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masses, some portions of which are 

 silvery white, a thunder storm is in- 

 dicated. 



Stratus clouds lie near the earth. 

 They are level, low and fairly dense. 

 Especially in the summer these clouds 

 are in evidence early in the morning. 

 As the sun rises Stratus clouds 

 change their height and shape and 

 become Cumuli which readily disap- 

 pear. If, instead of rising and dis- 

 sipating. Stratus clouds grow more 

 dense in the morning a storm is in- 

 dicated. 



Nimbus clouds are combinations of 

 the three types named above. At the 

 base is a dense layer of Stratus 

 clouds. Rising above this are heaped 

 up, sometimes ragged. Cumulus 

 clouds, and at the top of all are 

 flying strands of Cirrus clouds. This 

 is the typical storm cloud which us- 

 ually preceds a heavy downpour. 



Cirro-cumulus are formed by the 

 descent and massing of Cirrus clouds 

 into small round balls, piled together. 

 These clouds are apt to be seen in hot, 

 dry weather or after storms in sum- 

 mer and under such conditions usual- 

 ly indicate further .heat and drought. 



Cirro-stratus clouds are every- 

 where familiar as the so-called Mack- 

 erel sky. They are a combination of 

 the Cirrus type and the Stratus type, 

 heavier than the former and more un- 

 dulating or broken than the latter. 



They are a fairly certain indication 

 of aproaching storm. 



POPULAR WEATHER SIGNS. 



The following fonnula of popular 

 weather signs was adopted by the 

 Farmers' Club of the American Insti- 

 tute a number of years ago: 1. When 

 the temperature falls suddenly, there 

 is a storm forming south of you. 2. 

 When the temperature rises suddenly, 

 there is a storm forming north of you. 

 3. The wind always blows from a 

 region of fair weather toward a re- 

 gion where a storm is forming. 4. 

 Cirrus clouds always move from a 

 region where a storm is in progress 

 toward a region of fair weather. 5. 

 Cumulus clouds always move from a 

 region where a storm is forming. 6. 

 When Cirrus clouds are moving 

 rapidly from the north or northeast 

 there will be rain within twenty-four 

 hours no matter how cold it is. 7. 

 When Cirrus clouds are moving 

 rapidly from the south or southeast 

 there will be a cold hailstorm on the 

 morrow if it be in the summer, and 

 if it be in the winter there will be a 

 snowstorm. 8. The wind always 

 blows in a circle around a storm, and 

 when it blows from the north the 

 heaviest rain is east of you; if it 

 blows from the south, the heaviest 

 rain is west of you; if it blows from 

 the east, the heaviest rain is south. 

 9. The wind never blows unless rain 

 or snow is falling within 1,000 miles 

 of you. 10. Whenever heavy white 

 frost occurs, a storm is forming with- 

 in 1,000 miles north or northwest of 

 you. — Courtesy of Farm and Home. 



Installation of Hot and Cold Water Systems in Farm Home. 



