Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-17


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 in
the horticultural sections of the coun-
try can be greatly mitigated, or even
prevented entirely, by proper methods
of artificially heating the orchards.
The weather bureau undertakes to tell
the Orchardist 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 forewarnlngs of early
or late frosts and of atmospheric con-
ditions detrimental to them.
Timely Warnings for Stocknen.
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 a
service operated during the summer
season especially. Authentic infOrma-
ton is disseminated concerning wealth
er, especially precipitation conditions
over the stock ranges and stOck-raiSlng
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 adj
vance, the weak stock can be brought
to shelter, and enormous losses pre-
vented
Fire weather service: The studies
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.
It's advices to forest-fire fighting agen-
cies promote the most effective distri-
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 informa-
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 n great many out
lying stations, and also at Washington.
Highway weather service: This
service, which Is of d general charac-
ter, was inaugurated in a 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, ad-
vices as to the conditions of the prln-
cipal highways of travel. This infor-
nation is of interest to large num-
hers of highway users, but owing to
limited funds the service Is not ex-
tensive.
Any person or concern desiring to
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
information asked or the character Of
the interests that will be served
thereby.