The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-03
NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY
HAS MORE RAIN
Almost Two inches Fell at Grand
Forks Last Night-Devils
Lake Soaked
SLOPE DROUTH RELIEVED?
Unofficial Reports Tell of Good
Showers During Last Week
in Far West

The northeastern part of the state
was favored with another good rain
Tuesday evening, when 1856 inches fell
at Grand Forks; .5S of an inch at Dev-
Ills Lake, and 20 at Larimore and Penn
biEa. There was .O4 of an inch at
Bottineau, and .O3 at Grafton. =
Favorable reports are coming from
Adams and Bowman counties, in the
extreme southwestern part of the state,
out north of the Cedar river and west
or New Salem the crop is said to be in
very bad shape. In Adams and Bow
man the hoppers were routed last
year, and little insect damage has been
reported this season. There have been
several good rains in this section, and
q fair crop Is said to be assured.
RAINS IN WEST.
Unofficial reports have come Of good
rains west Of Dickinson, in Stark, Bill
1ings and Golden Valley. Good showers
in this region have been very badly
needed, and, if it is true that some
fealthy rains have occurred there in the
last few days, it has meant the saliva
tion of crop which seemed at the end
OF last week rather completely shot.
In the vicinity Of Bismarck no actual
damage has resulted from the intense
heat and prolonged drouth, but the tips
OF wheat blades in the fields planted
late, and the heads of the earlier grain,
which now is in the milk, have begun
to scar. Some grasshopper damage is
apparent, too, at the edge Of the fields,
end good soaking rain is very badly
needed. f27'
MORE. MOISTURE NEEDED.
East of Bismarck to the Red River
valley there has been an abundance OF
moisture, but high winds and intense
heat have pretty well exhausted the
store in many instances, and general
rain would be Of inestimable value to
this whole region.
June was the dryest in the history
of the Bismarck weather bureau with
one exception. During the entire thirty
days but .G3 of an inch, or 2.91 less
than normal, was recorded. The dry
est June on record was that Of 1913,
when. there was but, 80 of an inch pre-
cipitation. In 1914 there were 80 inch
es; in 1915, 81; in 1916, 1.5O, and In
1917, 2.15. The normal rainfall for
the month is 3.54. The deciency for the
year to date is but III inches, thanks
to abundant rains late in May. The
moisture shortage, coupled with the
fact that the mean temperature was
&C. or 4.8 degrees above normal, made
June a hard month on crops of all
kinds in central North Dakota. The
Bismarck precipitation deficit, how
ever, was largely local, of very limited
area. N ~
HIGH WIND AND RAIN.
Jamestown, N. D., July 3.-James-
town and vicinity were visited by
severe wind and rain storm Wednes-
day evening. For a half hour rain fell
in torrents and the wind blew with
such velocity as to uproot trees and
blow in windows. No severe damage
resulted, however.
MORE RAIN IN EAST.
Another good rain was general over
the Red. river valley Wednesday even
ing. when 1.5O inches fell at Wahpeton;
1.O2 inches at Armenia .35 at Grafton;
.13 at Grand Forks SO at jamestown;
81 at Lisbon and 80 at Moorhead.
Last nights rainfall exceeded one
inch at Glasgow, Mont, and there was
more than an inch at three stations IN
Minnesota and four stations in South
Dakota, with nearly three inches at
Watertown, S. D. ,r
The prediction of Oris W. Roberts,
meteorologist for North Dakota, is fair
tonight and Friday, with cooler wealth
or foniOhf