The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-03-02
FOSTERS WEATHER BULLETIN.

Washington, Feb. -(Copyrighted
1911, by w. T. Foster Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to eros!
continent February % to March 4
warm wave February q to Maych 8
cool wave March to 6. This will be
long to cold period and winter storms
will be the rule on the continent I'm
usually cold preceding and followlne
the warm wave and no very warm
weather accompanying the storm wave
While cur earth will be afflicted with
storms of moderate force the sun will
get some severe storms on March 3,
and large spots, dark and bright. may
be seen on the eastern side of the sun
a little north of the suns equator by
March 4 to 6. These spots will drift
into better view by March 10. Anyone
can test this forecast of sun by using
a smoked glass or tub of quiet water.
or both. You can add to the two an
opera glass with good effect, using all
three.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about March 4, cross Pacific
spole by close of 9Th. great central
valleys 9Th to Sth Eastern sections
9th. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about March 4. great central val.
leys 9Th. Eastern sections Sth Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
March Z, great central valleys 9th,
Eastern sections 18th.
This disturbance will also belong 10
very cool period with a continuance
OF severe winter storms with more
than usual amount of rains and SHOWS
in Northern tsates and in Eastern and
Western provinces. Not so much pre-
cipitation in middle provinces and
Southern states.
March crop weather promises exces.
sive rains in all the states in the North
except those in the Rocky Mountains.
In Canada precipitation will be in ex.
cess east Of meridian 90 and on Pa.
cific slope. Rainfall will be in excess
in Arizona and southern California.
Rains will be very heavy in the Sacra.
mento and San Joaquin valleys. The
Carolinas and Cuba viii be dry. north
ern Florida about normal rain. Middle
provinces of Canada will have a little
less than normal precipitatlon for
March. Texas and Oklahoma ? little
less than normal rain.
March temperatures will be above
normal in Southern states. In latitude
Of the great lakes and New England !
states and in all Of Canada east OF
the Rockies, March temperatures will !
average below normal. With the ex. |
'eptions Of Minnesota. the Dakotas. |
Colorado, Montana and Wisconsin. the |
excessive rains and SHOWS in Northern |
states during March will be a most i'm. |
lortant feature in the crop season Of
.911.
What does that kind Of crop weather
suggest? The almost unanimous re.
ponse is that it means good crops
But ! will not Join in with that iudg
nent at this time. I prefer to wait
little. Looks like a vast amount Of
ain in the Northern states for March.
Except in the Northwest. If the soil
axes up a large part of that water Il
viii start in with a splendid prospect
n April.
Mr.. c. w. Cobb. Of GAINESVILLE. Pa.
avs: Ground is badly hove and bare
nth alternate thawing and freezing.
Thich must break the tap roots of
'heat, therefore we may expect only
n average crop. Conditions are adj
erse to fair crop The open winter
favorable to good corn and oat
rops because the warm spells hatch
he insects and sprout seeds of nox.
ous weeds and the hard freezing kills
hem. When the ground is hove il
lakes underground passages which
old the surface water that mellows
he soil. Therefore / conclude the 1911
orn and oat crops will be above aver.
&c and the hav crop below"
R. R. Reed. New England. North Da-
ota, says: THE ground is dry here |
wo or three feet deep" Mr.. w. ].
WE'LL. of Canada, says: 1--WE had
cry cold weather before the snow
anne and frost penetrated deeply. The
eeD freezing and heavy snow should
lake good crop of spring wheat. ,
ecause frost evaDorates slowly from ,
eep freezing, and ii is this evapora.
on OF frost from the frozen ground
lat furnishes moisture and gives
-urdiness to spring wheat. Without
he deep freezing the snow would be I
little benefit because the Chinook
! hot winds of early spring melts the
now so quickly that it runs off and
nos mot nanatrafa tho coil ovroot