices? Heretofore the mid
die men have reaped more than g
fair share of the profits. Reliable
long range weather forecasts will
solve the problem.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota Pro
gress, published in the great grair
growing middle west, says:
"That Prof. Fosters theories with
regard to the cause of weather
changes, and also of earthquakes, are
sound, is evidenced by the success
which he had had in his predictions
Any person who intelligently follows
Fosters Forecasts can easily tel
more about the weather, a week or {
month in advance, than can be learn
ed from the weather bureau report!
from day to day. Those who stud,
his forecasts of crop conditions cal
save money by anticipating comm:
changes in the supply and demand o
leading cereals"