The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
....
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Most Rain Is Expected in the Great
Central Valleys not Far from May
9, and i'm Eastern Sections About
and Following May 20.

copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster
Washington, May 10.-Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent May 9 to 13 anG
IA to- iS, warm wave 8 to II and t3
to II, cool waves II to Is and i6 10
20. This period of about two weeks
will average warmer than usual and
will be followed by a great fall in
temperatures. Storm forces will De
greater than the usual average and
severe weather may be expected
May 8 to IL, but dangerous storms
are not probable. Most rain is ex-
pected in the great central valleys
not far from May 9 and in eastern
sections about and following May 20
The next disturbance will reach
Pacific coast about May t9, cross
Pacific slope by close of 20, great
central valleys q to %, eastern
sections 81. Warm wave will cross
Pacific slope about May 10, great
central valleys 2i, eastern sections
i23. Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about May q, great central
valleys "a, eastern sections rs.
This disturbance will average
colder than usual, will be preceded
by great fall in temperatures, fol-
lowed by a cool wave that will car
ry frosts farther south than usual,
and cause the coolest weather OF
the month. Tender vegetables
should be protected in northern sec
tions.
This disturbance, following lull
in the storm forces, will inaugurate
another period Of dangerous storms
but the most severe storms will
come with the next disturbance. Not
far from May "a the above described
disturbance will cause severe
weather east of meridian 80 and at
the same time severe weather may
be expected off the coast of British
Columbia.
We are not expecting such dan
gerous storms as those of recent
months but it is, advisable to use
care and not go into unprotected
places while this storm is passing.
Our danger signals will hang out
from May 20 to 81 and our readers
may expect the most severe storms
to occur close in front of the warm
waves and not far from the places
and dates noted for the disturbance.
Indications favorable to general
shortage of rainfall and some indl-
cations of damage to crops by
drouth. That is expected to be the
general condition, but some places,
on account of the severe storms,
will get too much rain. The middle
southeastern states will have some
heavy local rains and similar condi-
tions may be expected in parts OF
PENNSYLVANIA, New. York, the New
England States and the eastern pro-
vinces. But large sections between
meridian IS and the Rockies will be
too dry for good of growing crops.
Much will depend on the amount OF
moisture in the soil the middle OF
April Where the soil was wet at
that time the crops may come out
of the drouth in good shape. Oats
will probably suffer most.
Prof. Hopkins of the University OF
Illinois severely attacks two errors
made by the United State Agricui-
tural Department in the past few
years. He says that the optimistic
secretary permitted the erroneous
statement to the effect that farm
soils never wear out and that the
estimates of crop production were
uniformly extravagant. These bull
letins have frequently stated that
the government reports of the crops
over estimated the productions. The
|effect of such estimates is to enable
the big spectators to buy at low
prices and of course the farmers
and planters are the losers. This
matter should be looked into and
the government reports more care
fully made. For a scientific depart
ment to declare that farm soils do
not wear out is so ridiculous that
we can find no excuse for it.