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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
4
Short misformatted newspaper insert lists mailing and pricing terms for the Daily Observer. It notes La Grande post office entry and second-class matter status, with weekly and monthly rates implied for readers.
North Portland April 17 1911 prize details from the Northwest Stock Show killing contest. First prize in carlot goes to 8 R Brooke, second to McKennon Son Cahnd ee grand champion Heifers and three year olds noted for marbling and dress percentage. Single class prizes include E W Coles Hamleton steer with 62.3 percent dress and E L Wiley Wallowa Aberdeen Anguss 64.1 percent dressed. additional notes on several cattle percentages.
J P Gilbert of the University of Illinois blames Spottsmen in Chicago and other cities for contributing to crop losses by destroying birds that feed on insect pests, a claim tied to a claimed 700 million dollar annual damage to farm crops.
A department of agriculture bulletin cites crop damage at 700 million dollars yearly and notes shore birds like jack snipe plover woodcock and killdeer are nearing extinction. It explains birds are hunted along migration routes and decoying behaviors increase losses, while farming expansion has reduced breeding grounds in the United States and Canada.
Gardiner G. Hubbard born in Boston on April 19 1878 son of Charles E. Hubbard a Boston attorney. After Harvard 1900 he farmed in Hawaii traveled the world studied architecture in Paris practiced in New York then turned to aviation at Baddeck Nova Scotia with Professor Bell. He designed built and exhibited an aeroplane and later entered aircraft manufacture for general use.
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