The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-13
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
INTERESTING FEATURE
Magnificent Weather for Farm Ope-
rations Is Expected from April Il
to May 1Warmer Temperatures.

to May rWarmer Temperatures.
copyrighted 1913 by w. T. FOSTER
Washington, d. c., April i2.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
ance to cross the continent April t3
to II, warm wave 12 to is, cool wave
Is to 19. This will follow cool
wave that, for the time of the sea-
son, will be a severe cold wave in
northern sections, bringing the most
damaging frosts of the month. The
storm forces will be much less in
tense than for a month past, but
they will still be above normal. The
temperatures will have reached the
low point Of April in the cool wave
protected to cross the continent 9
to 13 and much warmer weather
may be expected till about May 5.
The next disturbance will reach
Pacific coast about April IS, cross
Pacific slope by close of t9, great
central valleys 20 to %, eastern
sections %. Warm wave will cross
Pacific slope about April IS, great
central valleys 20, eastern sections
%. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about April 81, great central valleys
%, eastern sections 25.
The most interesting feature of
this weather wave will be the rising
temperature, clearing weather and
the Inauguration Of splendid crop
weather in the spring wheat sec
tions. Magnificent weather for farm
operations is expected from April 10
tc May 5. Spring wheat should not
be sown earlier than the average
time Of putting in that crop. Frosts
in the fall will not come earlier than
Usual.
The storm forces of this disturb
ance will increase about and after
it passes meridian 80 and in eastern
sections the storm forces will be
considerably greater than normal,
but not strong enough to call them
dangerous. However, none should
forget that the whole year Of 1913
has been estimated as a dangerous
storm period. We desire to be con-
servative on this question and
would regret unnecessary alarm,
but in order that our readers may
use caution we can not afford to be
cowardly in face Of the severe criti-
cisms that may come from orthodox
scientists who are ignorant as to the
causes of great storms.
Our danger signals were out for
March 81. That day tornado tore
through parts of New York State, a
gale spread over the Atlantic States,
the storm wave predicted in bulle-
tin Of March % was exactly on time
and severe earthquake was re-
corded at Washington but not To-
Gated.
AS heretofore announced the 10
cation of rainfall changed first half
of April and the effect of the change
will soon be manifest in the greatly
improved condition of the soil for
farming purposes. But you will
want to know when and where the
drouths and good rains viii. prevail
during the crop season, therefore
read these bulletins.
Crop seasons of tornado years al
ways bring local floods and local
drouths. This statement has often
been made for 1913 and in bulletin
of March %, in forecasts of disturb
ance to cross the continent March
% to 27, was repeated thus: "Pre-
cipitation will average below nor
NAL but heavy rains will fall over a
few small sections"
Similar floods are expected later
in the year, and these bulletins will
give their dates and approximate
their locations as near as we can.
We are working on the location of
floods and great storms and have
reasons for hoping that we will be
successful. Next bulletin will give
general forecasts for May and our
monthly charts will be published
soon after fhn 18th