Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-16
RAIN IN WESTERN COUNTIES
Southwest Nebraska Especially Well
Favored with Moisture.
FARMERS HAVE GOOD PROSPECTS
Reports Received Indicate that
Crops VIII Be Normal Again
This Yenr in This
Territory.

IMPERIAL. Neb.. Nay I5.-tspeciaIJ-
Southwestern Nebraska, and especially
Chase county, mas had more than three
inches OF moisture within the -asJ zen days.
Soil IS IN excellent condition.
Southwestern Nebraska IS no longer 20
be ciasssd as a semi-artd district. The
crops t1r the last seven years viii COM
pare tavursri7 win crops grown IN other
portions Of Nebraska. taking into consiGera-
ION the population u each locality.
NCCOK- Ns5.. lIav 15.-, Special. Nearly
one .nch OF rain fell here IN the night. all
OF which soaked into the ground and VIII
do much good. The ground Is now in the
best OF condition. and wheat outlook is far
better -lan expected by many Corn Plant
'ng is now being pushed with vigor. Some
have finished.
CTLBEETSDE. Neu.. Nay IL SpeciaI.I
Rain commenced falling here Wednesday
evening and continued during the night
amounting 20 III inches. Crops ara now
IN good condition, although tlll wheat vas
somewhat damages. by dry wsa-ler- Corn
planting IS a8ouu finished and the acreage
IN this eig100rhood VIII be somewhat in
excess Of last year.
DICKENS. Neb.. Nav IL Special This
Dar- OF Lincoln county was visited by a
gentle rain "Wednesday niElu and this
morning over an. -uch OF rain falling in
the Last rweuJy-tlur hours. This puts the
ground IN fine shape for corn planting,
which 8 IN tuI swing now and quite a
large acreage VIII be planted this season.
Richardson I'm Good shape.
RCLO. Neb MAY L5.-tSpeCiaI six
inches OF water has faIlsn here during the
last ten days and every kind OF vegetation
Is growing rapidly. Wheat, rye and oats
[ have lost their yellow color. that the dry
spell and cold weather Ut two weeks age
/ gave il and are now shooting skyward a.
a rapid rate There is a larger acreage Of
either sowed this year than formerly.
. Potatoes are up and growing nicely,
r Those that were n.pped by the frost two
weeks ago show no signs OF IT,
Little corn is planted now-even ar this
date Many years farmers are through
planting by this time. The cold spell two
weeks ago held the farmers back fearing
tlar the seed would rot We're ir IN The
ground.
The heavy t-1srs ot two weeks ago did
no damage 70 lle fruits in this section
perhaps on account or r-e dry weather t1I
for months here previous 20 that time.
The peach. plum. cherry and apple
trees ara overloaded with fruit and IL moth.
.ng hinders. there Will most likely be as
many broken lines r1is fau as there was
Two years ago.
Pastures never started Better IN this
section and all kinds II stock can get
good bite. stock is Looking we'll. y0uua
calves, colts. mules and pigs are plentiful
Although corn Is 30 cents a 1ushel al
the elevators here. farmers are looking fol
good prices and large profits for Jhis
year product
During the heavy rain and thunderstorm
. wednesday afternoon. a nOir-st lightning
struck n large OAK tree on the Henry
Pr1bhens farm about six miles nurrhwes
1f here and killed thirty sheep Llar bad
. cuudleu together under z
Ar P-ibhins has met with many mis-
fortunes during rls past ten months. I'll,
lign water last July IN WiunebaE0 valIez
drowned EL-y head OF large TAT hogs ant
rIined 100 acr=- Of corn for him. Dur,ul
the winter the hog cholera killed owe
$50 head lf hogs for hin besides iris ht
purchased Lf10 head OF sheep about on,
week before the October panic and hi
loss here was very large.