The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-29
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Will Be Very Much Like the Last Pre-
ceding, Except a Cold Wave Going to
Low Degrees, Will Follow and the
Rainfall VIII Be Greater.

copyrighted 1910 by w. T, Foster.)
Washington, Jan. 26-Last bulletin
gave forecasts. of disturbance to cross
the continent 80 TO February 3, warm
wave 20 to February 2, cool wave Feb
tuary I to 5. [ am expecting severe
storms with this disturbance. Temper
atures will go up but will not remain
high more than a day or two and the
general average will be near normal.
The cool wave will not be radical.
Weather events about February 4 will
be like choppy sea; storm waves will
be frequent and inclined to break UP.
The next disturbance will closely follow
the preceding and will reach the Pacific
coast about February I, cross the Pacific
slope by close of 2, great central valleys
3 to 5, eastern sections 6. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about February
I, great central valleys 3, eastern sec
tons 5. Cool wave will cross the Pa
cifc slope about 4, great central valleys
E, eastern sections 8.
This disturbance will be very much
like the last preceding, except that cold
wave, going to low degrees, will follow
and precipitation will be greater. In
each of these storms the forces will be
greater than usual and therefore the sew
era1 weather features will go to greater
than usual extremes.
Not much rainfall will come from
these two disturbances except in south
ern Texas, parts of Florida and in the
New England States where some pre-
cipitation may be expected.
These rains in the southern states will
be favorable to winter grain, truck gar
dening and early farming. It is always
important that the soil be moist when
planting and sowing begins and when
winter sown grain begins to grow. Con
ditions appear favorable for the south
ern states while the northern sections
can wait
While temperatures of February will
average lower than usual in the upper
Ohio valleys and the middle Atlantic
states, the average temperature of the
month will be unusually high between
meridian s. and the Rockies and there
fore the country usually known as the
middle west will have much spring-like
weather in February, but not much rain
except in parts of Texas. These features
of February weather may be of import
ance to those interested in winter grain,
particularly winter wheat.
It is now evident that these bulletins
were correct in saying that 1910 crops
were no greater than those of 1909 But
the crops have been good, in general
way and as general average, for sew
eral years. Will 1911 be good crop
year? Most people are interested in this
question and most people have theories
relative 10 it. Readers of these bulletins
are requested to send me postal card
answering this question: VIII the wheat
corn and oats crops of 1911 be above
about or below the average Of past ter
years. I will publish the result in these
bulletins.
Farmers know more about prospects
of future crops than other people woule
suppose. There are many good guide'
to prospects and future crops which ex
perience has taught farmers and plant
lers and the knowledge obtained by ex-
perience is not to be thrown aside.
viii mention one experience as a sam
tple. When the soil freezes hard during
1.-THE winter it produces a better crop tht
following season as compared with othel
similar seasons following an open win
ter when the soil does not freeze. Theo
ries founded on such experiences leav'
no room for city farmers to cry ont "su
perstition.
/ | have now so records Of temperatur
and so Of rainfall covering from 60 t
l8o years and well distributed in Canad
and the United States. This is dollbl
the number I have ever before used. B
the aid of a good force of clerks I fav
continued to investigate the Weathe
problems There is no let up in thes
investigations. Ny astronomical record
are nearing completion and my syster
for forecasting is progressing toWar
perfection. At the end of every mont
lnly work has shown improvement and
expect soon to reach a point where a
3 the world will want my forecast system
Il My address is: w. T. Foster, a8 ]
Il street N. E.. Washington, D. C. Nj