Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-08-29
RAIN VALUABLE TO FARMERS
Shower Comes in Time to Do Much
Good to Corn.
BUMPER CROPS SOME PLACES
Nebraska Ranches stilI Have Hopes
of Rich Harvest Despite the
siege of Dry Weather
that Prevailed.

This rain will give the finishing touch
| to our corn" said E. 1. Parker of Spencer,
who is at the Merchants 1T was worth
considerable to the farmers up in our part
| Of the country"
I'VE had a good rain last Sunday up
around Creighton" said l.. A. Hoferer.
| The corn up there is the finest have seen
| in the state. The rain Tuesday night. while
we did not stand in great need Of 1t. Will
| do no harm by any means, and makes
| bumper crop of corn sure
Nebraska was given a splendid soaking
Tuesday night from corner to corner, and
| the farmers are correspondingly happy. Re
! ports from the Burlington and Union Pa
cifc railroads show the rain was general
! over the entire state, falling on the main
| line and branches of both roads The Union
| Pacific reports rain from one-half to an
| inch from Omaha to Colorado and wyom-
ing while the Burlington reports rain all
| over the southern portion of the state from
one-half to two inches. An inch of rain
also fell on the eastern division Of the Colo
RADIO district of the Union Pacific
The rain was most acceptable in all parts
of Nebraska. It fitted the ground for fall
plowing and put the corn in fine shape, so
Ni4S'S iicbiAAib buA a NtIy early ITOSl VIII
head 1t of.
| Until this rain the report was common
from the corn belt that the corn crop would
be materially injured but those corn ralsers
who could be found in Omaha say the
precipitation will do far more good than
I might be supposed, and they still have
hopes Of much better crop than was
| feared during the dry spell.
Well bIstributed over State.
} The rainfall OF Tuesday night was well
distributed over Nebraska. The precipi-
tation in Omaha was one-half an inch.
At Hastings is inches are reported. with
92 at North Platte, Fairbury rs, Tekamah
B No rain is reported at Cheyenne,
though at Rapid City .22 is reported. At
Sioux City but .O4 is reported. The gem
eral area of the rain extended southwark
as far as Kansas City. with the heaviest
| rainfall ir southern and southeastern Ne
| braska.
The conditions are favorable for a con-
tihuance If showers for the east portion
| Wednesday night. The rains extended
eastward TO the Ohio valley.
! HARVARD, Neb., Aug. 2S.-(Special)-
Everyone is rejoicing over the one and
quarter-inch rainfall that came during last
night. This is suficient to enable farmers
| to resume plowing and will materially help
the filling out of corn, revive pastures,
| cattle having to be fed and will in all
ways brighten up conditions and business
EDGAR, Neb., Aug. &.-(Special)-
Another. of those brilliant electrical dis
plays occurred here last night little be-
fore 10 o'clock. The display was followed
/ by rain. which fell gently all night. The
precipitation amounted to nearly 6ne inch
and is the first rain here for seven weeks
except two light showers. Corn will be
benefited some, but only in helping the
late-planted to make better fodder Farm
ers say that the early planted corn will
make from twenty to thirty-five bushels
to the acre. This rain will also help al
falfa and the pastures.
BLUE HILL. Neb.. Aug. 2S.-(Special)- y
This section Of the county was visited by
a fine rain last evening It will help pas
ture land and alfalfa and some corn also
| fall plowing.
! REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb., Aug 2s
| (special)-After waiting in vain several
weeks for rain, good shower fell this
| morning, which did much good. although
1t came too late to help most of the corn
but will he great benefit to fall blowing
Alfalfa on low land has made three fair
| crops and the price per ton was never
better than this season.
LlNWooD. Neb.. Aug 2s.-(speciaI)-
About one inch of rain fell here last night
which was badly needed for corn. some
! corn is damaged by dry weather The
| depot at Edholm seven miles west of her.
was struck by lightning at about 12 O'clock
last night and was completely DESTROYED
Ihe agent lost all his household zoods
ana f, l.. Snyder, who runs store thar.
had S2O' worth of goods in the depot, which
| were lost.
CLAY CENTER. Neb.. Aug % fsro-
cial)-A fine rain fell here last nigb,
1t came little too late to do much goo1
to the corn. but it will revive the mas
lures About one and half inches feIJ
accompanied with much lightning. The
mouse OF Mrs. Cruckshank was struck
during the storm, but was not damaged
to any great extent
| CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. Aug osfsn.
cial)-The hearts Of the farmers ,r al.
vicinity were greatly gladdened bv the
! heavy rain which fell last evening ara
10 which they lay the saving of the corn
crop. Up to last night there had heen
/ no rain FOR over a month and the crisis
mad been reached when relief came
! SHELTON, Neb., Aug. 2S.-(Special)-
! After almost six weeks of drv u,arr,
weather this vicinity was last night ia
Vored by a rain which lasted almost might
and about two inches Of water came down
soaking the ground so that farmers can
plow for fall wheat. and the corn, which
was yet green will make a heavier yield
Three crops Of alfalfa have already been
! stacked and now the fourth will have
plenty OF time TO grow and make a heavy
| crop. Although many fields OF corn ba,,.
| been damaged by the dry weather the
crop Will yet be of fair quaIity and the
yield almost an average One
IUTTlE CHANGE IN cTpInr