The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-16
SERVICE IS GOOD
CITIZENS IN THIS VICINITY DE.
CLARE WEATHER BUREAU
REPORTS VALUABLE.
Fruit Dealers and Growers. Farmers
Lumber and Log Men Unite in
Denying Indictment BY
Magazine Writer.

The criticisms Of the weather bu-
reau in one of The magazines lately
| tFvc rybCdy'sl has brought forth re-
! piles from newspapers in nearly all
! tone has been favorable to the wea-
| thCr service. Some very strong en-
dorsements of the service have come
! from people who havo been much
benefited by the service and these
! are % be found in every community
| that Is reached by the service. In
Cairo the fruit dealers have found
| the forecasts of much value lumber
| mc1 and river men TOOK for the re,
| ports and rely upon them to guide
them in their operations, and farmers
| in this section watch both weather
and river forecasts with interest.
Probably one Of the strongest en-
Idorsenents Of the service in this
section is one of number of letters
received by the local office, which
comes from DR.. Samuel Dodds, who
| is interested in fruit orchard some
miles from Cairo. DR.. Dodds writes
as fallows;
Cairo. H. May Is, 1909.
The article: Docs the Weather
Bureau Make Good" in Everyboly's
Magazine, leads me 10 make few
remarks
IF one is interested in orchards. the
weather is one of the problems he
has to consider. The Department o.
Agriculture and the State Expert
ment stations have taught us how to
circumvent the ravages of insects
and fungi and | believe the time viii
come when Just as definite rules will
be laid down for maintaining stuff
chards and fields in order TO protect
the blossoms and plants during criti-
cal periods.
II would be impossible. however,
to carry ont this. procedure without
the help of the Weather Bureau. for
one must have cold wave and frost
warnings far enough in advance so
that he may be fully prepared
Heating orchards, vineyards,
strawberry fields, pine apple planta-
lions and orange groves has be II
done successfully scores OF times and
I made some preparations to expert
mont in small way this season in
an apple orchard 3G miles north of
Cairo. wish to thank the Weather
Bureau for its prompt and timely
warnings OF approaching danger IL
"n!adc good" on every forecast but
one, and that one error was on the
side Of caution.
Information was given TO me free
ly. and | appreciated the courtesy.
At no time did I suffer from a feel
ing that was in Great Presence OF
ISIS | failed to discover it.
desire to add that the Weather
could be and no doubt is of
value o those who grow
early vegetables and berries-small
stuff growing MA" the ground where
frost does It's greatest damage. II all
who grow sch crops would heed the
forecasts. watch Their thermometer,
take into consideration the local con
ditions and he prepared 10 smudgc
their fields, it would mean, IN the az
grcgate the saving of thousands of
dollars as this applies to every sec.
ton Of the country where fruit is
grown.
Picking M copy or this weeks
Saturday Evening Pest We fiEl th's
same author writing about THE
of Base Ball"
He says II have never in my life |
seen a game of professional base ball"
What's the use?
Very truly yours,
SAMUEL DODDS, NJ. ID. |