The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
ADDITIONAL Rains
PUT new L|FENYO
SUNBURNED FIELDS
Northern Tier Of North Dakota
Counties Is Benefited by
Showers
North Dakota's penitent wea

North Dakota's penitent weather
man Monday provided additions
showers for the drouth-stricken field,
OF the state. The new shower,
fell heaviest In the sections which re.
ceived the lightest precipitation Sun.
day.
Though Mondays showers vert
quite general, the northern tier o.
North Dakota counties received thu
biggest downpour. At Minot the rair
ended shortly after Up. M, wlier
nearly three-quarters Of an inch wal
recorded for the day. That section
Sunday measured It's precipitation IN
q scant few hundredths OF an inch
Rain at Williston fell to the amount
|of As Of an inch.
The territory west Of Garrison and
south Of Ryder and Parshall In the
reservation area received over one
inch while some places reported over
two inches Of rain which fell Monday
afternoon.
At Ashley and Ventura heavy rains
were reported which worked north
east, cutting west Of Kuhn where an
inch Of rain fell. Merricourt got rs
Cakes, 80: Underwood, is: Colehar-
Dor, rs; Garrison and Max, so;
Douglas and Ryder. over one inch:
Makoti to sanish. 80 to so and Bene-
dict to Keif, 20.
Fargo Gets Downpour
Fargo received SO Of an inch. Al
Wahpeton. in Richland county an
irch and q quarter fell Monday after
noon. Forman, Glendale, LaMoure
Valley City, Casseltoa. jamestown and
other points reported good precipita-
ton.
After receiving az Of an inch sum
day, Bismarck Monday was one OF the
few spots In the state to be denied Z
shower Of even the smallest proper
tons.
Cloudy weather Tuesday. however
gave promise Of probable showers t.
come. The weather forecast said: I'm.
settled Tuesday night: probable show
ers Wednesday, not much change Ia
temperature.
North Dakota crops, suffering from
severe heat and drouth were bene-
fitted greatly, but In many places the
downpour came too late to pour life
back into burned grain fields.
Although rain fell In Iowa, Illinois
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota,
Nebraska and Indiana, . survey
showed that much Of the early small
grain was beyond redemption and the
need for immediate relief Is acute.
South Dakotans Hopeful
South Dakota farmers. their small
grains heavily damaged, watched fo1
rains to save forage crops.
The wisconsin state department Of
agriculture reported livestock feed vlr-
tually exhausted, other states being
loked to for the purchase Of supplies.
Tho grasshopper menace In northern
counties was - sreat - the lack Of
moisture.
The Iowa department Of agriculture
cited chinch bus g the most serious
threat to their crops Heavy rains
within 10 days would save the corn
crop.
wheat Is virtually . total failure IN
western Kansas. but the crisis has not
been reached In the corn crop. Stock
men hauled water.
Government purchases OF cattle re-
lieved tho condition on badly burnt
ranges in eastern Montana and regu-
lar relief generally ms under way.
Heavy rains were tho hope Of the
Illinois corn crop, g . state survey
was underway to place Illinois faxm-
ers under the federal Woek.relief pco-
gram. Damage 70 crops and pastures
n eonegA n Indiana.