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" When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. "
Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1912 - Page 379
by U.S. Department of Agriculture - 1913
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Vermont Agricultural Report ..., Volume 8, Parts 1883-1884

Vermont. State Board of Agriculture - 1884 - 454 pages
...PROVERBS RELATING TO STARS. When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. When the sky is very full of stars, expect rain. PROVERBS RELATING TO THE SUN. Since the colors and...
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The Record Almanac for the Year ...

1885 - 568 pages
...bring cold weather. If therebc many falling stars during a clear evening in summer, expect thunder. When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a Middle. The edge of the Milky Way which is the brightest, indicates the direction from which the approaching...
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Bulletin, Issues 26-33

1899 - 848 pages
...wise. J. iMmVs "Aratiu.' STABS. When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. Before the rising of a wind the lesser stars are not visible, even on a clear night. — Pliny, XVIII,...
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Bulletin, Issues 26-35

United States. Weather Bureau - 1899 - 926 pages
...¡¿mill's "Araiiu.' STABS. When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, • The earth will soon become a puddle. Before the rising of a wind the lesser stars are not visible, even on a clear night. — Pliny, XVIII,...
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Bulletin, Issue 33

United States. Weather Bureau - 1903 - 206 pages
.../. Lamb's "Araius.' STARS. When the stars flicker in a dark background, rain or snow follows soon. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. Before the rising of a wind the lesser stars are not visible, even on a clear night. — Pliny, XVIII,...
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Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture

1913 - 884 pages
...less sound and have much value. Thus, Clear moon, Frost soou, Moonlit nights have the heaviest frosts, and others of this class are true enough, because...instance, When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soou become a puddle. This proverb furnishes, in general, a correct forecast. It also affords a curious...
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Agricultural Meteorology: The Effect of Weather on Crops

John Warren Smith - 1920 - 364 pages
...absorption of moisture from the atmosphere by the wood fibers in the stem. 591. Moisture in vapor form. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. "When the sky is full of stars, expect rain." When there is an increased amount of moisture in the...
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Weather Proverbs and Paradoxes

William Jackson Humphreys - 1923 - 160 pages
...concerning the weather. Most of the star proverbs, like all others, are mere nonsense, but a few of them have decided merit, as, for instance: "When the stars...furnishes, in general, a correct forecast. It also furnishes a curious illustration of the ignorance that once was — perhaps it would not be far wrong...
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The Volta Review, Volume 25

1923 - 692 pages
...and the weather May change together ; But the change of the moon, Does not change the weather. 1Í). When the stars begin to huddle The earth will soon become a puddle. 20. The higher the clouds, the finer the weather. 21. When the smokes goes west, good weather is past....
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The Navy Reader

William Harrison Fetridge - 1943 - 484 pages
...low clouds, and there is a lower temperature. The stars also play their part in weather forecasting. When the stars begin to huddle, The earth will soon become a puddle. The reason for this is very simple. When a mist is caused in the sky at night by low-hanging clouds,...
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