Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08
Siqns for Mild Winter.

Many definite conclusions may be
arrived at in recounting the weather
conditions in a general way, if the
right sort Of attention is given a
number Of little but vastly important
things in nature.
Nature, like everything else, goes
to extremes, and when we experience
a very severe drought we are GER
tain to see it followed by an unus-
ually wet time. Severe cold is al
ways followed by very warm wealth
er, and intense heat produces a cool
wave.
Three severe Winters never follow
each other in succession.
The Winter of l9O9-l91O, and that
Of 1911-1912 were both severe. The
country experienced more freezing
weather and more zero temperature
than chad been experienced in two
consecutive Winters for period of
about twenty years. The Winter of
lS9O-lS9l was a very mild, open
Winter, and in many sections it did
not freeze the ground enough during
the entire Winter to bear the weight
Of a horse. The two Winters prev
ious to that one were very severe.
Easter Sunday is regulated by the
Zodiac. Days and nights are equal
on the 21st day Of March and the
first Sunday after the first full moon
after the days and nights are equal
is always Easter. The moon is full
the next day after the full moon is
nights are equal next March, and
the next day after the full moon is
Sunday, and must be Easter, and it
is on March %, which is the earliest
that day can possibly come. 1t will
not occur that early again for years.
Selected Spring weather seldom
comes until after Easter Sunday,
and this means we will have a very
early Spring.
When there is a very heavy crop
of grain and hay the Winter fol-
towing is, in nine cases out Of ten,
a mild, open Winter. The crops
were very heavy the past season,
taking the country over.
All migratory birds were later in
passing South this season than US
ual, and yet many species Of birds
that all 60 when the Winter is to be
bad, remain if the weather is apt to
be mild. A search in our parks and
throughout the rural sections reveals
many Of the Summer feathered
friends Of humanity still lingering
with us.
When the Winter is very severe
thousands of robins have been known
to remain in Ohio and Pennsylvania
all Winter feeding on berries and
various sorts Of seeds that grew In
the wild places When the Winter
is mild the robins all go South, or il
any focks remain they stay far uI
in Canada.
The husks on corn and the chat
on wheat and oats were light the past
season, and whenever the Winters
are severe these are always very
heavy and cling very close about the
grains.
Thousands Of people have faith il
the caterpillar sign Of Winter.
When the hundreds Of caterpillar<
that creep about in Autumns arr
dark all along their back and CREEP
about until after freezing weathe:
the Winter is certain to be long ant
severe, but when the dark is onl,
found on part Of worms back, or i
is not very distinct, the Winter will
not be so severe.
If the dark is in the front tn
worst weather will be in the fore par
Of Winter, and if the dark is in tn
middle or toward the rear the wealth
or will be worse in the middle o
Winter months, or toward Spring.
When the wind blows in the sout]
after a rain it is not apt to turn coll
for the high barometric pressur
coming in from the far northwest /
not Of enough power to push acres