Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — WEATHER FORECASTS. [ARTICLE]

WEATHER FORECASTS.

WHAT PROPHET FOSTER HAS TO SAY. A Dangerous Stonn to Occur West of the Mississippi River About the 7th or Bth —The Corn Crop Will Have 'Abundant Time to Mature. Septemb r Forecasts. My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent from September 2 to 6, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about September 6, cross the Western mountains by the close of the 7th, the great central valleys from Sth to Itith, anU the Eastern States about the 11th. * This will be a dangerous storm west of the Mississippi Biver on the 7th and ■Bth, and tornadoelf and hail may be expected. This disturbance will cause general rains, and with it the drought conditions will disappear. Light frosts may be expected in Montana, the Dakotas, aud Minnesota from the cool wave following this storm. The cool wave will cross the Western mountains about the 9th, the great central valleys about the 11th, and the Eastern States about the 13th. These cool waves usually cause showers. After this disturbance September will give us an average temperature and two periods of severe storms. Frosts will be late and not severe. Northern corn crops will have an abundance of time to rnatuYe, and September top cotton will be better than that which matures In August. Ijocai torvcHMtM. Weather changes move from west to east across the continent, and each local forecast is made for within 250 miles east and west of the magnetic meridian mentioned, and for all the country between 25 and 50 degrees of north latitude. These local weather changes will occur within twenty-four hours before or after sunset of the dates given: SANTA EE, DENVER AND BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN. September—--4 Wind changing. 5 Cooler and clearing. B—Moderating. . 7 Warmer. 8— Storm wave on this meridian. 9 Wind changing. and clearing. GALVESTON, KANSAS CITY AND MINNEAPOLIS MERIDIAN. September—--4 Storm wave on tills meridian. 5 Wind changing. 6 Cooler and clearing. 7 Moderating. 8— Warmer. 9 Storm wave en this meridian. 10—Wind changing. ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANSING MERIDIAN. September— 4 —Warmer.

5 Storm wave on this meridian. 6 Wind changing. 7 Cooler and oearing. 8— Moderating. 9 Wanner. 10—Storm wave on this meridian. Copyrighted 1892, by W. T. Foeter. WESTERN WEEKLY CROP REPORT. Weather All that Could lie Doslred In Most Sections—Peaches Diseased. The weekly weather aud crop bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington gives the following summaries of conditions in the various States. Kentucky—Scattering rains have done much good, but some sections still suffer; temperature and sunshine nearly normal; corn and tobacco generally in fair condition. Missouri—High temperature. Insufficient and badly distributed rainfall prove detrimental to crops, lute corn especially; plowing retarded, but ull other work progresses favorably. Illinois—Temperature and sunshine in northern and central and southern portion about average; rainfall Iq, northern and central portions below average and above in southern portions; oat harvest completed; light crop; wheat thrashing well along; fruit very light; rain needed In northern and central portions for corn. Indiana—Warm and sunshiny: rains beneficial to crops; corn growing rapidly; plowing for wheat progressing; pastures in good condition; fruit scarce and of Inferior quality. Ohio—Rainfall above In central and south and deficient In north p >rlions; crops doing nicely; rains retarded the thrashing; oats fair; corn Improving; potatoes fair but poor In noitliorn portion, where grasshoppers, bugs, and worms are damaging. Michigan Temperature and sunshine above normal; rainfall badly needed and badly distributed; thrashing In active operation; oats mostly secured; slight damage by drought in souNiern counties. Wisconsin—Small grain cut In southern portion; some winter grain thrashed; cutting oats and spring wheat begun In central and northern portion; ruin deficient, needed for cranberries; tobacco, corn, and oats growing well Minnesota Conditions beneficial In northwest portion; considerable damage by wind, rain and hall, followed by hlfh temperature tn the west, central, and southwest portions; temperature beneficial to corn in southwest portion.

lowu—Weather all that could be deaired for rapid growth of corn; temperature and sunshine slightly above normal and rainfall generally below; some damnge to grain in northwest district by hall and wind. North Dakota—Continued hot weather very Injurious to grain; serious damage to wheat by rain and hall in southeast sections; early wheat harvest; general cooler weather needed badly. South Dakota—Very warm and favorable week; harvesting of all crops progressing rapidly; thrashing begun. Nebraska—Temperature favorable to growing crops; corn greatly improved by frequent copious showers; prospects of • good crop. Kansas—Rainfall ample, except in extreme southwest and southeast portions; warm, sunshiny week; corn, apples and pastures much benefited by these conditions; rain delayed haying and thrashing. Oklahoma—Temperature and sunshine normal; rainfall above normal; heavy and well distributed; grass and forage abundant; farmers plowing for wheat and making hay. Montana— Precipitation below and temperature above normal; grass drying up rapidly on««tock ranges; weather favorable for baying. Wyoming—Precipitation below and temperature slightly atove normal; good weather for harvesting; too dry for gra>a Colorado—Week wus warm and dry; water in dltehes is low. but sufficient for present demand-; grain harvest nearing completion; corn earing well; potatoes good.