The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-04
FIELDS, PASTURES
MATERIALLY AIDED
BY sunday SHOWER
Was First Fall of Consequence
In Bismarck Since April z
Records Show
TEMPERATURE IS MODERATE
Forecasts for Further Precipi-
tation Bring Joy to Farm
ers Of Area
Temperature IS MODERATE

Parched fields Of Burleigh county
took new lease on life Monday a
the local area received its first show
er Of any consequence since April 2
Rain. which began to fall about
noon Sunday. continued through the
afternoon and amounted to % Of an
inch, according to the records Of the
u. s. weather bureau here. The preci-
pitation was quickly absorbed by
wheat and grazing lands where o1l.y
faint signs Of green were to be seen
during the spring months when the
seasons heaviest rains usually fall.
Temperatures remained moderate
Monday as cloudiness continued and
farmers hopes were raised by the
weatherman's promise for more rain
Monday evening and probable show
ers Tuesday morning."
During the entire month Of May
the local precipitation amounted to
only 90 Of an inch. For April, the
total was 80 Of an inch. It was on
April that Bismarck and vicinity
received its last shower Of any con-
sequence. The fall at that time was
.26 Of an inch.
Wide Area Benefited
Sundays showers were centered In
the region between Bowman. N. D..
and Huron. s. D., q section which has
been among the most severely hit IN
the Northwest. The rain fell heav-
lest at Rapid City which received 12s
inches. In North Dakota, Lisbon cele-
brated the greatest shower, measured
at SO Of an inch.
Valley City, which appeared to be
the eastern edge of the shower area
received .95 Of an inch while the north
section Of the state received only light
falls Of few hundredths Of an inch
Throughout the drouth-stricken
Middlewest, temperatures tumbled
giving residents relief from the long
period Of intense heat. The mercury
rose to maximum Of only 81 in Bis
marck Sunday and during the night
descended to q low Of SO.
But the effects Of Mays unparalleled
aridity remained despite the weekend
rains. Government officials met In
Washington at the call Of President
Roosevelt to consider various propos-
ais for alleviating the distress Of
farmers and stockmen In the devastat-
ed areas.
Other States Get Moisture
A two-inch downpour was welcom-
ed In. the sugar beet section near
Scottsbluff, Neb.; heavy rains fell IN
sections Of Illinois: Ottawa, Kas.. had
1.O6 inches and elsewhere there were
scattered showers, but none Of drouth-
breaking proportions. Weather bu-
reau officials reported the drouth ap-
peared to be broken in the Rocky
Mountain section.
A brisk snowstorm pelted Leadville,
Colo, for an hour Sunday.
Cooling winds in the wake Of gen
eral rains brought relief from 13-
day heat wave in the Prairie Provinces
of Canada.
Governors Of the th-stricken
states took steps to aid the farmers.
The Minnesota national guard was
modified to enforce an embargo on
shipments Of livestock into the state
for grazing. A similar embargo wa
declared by Gov. william LANCER Of
North Dakota and the governor Of
Wisconsin planned to follow suit.
Emergency reductions on rates foI
shipping starving cattle and feed sup
plies were announced by western rail-
roads.
Following Arkansas lead. private
agencies began the collecting Of feed
supplies for drouth stricken states.
Embargo Il. Ordered
DESTINED to conserve feed In the
state, an embargo on livestock ship
ments into North Dakota IS in effect
Monday.
The embargo. similar to one pro-
claimed in Minnesota, was declared
by GOV. william LANCER Saturday.
In Minnesota militia men are to be
posted Monday on bridges leading into
the state, to prevent out-of-state live
stock from being brought into the
state. In North Dakota, the governor
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