The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-12
Precipitation Was 2,98
Inches and Went i
Deep in Soil II
GREAT FALL RAlNs|
fEf IN
Good Portion Of State Soaked
and the Moisture is Down
Over Two Feet

condition which has not prevailed for
moisture has naa Its clIecr on the
icrop opening i'm the spring OF the
year.
The rain Thursday put the fnisi:-
ing touches on the moist conditions
make ii possible TO store away a large
amount for next spring. 1t began
raining in the morning about G
O'Clock, and kept up necessarily un-
It'll midnight, making Il period OF is
hours of rain, which breaks the rec
lord for longevity OF the local weather
condition for rs long Il time MS the
records have been kept. More rain
has fallen in Il shorter length OF
tlmc but one has lasted as long. On
May 10 1908, rain fell continuously
tor five hours. and the precipitation
amounted to $50 inches. The rain
iThursday, of is hours duration, pro-
duccd tile amount OF 2.aS inches. II
N,'liiS NltH lIutlA 1850 Iollt ilidt lit
greater part OF il soaked away in the
ground.
In conversation with several farm
Iers i, WAS learned from them that
illc moisture has soaked down 10 n
depth Of at least two and one-half
feet. Taking the rain OF Sept so.
j,r n.i - ,-l ,l,,t ,h,,c,1,, ,,,,1.a, 4.
precipitation OF $50 inches in five
days, and each OF those rains were
SLOW and permitted the moisture to
find its way into the suDsoil. This
will lay the foundation for the begin.
ming OF spring work which will be
ideal and il will be further enhanced
by the winter SHOWS. TO know that
there is so much moisture In the
ground nj the beginning of the WIN
tier season will have Il me effect on
people. giving them a very hopeful
situation, and relieve the mind OF the
possibility OF Il dry spring. The pres
encc Of so much moisture will also
have its proper effect or business In
ltcrests, for with such encouraging
conditions prevalent the people will
be ore liberal in their purchases
when they know they have something
in the future TO build on, when 9TH
ierwise they would use caution and be
more saving.
These moist conditions prevail in
practically all sections OF the state
"A gentleman from out west OF the
river in the Pierre district stated nc
had just returned from a trip oven
there and that he found a great
amount of rainfall had taken place
in the past month OF two and that
the entire country WAS green with
the growing grass. In digging down
into the ground he found that the
moisture extended fully two and one
half feet into the subsoil.
For the past Two years the fall
season has been dry. and the effect
has been noticed in the spring of the
year. when there was O sufficient
moisture in the subsOi. to start the
seed. AS an instance in 1910 in the
months oil August, September and De-
tober there was but 500 inches Of
rainfall, and from Jan. ! to April /.
1911. there was but 2.22 inches Of
rain, placing not enough moisture in
the ground to develop the seed. The
total rainfall for the year was 14.So
inches, that for 1909 was 2T.02 inch
cs, while in 1908 i'll reached the great
amount OF 3G.O5 inches. which. broke
all records for as far back as 1891,
the extent OF the local records.
|. The rainfall for 1911. so far this
season. up 10 and including Oct. 5. Is
23.5? inches, the greater proportion
OF which has come. since June l..
There has been 1920 inches OF rain
since June 1, while August, with
3.6S inches. September with $40 in
ches and two rains in October with
3.39 inches makes Il precipitation of
l0.2S inches for practically two
months time. With the exception
of three years since 1909. the fall
rains, beginning with August and in
Guiding November. have averaged
about s inches for those four months.
The years excepted are 1910, 1907
and 1904.
One could aot ask for much letter
conditions with which TO enter the
winter season than now prevails,
and the stimulating effect will be no.
Iticed throughout the winter. That
South Dakota will produce a big crop
newt year seems now an almost fore
gone conclusion. Tor the reason that
the foundation is we'll supplied and