Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24
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According to what men at
state Department ofAgriculture hid
been able to Judge from reports
celVed pennsylvania will add ten
cent. to its wheat acreage this f,
1hls means approximately 1900
acres. National authorities suefeN
ed that fourteen per cent. additio
acreage be set out in wheat and
effort to do this has been made in
southern counties, notably Lancast
York, Chester, Berks, Lebanon. Gu
berland, Franklin, Dauphin, Wa:
lngton and Somerset, but owing
the rotation of crops, soil conditid
and the labor problem, which loo
up greatest of all, it is not belle,
that more than 100000 acres
be added to the 1,3S2,6OO acres
ported in wheat this year. Penns
Vanla, as matter of fact, has bd
extending its wheat acreage in
Iast lew years. In 1915 there w
1,SZ5,O57 acres devoted to wht
ana l,S41,994 the next year. p
uuctlon, however, has not kept ps
oWlhs TO wheat and pests. In l
the yield was 20, 1864 bushels, 2
oo4, lS2 next year and it is estima
will not be much over 23,3OO. 600
year. With greater care, more
Dor and more systematic use of (
tlllzer the increased acreage to be
wheat this fall should make a bet
showing, say men here. 1t is es
mated that 10000 more acres
De devoted to rye, which has bd
recommended as better adapted .
the central and northern count
than wheat. The state acreage
rye TINS year is given as 265,
which is 5000 acres less than d
years ago. The production for t
year is estimated at 4,453,O0O buA
els, against 4,680,000 last year.
the event that the increases estimat
are made the state should add a N
lion and a half bushels to it's wh
and $4,000 bushels to it's rye d
duction without difficulty.
Some interesting sidelights on
man nature are being afforded py [
gathering in of money and bod
Tor the establishment of the librl
les at the camps where Pennsyl{
ma soldiers are to be station
Quite few people have sent cash
the Harrisburg Public Libra.
which is the central point for TO
teen counties in this section al
some Of. the donors have asked til
their names should not be used. Ho
ever, 1t is the aim to get as ma
contributors as possible and thd
who can not afford to give the dol
which the Red Cross, the Americ
Library, Association and others I
terested in the movement have 81
gested as the sum, have been ser
ing in books. 1t is rather renal
able the number of people who q
sending just such books as til
would like to give to a young frie
in the camp. There has been ve
little effort to get rid of old booI
Some of the contributions have be
small, but they have been ma
with such a heart interest that tn
have been doubly acceptable. lid
risburg was one of the first places
the country to send books to can'
Harrisburg sent the first books to d
library at Camp Hancock, August
Georgia.
In spite of the fact that SUNNI
Is ended and the park at PaxtaI
has been placed in shape for Wini
there are many youngsters who vi
the park and enjoy roaming about
the woods along Spring creek. n
park zoo is not as extensive asI
was before the war, but the swa'
are profiting by the increased Il
tention given to them. One of d
advantages of 1.-THE park, as at u
Reservoir and in Wildwood, is til
youngsters are in no danger frd
traffic.
Speaking about parks, one SOM
times wonders what is the limit
people sitting on a park bench. II
licemen say that unless it is cd
they find people in the parks as Id
as IL and often times have to cha|
out couples still later. Early ris{
for work, market or business, maj
of whom take to the Riverside parI
for walks on their way say that q
sunrise finds men sitting on bench
watching the Susquehanna doing
part. These persons have not be'
there all night. They get up ca
and go to see the river. Why no oE
seems to be able to tell
Some idea of the work of milito'
preparation for home defense til
has been done in Harrisburg I'll
summer may be gained from II
statement that ever since early
April former members of the mil
tary companies here and men wi
were beyond the active service al
have been drilling. The fornil
guardsmen have an organization
their own which will likely figul
extensively in the formation of Il
unit of the Pennsylvania ReselI
Militia to be formed here. The Ha,
risburg Reserves, which is a separs'
organization and formed for hon
defense, has been drilling twice
week since June IL, having stat
ed two drills week on Flag Day.|