Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 3 · column 2 of 5 · from the scan, no model involved
chaels said of soil and water source conditions around the state.
Mr. Wingfield echoed that observation, adding the county had received no rain from June 21 through the last day of the month when most areas recorded rain. However, the rain on that day and the following day was quickly absorbed by the following few days of high temperatures.
As a result, the precipitation which fell during the middle of July was greatly needed, and while thunderstorms and summer showers tend to happen at random, often dropping large amounts on one area and little just few miles away, most areas of the state received adaquate rain during the period, according to Dr. Michaels.
“The rain received in most areas,” Dr. Michaels said of this month’s precipitation, “was very absorable and if it would have come two weeks later would not have been nearly as effective” for crops and water supply.
Mr. Wingfield’s records show most of the 7.09 inches of rain this month fell between July 11 and 15 when the county received a total of 5.53 inches of rain. Saturday, July 14 registered 1.24 inches and Sunday’s afternoon shower brought the gauge to 1.74 inches.
With six days of moderate temperatures, rain was again welcomed by those with crops on
95.5%