The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-30
COP|OUS SHOWERS
DISPEL FEARS OF
GENERAL DROUGHT
Wheat Crop Throughout North
west Greatly Benefited by
the Rains of the Last Forty
eight Hours.

The slight fear that was prevalent
| among the farmers of the Minnesota
and South and North Dakota grain
belts concerning the threatened
| drought has been dispelled by the
showers of Sunday afternoon and Sun
day and Monday night. Though in some
| portions of the Red river valley only
showers of a very light nature fell.
the benefit that will be derived from
even that slight concession on the part
of the weather man will be inestima-
bic in saving the threatened crops.
Milbank, S. D., had the heaviest rain
| of any Northwestern point, lilo inches
falling there in four hours. Minneap-
oils had .27 inches up to 8 o'clock yes
terday morning, and Pembina, Willis
ton, Winnipeg, Minnedosa and Huron
all reported good rains.
Around Grand Forks the rain SEEM
ed to miss altogether. During Satur
day and Sunday some portions of that
territory received slight wettings but
not enough to bring with it benefit to
the crops. Much of the early wheat
in that district is heading, and by the
Fourth of July will be entirely shot
This must of necessity be scant in
point of filling, as the heads cannot
fall OF being very short and dWarfed
This condition of affairs, however, is
confined to very small space, COM
paratively speaking, and even in this
district it is hoped that the late wheat
will pield an abundant harvest. The
worst section lies northeast of Grand
Forks for a distance of forty or fifty
miles on the Minnesota side of the
river.
Advices from Kenmare, N. D., speak of
a heavily seeded barley crop well ia len
care of by the weather. 1t is said that
more barley was sown in that neighbor%
hood this year than ever before.
Heavy Rains Expected.
Fargo had a slight rainfall Sunday aft
ernoon with heavy clouds showing in ev-
ing to heavy rain within very short
time.
Albert Lea. Mimi. correspondence tells
of an excellent corn crop. The hot
weather has tended to bring it to a high
state of perfection, and the hopes Of all
the farmers are that not too much rain
may fall now and spoil all.
From New Ulm comes the cheering word
that the crops there are all in the very
best Of condition Hayinng is in progress
moth crop of every description, and the
seed clover is looking the best in many
years.
Crops are suffering slightly at Fosston.
Minn.,- and wheat and oats on the high
ground are reported to be much damaged.
One inspector of conditions reports that
in two townships. Immediately north of
Fosston. there will not be much better
than a half crop.
Crops in Olmsted county were never
better and especially in the vicinity Of
Rochester is the wheat of more than or
dinarily promising yield Potatoes are
healthy in look and it is said the tubers
will be of more than ordinary Size with
abundance in number.
Rain is needed at Mora, Mimi, though
the crops are in splendid condition ~rz9t-
withstanding the lack sof moisture. Corn
in that locality is very backward; thoueS
the acreage of potatoes is uncommonly
heavy and the crop promises.
Heavy rains visited Morris, Mimi, Sun
day-MOnday night and as it was accom-
panied with a minimum of wind the good
it accomplished is inestimable.
At AndOver, S. D.. one and one-half
inches of rain fell Monday morning and
the crops there of all kinds will be of the
best in quantity and quality.
Waubay, S. D., got heavy rains on Sun
day afternoon and the crops We're mate
rally benefited.
Summit S. D., advices show that the
crops there are cOlOring nicely and are
full grown. Copious showers Sunday and
erably
The St Paul weather bureau on Sun
inside of three hours within the jurisdic-
ton of this office
Special to The Globe
SALTWATER. Mimi, June 29.-Show-
ers fell in this vicinity today and did
much good to growing grains. The ground
was dry and needed moisture, more than
at any previous time this season. Farm
ers say that growing crops are in fair
condition