The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Will Average Much Warmer Than
Usual for the Five Days Centering
on the Warm Wave Dates-NOt
Much Rain i'm the Gulf States.

copyrighted 1911 by w. I. Foster.)
Washington, Sept. 2.-Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent September to Z,
warm wave 2 to 6, cool wave to 9.
Northern frosts will be the import
ant feature of this disturbance. The
frosts are expected to come with the
cool wave that will cross the con-
tinent September to 9. A frost
wave will also be crossing northern
great central valleys September 2
and eastern sections 4. These frosts
may not do much damage but tender
plants should be protected.
The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about September 8,
cross Pacific slope by close of 9, the
great central valleys 10 to IL, eastern
sections f3. Warm wave will cross
the Pacific slope about September 8,
great central valleys 10, eastern sec
| tions f2 Cool wave will cross the
Pacific slope about September il,
great central valleys t3, eastern sec
tions Is.
This disturbance will average
much warmer than usual for the
five days centering on the warm
wave dates. Rains will increase in
lower Missouri and in and north of
the Ohio valleys. Not much rain in
the Atlantic and Gulf coast states
and the central northwest. This will
not be good for cotton where it has
heretofore been too dry, but it will
be generally favorable to the spring
wheat sections both for threshing
and for maturing late crops.
] Much attention is now due to
wheat sowing. October will be un-
usually warm and where moisture
is sufficient early sown wheat will
make a large growth. Good rains
may be expected during October
! west of meridian IS, but that month
will be very dry east of meridian 50.
lOf course there will be some small
exceptions.
! November will average warmer
than usual and moisture will be
fairly we'll distributed. These condi-
tions suggest that best results will
lcome from late sowing, on account
lof insufficient rain in large sections,
while a warm October suggests the
lily in the early sown wheat.
If sown in good time winter wheat
will succeed up to the first of jan
luary, but in large sections the crop
Twill not be good next year. The an
Inual precipitation is always suffi-
cient to make good wheat, but a
Idrouth at a critical time is ruinous
Midwinter. thaws are also ruinous
| have completed my calculations
for 1912 and am studying the pros
poets carefully. What | have said
about wheat will largely apply to all
winter grains.
I III a SCllCl way lily OCQoOllOl
| forecasts for 1911 have proven won
lderfully correct. OF course there are
small exceptions. Had my forecasts
lbeen followed by all, the average re-
suit would have been saving OF
many millions. In 90 per cent of al
cases it pays to follow these fore
casts for agricultural purposes, ano
during the crop growing season il
will pay as largely for those inter
Tested agricultural markets.
/ But in winter seasons the big
speculat6rs often manipulate ane
loften invest the markets. For thai
reason I have concluded my duty is
to advise all to stay out of the mar
,lkets while they are being manipu-
Hated during the winter months
Farmers have uniformly made
,lmoney by following my advice moi
Ito SELL
! One question to be solved is shall
III make public the results of my 81
,lyears work on weather problems
1If scientists should take up the work
where | leave it ehe public will be
/ greatly benefited. But if | give il
I away my means of support will be
gone. can not now undertake to
work up any other business, and as
Imy family are of the centenariaI
lclass | may hold on many years yet
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