EQUIVALENTS—MEASURES. American and Metric Systems. 1 meter 39.37 inches. (Legal equivalent adopted in 1866.) Where values given are not exact the equivalents are correct to 1 part in a thousand (0.1%). SIMPLE INTEREST TABLE. New Hampshire, 158; Vermont, 17: Rhode Island, 952: Connecticut, 2,759; New York, 21,324; New Jersey, 11.423: Pennsylvania, 3,737; Delaware, 8,887; Maryland, 103,036; Virginia, 293,427; North Carolina, 100,572; South Caro lina, 107,097: Georgia, 29,264; Tennessee, 3,417; Kentucky, 11,830; Total slaves, 697,897. Total population, 3,929,214. OPEN SEASONS FOR GAME IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA, 1909. (Compiled by T. S. Palmer, Henry Oldys and C. E. Brewster.) The following table shows the open | $200. (Carrier and consignee may also seasons for game in the District of be liable.) Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The first date of the open season and the first date of the close season are given, so that the close seasons may be found by reversing the dates. If the open scason is Sept. 1-Jan. 1, the close season will be Jan. 1-Sept. 1. Attention is called to the restrictions on shipment under the Federal and State laws: The Federal law prohibits shipment from the State of game killed in violation of the laws of that State; that is, game killed during the close season, by illegal methods, or for sale or export when sale or export is prohibited by the State. Penalty, fine not exceeding District of Hunting permitted only on the marshes of the Eastern Branch above the Anacostia Bridge and on the marshes on the Virginia shore of the Potomac, provided birds are not huntea within 200 yards of any bridge or dwelling. The following seasons upland game, marked with a star (*), apply only to possession and sale: *Rabbit-Nov. 1-Feb. 1. *Squirrel-Nov. 1-Feb. 1. *Quail (Partridge)-Nov. 1-Mar. 15. *Grouse (Pheasant)-Nov. 1-Dec. 26. Dove No open season. Woodcock-July 1-Jan. 1. for The Federal law also prohibits shipment of game from the State at any time in packages not marked so that name and address of shipper and nature of contents may be readily ascertained by inspection of the outside of the package. Penalty, fine not exceeding $200. (Carrier and consignee may also be liable.) The State law prohibits shipment under certain conditions, as shown below. Details in regard to shipment, sale and licenses are contained in Farmers' Bulletin No. 376, "Game Laws for 1909," which may be had free upon ap plication to the Secretary of Agricul ture, Washington, D. C. Columbia. Plover, Snipe-Sept. 1-Apr. 1. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. or Open Seasons.-Prairie Chicken pinnated grouse (sale), Sept. 1-Mar. 15; Goose, Brant, Sept. 1-Apr. 1; Marsh Blackbird and other game birds not mentioned in this table, Sept. 1-Feb. 1. All shooting prohibited on Sunday or at night. Nongame Birds.-All wild birds (except game birds and certain injurious species) protected throughout the year. Robins, swallows, herons, gulls and grebes are protected, but no protection is given to English sparrows, crows, Cooper hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, or Reedbird, Rail (Ortolan)-Sept. 1-Feb. 1. great horned owls. Dorchester Frederick 1. Nov. 1-Jan. 1 Sept. 1-Jan. 1 Nov. 1-Jan. 1 Nov. 1-Jan. 1 1-Dec. 24 1-Dec. 24 1-Dec. 24 10-Dec. 24 1-Feb. 1 1-Dec. 24 1-Dec. 24 Oct. 1-Jan. 1 Nov. 1-Feb. 1 Nov. 1-Dec. 24 Sept. Nov. 9-Dec. 25 Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Patuxent river. Prince George. Queen Anne. St. Mary. Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester Nov. 1-Jan. 2 Nov. 1-Dec. 1 Sept. 1-Jan. 10-Dec. 24 Nov. 10-Dec. 24 1-Dec. 24 No open season. 1-Dec. 20 Sept. 1-Jan. 1 Nov. 9-Dec. 25 Nov. 9-Dec. 25 1 Nov. 15-Dec. 24 Nov. 10-Dec. 24 1 Nov. 1-Dec. 24 Nov. 10-Dec. 24 1 Nov. 15-Jan. 15 1 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 1-Dec. 24 2 Nov. 1-Dec. 1 Nov. 1-Jan. 2 15 Nov. 15-Jan. 15 Nov. 10-Feb. 1 1 Nov. 15-Jan. 15 Nov. 10-Feb. 1 1-Dec. 1-Dec. 1-Dec. |