Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-26
The services listed below, however. are
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Inc services ilSIeu DelOW, however. dES
specifically beneficial to agriculture.
Frost warnings and special fruit
frost service, alfalfa warnings, etc.:
1t has been conclusively demonstrated
that the damages by spring frOSts il
the horticultural sections Of the cOun
try can be greatly mitigated, or ever
prevented entirely, by proper method'
Of artificlally heating the orchards
The weather bureau undertakes to tell
the orchardlst when frOsts are coming,
what the probable minimum tempera'
ture will be, and even to specify the
time to light the orchard fires and to
perform other operations A like
service Is extended to trucking inter-
ests, Sugar-cane growers, and many
other agricultural interests which may
be benefited by forewarnings Of early
or late frostS and of atmospheric con-
ditiOns detrimental to them.
Timely Warnings for Stockmen.
Advices of weather conditions favor
ing the cutting and harvesting Of al
falfa, and operations of like kind, Is
another specific service in the interest
Of agriculture.
Cattle region service: This Is
service operated during the summer
season especially. Authentic informa-
ton is disseminated concerning wealth
er, especially precipitation conditions
over the stock ranges and stock-raisjng
districts of the West, enabling stock
men to determine the best distribution
Of their cattle in the grazing districts
and the places where grazing is most
plentiful.
Stock warning service: This Is
closely allied to the cattle region serv-
ice. The weather bureau advises the
stOck-raising interests of the approach
and severity of cold waves, storms and
atmospheric conditions Injurious to
cattle. With ample warning in ad-
vance, the weak stock can be brought
to shelter and enormous losses pre-
vented.
Fire weather service: The studies
Of the fOresters and weather bureau
employees have resulted In supplying
a service on the part of the weather
bureau to the national and state or
CARNATIONS which is helpful in the
prevention and control Of forest fires,
ItG advices to fOrest-flre fighting agen.
cies promote the most effective dlstri'
button Of fire prevention and suppress
sion agencies.
Weather and crop bulletin The
object of this bulletin, issued weekly,
is to get the fullest possible lnfOrma-
ton to the agricultural interests as
to the weather conditions week by
week The effect of the weather on
crop conditions is also mentioned. The
bulletin is issued at great many ont
lying stations, and also at Washington.
Highway weather service: This
service, which is Of general charac-
ter, was inaugurated in limited way
as an Outgrowth of war conditions. 1t
consists of adding to the forecast mes
sageS and bulletins issued by the bu-
reau at number of its stations, adj |
vices as to the conditions of the prin-
cipal highways Of travel This infor,
nation is of interest to large num-
bers of highway users, but owing to
limited funds the service is not ex
tensive.
Any person or concern desiring tC
secure the benefit of one or more OF
these services should send request |
to the weather bureau, Washington,
D. c., stating as specifically as posi-
Bile the use that he will make of the
asked or the character of
the interests that will be served
thereby. .