The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-31
BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
FEATURES OF SEPTEMBER
The Dry Weather Will Extend Into
the Cotton States and Cause Loss
Of Top Growth of Cotton-Threc
Storms Scheduled for the Month.

| OF Top Growth OF COttOn-I'hret
Storms Scheduled for the Month
copyrighted 1918 by w. T. Foster
Washington, D. c., Aug. 30.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturb
ance to cross the continent Aug. 29
to Sept. 2, warm wave Aug. % tc
Sept. 1, cool wave Aug. 81 to Sept. l.
This disturbance will average
warmer than usual and rainfall will
be less than usual, but a few show
ers with heavy rains in a few places
The most important weather fea-
ture Of September will be its rain
fall, which is expected to be less
than usual. The September rains are
important on account of sowing
winter grains, and as better rains
are expected in October it would be
| advisable to SOW late where it is toe
dry for sprOuting the grain. But
where the soil is sufficiently moist
it will be best to SOW early, particu-
larly in northern states, in order
that a good growth may give pro-
! lection to the roots of the grain
during November, which is expect
ed to be colder and more stormy
than usual.
Of the three principal storm
waves Of September we give par
ticular warning for Sept. IL to lS
That will be the most dangerous
part Of the month and no risk
should be taken. The equinoctia
storms this year will occur not far
from Sept. IS and %. but the first
period will be unusually severe.
| The dry weather Of September
will extend into the cotton states
and cause considerable loss to the
top groWths Of cotton. AS to the
1914 winter grain crops we can
make no estimate before the first of
November 1913, but we will be able
to make a valuable estimate of the
1915 wheat crop early in 1914
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about Sept. 3, cross Pa
cific slope by close Of 4, great cen
tral valleys to 7, eastern sections
l8. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about Sept. 8, great central
valleys 5, eastern sections I. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
Sept. 6, great central valleys 8, east
ern sections 10.
Very warm during this period and
the storm forces, though not great,
will have greater than usual inten-
sity. Not much rain generally but q
few local thunder showers and q
probability Of few hail storms.
Third storm wave Of September
will reach Pacific coast about g.
cross Pacific slope by close OF 10
great central valleys II to 13, east
ern sections "A. Warm wave VIII
cross Pacific slope about Sept. g.
great central valleys A, eastern
sections 13. Cool wave will cross the
Pacific slope about Sept: II, great
central valleys II, eastern sections
f16. While this disturbance will aV-
erage warmer than usual it will not
be as warm as the preceding storm
wave. Showers will increase. Force
Of the storms will be less till Sept.
t3. when they will begin to Increase
preparatory for the great storm pc
riod Of Sept. II to IS. On Sept. ~
YOU should begin to think about
hunting places Of safety.
Orthodox scientists who are per
sistent critics Of planetary meteor
ology should go back in weather
history and investigate conditions
during the years when Jupiter oc-
cupied positions similar to this year
and they will surely find great
weather events. Jupiter,s cycle IS
II.S4 years, and in its first cycle you
will find the great drouth and de
struction in the corn crop Of the
year 1901. Hunt up other weather
events near those i2-year cycles OF
the great planet Jupiter and you