Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
WEATHER BULLETIN

Woaahaktont Apfu To- Inc last bui
letin gave forecasts OF disturbances 10
cross the continent April 10 to II and
April is to 22. warm wave April Y
TO IS and April II to 81. cool waves
April 10 to 10 and April 20 to "a.
These win cover a period warmer
than usual, making fine crop weather
Tor planting. sowing and growing.
Temperatures were expected TO 10 up
from about April ~ to "a.
This splendid crop weather will de
Velop the damages TO winter wheat
during the past winter and Is expected
to demonstrate a large amount OF dam.
age. The big spectators have com
plets control Of crop news and are Al
most universally in error. That is
their method OF manipulating prices
We have privately advised all farm.
ers who asked our advice to not sell
grain at the prices that prevailed dur.
ing March. Farmers can hold grain.
but Il Is difficult for option dealers to
do so. The great evil in grain and
cotton markets lies in the false crop
reports that are sent out. The govern.
ment reports might be made In a way
that would remedy this evil.
Next disturbance win reach the Pa.
eific coast about April "a, cross the
Pacific slope by the close OF April %.
central valleys April 20 to 2s. east.
ern sections April 20. Cool wave will
cross the Pacific slope about April q.
central valleys April 20. eastern sec.
tons May /,
No dangerous storms are expected
during the last half OF April The most
severe storms are expected not far
from April l5 Rains VIII not be ex.
eessiye during the last half Of April
A great fall In temperatures is ex.
pected from April "a to May 2. Usual.
ly fall in temperatures brings In.
creased rainfall, but no heavy rains
are expected during this 10 down in
temperatures. Drouth is not expected
during April except in a few small
sections.
May Is expected TO be cooler than
usual and 10 have more than the usual
rainfall. Southeastern states will get
most rain and the middle northwest
least rain. But most OF the middle
northwest-Canada and the states
east OF the Rockies will get sufficient
rain. Storms in May win be more
numerous than those In April. Storm
periods will occur during the weeks
centering on May 10. II and 30
Warmest week will center on May 9,
coolest week on May %. greatest
storms on the week cen;ering on
May 10.
Professor Willis L. Moore. the ex
chief OF the weather bureau. is nov
professor OF meteorology in the
George Washington University. yery
old institution located In this city. and
he is publishing the Caruthers Ions
range weather forecasts in the Hatch
et." the college paper OF that uniyer.
sity.
We are nearing the time for a test
OF long range forecasts and their sys
TENS and are ready for IT, We know
all the long range weather forecast
systems. while their authors know
nothing about ours. Indications are
that next winter will see a general
interest in these new systems and
that before the close OF 1917 the
weather bureau OF this country. Can
ada and most OF the European coun
tries will have adopted some one OF
these systems. There is some truth
in each OF these systems and we claim
TO have tested all OF them and have
adopted all the good contained in
each.