The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-20
RAIN FALLS. IN
WIDE DISTRICT
Great Benefits From the Fall
Being Reported by the
Farmers.
COVERS los OF
WHEAT SECTION
Southwestern Portions of
State in Better Condition
Following Moisture.

Rain has been general over most of
the state during the past two days.
and the benefit to crops has been very
great. The rain has also covered the
adjoining states.
1t practically covers the states of
Montana, North and South Dakota,
Nebraska and Minnesota.
Corn areas in central and eastern
South Dakota are being benefited nv
heavy prectpitations. Although all
normally low temperatures are report
ed in several sections, no harmful re-
suit Is expected.
Reports received at the Great
from division agents indicate the wide
distribution Of the moisture. They
are as follows:
Great Northern-General rain all
along the Montana Inc Butte division.
Areas along the Kalispel and Spokane
division receiving rains.
Northern Paciic-Dakota, Yellow
stone. Butte and Helena and Spokane
division report rains. This includes
the branch lines extending from the
main roads.
dde to these reports. the weather
mans map shows precipitations at the
following stations, Bismarck, "A;
Boise, Is; " Mont. 1.34; Miles
City, Mont. Sc: Pierre. S. D.. 1.sS;
Williston. N. D., .02. These figures
are precipitations in the last twenty
four hours.
The cool weather has caused the
grain to stool out and roo firmly and
the rain coming at this time. added to
the rain of last week, starts the crops
under conditions that have never been
more favorable.
What is needed after this rain is a
spell of warm weather. which the To-
cal forecaster says is probable.
Conditions at Mandan.
Concerning conditions in the Man
dan district a press dispatch says:
THE first rain since seeding began
came on Wednesday of this week.
The rainfall was not very heavy, but
a continuous rain, through the day
helped the growing crop Wonderfully.
There is plenty q moisture in the soil
and crops were not in any way perish
ing. but the rain has started vegeta-
ton and at this writing more rain is in
sight. From reports received the pre-
cipttation was general between Dickin-
son and Jamestown. The weather
this spring has been unusually cool
and it is believed now that the rains
have come It will turn warmer. Con-
ditions could not be more promising
for a big CROP
Dickinson. District 4.
From Dickinson comes the follow
ing statemenksBs conditions:
HOne-fourtH ii an ineh"of rain is
starting thes grain nicely. It is true
that this teection is more than an inch
below normal on rainfall at this sea-
son Of the year and that a soaking
rain will be needed before long. How
ever a majority OF the armers are
satisfied with the conditions and say
that the heavy rains will do just as
much good a week or two later. In
most places there is still plenty Of
moisture below the first few inches of
soil. The winds have dried out the
top soil. and on high land it is too
dry for breaking.
|. 1.-THE lack of fall blowing M the
lateness Of the spring are factors
which have cut down the general
grain acreage. Then. too. a great
best tt seed less acres and do the work
well.
up to this time the cool weather
has not been a bad thing for wheat.
At least, this is what a great many
people say. Warm weather will give
the grain the start it needs now.
The open winter was severe on fall
sown wheat. The rye al the Dickin-
son experiment station came through
all right but it does not look as though
there would be any winter wheat. and
throughout this section. The alfalfa
at the station did not winter kill, but
Fisher Bros. at Green river have a diff
ferent report, and It is feared that
quite a little Of this crop vas Destroy
ed during the winter season."