The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO GROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Its Special Feature Is to Be a Cold
Wave - The Temperature Will
Not Go to Extremes.

wave - lie temperature VIII
Not Go to Extremes.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 3.-Lasl
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturb
ance to cross the continent Feb. I
to 8, warm wave 3 to 7. cool wave
IS to 10. This is expected to bring
on the Feb. thaw which may be
fuuitc injurious to winter grain. Not
much rain is expected from it and
where the high winds prevail ser
iOuS injury may be expected to WIN
ter grain. The cool wave OF this
disturbance may close out the long
warm spell and temperatures may
be expected to assume the usual and
natural trend.
Only two or three of the Feb dis
turbancrS will be of the radical type
but a greater number than usual is
turbancps are expected to be near
Feb. 6 and tS.
Next disturbance will reach Paci-
III CcdSt dDOuI Ecu. 1, tIOSS 1dClllC
slope by close of 8. great central
valleys 9 to II, eastern sections l2,
WARM wave will cross Pacific slope
labOut Feb. !, great Centra valleys 9,
eastern sections ii. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about Feb. 10,
great central valleys -. eastern sec
tiOHs H.
The special features of this dis
turbapce will be a cold wave with
all increase of precipitation but not
much rain or snow. The freezing
weather coming with this cold wave
will be hard On winter grain where
the Feb. thaW started new grOWths.
A disturbance of more Importance
and the NOSE severe weather of the
month will reach Pacific coast about
Feb. 13, cross Pacific slope by the
close of IA, great central valleys IL
. to II, eastern sections t9. Warm
wave will cross Pacific slope about
Feb. t3, great central valleys Is
5 eastern section II. Cool wave viii
: cross Pacific slope about Feb. Is
Y great central valleys tS, eastern sec
, tiOns 20.
= This will be we'll developed dis
, turbanCc of more than usual force
| but, temperatures will not 60 tC
, great extremes. Not much prrcipi
j tation most of which will come il
with the cool wave
AS Feb. is expected to average
:. warmer than usual the farmers ant
r planters along the south of latitude
= 80 will be pressing their work il
relation to coming crops. Condition.
y lare unusual in that the principa
It Icrops of the south were enormOusl,
!: large for 1911 while great shortag
II occurred in the northern states. N
n one would expect repitition O
these conditions, taken from wealth
d er records covering Is to 80 year
Of past indicate that the condition
2. will be quite different for 1912.
d South of latitude SO. where farr
Z work will be pressed during par
olof Feb. | advise all to plant and SOY
e for less rain than occurred in tn
IT crop season of 1914. Farmers ca
# often gain vastly by knowing Wheth
o er to plant and SOW for a wet sea
e son or for a dry one. Two thing
l. urge for the southern half of tn
United States, plant and SOW for
deficiency of rain and as early a
possible. | may add another matte
a OF great Importance; put in no lat
le maturing crops except cotton an
l. put your cotton on the low or fla
vi lands.
l. am of opinion that iron ores use
as a fertilizer will greatly ASST
is vegetation in times of rainfall def
< cheney. OXidiZPd iron ores. place
he under the plant, in the nature {
~ iron rust or old irons, so as TO
r in touch with moisture will be fOur
t. beneficial. The iron mines of ALI
m tbama could furnish a vast amour
D. Of such fertilizers and a great be
I'd of them lies on the Wichita rive
us not far from Camden, Ark.