The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
BUT MANY SECTIONS
GET NO RELIEF FROM
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Lightning Kills Two Men Dur.
ing General Rain in Iowa;
Kansas Benefited
REPORT SNOW IN FAR WEST
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado,
New Mexico Helped by In.
seasonabIe Display
(By The Associated Press)

MY 4uC A0OUCl0VC0 IIVS0D
Weekend rains drenched parts Of
drought-stricken midwest, but gem
eral predictions for fair weather Mon
day and Tuesday classed the relief as
only q stop-gap.
Precipitation, both rain and snow,
ranged from light drizzles in some
sections to ~ Inch downpours In
others, but agricultural experts said
additional moisture was imperative to
material improvement.
Showers fell generally throughout
the agricultural area Sunday, assur.
ing in many sections the termination
of corn and proving boon to the cat
crop. The weather was cooler.
Lightning killed two men In Iowa
and rain in that state was rather
general, but recurrence OF dust
storms was reported at Sioux City
and Cherokee.
Topeka, Kas., was soaked with 4.08
inches of rain, the heaviest fall since
Sept. 4, 1880. However, the long
parched western section of the state
remained dry.
Scattered showers, insufficient to
bring permanent relief, fell in Illi-
nois, Minnesota and parts Of South
Dakota.
Snow, turning almost Immediately
into rain, provided much needed
moisture for Montana. Wyoming,
Colorado and northern New Mexico.
Rain was general throughout Wis
consin.
Farm Chiefs Are Worried
Forecasts of light showers over the
drought-gripped farm belt failed to
remove official apprehension at
Washington. Some administration
officers privately expressed fear Of
an expanded destruction Of crops.
Farm administration and relief Of
ficials inclined to regard the situa-
ton as the most severe In the recent
history of the nation. They declined
to make even a rough estimate of
crop damage.
Instead they concentrated on pro-
viding relief for farm families and
livestock. Through the Red Gross
and state and county relief organiza-
tions, the federal relief administra-
ton planned to alleviate suffering
caused by the heat. drought and dust.
Farm administration leaders put
their heads together to hear reports
from George E. Farrell and Dr.. A. G.
Black, chiefs of the wheat and corn
hog sections, who returned from sur
yey trips through the area.
Reopening Of the wheat contract
sign-up campaign until May l6 was
reported to be accomplishing results.
Many previous non-signers were said
to be coming in to get benefit pay
ments for reducing acreage already
shriveled by the weather.
Begins Second Year
It was against this dusty back
ground that the farm administration
started its second year Monday. The
first II months saw the enrolment Of
nearly 100000 farmers In production
control plans. Officials reported that
benefit payments totaling more than
$l85 $3.50. 900 had been distributed to
cotton, wheat, tobacco and corn-hog
producers. They announced that these
payments and increased prices had
boosted farm income from $3.50 O00.-
600 to $3.50. O0o. 900 during the year.
All in all. nearly 100000 acres
were withdrawn from production.
Loans totaling $l70,O00.0 900 were made
to southern farmers on stored cotton
and to midwestern producers on
stored corn.
In addition, the federal relief ad-
ministration engineered the purchase
and distribution to the needy Of 240,-
100000 pounds Of pork, 5000, 900 BUSH
els OF wheat, $4,000, 900 pounds Of but
ter, 6.000, 900 pounds Of cheese and
$4,000. 900 pounds Of canned beef.
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