The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

copyrighted 1907 by w. T. Foster,
Washington, March I6.-Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to cross
the continent Il TO Is, warm wave Is tc
y, cool wave I6 to 20. The next dis,
t,rbance will reach the Pacific coast
about IS, cross west OF the Rockies
country by close of 70, great central val
Ieys 20 to p, eastern states g. Warm
wave will cross west of the Rockies
about IS, great central valleys 20. east
ern states p Cool wave will cross
west of the Rockies about al, great cen
trail valleys %, eastern states IS.
This disturbance will close one of the
most radical storm periods of the year,
and will have extended from - to "a.
The storms will be unusually severe
about and immediately following 10,
with a probability of destructive disturb
ances Prudence dictates that all eNcur-
sions, pleasure parties, voyages be post
poned till after March "a, although not
one in a hundred thousand will be in
conver1ienced by these severe storms.
1t is not practical at this time to de-
fnitely locate these severe weather
events. give the dates on which the
disturbances are expected to reach any
part of the continent as they move. east
ward, and on these dates you should be
on the lookout for squalls. These storms
may put on their greatest force little
before or a little after they reach your
place.
The storm center is expected to ex-
tend along the Mississippi not far from
I6; west of that day or two earlier;
on north and south line running
through Pittsburg about IS and on the
Troy meridian not far from 10.
Following this disturbance a great
fail in temperatures is expected result
ing in cold wave north of 80 and
cool wave farther south This cool wave
will lmake bad crop weather in the south
ern states and corn should not be plant
ed there till these low temperatures have
passed.
Crop-weather of the coming season
will be the most important since that OF
1901 You can not rely on guessing on
the weather; you would miss oftener
than hit it, while my forecasts will be
correct at least two times out OF three.
The only safety lies i'll taking my fore
casts as a guide for planting, sowing,
harvesting and feeding and caring for
livestock
DROUTH YEARS.
No period of eight years passes that
does not bring crop failure for each of
he cereals, and if farmers and: planters
would make it rule to hold a large part
If their crops each year they would Sue
iced in obtaining the high prices that
always come with the crop failure years.
The very large circulation of my weather
bulletins has had some effect, and more
If the crops, particularly cotton and
:orn, are held over now than few
'ears ago. All crops do not usually fail
he same year. Wheat is often good
when corn fails, and when cereal fails
lorth it is often good south.
When drouth occurs on the high |
ands it is usually wet on the low lands,
nd the reverse is true. The high lands
include the Rockies. the 'Alieghenies and
he ridge between the Mississippi and
red River of the North valleys The
alleys of those two rivers constitute the
DIV lands, If we can calculate when
routh is due in the low lands Of the
valley it will be safe to pre-
let wet weather in the high lands at
le same time.