Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-04
NEBRASKA GETS A SOAKING
Nearly Entire State is Refreshed by
Downpour of Rain.
FARMERS REJOICE FOR CROPS
Field Bfnn Returns from Tour Over
This Section with Optimistic Re-
port on Crop Condition.
Says Weedy Corn Scarce.

Nebraska farmers are rejoicing over the
soaking rain which wet down the growing
crops in most parts Of Nebraska Tuesday
night, some sections having rain two nights
in succession.
The Union Pacific reports OF a heavy
rain from Columbus to Omaha and on the
branches south of Valley and north of
Columbus with a good rain from Columbus
to Grand Island. There was a heavy rain
from Grand Island to Kearney, and good
rains north of Kearney and Grand Island.
Burlington reports show 1t rained hard
from Omaha to Ashland and from Sioux
City 20 O'Neill. In the southeastern part
OF the state 1t rained from Tecumseh 70
n ema fss stes eSebrasIta City. There was a
heavy rain In the vicinity OF Broken Bow,
and light rain near Brush, Colo.
@. p. Hall, fieldman for the Twentieth
Century Farmer brings in very optimistic
report on crop conditions in Nebraska to
date Mr. Hall travels over the sentire
state and has wide acquaintance among
the farmers and stockmen.
within the last few weeks we have beer
pretty much over the corn producing part
OF the state and It seems to US that we
have never seen the prospects much better
than they are at this time" said Mr.. Hall
'In the first place, this year field OF
Toedy corn Is something of a curiosity
whereas the last few years the opposit'
has been the general rule. This is due tc
the fact that the present year has beer
reasonably free from excessive rains ant
farmers have been able to give the corr
the attention which it required. Corn hai
| 4 y ftiIe nd
color is excellent.
with the largely increased acreage IL
| corn there is no question but that the ag
sregate number OF bushels OF corn pro
duced in the state this year will constitute
a record breaking crop with favorable con
ditions from this time on.
wheat and oats are threshing out really
better than was anticipated at any tim'
during the last season. We believe tina
| twenty bushels per acre is a conservativ,
estimate on the average yield of wheat anC
the quality is especially good. Oats are o
good quality and the yield generally is mucl
better than expected. We were in TIVE
| diffment fields last week. where the,
| we're threshing better than fifty bushels
per acre, and in one Of these the graiI
tested thirty-eight pounds per bushel." a
! Good Rain is Most General.
G. II. Pickens, general manager for Pax
ton & Gallagher, has collected considerabl,
data today on the rain situation in Ne
braska and he reports that it was mos
general Tuesday night
! Mr.. Plckens reports show there was three
fourths inch at Broken Bow, good rain
at Sargent and Greeley, one-half inch a
Columbus, fair rain at Crete, one-half incl
at Oberlln, Kan, light rain at Mcdonald,
one-half inch at Hickman, three-fourth
inch at Blair three-fourths inch from Or,
to Loup. heavy rain on the Spauldlni
banch, heavy rain on the Bonesteel line
light rain from Scribner to Oakdale, ligh
rain from Meadow Grove to Long Pine
good rain from Meadow Grove to Lnwood
good rain from Superior to Geneva, heav
rain at Ainsworth, good rain from York t
Hastings and half an inch at Missoul
Valley.