The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
This Will Be Continuation of the
Wam Period Developed by the
Preceding Storm Wave.


Washington, April i3.-Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent April 13 to II,
warm wave IL to 16, cool wave 10
to 19. The prominent feature of
this will be great and general rise
in temperatures that will make up,
in the way of averages, for some Of
the recent low temperatures. Rain
fall for the five days centering on
the warm wave mentioned above is
expected to be less than usual. Sc
we're storms included in the period
mentioned above.
Next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about April II, cross
Pacific slope by close of 1S, great
central valleys 19 to 2i, eastern sec
tions %. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about April II, great CEN
trail valleys t9, eastern sections 21.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about April 20, great central valleys
%, eastern sections "a.
This will be a continuation of the
warm period developed by the pre-
ceding storm wave and rainfall
wave will cross the continent pre-
ceding the warm wave. The cool
wave will be about an average OF
April cool waves with probabilities
not favorable to frosts except where
frosts are usual for the season.
Another disturbance will reach
Pacific coast not far from April %,
cross Pacific slope by close of "a,
great central valleys 25 to 81, east
ern sections %. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about April %.
great central valleys 25, eastern sec
tions 81. Cool wave will cross Pa
cific slope about April 26, great cen
tral valleys %, eastern sections 80.
The most important features OF
this disturbance will be a great rise
! in temperatures and the Inaugural
ton of a hot, dry spell of weather
that will probably bring drouth
scare to some sections.
Ny forecast of cold, backward
March was we'll sustained by wealth
er events. Rainfall forecasts for
March were. generally good except
that the rain belt for south of the
Ohio river extended a little father
| north than expected and, catching
| the SHOWS, caused floods in that
! river. For Missouri and upper Mis-
sissippi I had rainfall correct.
made a great hit in predicting rain
fall of March for southern states
| OF course there are always few
localities missed by predicted rains
and drouths. To get two-thirds OF
three-fourths of the forecasts cor
rect, must be considered a success.
My forecasts of March warm waves,
disturbances and cool waves to cross
the continent were surely success
full.
/ Next bulletin, dated April 20, will
1 give general crop weather for May
and the monthly charts will be pub
lished earlier than usual. May will
be very important crop weather
month.
If crop weather of April is per
| mitted to have its natural and just
effects it will cause prices of grain
and cotton to fall, if those prices
are now just and fair and are not
manipulated prices. With these con
ditions before us, the dealers will be
puzzled to know whether they
should sell now or wait till the
prices go down and buy more and
| the farmer will hesitate as t6
whether he should get rid of his
| products before the fine croI
weather of April depreciates prices
My advice to all is to wait for my
bulletin of May. In that bulletin
| will tell you what | would if I were
in your place. could do this now
but it would be charged that an
! trying to influence the May deliv.
cries. | have very definite ideas now
as to effects of 1912 crop weather
will be on prices of farm and plan.
tation products.
i Two important planetary event:
Twill soon occur, one near middle OF
April and the other near last of May
and their effects. will continue
| through the crop season, hayin.
much influence on the 1912 pre-
/ ducts. Any one who realizes that the
!, moon is the principal cause of the
tides, those great daily rises ane
falls in the waters of all the oceans
of the tropical and temperate zones
should hesitate before condemnint
the idea that our moon has influ
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