Fortunes for Farmers 



a few thousand years, the last two or three 

 centuries have seen gigantic changes, and we can 

 face the future with confidence. 



Our problem falls into two parts. First, what 

 may be foreseen, and then what may be done 

 when forewarned. 



Weather forecasting is in its infancy; and 

 we have hardly touched the question at all. 

 First, to-morrow's weather or that of next 

 month may, and will, be accurately known 

 beforehand. There can be no doubt of this, it is 

 only a question of time. The weather does not, 

 as we once thought, suddenly appear from 

 nowhere; the wind does not come and go as once 

 it did beyond our knowledge, for we have tracked 

 it down and traced its whither and its whence. 

 If we lose it for a time, if our calculations and 

 prophecies at present are faulty, it is only because 

 of the gaps in our observing stations and the 

 fewness of the workers. 



If you look at the weather chart in the morning 

 paper you will see a map covered with curving 

 lines and figures. These are isobars, giving the 

 mean temperature at various places. Where it is 

 warmer the air rises and cooler air rushes in 

 from surrounding parts to fill the gap, causing 

 strong winds and storms, and bringing about 

 atmospheric changes according to how much 



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