Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-30
Fosters Weather Bulletin

Washington, March -(Copyright-
ed, 1912. by W. T. Foster.)-Last bull
letin gave forecasts Of disturbances to
cross continent March 20 to April 2
and April to 5, warm waves March
2S to April / and April to 7, cool
waves March 81 to April and April
6 to 10. This period OF two weeks will
average colder than usual although
the first warm wave will bring some
very warm days. Unsually cool first
week in April, but not much precipita-
ton.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about April 7, cross Pacific slope
by close of Sth, great central valleys
9th to 18th, eastern sections 18th.
Warm wave will cross Pacific slope
About April Z, great central valleys
9th, eastern sections 18th. Cool wave
will cross Pacific slope about April 10,
great central valleys 18th, eastern sec
tions 14th.
This disturbance will bring an in
creased rainfall and viii lstart long
spell of hot weather that will greatly
improve the crop weather. The cool
wave to cross continent March 81 to
April 4 will cause the extreme low
temperatures of the month and the
warm wave to cross continent April
20 to 30 will cause the extreme high
Temperatures of the month. From that
cool wave to that warm wave the
Temperatures will rise very much
more than the season would indicate.
| expect April to be an excellent
crop weather month in all sections,
with only a few exceptions. The fine
April crop weather will have a buoy
ant effect on all kinds of business, will
tend to increase sales of grain and
cotton and a lowering of prices as
compared with previous Aprils. But
before buying or selling you should
carefully consider the possibilities of
crop weather for other future months.
In bulletins near last of each month
| indicate probable rainfall for follow
ing month for each section, and read
ers should keep that in mind. When
l forecast rain to accompany storm
waves of course that forecast must
not apply to localities where have in
Dictated less than usual rainfall for the
month.
Dealers in grain and cotton should
expect prices to be weaker during the
last three weeks of April on account
of the fine growing weather, but Of
course that will be no guide to prices
of later months. Cotton prices will
oil hn NJ rA in Ett
rope. During the growing season the
big spectators will not stand out long
against the weather conditions, and
from April IL to the first killing frosts
in the fall crop weather will largely
control prices of farm products.
In January l predicted great sun
spots would organize near February
Is and requested Prof. Ricard, direc-
tor OF the Santa Clara (Cal) meteor
illogical and astronomical observatory,
to keep sharp lookout for the spots.
l also predicted great storms all
around the earth at the same time for
near February Is. The forecasts were
abundantly verified, both as to sun
spots and great storms, and below /
copy an extract from Prof. Ricard's
reports to the magazines and news
papers:
This is one of the greatest tri-
umphs of modern science. For over
two hundred years sun spots have
been observed, but no real observer
stopped to think what might be the
cause of them. 1t was reserved to a
prince of meteorology, w. T. Foster
of Washington, d. c., to first publish
to the world the cause of sun spots
and predict their advent as long ahead
of time as the publication of the
Observation-Disclosures records would
permit, and see his prophecies glori-
ously verified"
Prof. Ricard has traced relation
between sun spots and the weather OF
the Pacific slope, and ! predict for him