The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-01
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
JUNE WEATHER EVENTS
Next Disturbance Will Develop a
Radical Storm as 1t Passes Into
= the Atlantic-Early i'm June Local
Showers i'm Places.

copyrighted 1913 by w. T. FOSTER
Washington, May 3l.-Last bulIe-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent May 20 to 2,
warm wave May % to June 4, cool
wave May 80 to June 4. The week
centering on the day this disturb
ance passes your longitude, as it
moves eastward, will average cooler
than usual, the storm forces will
continue greater than usual but will
decrease in force after May 81. The
rainfall will be deficient in the Ohio
valleys. Large parts Of the oats sec
tions will continue to want for
moisture. We have not expected a
large yield of oats this year.
Next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about June 3, cross the
Pacific slope by close of 4, the great
central valleys to 7, eastern Sec
tiOns 8. Warm wave will cross the
Pacific slope about June 8, great
central valleys 5, eastern sections 7
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about June 6, great central valleys
8, eastern sections 10.
Soon after this disturbance passes
to the east of the Rocky ridge the
storm forces will largely increase
and about the time it crosses merid-
ian 80 it will be radical storm, in
oreasing in force till it passes out
onto the Atlantic. We are not will
ing to risk a positive statement
about the force of this storm but
will warn all to watch it and take nc
chances.
The cycle of great storms culmi-
mates on 1913, will run throughout
the year and was long ago graded
with ihose, years that bring oul
most dangerous disturbances. When
we shall have passed through this
cycle every part of this continent
will have experienced extreme
weather events. Not only the conti-
nent but the oceans and seas anC
CULTS that lie near the coasts. From
July to November the tropical hur-
ricanes will claim our attention anG
cur readers may expect at least one
of these Caribbean storms for each
of those five months. One or two OF
these may be expected in July.
The disturbance to cross the con-
tinent June to 8 will cause show
ers in many places from coast tt
coast, a few small sections beine
benefited by heavy rains. Greatest
rainfall and most severe storms
probably between meridian so ant
the Atlantic coast. June will prob
ably be afflicted with only one
great storm period covering from
to 10. Balance of month expected tC
be rather quiet.
We may know the future only by
the past. This applies to forecasting
In October 1912 we predicted injury
to winter wheat by winter killing
Recent reports of the Secretary o.
Agriculture say 100000 acres O.
winter wheat have been abandoned
plowed up. Probably there are az
many acres left standing that will
result in an average of SO per cent
damage. Later we predicted droutf
in large sections where oats is pro-
duced. Wagner, the big grain mar
of Chicago, says oats has been Sc
riously damaged in sixteen states
and he is now advising the pur-
chase of oats as a good investment
As our forecasts for oats ane
wheat seem to have been good, VIZ
now venture to say that prices o.
all grains and cotton will go higher
before July 1. This forecast is basef
on expected crop weather condi-
tions. a financial panic might sene
everything lower but those big fel-
lows who profit by panics will think
it over before they take any chances
On further arousing the public or
that question. The people of Europe
and North America are very tired Of
being exploited along the panic line
A panic this year would bring dis
aster to those who manipulate PAN
les and they are shrewd enough tC
know it. We will not be afflicted by
a panic this year.
River STAGE.