Show IT S 2 when the balmy days of 0 spring arifi were U upon pon us and the muddy ro road adz were fast drying under the hie a aarn a r n rays ot of tile sun little anxiety was felt for or a few months hence when it is customary to get rain for far we luv hav come to feel that the almighty win take tahe care of us and provide moisture in the season thereof but conditions are very grave just now wheat ind and grain of all kinds Is if drying up sugar beets are languishing in alfalfa looks sick and the farmers genet generally alay are exercising their faith to 10 the limit in the hopes that rain will come commissioner adorns Is of the opinion that there will mill be a fair harvest ot of grain I 1 it there does not come a drop oi 01 rain but he be said a rain will mean 00 an hour to rae me and lie he estimated the woith of a 21 hour shower to dear bear river valley as bao unless rain comes now at once i there might be more damage done by a storm than the good it would do 1 farmers are arc commencing to lo cut their first crop of alfalfa which inu laut t be sa safely fely stored benoie a storm if f the hay amounts syn to anything for teed feed dut cut it Is dry arid and the canals are worked to the limit supplying water to the thirsty arms barms which have become thorough ly dry from the long hot spell oi of wea ther which the weatherman weather man nian been serving |