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THE FARMER AND THE WEATHER 



heat of the body and they will fatten with less food than 

 if left out in the wet and cold. 



The Weather Bureau. The farmer is greatly 

 benefited by the forecasts of the Weather Bureau. 

 In fruit-growing regions, particular attention is given 

 to frost predictions. Very often a fruit crop, worth 



SMUDGE POTS ARE BURNED IN THE ORCHARD TO PREVENT FROST 



thousands of dollars, is saved by starting fires in the 

 orchards to prevent the frost. Very many farm opera- 

 tions can be controlled by knowing the weather which 

 is to come in the next thirty-six hours. The intelligent 

 farmer pays close attention to the forecasts of the 

 Weather Bureau and gives no attention to the quack 

 forecasts for long periods of time which are so often 

 given in patent medicine almanacs. 



