The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-30
FOSTERS BULLETIN
OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
The NEXT DISTURBANCE
Will Continue the Dangerous Storm
Period, Followed by Il Gold Wave
and Frosts Extending Further
South Than Usual.

copyrighted 1913 by w. I. FOSTER
Washington, March 29-Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbances
to cross the continent March 20 to
April 2, and April to 5, warm wave
March % to April 1, and March 81
to April 1, cool waves March 81 to
EApril 2 and April 3 to 7.
This will be continuation of the
dangerous storm mentioned in pre-
vious bulletins. These dangerous
storms began their work about two
days before the time announced for
them, and many lives and great loss
OF property were the results of this
first onslaught. That part of the
storm period was so severe that 1t
might give hope that the storm
forces blew themselves out, but con-
dItlons warn us to be on the alert
for more than usual storm energies
March % to April 3.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
ciiic coast about April 6, cross Pa
oific slope by close of Z, great GEN.
tral valleys 8 to 10, eastern sections
II. Warm wave will cross PacIIc
slope about April 6, great central
valleys 8, eastern sections TO- Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
April 9, great central valleys II,
eastern sections i3.
This disturbance will continue
the dangerous storm period and will
be followed by a cold wave in nor
thern sections that may cause frosts
further south than usual. Tender
plants should be protected. But the
cold will soon pass, leaving the
months temperatures to average
higher than usual.
Not much rain in great central
valleys before April 10, but in the
northeastern states good rains will
occur from April i6 to %. The cool
weather near middle of April may
cause showers but no general rains.
Crop weather is expected to con-
tinue satisfactory and farmers and
planters will have good opportuni-
ties for planting and sowing. Early
maturing crops should be planted or
sown very early and late maturing
crops put in unusually late.
These bulletins were correct in
advising farmers that grain prices
would go lower, but of course every
farmer who can do so should keep
some surplus grain till the next
crops are assured. Our forecast OF
crop weather in South America
proved to be good, and this is evi-
dence that we will ge the crop
weather forecasts for this continent
in good shape.
For thirty-eight days, January 26
to March 4, our forecasts of crop
weather were good enough, except
for four days, a record that no other
forecaster has or can equal. In our
next scientific paper we will demon
strate this statement to be true.
Since October 1912 we have made
no error in forecasting dangerous
storms except in one case, and then
missed it only two days. Our pre-
diction of drouth in large sections
of this continent to follow October
1912 was correct.
Prices of grain continued to go
down although the Balkan war ap-
peared no nearer the end. Some
strange influence controls the price
of grain and cotton. Farmers got
scared and began to deliver large
quantities of the cereals and away
went the prices. 1t now seems that
nothing but bad crop prospect can
put the prices up again. Some think
the prices were too high.