The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-26
WEATHER BULLETIN.
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
INDICATIONS FOR MARCH
A Vast Amount of Rain in the North
ern States-Temperatures Will Be
Above Normal in Southern States
Prospects for Crops Are Good

prospects iOI NlDpS -AtG NOOd.
Copyrighted 1871 by w. 7. Foster-)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 25.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross the continent February 28 to
March 4, warm wave February y to
March ), cool wave March to 6. This
will belong to a cold period and winter
storms will be ther ule on the continent.
Unusually cold preceding and following
the warm wave and no very warm
weather accompanying the storm wave,
While our earth will be afflicted with
storms Of moderate force the sun wifi
get some. severe storms on March 8, and
large spots dark and bright may be seen
on the eastern side of the sun little
north of the suns equator by March 4
to 6. These spots will drift into better
view by March 10. Any one cam test
this forecast Of sun by using smoked
glass or a tub OF quiet water or both,
You can add to the two an opera glass
with good effect using all three.
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about March 3, cross Pa
cifc slope by close of 5, great central
valleys 8 to 8, eastern sections 9. Warm
wave will cross Pacific slope about
March 4, great central valleys 8, eastern
sections 8. Cool wave viii cross Pa
cifc slope about March I, great central
valleys g, eastern sections II.
This disturbance will also belong to
a very cool period with continuance
of severe winter storms with more than
usual amount of rains and SHOWS in the
northern states and in eastern and west
ern provinces. Not 50 much precipita-
ton in middle provinces and southern
states.
March crop weather promises excess
I've rains in all the states in the north
except those in flle Rocky mountains.
In Canada precipitation will be in ex-
cess east of meridian 90 and on Pacific
slope. Rainfall will be in excess III
Arizona and southern California. Rains
will be very heavy in the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys. The Caro-
linas an dCuba will be dry, northern
Florida about normal rain. Middle
provinces of Canada will have little
less than normal precipitation for
March, Texas and Oklahoma al title
less than normal rain
March temperatures will be. above
normal in southern states. In latitude
OF the great lakes and New England
and in all Of Canada east of the Rocky
Mountains March temperatures will ay-
erage below normal. With the excep-
tions of Minnesota and the Dakotas,
Colorado, Montana and Wisconsin, the
excessive rains and SHOWS in northern
states during March will be most i'm
portant feature in the crop season OF
1911. What does that kind of crop
weather suggest? The most unanimous
response Is that it means good crops.
But | will not join in with that judg-
ment at this time | prefer to wait a
little. Locks like a vast amount of rain
| 81 the northern states for March except
in the northwest. # the soil takes up
a large part of that water it will start
in with splendid prospect in April.
Mr.. C. w Cobb of GAINESVILLE, Pa,
says: Ground is badly hove and bare
with alternate thawing and freezing
which must break the tap roots OF
wheat; therefore we may expect only
an average crop. Conditions are adj
verse to a fair crop. The open winter
is favorable to good corn and oats crop
because the warm spells hatch the in
sects and sprout seeds of noxious weeds
and the hard freezing kills them. When
the ground is hove if makes under
ground passages which hold the surface
water that mellows the soil, Therefore
/ i conclude the 1911 corn and oats crops
VIII be above average and the nay crop
below.
RR Reed. New England, North Da-
kota, says xThe ground is dry here two
or three feet deep
Mr. w ]. Gnein of Canada says We
had very cold weather before the snow
came and frost penetrated deeply The
deep freezing and heavy snow should
make a good crop Of spring wheat, be
cause frost evaporates slowly from deer
freezing. and it IS this evaporation y
frost firm the frozen ground that fur.
nishes moisture and gives sturdiness te
spring wheat Without the deep freez-
ing the snow would be Of little benefit
because the chinook or hot winds d
early spring melts the snow 50 quickly
that ii runs 0 fand does not penetrate
| ffka soil T axDect good croD Of spring