Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-13
COOL WAVE WILL CROSS REGION
OF CENTRAL STATES ON OR
ABOUT AUGUST 81
EAST WEATHER GOOD
Warm Wave Is Scheduled to Cross
Great Central Valley August 1s-
Severe and Damaging Storms Are
Predicted for Coming Weeks.

Immediately following today. the
temperature promises to average high
with dry weather according to the lat
est weather bulletin issued by Prof
i w. T.. Foster. The heat wave will
greatly damage the corn CROP Mr.. Eos
ter goes on to say. and fall pasture
will also be damaged by the same
weather conditions. Fair weather may
be expected in the eastern states and
provinces as this weather prediction
does not apply to the section east of
meridian 80.
A warm wave is scheduled to cross
west of the Rocky mountains about
August 16; the great central valleys
on the 18 and the eastern states near
August 20. A cool wave will cross
west of the Rocky mountains near
August 10; in the great central val
leys August p and will reach the east.
ern state near August 49, This, Mr.
Foster says, will be one of the most
severe disturbances Of the month and
while the severe part of it will miss
nine tenths of the counties, it will
be wise to keep a lookout for damag.
ing storms. Following is the weather
forecast in full:
Weather Forecast.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 10.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent Aug 12 to 16, warm
wave IL to 10, cool wave IA to Is:
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 16, cross eswt of Rockies
country by close of II, great central
valleys 10 to 20, eastern states 81.
Warm wave will cross west of Rockies
about 16, great central valleys 49,.
eastern states 20. Cool wave will
cross west Of Rockies about 10, great
central valleys ri eastern states 49,
This will be one of the three most
severe disturbances of the month and
while the severe part of it will miss
ninetenths of the counties or sections
it will be best to keep lookout for
storms that may do some damage
This disturbance will also inaugur
ate a great high temperature wave
that will affect most parts of the con-
tinent and cause temperatures to aver.
age very high till end OF the month.
The cool wave mentioned will give
very little relief
/ A most interesting feature Of this
disturbance will be its drouth procli-
vities. The heat wave and the evapor.
alton it will cause will seriously dam
age late corn and fall pastures and
as this condition will probably continue
to end of the month the corn crop will
probably have seen it's best crop
weather before this letter Is publish
ed Indications are that temperatures
will continue to range higher and tht
soil to grow drier to the end of Aug
ust
Immediately following August 10
temperatures promise to average high
and the weather dry AS much Of the
corn crop is late the bulk of it will not
mature before the middle of Septem-
Der and a month of dry weather fol
lowing August 10th being expected.
particularly in western parts of the
corn belt, the outlook for an average
corn crop is not promising.
Indications are that the transcontin-
entail disturbances will take northern
routes during last three weeks of Aug.
ust, leaving the states hot and dry.
This weather will hurry the corn crop
on to maturity and get it out of dan
ger as to frost. This will be fortunate
as we may have frost by September
81.
1HcSS QlOutu loISCdSIS uO IOl Apply
to east of meridian 80. Fair crop
weather may be expected in the east
ern states and provinces and the
shortage of western crops will assure
good prices for eastern products.
These bad crop forecasts do not ap.
ply to sprilg wheat. am in doubt
about that crop and the conditions are
such that I cannot now safely fore
| cast the probable result
still advise farmers to hold their
cron for 60 cents, Chicago markets
By last of August they will know what
to do. I do not anticipate frost dam.
ages. Poor. fall pastures should be
taken into the calculations