Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-07
FOSTERS WEATHER
BULLETIN
(Copyrighted 1909 by w, T.
Foster.)

Washington, D. c., Oct 4-Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent to 6, warm wave to
5, cool wave to 8. This disturbance
was expected to cause radical weather
on the Pacific slope first days of Octo-
Der, the weather features growing
milder as 1t neared the Atlantic coast.
Frosts We're expected in eastern prov
inces and northeastern states first
few days of the month.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 8, cross Pacific slope by
,, close of 9, great central valleys 10 to
IL, eastern states 10. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about s, great cen
trail valleys 10, eastern states and
provinces 10. Cool wave will cross
Pacific slope about IL, great central
valleys 10, eastern states and prov
inces Is.
This disturbance will be of great
force and very dangerous on land and
sea. 1t will be mild on the Pacific
slope about 8, begin to grow more
fierce in the great central valleys
about 10 and become furious storm
In the eastern states and provinces
about -. About latter date next in
coming disturbance will be storm of
great force on the Pacific slope. Be
tween IL and Is, a hurricane will or
ganize on the Caribbean sea and will
probably be in the seas off of our
southern coasts from five to ten days.
| That hurricane, about the time it
| turns to northeastern course, will in
duce great cold wave west of Mani
| toba and that cold wave will cause
| killing frosts over the great central
| valleys far down into the cotton belt.
| A cold wave will follow this dis
turbance. I would expect 1t to reach
| Manitoba near October IL, and the
states a few days later but its time
| depends on the movements of the gulf
| hurricane. While the hurricanes move
in westerly direction the cold waves
do not come southwark, but begin
! their southeasterly march about the
| time the hurricanes turn toward the
northeast.
A great fall In temperatures and a
I large amount of rain may be expected
October A to 16, and the month will
.average unusually cold after October
| II. The time is not far away when
| the farmers, all the time knowing
what the crop weather will be twelve
months in advance, will plant and SOW
| to fit the coming crop-weather condi-
lions. Knowing that October will be
cold--as this month will be-he will
SOW his winter wheat early in Septem-
Der in order that it may get good
growth before the October cold comes
on Then if April and May are to be
very dry he will set his wheat drill
deep so as to put the grain down to
the moisture. If January and Feb
ruary are to be unusually warm so
that the soil will freeze at night and
thaw in day he will plant his wheat
deeply. If the season is to be wet he
can use his uplands for wheat and il
dry he will SOW no wheat on high roll
ing lands. Southern winter grains are
differently affected.
The corn, oats, grass, hay, farmers
will know where and how to plant and
SOW The amount of rain during the
crop season entirely changes the
method of planting and sowing and il
| is settled that we are to know, ap
| proximately, the amount of rain that
will come to each section and what is
OF utmost Importance, we will know
what month and what time in the
month most rain will fall.