Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
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How Agricultural Week..
of the big seasons of the yea
men interested in farming an
branches and for politicians whd
in rural districts, has had a GU
development. 1t has brought
dreds of farmers, live stock ra
fruit growers and others to
city this week, and they are t
not only a big interest in the
Ing of the ten organizations no
annual sessions here, but are
manifesting concern as to the (
or the Department of Agricut
The selection of Prof. Frederic
mussen to be secretary seem
nave met approval generally.
ago this week Was devoted I'd
state Board of Agriculture.
the State Horticultural society
TO meeting here at the same
and then one or two other orgs
tons. Four years ago the
Products show was started. m
TO stimulate the corn growing
tests and 1t soon became more
ular than the meetings. Nov
week is an established institute
pennsylvania, and bids fair to
to greater things because H
burg is not only the official, a
a certain transportation extent
graphical center of the state, d
the midst of rich agricultural
gion. The people here this
are farmers of the prosperous
and they are all talking of tn
portunities for a greater mid-w
display of the best of the ex
at the summer and autumn
The state board itself was cr
in 1876 and has been meeting
annually.
Propositions for restriction
| weights and tires of trucks
state highways will obtain CO
cradle report among people who
to and from this city. Sectio
important state highways for
about Harrisburg show the
or heavy truck traffic, espe
where the trucks have had to
out. There the side road is c
pieces and big ruts show what i
cars can do in soft" weather.
Will cost many dollars to repai
damage done by trucks this la
weeks on state highways.
Belgium and France, which
furnished quantities of shru
and ornamental plants to Per
tania in years gone by will be
hundreds of thousands of shadd
roadside trees by the keystone
this year if ways can be fou1z
ship them. The State DepartE
of Forestry's nurseries, establ
some ten years age have prod
immense quantities of trees
valuable for reforestation and
were made through the U
States Government to war str
countries, including Italy and
countries on the western front.
rangements have been made I'd
for the trees when the time d
and they will be made availah
a contribution for this state.
lions of young trees have been
ed at the state nurseries the
two years and all the trees
could be set out were planted
spring and fall in State Res
Many were also taken to plant
state highways and for WOO
development on farms and "
sheds, but the labor sitr
prevented anything like what
hoped to set out. There are
left over which will be sent a
as soon as ships can take them
is probable that the State Cor
sion of Forestry will ask for q
crease in the appropriation for
forest reserves this year in
to acquire some of the lands
have been in negotiation. If,
are available there will be d
expansion of the reserves.
In considering the work o
Department of Parks for the
ent year many people belive
some consideration might be
with profit to encouragement q
song birds in wildwood and
parks of the city. These birds
been driven away during the
years and some attention ought
to be given to coaXing them
Too often the park employees in
round of planting, pruning or
rating the rest spots of the pS
says an authority, neglect bird
The sure result of this negld
) the increase of insects so that
end the hard-worked park SUI
tendent has his duties multiple
to mention the loss in charm
attractiveness that follows IN E
parture of wild birds. Squirrel
the inveterate foe of the bird
it might be better to dispose q
squirrels rather than the birds.
yer has conducted wild bird
paign with surprising results.
and hundreds of birds that had
viously disappeared, owing to n
and their natural foes, have
returned to the parks of Colo
4 chief city. The invitations too
form of small boxes tackled a.
the trunks of trees in which
placed Jumps of suet so that tn
travellers going south in the fa
the early arrivals in the sprin
only might be saved from the y
sonable snowstorm but the
birds might survive starvation
III WELL KNOWN PEOPL