Ml >. In ’ .0 •! 24 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 4.1969 Adequate Game Populations For 1969 Hunting Seasons Pennsylvania hunters can ex pect to And good supplies of most species of game this fall, according to Game Commission field reports. This has been a good year for reproduction of most species. Habitat for cottontail rabbits, favorite targets for most small game hunters, is continuing to recover from an extensive drought which ended in the state last year. The end of the drought produced more bunnies in 1968. and even more should be in evi dence this year. Late reproduction of rabbits has been noticeable in 1969, and an adequate number of cotton tails should be around when the season opens on November 1 Of couise, the feeding habits of bun nies have changed in the past month, and many more can now be spotted at night than during daylight hours. Ringneck pheasants are again expected to be plentiful in their normal range Size of bioods, hatching dates and losses of hens due to mowing were all normal this year Although field counts of bioods were down slightly foi pheasants, heavy covei is believ ed to be responsible for fewei sightings A lower density of hay field nesting was offset by a high er density of winter gram field nesting. The first pheasant hatches this year occurred much earlier than in many years, which means that more of the brilliantly-colored cockbirds should be fully feath eied by the start of hunting sea son than was the case m 1968. One game species population that has changed from last year is squirrel. For the past few years there has been an over abundance of busytails, but there will he fewer in 1969 However, the overall supply is still good throughout most of the state. The squirrel decline is normal. Each yeai following a mast short age, as occurred in 1968, there are fewer litters of squirrels, and there are fewer offspring per litter. Quail are continuing to ex pand then lange Areas of bob white habitat formerly devoid of quail are being re-populated Grouse availability will be on a par with 1968 The supply of the state bud has been spotty over the state for the past few years, but theie aie still enough to of fer fair to moderately good hunt ing for the sportsman One of the bright spots in Pennsylvania’s hunting picture Winter Grain I’m aware that many farmers aie anxious to get their winter gram seeded as soon as possible; already we have requests about being the time to seed Winter wheat Usually the last week in September and the fust week in October would be suitable to seed the Winter barley in this aiea Winter wheat will be im pioved very little by seeding prior to the second week in Octobei unless grazing or green chopping is to be done to remove the extra growth Early seeded giains that get a very rank grow th in the Fall, without being re moved, have been known to lodge more severly than those seeded according to the above time Also, the use of nitrogen pn Winter gram m the Fall is questionable on many farms, with the average soil m Lan caster County little nitrogen is needed and applications could Increase the problem of lodging next Summer Phosphorus and potash fertilizers should be suffi cient to develop a good root sys tem and strengthen the straw. T ' this year is wild turkey*. Num erous large broods have been ob served. and hunter* can look for ward to finding abundant sup plies of the big, wary birds In their primary range this fall. All evidence indicate* that bears have declined in number in the northcentral part of the atale, but they seem to be in normal supply elsewhere. Fewer bruins in prime range led the Game Commission to establish a two-day season for 1969. Deer, as usual, are in good supply in the commonwealth. The size of the herd, which had been growing in recent years, appears to have been stabilized, which will mean good whitetail hunting in nearly all counties. Of course, there are always lo cal exceptions to the supply of YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR FIELD DEMONSTRATION OCTOBER 8 Starting At Noon We will have on display the all New '7O Case Tractors for you to inspect, test drive and compare. Company Representatives will be present to assist you. NOTE: We have a few ’69 tractors on hand which we are offering Discounts on as high as 25%. WALTER BINKLEY & SON R. D. 4, Lititz, Pa. Phone 626-2344 nny same specie*. Some areas may have largcr-lhan-normal concentration* of one or more species, while other locations normally supporting large wild life populations may show a shortage this year. All in all, it looks like another good year for hunter* In Penn sylvania. Thousand-Legged Worms & Nuisance If you’ve seen slow crawling animals about one or two inches long invading the basement, they may be millipedes, thousand legged worms, or centipedes (hundred-legged worms). Both aie common in yards around mulched shrubbery. They will in vade houses under certain con ditions, say extension entomolo gists at The Pennsylvania State University. Although a nuisance, they will not damage food or household furnishings. Contact your county agent for informa tion on control measures. • Ptnmylvonia (Continued from Pago 17) gress Through People Is a time ly, meaningful theme for Cooper ative Month 1968. Progress through people is the way Amer ica has always moved ahead. It Is still the way we can and must advance in the computer-space age of today and tomorrow.” The cooperative enterprise, Nixon said, is a "means of satisfying the economic needs of many in dividual American* by acting to gether." Nearly all fifty states plan to participate somehow in the na tionwide observance of Co-op No Other Protein Need When You Feed USE ONLY Vz 18. SPECIAL TANVILAC PER HEAD PER DAY WITH GRAIN AND ROUGHAGE - GET BIGGER PROFITS | FOR MOKE PROFITS—MAIL COUPON J ' THE TANVILAC COMPANY, INC. • • 4th t, Corning Aves , lox ft. Highland I * Park Station, Des Moinai 13, lowa J { • Pleast Send Me Additional Informa- • ■ lion about Special Tanvilac. i I I havi .Caltla ADDRESS ! t C 0. NOLI BIRD-IN-HAND Month, and over thirty of the na tion’* governors will make an official proclamation in their states. This is the fifth year for the official observance. Also listed in Governor Shaf ci’s proclamation were these statements; “Cooperative* are basic to and a deeply rooted part of the Am erican 'Free enterprise system " Cooperative organizations have contributed substantially to creating a better life for alt citi zens of the Commonwealth. “Cooperative* have been in strumental to citizens on Penn sylvania in securing quality goods and services which have improved life for all consumers." SPECIAL TAKVILAC Feeders Say • • • "Tfie Mosf Economical Feeding Plan of Alt* No trouble with (court or mMM) foinr oft feed. You’ll bo more thaw satisfied with our feeding projratA for you’ll get healthy stock, 'quiWK rams at low cost. Remember, flmrg a FEED LOT PROVEN TANVILACT CULTURE PRODUCT FOR EVERT FARM-FEEDING PURPOSE. LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR Phone Lane. 397-0751
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