Weekly station . rries* The precipitation at any one time,however, has not been enough to more than lay the dust. The first round of soil samples: we,a completed today. All samples weretaken to a depth of six feet. All plats cropped last year to corn or -smallgrains are very dry below the surface - first few inches. Fallow plats filled with moisture to depths varying from three to four xeeta The con-dition of the plats receiving green manure last year is about the same as thefallow plats. Winter wheat has made no noticeable growth during the week, but it ap-pears to have a m
Weekly station . rries* The precipitation at any one time,however, has not been enough to more than lay the dust. The first round of soil samples: we,a completed today. All samples weretaken to a depth of six feet. All plats cropped last year to corn or -smallgrains are very dry below the surface - first few inches. Fallow plats filled with moisture to depths varying from three to four xeeta The con-dition of the plats receiving green manure last year is about the same as thefallow plats. Winter wheat has made no noticeable growth during the week, but it ap-pears to have a more healthy color. Winter rye in the green manure rotationshas come up until a fair stand is in evidence0 Director Linfield of the Montana station and Mr, J. M. Stephens werevisitors here this week. Maximum temperature 73l minimum 20j precipitation «0S inch. Judith Basini The past week has been exceptionally cold with unusually high winds pre•vailing every day. Except for a couple of flurries of snow which merely served. i,tl: Fag 3 k Judith Basin, continued: to ir-texlere with field work for a few honrr, ao precipitation was received,A of c^O iucb cf precipitation occurred daring Ap;?ll as compared with§*37 in*«i3&in April last year, and a norna! rainfall of J.»37 inches* Of thejSO : recorded for this month, only .11) inch hat; b£-en received since April7. • The continued dry, cold, windy weather has been very vnfavorabie tocrop growth* Winter wheat and rye are in a more crifcical condition than whenreported last week and unless a rain is received soon, all winter wheat platson vhe rotations will have to be reseeded* Alf&lfa. brome grass, and cloverhav3 been checked anL remain at the same growth fox the past two weeks*Maximum temperature 53; minimum 20] precipitation «0o inch. lawtoni Wheat and oats need rain, while the stand of April 15 date plantingsof grain and forage sorghums is poor, due to lack of sufficient moisture togerminate many of the -ceeds.
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