Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-29
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Remarks of farmers who are now
engaged in the unusually late plough
ing and other behind time work which
the peculiarities of the weather have
forced upon them indicate that more
potatoes, corn and oats will be sown
IN TINS section of agricultural Pennsyl-
Vanla than for years The acreage nut
out into wheat and rye last Fall was
greater because of the high prices pre-
Naillhg for the grain and the reason
aple certainty that they would not be
loWer this year and from reports
Whlch have reached this city the grain
is In good shape and the outlook is for
as good, If not greater, yield per acre
tnan last year which averaged around
elghteen to nineteen and half bushels
Inc object of the farmers in setting
out more ground for corn and oats is
10 gam the prices which have been of
iered Tor those lines. The chances are
that corn will sell away up this year
ana the farmers in Dauphin, Cumber-
land and Perry counties are going to
get their share. Oats prices have been
away up and that has caused a number
OF farmers to pay more attention to
that crop. As for potatoes the prices
are enough to make any man give
them serious consideration AS a re-
suit OF this interest the land is really
gaming because in order to gain the
pest results there has been extensive
fertilization. In spite of the lack of
potash and the scarcity of brands
which contain much of that product
tne SOIL is being enriched by the use
lof lime and home fertilizers to an ex-
tent which would surprise one who
knew how the land was allowed to go
ten years ago. AS for the hay crop ma
lure is attending to that this year and
the rank growth of grass is going to
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give it attention this year.
The call of the government, the
various commercial organizations and
the businessmen for people to save
paper is commencing to tell" observed
man who gets about the country a
good bit. He was here for the week.
END at one of the hotels and remarked
on the fact that one seldom sees paper
blowing about the streets any more.
Time used'to be when it was nothing
uncommon to see newspapers littering
parks and public places. Now they
disappear and with paper stock selling
the way 1t is at present there is no
ditficulty in understanding the combin-
alton of thrift and civic pride"
The result of Pennsylvania's work
on the roads Statewide good roads
day attracted attenti n in other States.
In some counties the movement was
so well organized that people practic-
ally gave up business, while others
made it picnic occasion. From all
accounts" was the remark of a man
connected with the State government,
Good Roads Day has come to stay in
Pennsylvania and look for bad spots,
the ugly turns and the rough places
and unpleasant grades to disappear in
the next five years. People will go out
and work and when they do not get
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they will be willing to pay to have the
work done"
Rooster week, the period in which
the State Department of Agriculture
urges that everyone owning chickens
kill off the surplus roosters, seems to
have been ushered in by numerous
chicken dinners Yesterday. Almost
everyone was imbued with the idea OF
having chicken for dinner, said man
who handles considerable food and the
demand for chicken on Saturday was
pretty heavy. The farmers and chick
en- owners have generally fallen in
with the idea of rooster week to thin
out the chandeliers according to what
is learned at the Capitol
Capitol Hill had sort of a holiday
appearance to-day because to-morrqEY
is a real holiday and people who weht
their homes left to the resident off,
cials and attaches the task of attend
ing to the mail and other work to-day.
There was not much business on the
Hill to-day and by general consent the
offices closed early this afternoon, to
reopen on Wednesday morning.
Some very interesting and entertain
ing trips are being planned by the
Natural History society which has
adopted the plan so generally favored
in Philadelphia and other
cities by similar organizations
of travelling about getting
acquainted with the country and its
notable spots. Tomorrow the society
will ramble through the woods near
Mt. Holly, which offers exceptional op-
portunities to see the woods in all the
glory of Spring and on June 10 there
will be a trip to Hummestown where
there are quite number of places
worth visiting, including the Swatara
creek valley and its formations In
additional the society will consider it's
astronomical work from the Reservoir
hillsides.
Col. Edward Morrell, reappointed a
member of the College and University
Council is judge advocate general Of
the National Guard and an authority
on military law as we'll as educational
matters He is we'll known here by
reason of frequent visits and through
being grand marshal of the inaugural
parade last winter.