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The Olds Gazette 1932-01-01 - 1933-12-29
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1933-06-09
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Bird Life (From 0.S.A. News) By Gerald Hutchinson (2 in 1 '33) Few people realize the real value of our birds, of which we have a great variety. Were we to consider tor a while and let our imagination wander to a country without birds how deso- late that would be! I imagine how much joy of Spring would be lacking if there were no birds to come back. How bleak it would be in Summer with no robins, meadow larks, or song sparrows singing to cheer us up. Many of our best feathered friends sre shot by people who believe they are doing a great thing in the interest of themselves and their country. It is a fairly common observation that any great decrease or increase in any one of the species of life has its ef- fect on another altogether different species, which shows the balance of nature. The weasel, grey squirrel (other names, ground squirrel and bush squirrel) is one of the worst enemies to ground nesting birds, such as meadow larks and song sparrows. The grey squirrel’s worst enemy is the red tailed hawk, Thus we see that in- directly the killing of this bird means the decrease in song birds which all love to hear. To kill the gother’s en-| that one pair of hawks would xil| emies means an increase in gophers, this is only -natural, and it is an acknowledged fact that the gophers are increasing in numbers in spite of the attempts made by the different municipalities to check them. The Lloyd George M. D. at Camrose in 1930 spent $378.90 for the destruction of 37,890 gophers, while in 1931 the same municipality spent $519.90 for the destruction of 51,990. Consider- ing that a municipality is only miles square and that there are sev- eral hundred such organized districts in Alberta, the enormity of this prob- lem, especially in these times of rigid economy, can be readily visualized. Taverner in his “Hawks of the Prairie Provinces” claims that one pair of hawks, such as red tails, will kill 850 gophers in a season. The average killed in the municipality mentioned for the two years for which a price was paid is 44,940. On _ this basis 128 pairs of hawks would have saved the district approximately $900. Many farmers claim that a_ single gopher (more if he is married) will destroy half a bushel of grain in a season. This, too, seems a fair cs- timate as gopher damage is very seri- ous, even in places where gophers are not noticeably thick. grain were only worth 30c per bushel the damage done by the 350 gophers Alberta Savings Certificates Backed by the Entire Resources of the Province, Provide a Safe Depository for Savings and. Pay an attractive interest rate. Interest per annum paid on dh Term Certificates on Certificates Redeemable in 2 - which-are One, Two or Redeemable Three Years. O on Demand. Interest per annum allowed — Applyto — ALBERTA GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BRANCH Treasury Department, Edmonton Hon. R. G. REID, Provincial Treasurer The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Will Load a Car of WOOL at OLDS on Monday, July 31st Anyone desiring to ship-may receive wool sacks and twine from Mr. A. S. Lockrem in Olds, or A. H. Lockrem eight south-west of Olds. woul at shipping time. Liberal Cash Advance will be Made Sacks and twine will be charged against miles aid Vera Fleck, (left) and Lyette Teppaz, as they shook hands with Captain R. G. Latta, and left the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain at Father Point, Quebec, to make an aeroplane dash to Montreal on their way to Chicago where they are contestants in the selection of a “Queen” of the Century of Progress Exposition. No matter what the contest results Vera and Lyette will carry memories of a thrilling first voyage home with them. The Empress of Britain, one of the world’s fastest liners, broke two records for them, and a combination of fast ship, fast plane and fast train gave the two pretty girls the distinction of making the fastest voyages from I.ondon and Paris to Chicago ever recorded, They travelled so fast all the way that Miss Teppaz, who lunched in Paris, Friday, May 18, found herself breakfasting less tham six days later in Chicago, May 25. Miss Fleck’s record was from break- Canadian Pacific officials arranged every detail of their entire journey which, with the exception of two hours and fifty minutes in the air, used the facilities of that organization. fast to breakfast. Even if| The Olds Gazette, Olds, Alberta, June 9, 1933 would be $52.50. With several pairs of hawks in a district it can readily be seen what a saving this would be. And all the time that the municipali- ties are paying hard cash for the des- truction of gophers, the farmers are paying cash to buy ammunition to shoot wantonly the gophers’ natural enemies. The main cry against hawks is, of course, that they kill chickens. Many farmers in the West have seen a chicken killed by a hawk at some time, and so all hawks must suffer indiscriminately because there are two or three species who have a place in their diet for a chicken. It is very difficult, and almost impossible, to tell exactly the species of hawk on the wing, and sometimes hard to tell them in the hand. There are, however, only three hawks that make a practice: of killing chickens, viz., Coopers Hawk, Goshawk, and the Sharp Shinned Hawk. This class of hawks have al- together different habits than the Buteo’s which comprise our best hawks. These three villains never perch in exposed places, but hide in the woods and then pounce on their prey suddenly. from ambush. . They are as a rule smaller than Buteo’s and fly with a rapid. wing action in sharp contrast to the graceful slow wing action of the Buteo’s. It is very difficult to distinguish them by. color as there is such a variation between old and young, fall and winter plu- mage. Man, give the hawk his honest con- sideration and pay a little more at- tention to which are friends and which are enemies. To the man who simply must shoot hawks, may his gun in- variably be aimed at a Goshawk, a Sharp Shinned Hawk, or a Cooper’s Hawk, for his own interest as well as for justice to our birds. Gerald Hutchinson. Editor’s Note—The above was a talk which won: the: bronze medal at the O.S.A. during a competition spon- sored by the Literary Society. We believe the article is interesting, has an economic value and should help to stimulate interest in bird life. 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Image 615 (1933-06-09), from microfilm reel 615, (CU12501457). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.