Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-11
PUBLIC Benefited
BY WEATHER BUREAU
New Lines Of Work Taken Up
Especially for Be'c6t Of the
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Public

Washington, D. G., Dec. lO.-Sev-
eral new lines Of work for the nene'
| fit of the public, and especially OF the
| farmers, according to the annual re-
mort of the weather bureau were IN
augurated during the year. others
recently begun have been
into portions Of the country where
the growing Importance OF agrlcul-
tural pursuits have made them OF in
! creased value.
A special service given to orchard
lists and raisers Of tobacco, oranges,
| c%ranberries, and certain other crops
has been rendered by means OF frost
warnings issued in spring and autumn.
Close attention is paid by the fore
| casters to the needs Of these crops
| at critical periods, and the growers arc
kept fully advised as to the dangers
| of frost and are warned OF the neces'
| sity OF res0rting to measures OF pro-
| lection through artificial heating and
smudglng, or flooding the Dogs in the
case of cranberries.
The establishment of a Cattle Re-
giOn Service" through which Dulle'
! tins containing statements or weather
conditions over In stock ranges OF
| the Texas panhandle and adjacent re-
gions are issued, constitutes a new
feature Of the bureaus work. This
has been particularly effective as at
fecting the cattle industry of the great
southwest, having proved OF such ma.
terial value as to create a demand
for its continuance throughout the
entire year, instead Of from April to
October as at present.
Another opportunity for service has
been found IN the timbered regions Of
the west during periods of unusual
drought, This has been taken ad'
vantage of through the issue OF spe-
cial forecasts Of hot dry winds, which
are disseminated directly 10 the Of
ticials of the fire patrol OF the forest
service and other. similar Organiza.
tons, placing them on their guard at
times of unusual danger Of fire in.
ception.' A feature of considerable
moment to scientists and students OF
m~eteorology was the daily issue OF a
weather map for the entire northern
hemisphere, begun by the bureau last
January. Unfortunately, the issue OF
this map was necessarily suspended
ut the outbreak of the present Euro.
pean war.
A special investigation of orchard
conditions in western North Carolina,
where systematic observations are be.
ing carried on in a number Of or
ehards by the weather bureau in CO
operation %witlrethe state experiment
station, promises to give valuable re
su It's. These studies have in view
the establishment OF the influence OF
Topography on loo | climate, the nlti
mate o'>iect2 being 10 d~i.ferentiate the
safe and unsafe locations for orchards
IN. such regions.
Exp orations Of the upper air and
studies. Of srla. radiation " re con
iiEned o. ht 'Ite,u during tie year
No small Ii ii hls been thrown upon
obscure Tea >res CT weather contro
through TIC irfc nation already oh
tair:ad OF conditions prevailing III the
/ ,ppcr atmosphere, ard continued In
vestigatioNs ?ye csncc:cd 10 disclose
additional valuable facts. Active field
work Of this character was transfer
red during the year from Mount Wea
ther, Virginia, TO 'Ecst Omaha, Ne
b.nska. wberh leer favorable .ccndi
tians for attnosIAc..a exploration ex
! list.