The Caucasian., 1913-03-23
BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
THE GREAT STORM PERIOD
Will Continue to the Middle Of April
and All Weather Features Will
Continue To Be of Greater Force
Than Usual.


Than Usual
copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster}
Washington, March 22.-Last bu:-
letin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross the continent March % to
81, warm wave % to 26, cool wave
25 to 20. This will be continuation
of the dangerous storm period. The
temperatures will average higher
than usual. Precipitation will aver
age below normal but heavy rains
will fall over few small sections.
The most severe storms OF this
month of dangerous storms are eX-
pected to accompany this disturb
ance and to occur in the great CEN
trail valleys within a fe wdays OF
March 25. Next disturbance will
reach the Pacific coast about March
q, cross Pacific slope by close Of %,
great central valleys 20 to 81, east
ern sections April 1. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about March
q, great central valleys 20, eastern
sections 81. Cool wave will cross
Pacific slope about March 80, great
central valleys April 1, eastern Sec
tions April 8.
The great storm period will con-
tinue to middle of April and all
weather features will continue to be
| of greater force than usual except
that while local rains will be excess
sive in a few places the average
rainfall will continue to be less than
usual. Temperatures of the warm
wave accompanying this disturbance
will go to high degrees.
Storm waves will follow each 9TH
er in rapid succession from about
March % to April 9, and another
disturbance will reach the PaclIic
coast about March 81, cross Pacific
slope by close Of April 1, great cen
trail valleys April 2 to 4, eastern Sec
tions 5. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about March 81, great
central valleys April 2, eastern Sec
tions 8. Cool wave will cross Pacific
slope about April 8, great central
valleys 5, eastern sections I.
This disturbance will continue the
high temperatures, heavy rains in a
few places, severe drOuth in large
sections and will be followed by
cooler. The dangerous storms Of
/ March seem to center near 25 and
of April near 4. While this month
of dangerous storms does not prom
ise to be the most severe of the year
it is so long drawn out that ths
storm damages may be as great as
those of next July.
4 Crop planting time is near and all
early maturing crops should be
planted early in order to avoid the
drouth that may strike some sec
tions later in the season. In large
parts of the country the soil is wet
and the crops should be in early so
as to get the benefit of that mois-
ture before it evaporates. A general
drouth is not expected.
Many letters come to us asking
when to sell grain and cotton. This
is difficult question to answer for
the reason that there have been in
dications Of depression which
would lower prices. While we dc
not believe we will have a panic, the
i threat makes prices of grain and
cotton a little unsteady The gov
ernment reports indicate a larger
than usual amount of grain ia farm
ers' hands.
The soil of the spring wheat
country in our middle northwestern
/ States and Canada is generally II
good condition as to moisture and
this promises we'll for that cereal
| April crop weather indications are
unusually favorable and the crops
| will get good and early start. The
early closing of the European war is
i favorable to lower prices of wheat
South American grain is now going
| into the markets and has a depress-
i ing effect. Fine April weather will
be favorable to farmers delivering
their grain. Cotton prices are just
now rather uncertain.