Show rain storm does much aluch good last sunday evening the promise of another frost changed into one ot of the best rain storms that we have enjoyed this spring the downpour down pour all night soaking the ground to considerable depth A although some little damage was done tile the hay crop a considerable portion of which was in the pile the rain was the very salvation of 0 our new dry grain raising industry due to a comparatively dry spring with weather too cool to promote rapid growth dry land grain was beginning to suffer butter seriously from the drought this storm however coming as it did just when the grain was heading out will increase the yield percent it Is estimated by lann farm era 0 of tho the locality the spring has been very peculiar and not at all favorable to growth tt it is estimated that a considerable sid erable proportion ot of local dry land acreage will produce a 25 bushel chop now the damage to the hay crop might have been giester gi eater had there been more of 0 a crop to damage frost this spring has rendered the hay crop very light ranging from two thirds of a cutting in some sections to practically nothing in others the hay that had been frosted heaviest and was consequently of least value comprised most of 0 the acreage that was cut prior to the rain on the other liand land tho the storm will supplement our better than normal water supply in producing bumper second and third cuttings it is expected |