. Book of the Royal blue . Thesmaller variety sells for from 75 cents to$ a dozen. These terrapin bury in the mud fromthree to five feet deep, and, like the diamond-back, are found by sounding with a stickand pulled out with a hook. The female,before she deposits her eggs, is most soughtafter, as the numerous eggs add greatly tothe richness of the prepared dish. Thefemale terrajjin deposits her eggs, rangingfrom twenty-five to thirty in number, in thesandy fields near her bedding eggs are covered with sand and packedat night, and the terrapin seeks the wateragain before the hot
. Book of the Royal blue . Thesmaller variety sells for from 75 cents to$ a dozen. These terrapin bury in the mud fromthree to five feet deep, and, like the diamond-back, are found by sounding with a stickand pulled out with a hook. The female,before she deposits her eggs, is most soughtafter, as the numerous eggs add greatly tothe richness of the prepared dish. Thefemale terrajjin deposits her eggs, rangingfrom twenty-five to thirty in number, in thesandy fields near her bedding eggs are covered with sand and packedat night, and the terrapin seeks the wateragain before the hot sun reaches her. Oldtrappers say they have known terrapin tobe killed by the sun while making their wayto the marsh after laying. The crow is the greatest enemy to theterrapin, hunting out their nests and de-stroying the eggs by wholesale. ,-^-. GAME LAWS OF MARYLAND, TABLE OF OPEN SEASONS FOR HUNTING. [Ufvisfd to September 13. I-iOJ, I>y State (iiinie Wanleii .Iri. W. Avirett. Ciiniberlinul. M» I>eer -Only !n the foUowhitr Counties: Ailegaiiy Oct. 15 tu Jan. 1 Gftrrett After Sept. 30. litOfi SViisblntftun Nov, 1 to-lau. 1 .Stiuirrel—(Suite haw) Ch. 206, Acts is!is-sepi. 1 CO Dec. 1, In all Couotles, exeept: Allinanv Oct. 15 to Jan. 1 Anne Arundel Nov. 10 to Dec. 25 <;nr<illne Sept. 1 to Jap. 15 Frederick (gray or fox squirrel) Sept. I to Nov. 15 ilarrett (State Law) tnprotected Kent Not lawful Montgomery (gray squirrel) Aug. 1 to Dec. 15 Prince George Nov. 10 to Dec. 25 WiisUlOKton Sept. 15 lo Dec. 25 WIcuniIco Sept. 1 to Feb. 15 Kabbit—Baltimore, Baltimore City(sjile). Calvert, Kent. WuHhtngton( State Law), Nov. 1 to Dec. 25. .\llegany Oct. 15 to Jan. 1 Anne Arundel Nov. lU to Dec. 25 < Carroll Nov. 10 to Dec. 25 Howard Nov. 10 to Dec. 25 Prince George Nov. 10 to Dec. 25 Caroline Nov. I5 to Jan. 15 Wi
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