The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
GOVERNMENT Sees
HOPE OF BREAKING
Big Spring DROUYR
Farmers Also Are Cheered by
Definite Promise of Leqis.
Iative Action
SPECIAL committee BUSY
Liberalization Of Wheat and
corn-Hog Restrictions
Is in Prospect
SPECIAL committee BUSY

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possibility Of light local relief from
drought conditions in the Dakotas
was seen by the weather bureau
Thursday in the first optimistic fore
cast for that area since May I.
Local showers probably will fall
Thursday night and Friday in North
Dakota, northeastern South Dakota,
Minnesota. northeast Iowa. Wtscon-
sin and lower Michigan, the report
said.
Officials added, however, that, al
though helpful" these will not fur
nish permanent relief. They said
fair weather" would prevail in other
states.
No rain fell during the last a hours
in the drought area with the excep-
ton Of showers In extreme upper
Michigan.
Work on Relief Question
The optimistic report from the
weather bureau was followed by an
announcement from Washington that
details Of the relief program for the
drought-stricken midwest are ex-
pected to be worked out Friday.
Representatives Of government re-
lief agencies and agriculture depart
ment representatives from the drought
states continued their conference
Thursday on how to put into opera
ton the program suggested BY presi-
dent Roosevelt and the department.
That program calls for immediate
planting cf quick forage crops for
livestock, 'Aeepening OF wells and dig
ging Aew ones to h1crease water sup
ply, possible purchase Of livestock to
be used for relief purposes, and ex-
tension Of additional credit to farm
ers who have mortgaged livestock to
buy feed.
Grants Are Discussed
The question Of who Is eligihlo to
receive grants or advances from the
administration and tho maximum
amount Of such grants to individual
farm families also was discussed.
Farmers Of the drought section
Thursday were cheered by the an
nouncement that immediate govern
ment aid IS forthcoming.
Denied substantial relief by moth
er nature, they scanned with hope the
legislative reports that nine house
members from the rainless districts
had agreed In committee on q plan Of
action, including liberalization Of the
corn-hog- wheat control rules.
Another move which served to en-
courage the agrarians was the admin
istration's authorization Of 335OO00
for seed and the sowing Of quick for
age crops.
Meanwhile tickle weather brought
low, and then high temperatures. A
relentless sun beat down on the scared
farm and garden crops, giving growers
further dismay. Light rains had fall
en- in some Of the afflicted areas but
were insufficient, experts agreed, to
relieve the situation.
Local Showers Forecast
The weather man predicted showers
Thursday and Friday IN most Of the
upper Great Lakes areas and in the
extreme upper Mississippi river val
ley. and possibly at some points in the
Dakotas. but no general downpour
was sighted.
Another BLACK blizzard" Of dust.
similar to the one that swept q large
section Of the country east OF the
Mississippi last week struck st. Paul,
Mimi, Wednesday, when the temper
ature scared to 90 degrees.
More cash grants to pull farmers
through the disastrous drought were
expected to result from conferences
at Washington Thursday.
High federal officials called into
conference q group Of agricultural
extension directors from North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota. Later they planned to
announce the steps to be taken under
President Roosevelt's order for I'm
mediate aid to farm families and per-
manent measures for relief.
Word came that the situation has
grown worse in the Dakotas. Nom
tana and western Minnesota.
Wednesdays weekly weather and
crop bulletin Of the department OF
agriculture recorded . rainless week
with additional dust storms In the
Dakotas, Minnesota, and eastern
Montana and no rain In sight. some
relief came to other sections.