Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-27
PROBABLE FROST WILL DO SER
lous DAMAGE TO CORN CROP
SAYS PROF. FOSTER
HOT WAVE COMES SOON
Weather Man Says a Severe Storm
Period May be Expected During the
Latter Part of August and That Ex-
cessive Heat Will Prevail


great central valleys, according to
Prof. w. T. Foster on or within the
period of August 81 to September 3.
General storms, Prof. Foster goes On
to say, will prevail in the continent.
Following these will come a great
cool wave that will transform the
weather from very disagreeablc
summer hot wave to a pleasant cool
wave that will bring thoughts of tho
sere and yellow leaf Of the fall sea
son of the year.
y would not be surprised to see
a frost in the corn belt during this
season." Prof. Foster warns and As
the corn crop will not be ripe at this
time it will be critical time for that
crop. Following is the weather bulle-
tin in full:
What Foster Says.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbances
to cross continent % to SO, warm
wave 81 to 25, cool wave "a to 2S.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 20, CROSS west of Rockies
by close of 80, great central valleys
81 to September @ eastern states g.
Warm wave will cross west of Rock
les about 20, great central valleys 81
eastern states September 2. Cool
wave will cross west of Rockies about
September /, great central valleys 8.
eastern states S.
This disturbance will bring one Of
the greatest and the last hot wave
of the summer. General but not neces-
sarily dangerous storms will prevail
on the continent and following these
will come a great cool wave that will
transform the weather from a very
disagreeable summer hot wave to a
pleasant cool wave that will bring
thoughts Of the sere and yellow leaf
of the fall season of the year.
That cool wave will threaten frosts
far out in northwestern Canada and
how far south those frosts may come
will not now undertake to say. |
would not be surprised to see frosts
in the corn belt during the passage
of that cool wave and would advise all
who may have an II crest in the
question of early norther frosts 10
keep sharp lookout at that time.
The corn crop will not be mature
at that time and that will be a criti-
cal time for that crop. expect frosts
In the northern part of the corn belt
at that time but it is too early for
that which is known to farmers as
killing frosts.
Immediately following August "a,
severe storms for the season may be
expected. A cool wave moving east
ward about 400 miles a day is ex.
pected to reach meridian 80 not far
from August 26, but it will not be of
any great relief from the most hot
wave of the summer. I expect the
hot term to continue over till after
September l, on meridian 80, and a
little later east of that line.
September promises to be rather q
pleasant month after the hot wave
scheduled to reach meridian 80 about
September /. expect the first week
of the month to end with very cool
weather as compared with the last
half. of August.
A great fall in temperature is look.
ed for from September i to 81, with
extensive killing frosts not far from
the latter date.
A great warm wave is looked for,
reaching meridian 90 not far from 25,
followed by severe storms, a cold
wave in the northern states and frosts
last days of September that will
reach northern parts Of the cotton
belt
Rainfall Of September is expected
to be in excess in the great corn
growing sections of the Mississippi
river, in the New England states
Maryland and Virginia. Elsewhere
rainfall Of that month will be deficient.
Temperatures Of September are ex.
pected to average above normal about
and north Of the great lakes, in New
England states, Florida, the Carolinas
Alabama, Georgia and Texas Else
where expect temperatures to aver.
age below normal.
These bulletins will give in un.
usual detail, my calculations for the
fall months as to the motion crop. the
threshing season for wheat and the
corn gathering season. l am not
claiming perfection for my forecasts
but at least two times out of three
they will be found to be correct and
lit will pay the planter, the farmer,
the shipper and the dealer to make
them his guide ass to the weather.