Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Fosters Weather Bal,etln

COPYRIGHTED 1909. BY w. T. FosTER)
WAsHINGToN, D. c.. April 23.-Last
bulletin ave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 81 to 81 and 20 to 30.
These disturbances were not expected TO
be of much Importance except that crop
weather would be extensively improved
by them and thereby all crops would be
greatly improved.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about April 30. cross Pacific slope
by close of May 1, great central valleys
. to 1, Atlantic sections :. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about April 80,
great central valleys May ., eastern
parts D. Cool wave will cross Pacific
slope about May 3. great central valleys
o. eastern sections Z.
The feature of this disturbance will
he cool weather, too cool for good crop
weather and not much rain. Most rain
will fall i'll Texas and about the great
lakes. This coo weather does not look
good for the crops. Missouri will have
fair rains hut i'll much of the country
dry weather will threaten.
May does not look good for crops.
Too cold and in many places the rain
fall will be short. "a streak of country
about 200 miles long and stretching
from eastern provinces of Canada to
Mexico will have about average rainfall
during May ;nd all other sections except
Florida will be too dry.
The month of May will he unusually
cool except in eastern Canada and H..
the Atlantic states where temperatures
will he about normal. 1t will be
particularly cool and bud for crops from
May 1 to u and from IL to %. Warm
s to ~ and ~ to last of month. Alto
gether May will he n cold. bad crop
month i'll most parts of North America.
Severe storms are probable May < to
II and 81 to last of month. Altogether
May will BE- Il cold, bad crop month in
most parts of North America.
Severe storms are probable May s to
IL and ~ to - and 2S To June l..
Particularly dry weather 10 to 30. \
notable cold spell Is To 20. This will he
the blackberry winter. In most parts
of the civilized world it is claimed by
those who give attention to traditions
that Il cold spell about May l3 or If
assures il good black berry crop and that
II warm spell about that time is bad for
the hlack-barrieS. This crop spell is
very marked on my monthly charts for
May 1909. Let rs watch the cold
spell and then watch the black
berries. The hot wave ccntering Oh
Nay % will probably be aS high rs the
cool wave Centeriug on May III. will
he low.
The prices of grain seem to b1 un-
natual and too high. They will probu.
bly, not remain Us high rs now but I am
of the opinion they should not go back
to their level previous u the corner on
wheat. Farmers now have the uppcr
hand and should hold it by selling
while the prices are high and if the
prices should suddenly fall to near their
former level not Il bushcl should be sold.
| cannot promise any boom crops this
year and all farmers products should
bring II good price.
Every farmer should enter into an
organization for the purpose of counter.
acting the spectators rings. These
speculative schemes, plotted against
farmers products, are ruinOus to legit-
innate business. The agricultural inter.
csts contain the last hope of onr
republic and al patriots should aid in
protecting the markets of farm
products.