The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-04-25
STEADY DOWNFALL
Brings CHEER TO
WESTERN SECTION
Precipitation & General in
North Dakota Except In
Extreme Northwest
Officials See Benefit to Both
Pasture and Plowed Land;
Every Drop Used

Every Drop Used
Two-thirds Of an inch Of rain dur.
ing the last n hours Thursday had
brought precipitation In North Da-
kota back to normal for the first time
in 1885.
Rains for the month totaled l.74
inches, Sc Of IN inch above the nor
NAL longtime average Of 1.1e inches.
o. w. Roberts, federal meteorolo-
gist Of the y. 3. Weather Bureau here,
reported that the rain. which began
Wednesday afternoon ana continued
overnight and Thusday morning,
was general over tho state With The
exception OF the northwest section.
Roberts said moisture has nov
penetrated the soil to Q depth of 10
inches in the area east Of tho tooth
meridian which lies between 0teels
and Bismarck. He said soil condi-
tions were not quite 20 good In the
territory west OF the river.
According TO the records Of thu
weather bureau, precipitation for ths
year totals 3.06 inches while tho NOR.
NAL for the period from January I 70
the present Is 2o4 inches.
Seeding Somewhat Slew
While seeding Of spring wheat gen
orally has been somewhat retarded,
inestimable benefits to pastures and
ranges were noted BY agricultural
experts along with generally improved
sentiment among farmers and ranch
ers. Little damage was reported from
dust storms which occurred over tha
weekend.
The present precipitation was e.
pecially beneficial according to Theo.
dore Martell, commissioners Of agr1-
culture and labor, in that rain 1ell
very slowly, allowing the soil to Oh.
sorb the entire fall.
This rain was Of great benefit both
to the highlands and the lowlands,A
Marteu stated. Both the grass and
the plowed land were benefited. Those
farmers who had their wheat II o.
this time will be far ahead Of those
who delayed planting due to the lack
Of moisture. It was sufficient to dive
grass . very good start ana the re.
suits can be seen on the prairieS
where the rains Of . few days ago had
started the grass. When the SUM
comes out after this rain. things VIII
green up In fine shape.
Practically every field In taa0
state" he said, rs now In fine slasue
to either pillow or seed and the spirlt
OF the formers has improved consi6-
erably."
Eastern Area u Wet
Marteu added that the benefits a
the rain are less noticeable In the caste
ern part Of the state where the rain~
fau has been higher and the land hak
had some excess moisture.
According to the weather bureau
reports, jamestown, receiving 1.07 IN.
ches. was the center OF tho rain arel
In the state. Other points yoceiyiua
heavy rains were Carrington, 40 tn-
ches; Libson, l.oo inches: oolree Al
inches; and Wishek, la.
Both the Northern Pacific and the
500 railroads reported good falls along
their lines. The rain north and west
Of Bismarck, however, was consider
ably less than that received east OF
here. Wilton received q half inch
fall. The Washburn to Max territory
recorded only 81 Of IN inch: Benedict
to Drake about Z third Of IN inch
while around Douglas and Sanish the
precipitation was negligible.
Records Of the weather bureau hera
show precipitation for 1884 through
April was only los inches compared
with this years 3.02 inches to date.
Far Above Last Year
FOR the entire month Of April 1884.
the rainfall totalled only - Of IN
inch whereas the moisture for the
present month to the present time =
Ito inches. The total deficiency for
1884 was $50 inches, the normal for
the year being 1854 inches.
While North Dakota farmers re-
joiced over the return Of normal
weather condition., reports Of rains In
other parts Of the Great Plains area
brought renewed optimism to the hard
hit Southwest section. Nebraska farm
ers who few days ago we're shaking
their heads despondently, showed
beaming faces and talked Of crops
with new hopes. During the last .
hours moisture In the Nebraska area
has ranged from Light dri0les TO VII.
tual torrents. Greek beds long dry
overlooked their hanks In some poxto
of the state and side roads became
impossible: small bridges floated nom
their moorings. cellars became poolo
and one town. Fullerton. virtually wao
isolated b. the doWnpour.
Farm Leea9 Optimlgt1e
The recent rains were Iopogto6 -
Chester g. Davis farm admiu1GtEa-
tor. to have frightened The spg1no
wheat picture generally throu0hoa1
the AiddleWest.
"Ths situattou at tn monent :
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