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...Societies when, last fortnight, the U. S. Biological Survey announced through President Roosevelt that this year, like last, there will be a 30-day open season for duckshooting. Using the Drought as his prime argument, Director Baker had been trying to have duckshooting suspended entirely until the birds can breed up to their oldtime numbers. Using reports from its field agents as evidence, the Survey had concluded that while U. S. breeding areas were affected, Drought had not touched the ducks in their vast northern Canadian nesting grounds this year. It would therefore be safe for U. S. wild-fowlers...
...started in 1932 is still booming. Since 1933 14 new tracks have opened and $3,000,000,000 have been wagered. As noteworthy as the success of Chicago's Arlington Park has been that of at least two other major U. S. establishments officially dedicated to improving the breed of horses...
...plucked a Westinghouse experimenter from his garage, where he was sending out an occasional phonograph tune, set him up as historic Station KDKA. Radio makers began to multiply like summer flies. Most of them were soon swatted by the proverbial vicissitudes of their industry. Relatively few of the early breed even survived for the cream-jugs of the late 1920's. Still fewer continued to buzz right through Depression...
...behold her simple homestead, still open to visitors, set off against the background of stately trees that the owner liked to refer to as her 'cathedral pines.' She was a gifted writer and a good woman, and we wish we had more of the same sturdy breed...
...stallion many times, the thoroughbred strain is considered to be, by most thoughtful breeders, a matriarchy. Another popular misconception regarding the thoroughbred horse is that all thoroughbred horses are race horses. Today thoroughbred blood is being used everywhere by private and commercial breeders, including the United States Remount, to breed horses for hacking, hunting, cavalry, steeplechasing, polo...