Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-20
GREAT HOT WAVE
WILL CONTINUE
PROF. w. T. FOSTER IN HIS LAT.
EST WEATHER REPORT SAYS
HEAT-cRoP BENEFIT.
COOL LATE IN MONTH
The Last Weeks of August viii Bring
Period Of Severe Storms, Damag.
Ing Property All Throughout the
Central States.

According to the latest weather re.
port issued by Prof. W. T. Foster, the
latter part OF August will be season
OF severe storms. These storms, Mr..
roster says, will be remarkable for
their continuance and severity The
great hot wave predicted in last weeks
report for the last weeks of August Is
said by Prof. Foster to have its bright
side as 1t will help mature the corn.
Ihere will be probable cool wave
across the central states on or about
August Is. This Mr.. Foster says, will
be critical period for the corn crops
unless crop weather hhrries as the
frost wave will injure the maturing
corn. Following is the weather bulle-
tin in full:
Weather Report.
Washington, D. c., August 17.-Last
Bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross continent II to 81, warm wave
16 to 20, cool wave 10 to 20. Next dis
turbance will reach Pacific coast about
81, cross rest of Rockies country by
close Of %, great central valleys %
to rs, great central valleys %, eastern
states 25. Cool wave will cross west
of Rockies, about "a, great central
valleys 26, eastern states 2S.
This will be one Of the three most
severe storm periods Of the month.
Coming so closely after the preceding
severe disturbance. 1t will seem to be
a part. and continuance Of It. The
great nigh temperature wave will con-
tinue with only small variations from
about ID to 25 and following this dis
turbance will come the first but only
a short, slight relief from the unusual
ly long and torrid spell of dry and BIT
ing weather
| am not expecting much relief from
this great hot wave before the last
days of August and all the good fea-
lures about 1t that may be hoped for
is that the drough and heat will
mature the late corn and save it from
the September frosts.
About Aug. II, the cool wave Is ex-
pected to be on Meridian 90, reaching
the Atlantic coast about two days
later. The cool wave of 81 will scarce
ly be. worthy of note. The August 26
cool wave will be on Meridian 80 at
that date. About September rs cool
wave will be on Meridian 80 at that
date. About September s and IL and
81 the cool waves will be on Meridian
| 80 moving eastward at rate Of about
500 miles day. Each Of these three
cool waves will probably bring NORTH.
ern frosts but the first two will be
too far north to do damage and will
probably remain north Of the spring
wheat line. But look out for that Of
September 81. That will be a critical
date for late corn and unless crop
weather hurries that crop to maturity
much damage will come with that frost
| wave.
From August Is to 81 will be the
most critical crop-weather period OF
the summer. expect the Texas
drouth to extend north-eastward into
the principal corn growing sections
along and west Of the Mississippi river.
That ten days will determine the 1907
corn crop.
am expecting the temperatures
and evaporation to reach a very high
point on Meridian 80 near September
/. after which rapid fall in tesnpera-
lures with increased rainfall, will con-
tinue till near September 81. Remem-
Der that these weather events move
eastward at the rate of 400 or 500
miles day l give the date for Meri-
dian 80 and you can easily calculate
the time expect them to reach your
| locality.
| In the next bulletin will appear
general forecasts of September crop
weather with more particular refer
ence to frosts in northern sections
and cotton crop-weather in the south.
am not inclined to encourage planters
to hope for mucn higher prices for
cotton. When these bulletins took up
the cause of the planters, less than
two years ago, cotton was selling at
less than cents and If the influence
of these bulletins could be known
believe 1t would reveal saving OF
millions to the planters. Corn is now
10 cents higher than six months ago
wnen | advised to hold for 60 cents,
Chicago markets.
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