The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-22
RAIN WAS GENERAL.
Fell Over Wheat Territory and Pas
ture Lands.
At Hutchinson.

A heavy rain fell here last night.
1t is more moisture than this part of
the state has had in six months. 1t
is a soaker and is general over this
part of the state. The wheat is in fine
condition, but the heavy rain will
make a big harvest sure, and will
start the corn to growing.
At Ellis.
The ground in western Kansas is
soaked from three to five inches as the
result of a rain that fell all of We'd
nesday night and Thursday. Crops
have been much benefited.
At Sterling.
1t has been cloudy and drilling
here for the last two days, and a
heavy rain is falling, which is prac-
ticalIy the first moisture to amount
to anything since last October The
wind is in the southeast and is warm.
Wheat is in good condition yet, con-
sidering the long dry spell, and this
rain will put it in fine shape. The
prospects for oats in this section are
not fattering.
At Lyons.
Rice county is getting a general
rain. 1t began early Thursday and
has been raining nearly all day, com
ing down very slowly, but giving the
wheat and other growing crops the
the rain to continue, which will put
the wheat in good shape.
At Abilene.
A chilly drilling rain has been fall
ing here all day. The weather is
moderating and fruit is thought to be
in a safe condition.
At Manhattan.
Rain has been falling here almost
continuously the past two days The
wind which is blowing from the east
is cold.
At Concordia.
Rain has been falling here almost
without intermission since Tuesday
night, and the total precipitation will
reach nearly three-quarter of an inch.
It is the best rain that has visited this
section since last November, and will
be of great assistance to the small
grain, which is very backward and
needed moisture badly.
AT SaIina.
Rains have been general in the central
part of the state for the past two days.
Water has fallen here during most of
Thursday, and reports from the western
part of the state say that 1t has been
general there. Hail accompanied a shower
but did no damage. The weather has
fruit has been injured
At Larned.
The first moisture that has fallen here
in more than six months began with a
heavy fog and gentle drizZle Wednesday
evening and eliminated in a heavy hail
and rain storm last evening. The drouth
l
the winter passed without a single fall OF
snow. The wheat was considerably dam
| aged by the protracted dry spell, but the
farmers say that with plenty of rain the
/ latter part of this month and favorable
weather afterwards, the yield will not be
/ far behind the 1903 crop.
At st. John.
After two days of threatening weather
this section Thursday received a good
rain The wheat was beginning to suffer
| and this rain will be Of great benefit
| Comparatively no rain or snow has faller
| in this locality since the first of Novem-
Der There will be but small acreage
of the wheat plowed up.
At Dodge City.
| The drouth which has continued in west
| ern Kansas for over five months has beer
broken in Ford county by a good rain
| Wheat and alfalfa will boom. Farmers
1 have their spring crops in and grass has
| a good start. No moisture of any kino
had fallen here since November 8, 1903
and this rain has had electrifying effect
on all business