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Show HOW THE FARMER CAN MAKE PRACTICAL USE OF NEWSPAPER j Farm and Fireside, tho national farm paper published at Springfield Ohio, presents tho following In Us current issue: "Most everyone reads and appreciates appreci-ates the government weather forecasts; fore-casts; but how many, especially farmers and poultrymen realize the --j-4 value of the weather report, giving, as It does, the temperature and weather wea-ther conditions of the previous day In all sections of tho country7 "Since the advent of the rural delivery, de-livery, all up to date farmers get a new simper, and Its value can be mado Immeasurably greater by a careful study of the weather report. For Instance, In-stance, the previous day at 8 p. m. the temperature of Detroit was thirty thir-ty degrees. Then ,lt you happen to live In eastern Pennsylvania that will In all probability be your local temperature tem-perature the following evening. Farmers Far-mers or poultrymen who have to look after the ventilation of barns or poultry houses will find this knowledge knowl-edge Invaluable. "It takes a little time and study before one becomes proficient In an-I an-I tlclpivtlng the weather, but after a I time it becomes like second nature. I There are many who. by closely ob-I ob-I serving local conditions can pretty I accurately forecast tho weather. I "Suppose you have a long drive to I make and you llvo in eastern Penn-I Penn-I sylvanla, then If you know it rained I or snowed tho previous night in Chi-I Chi-I cago or Detroit or that it had been I zero, you would, If you posslb y could I put that drive off until later, when I the weather were likely to bo mo o I favorable. I "The writer has had four years ox- perlence ra'slng squabe nnd he knows how valuable It is to havo some know-I know-I ledge of weather probabilities In a"- ranging tho ventilation of pigeon houses for th0 night. Poultrymen who sometimes havo to get up during the night to closo a door or window or look after an outdoor brooder because a strong cold wind has sprung up might havo foreseen tho conditions by a simple study of the weather report. re-port. "In rending this article do not confuse con-fuse weather reports with weather of tho previous day, while tho forecast fore-cast glvos tho probabilities for tho day." |