The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-07
RAINS REVIVE
GRAIN CROP IN
NORTH DAKOTA
Precipitation Measuring
2.22 Inches Reported
From Grand Forks
RAINFALL STRIKES
DISTRICTS IN NEED
Bottinead, Armenia, Napo-
leon All Report Heavy
Falls in Last so Hours

cpportune rains that brought
moisture to the most important crop
territory in the United States fell
Thursday and Friday at points in
North Dakota, Grand Forks report
ing 2.22 inches within 4S hours, and
Napoleon in the northwestern part
OF Logan county LIZ inches for the
corresponding period of time.
The rains have revived optimism
in the great wheat region, for grain
experts had admitted that the fields
were spotted and that unless mois-
ture came soon to the districts about
Grand Forks, Pembina, Napoleon,
Devils Lake and Langdon, there
would be a great shrinkage in all
crops.
5ottineau Gets Half Inch.
In the Bottineau region, long fam
ed for its excellent stands of
grain, rain which measured half
an inch fell Thursday with Friday
clear and ideal for growing crops
which have reached a critical stage.
Pembina, in the northeastern part of
the state, reported 1.04 inches of
moisture Friday with 81 of an inch
Friday or a total of 1.65 inches in 4s
hours. There was great variation in
the amounts reported varying from
Ignt to heavy and exceeding two in
ches in some places.
Armenia, Cass county. reuorted
close to an inch OF rain for The "a
hours ending at -s o'clock Friday
morning and on the previous day had
reported .1S of an inch. Tower City and
points west Of there received heavy
rainfall last Wednesday. In the
James river valley in Stutsman
county, especially where the mois-
ture was needed badly, close to
half inch fell within the last 4s
hours.
Farmers and business men of the
northwest had been worrying be-
cause the large acreage sown to flax
has had insufficient rainfall In the
great flax districts of the state,
moisture has fallen thus relieving
the flax situation. Messages were
still coming in today from Northern
Pacific, Great Northern and 500 line
territory telling of rainfall which a
week ago reported dry conditions,
Ia some places in the state, es-
pecially in the slope district where
moisture is still needed badly some |
nelds have been dried beyond pos
sibility of revival. To what extent |
The, rain has revived grain which had |
been severely affected. time alone
can tell.
Outlook Was Critical.
Not only grain but the state po-
alto crop needed the moisture.
Pastures were short In the north
western part of North Dakota and
conditions in general were anything
out optimistic for the farmer and /
he merchant. Grain had started to
read short, and potato vines appear
ID withered in many places. As
ar as the Red River valley district |
s concerned, thundershowers have
struck the section of late bringing
sufficient moisture to assure a good
srop.
Little hail has fallen in the state
his year, only two instances being L
eported to the insurance department /
It Bismarck. The southwestern part
e North Dakota has always been
egarded as the hail section, but
eems to have been very fortunate
It this period in the growth of its
.rops.
The temperature is rising through
'ut the northwest which will be a
'oon to the corn crop materially af-
ected by the cold spell which North
Dakota experienced during the
months of May and June.
THE outlook for the ninth federal
eserve district is for a large CROP"
ays the Federal Reserve bank in I
Is monthly summary. 1t adds that
conditions for the most part are very
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