Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
Dutch Nv Gather 4 roph het Talks
s. of Drought.

Dutch Gather 0phet l'aiks
of Drouig ht.
w. P. Houseal, Dutch weather
prophet; says that The approaching
winter will be colder than the winter
Of last year and that at least one
heavy snow will fall south and east
Of the Blue Ridge; the indications
are, the prophet says, that Columbia
Will be in the path of this snow.
following are the weather com-
ments Of Mr.. Houseal: s5,
The prolonged drought has nc, no
doubt brought an appreh rehension that i,
it will continue through the fall and
winter. However, conditions which
prevailed September 22-2e indicated
precipitation during the winter to
provide sufficient soil moisture for
the sowing a nd termination Of grain
crops. These indications have already
been apparent in the abundant rain
which has broken the drought.
The drought has some remarkable
features: It prevailed over the whole
country and was broken by rainfall
simultaneously in the regions of the
lakes and gulf. The change was ap-
parens Thursday at noon when the
wind, which had been from the east
nearly three weeks, moved to the
south in the upper almos sphere, vet
it still continued from the east in an
exceedingly lower stratum barely
above the height Of a three story
building. There was never any doubt
at sunset Wednesday that this sec
tion would be visited by rain within
72 hours. The principle in meteorolo-
Igy which governs these conditions is
as old asE the earth itself. The east
wind had deposited 2 tremendous
amount Of moisture in the upper at
mosphere and as the high pressure
changed to the lower form it met q
response in like condition coming
from the caribbean sea and the
south wind gradually absorbed the
east wind by rising above it. This
was clearly indicated a week before
the direct change occurred, as all
the clouds which were to be observed
at all came from the gulf. Usually
under normal conditions such an east
wind as prevailed during the latter
part, of September would bring rain
within one-tenth Of the time as was
the case during the recent drought.
1t is very probable that about oc-
tober % disturbance Of great in
tensity will prevail in the gulf and
its course be northeastward and
along the south Atlantic coast.
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In. addition, the same conditions
observed September 22-29 indicate
a colder winter thanslast year. The
next season will occur around Octo-
Der Is. This. will be the central date,
and one frost will occur either three
days ahead or after this date Nature
is a great protector of its products
and observation Of i. certain fauna
show that frost thus early will not
prevent their full growth and bloom.
So far, however, as crops are con-
cerned the drought has had the same
effect a killing frost would have pro-
duced at this period of the year.
At least one heavy snow will oc-.
cur during the winter south and east
of the Blue Ridge, and indications
are such that Columbia will be in its
path. While it is not easy to fore
cast the date of a snow more than 30
days ahead of time, it has been my
purpose to, say that in this annual
forecast snow will occur about the
date Of the winter solstice. Decem-
Der 20.
AS postscript: Rain will occur in
this season within 72 hours from sun
set Sunday, October s.--The State.
Teacher. Shortage in State no
Z More.