AdRKTLTI'HAL ArPIU)PRlAT!ON BIIJ^ 1924. 85 



Mr. Makvin. TIu'v lm\«' iiln'ii<ly rx i«l«'ji<r.l (licir siiuvnty this 

 yviw l>v puttiiiir iii> alKtiit lialf tin* rin>n»'V tluMiisrlves. 



Mr. Am>kh.s4»n'. ()f course' I tliii>k tin* mil «lifli<iiltv about this 

 item is it is a siM»i'ijil wrvue whi«h applies to oiie inunstrv ami a 

 rt'hitiM'ly small |)rop<)rf ion of that iii<histrv. I hav«' u fi'iliriL'' that 

 if ail appropriation of that kind shoiiM Im' tmi<l<' if \v<.iil<l r!<>» !.«• 

 inappro{)riato. 



WONOMU" BKNKKITH I»KBIVEI>. 



Mr. M AirviN. I tliink that is .souikI. I want to say. however, tliat 

 the hiireau was created for this economic henelit. 'I'his as you say 

 is local. It is local for southerti California wheiv they are lii«:hly 

 orjraiii/ed and profit by it, hut as tlu' st*ason advances these men 

 move ii|) into n(»rthcrn (\ilif(U-nia. ()re<r«»n, and Washin^'ton. wln-re 

 the same work is hein^ conducted, and in (^tlorado. We are jrivin^ 

 the .same information to truck jrarden communities of the South in 

 Florida, and while it is local in one particular community, we are 

 «rivin<r similar or somewhat local service all over the country. 



Mr. Hi CHAXAX. You are <rivin<jr p'neral information in the South, 

 as I understand it. 



Mr. Mahvix. We are «rivin^ jieneiul information about huiTicanes, 

 iM'caus' a hurricane covei^s a lar^e area — it is general. 



KRORT (MCrRKF.NCES AND REMEDIE.S T.\KEM TO PREVENT D.\MAGEw 



Mr. BrcHAXAX. This is a specirtc locality. When the frost occurs 

 they had better put out their heaters and prevent the frost damajre. 

 You have to take your daily temperatures, and it requires a man on 

 the frround to do that. 



Mr. Makvix. That taking of the daily temperature is done by the- 

 orchardists. They furnisli us with these local reports, which are 

 used, with the telegraphic repoits from the *2(X) stations I sjK)ke of, 

 in order to make the forecasts and minimum-temperature predictions 

 upon which successful protection dej)ends. 



Mr. AxoKK.sox. Perhaps we have got too narrow a view of what 

 these people do. I gather from what you said, and Mr. Tiuchanan 

 did, too, that these fellows went out with their thermometers and on 

 the basis of that they make a forecast. From what you say. they <Zi^t 

 these reports from different areas and other points, and they get that 

 and put them together on a certain date in order to determine what 

 degi'ee of frost there is going to Ik* at a certain time. 



Mr. Makvix. The Weathei- Bureau man examines the reports and 

 makes the forecast, not the growei-s. The Weather Bureau man 

 makes the interpretation. 



Mr. AxDEHsox. You make numerous preliminary surveys in order 

 to do that < 



Mr. Makvix. AVe make numerous preliminary surveys of local con- 

 ditions, and it is from the meteorologist's knowledge of atmospheric 

 conditions that he is able to forecast. 



Mr. AxuKR.sox. How often does that frost occur^ 



Mr. Makvix. This vear we had an unusual vear. as is shown bv 

 these photographs. Frost is an annual occurrence in this region. 



