The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-20
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Warm Wave 19 to %, Cool Wave %
TO 26-NOt Much Rain but Storm
Forces Will Be of Increasing In
tenSitieS-DrOuth Conditions.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts Of disturbance to
cross the continent August 20 to "a
warm wave f9 to %, cool wave 20 to
26. This will be a high temperature
storm, followed by great drop in
temperatures and atfleast light frost
in northern sections; not much rain
but storm forces will be of fEeFeas-
ing intensities.
The next disturbances MiM reach
the Pacific coast about August "a,
Cross the Pacific slope by close of
%, great central valleys 26 to %,
eastern sections 29. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about August "a,
great central valleys rs, eastern Sec
tions %. Cool wave will cross Pacific
slope about August e7, great central
valleys q. eastern sections 3f.
The starm forces of this disturb
ance will be greater than usual, the
temperatures will average lower
than usual, but altogether will be
on the up grade. Not much rain
Drouth complaint will come from
many seetionss too dry for corn, toe
dry for blowing for wheat, too dry
for fall pastures. But | expect Oe-
tober rains to put the soil in better
condition for sowing wheat.
Winter wheat is now the big ques-
ton confronting farmers. They well
know that plenty of moisture for
fall sowing and good SHOWS in cold
climates to protect the wheat from
the bad effects of freezing and thaw-
ing, and then moderate amount of
moisture in April, May and June are
important factors in making good
wheat crop. If farmers knew that
these factors are to be reversed not
much winter wheat would be sown
At this time | have no idea what
the 1912 conditions will do for win
ter wheat, but | have several clerks
working on that problem and hope
soon to develop what the records of
many years past have to say about
it. The records say that in the New
England States and in the states
near the Atlantic coast and Gulf of
Mexico and near the Mississippi
river from st. Louis to Dubuque the
soil will be too dry during Septem-
Der for sowing winter grain. In all
other winter grain sections the con-
ditions in September seem favorable
but many farmers will hesitate to
sow winter grain in September on
account of damage by insects. Sep
tember promises to be very warm
and therefore an insect breeder.
| will further discuss the fall SOW
ing problem in next bulletin and will
take it for granted that not much
wheat will be put in the ground in
September. On account of the great
damages this year to corn and oats,
farmers will probably be disposed to
put in a much larger wheat crop
Than usual. At this time | can not
say whether that will be best. In this
end next bulletin | can discuss only
the fall conditions for sowing winter
grain.
The spring wheat country has
quite different problem to deal
with. If the soil is covered with
snow before it freezes deeply the
moisture from the melting snow, in
the spring, will go into the soil Civ
ing the spring wheat a favorable
start and will go far toward insuring
a good crop. But if the soil freezes
deeply before the SHOWS come the
water from the melting snow in the
spring will not enter the soil and
springowheat will then. be confront
ed with bad conditions to start with.
/ can mot now discuss 1912 spring
wheat conditions.
DouconoI