Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-15
EVENING Chat

- A'ohio 40 tiS SedSOn LOT SnOOt-
ing black, fox or gray squirrels be-
gins and six of the combined
kinds may be shot in one day. Red
squirrels are not protected by law at
any time and they may be shot in any
number so that the only squirrels that
will be safe will be the denizens of
parks and on private game preserves.
Reports made by the States game
wardens Indicate that the squirrels are
as abundant as other kinds of game
ana that In many parts of the State
they are in greater number than usual
and some good bags should be made.
In addition to squirrels certain kinds
of pheasants become legal game to-
day, but the quail and deer seasons do
not begin until later. Grouse are also
reported to be numerous and where
quail We're fed during the winter re-
ports indicate that there are many of
them. Hunters licenses have taken a
boom as the season for cunning has
approached and thousands of them are
being issued 1t is expected that be-
fore the end of the month the listing
VIII have run almost as great as IL
was by the same time last year. The
deer season, which will begin in the
early part of November is attracting
much interest because of the reports
reaching the Game Commission about
thS manly uttI SecH near IOWnS ana on
farms. In some of the central noun
tain counties deer have been seen very
close to barns and in some of the
southern counties they have been
chased out of fields and orchards.
Another interesting farming fact is
that in spite of the fact that a very
large acreage of wheat is being plant
ed as the usual result of a war, and
some fields are being worked rather
hard, there has been some skimping
in the way of fertilizer. The war cut
off the bulk of the national supply of
potash which comes from Germany
ana prices went up with prompt
objection all over the State. Accord
ing to reports which have been receiv-
ed at the State Capitol more of an eff
fort is being made to push American
made fertilizers than ever and some
farmers are trying out new mixtures.
However, there are some who are let
ting the soil go without potash this
year because of the prices and State
advisers are telling them not to do it
but to use the utmost care and go to
some expense if they want to have
good crops next year when there is
every indication of a good price.
One of the things noticed about the
farms in this part of the State during
this very unusual autumn is the fact
that much of the corn husling has
been completed on many farms and
the golden ears have been taken in and
estimated. In years gone by it was
not uncommon to leave the husking
go until around election day and often
corn has been unhusked as late as the
tenth of November in some southern
counties. This year there is a very
abundant corn crop and the farmers
are getting it ready to market early.
The heavy rains of July washed out
many fields, but there have been tre-
mendous yields in many parts of Dau-
phin, Cumberland and York counties
What's become of the army worm
that had us all crazy before the armies
in Europe got busy?" asked a man of
State Zoologist Surface the other day.
Gone into the ground; that's where
they CO." said the doctor. "They bur-
row Into the ground and turn up next
year, but it is doubtful if they will be
anything as numerous. Many of them
were killed off and people know now
how to head them off when they come
around early"
DR.. Surface also said that the de-
struction of thousands of army worms
by birds demonstrated the value of
birds to the city man as well as to the
farmer. The birds were the greatest
agency in getting rid of them.
One thing the motor travel has
brought to the region round about
Harrisburg and that is signs. You
can go over any one of the dozen or
more main highways centering in Har-
risburg, which is a sort of hub for
state highways, and find them lib
orally placarded with signs and sign
boards. The Motor Club of Harris
burg started things going in that direc-
ton and their original signs are still
up. Since that time more have been
added by the club, the State and by
individuals. There is no mistaking
the way to Harrisburg and precious
little excuse for finding the way else
where.
If the proposed tax on automobiles
is laid by the national government it
will be paid by nearly l 900 persons or
firms or companies in Dauphin county,
according to an estimate made at the
Capitol. There are that many ma
chimes owned in the county according
to one man who follows up such
things. Harrisburg has the bulk of the
cars and the number of business mo-
tor vehicles Is something surprising.
Most of them are of high power and
firms which for years maintained fine
spans of horses now have motor
trucks.
Talking about farming matters it is
of interest to note that DIR. II. A. Sur
face, the State Zoologist, plans to visit
as many of the demonstration orch
ards as he can during the coming
demonstration season. He will not be
able to get to each of the 800 orch
ards, but he plans to visit each county
and to assist the regular demonstrate
ors in showing how to get rid of pests
and to make trees bear
Governor Tener will take up goli
playing again now that the worlds
series is ended and il. will be golf fo1
him for amusement until the snow
! flies. The Governor played until late
into December last year and was the
first one out on the Country Club links
last Spring.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE