Show FAVORING NEBRASKA PROVIDENCE BLESSES THE DROUTH STRICKEN STATE Copious Fall of Rain and Snow Makes the Outlook More Cheerful For Nebraska Farmers Omaha March 3L Saturday night Sunday Sun-day and Sunday night rain or snow fell in nearly every county in eastern and northern Nebraska A few spots in the I central and western part of the state have not reported but It Is known that the moisture was distributed generally and almost generously through the thickly thick-ly settled portion of the state More timely rain never came for the greatest anxiety felt in reference to the prospects for the coming crop in Nebraska and the I lack of rain had given rise to apprehensions apprehen-sions that gven conditions in the state were such that the outlook for a abundant crop wa very dubious In order or-der that the exact situation might be known the Bee has secured reports of the present conditions throughout the state Reports have been received from nearly every county in the state which show that as yet there is no cause for the alarm that has been felt that in fact the prospects are generally of the best In spite of the lack of rain the reports Indicate that in almost every section sec-tion of Nebraska the soil is moist and In good condition for working and seeding There are a few exceptions to this general gen-eral rule but not enough to make the outlook at all dubious I is true there has been a great lack of moisture but the reports indicate that the ground is too dry for seeding and that with the rain that came last night and what will follow In April and May the crops will be in excellent condition The acreage is reported to be an average one both in corn and small grain In the central portion generally of the state good the situation seems to be |