Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-25
CROP DAMAGE To
De REPORTED ON
Up-to-the -Minutee System of Bul-
letins and Reports Have Been
Arranged For

~AzA-- AszssEasE-sssS----aAEsH and storms which
nave afflicted the farming districts
this year. The plan was recently start
ed of collecting data from each town
snip for monthly crop bulletin and
| II VIII be brought right down to date.
IF1rst hand information is to be Sc
cured as to the acreage of staple
crops together with the effect of CON
diuons. On wheat it is to be asked
what is the crop, what damage was
done by the Hessian fly and how much
| OF last years wheat is on hand to-
gether with prices. The damage done
| by the storms to the growing corn,
the yield and the amount cut for en-
silage will also be asked about and
the prevalence of blight and bugs on
! potatoes will be inquired into. The
ravages of the army worm will furnish
another line of questions bv the bun
reau.
Il. IT. While. chief of the bureau.
says that the effort is being made for
! the first time to get information which
will be of interest to every farmer
when published. Now much of the
information is obtained without sys-
tenn and 1t is the idea to cover the
whole State and to take in practically
every branch of agricultural produce
August DateS-The Public Service
commissioners have fixed August 4
and August 8 as the dates for the
meetings of the commission during
| the coming month There will be no
! vacation by the commission owing to
the accumulation of business. In Sep
tember the meetings will be held at
the usual times. A number of cases
| have been deferred until September
! and October, but there is enough cur
rent business to keep the commission
ers and their whole staff busy.
Big Tax Cases.-Importan State
tax cases are to be argued before the
State Supreme Court at the sessions
this Fall, new questions as to what
constitute manufacturing having
arisen because of development of in
| dustries. Under State law capital ac-
! tuaIy engaged in manufacturing is
exempt from State tax and claims
have been made in a number of lines
! for the benefit of the law, which the
state contends cannot be allowed.
Coal Tax CaSe.-It is probable that
the constitutionality of the anthracite
coal tax will be argued in the winter
and the appeals of coal companies
from the tax charges against them
will likely be held on dockets until the
| highest court passes on the validity of
the tax.
Industrial Roads.-The indications
are that the industrial railroad cases
VIII not be heard until the middle
! of September. Attorneys have re-
quested the Public Service Commits
sion to continue them.
Two More Properties. - The Cant
tol Park Extension Commission this
week took over two more properties
in the extension district. Two build
ings are being fitted up for additional
offices for bureaus of the public SER
vice commission.
! Offices For Division. - The State
| Highway Departments maintenance
! division work in this section will be
handled from offices in the Kunkel
| building. There is no room in the de-
partment for Division Engineer Hardt
and other offices and they are being
cared for in the Kunkel building.
| Warning on Minors-The Depart
ment of Labor and Industry has is
sued a warning to employees of the
State on the dangers attending en-
ployment of minors in the summer
time without employment certificates
apparently there is reason for the
warning.
After Ice Cream Men. Agents Of
the State Dairy and Food division are
! getting after ice cream manufactur-
ers who have not been keeping places
as they should be. The State Asso-
citation of ice cream men has support
| ed the divisions work in this respect