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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1913 



Poultry, Kennel and Live Stock Directory ™o™ ti °y*™*'K^on°Tcncaidov, 



* 7 * poultry and live stock will be gladly given. 



Address INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, The Garden Magazine, 11-13 W. 32d Street, New York. 



Hodgson Portable Poultry Houses 



Five-Section Poultry House — 

 10x50 ft. 



Sanitary, durable, up-to-date — made of red cedar, clap- 

 boarded outside, interior sheathed. Made in 10-ft sec- 

 tions, each fitted with roosts, nests and fountain. Open 

 fronts, with canvas-covered frames. You can add sec- 

 tions at any time. Easily erected. 



First Section 

 $75.00 

 Additional 

 Sections 

 $60.00 

 Each 

 Send for catalogue 



No. Colony Laying House— 



fnr 19 llPIlC Fitted complete with nests, fountain 

 1U1 14 nciia and feed trough. Sanitary — easily 

 cleaned. One man can easily care for several hundred 

 birds. Nicely painted— set up in fifteen minutes. A 

 comfortable year-round house. In 

 stormy weather the run may be 

 covered, giving a protected 

 scratching room. Size, 10x4 ft., 5 ft. 

 high. 



$20^ 



E. F. HODGSON CO., Room 311, 116 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 



For Those Who Love Birds 



Now is the time to get rid of the Sparrow, 

 the chief enemy of our Native Birds. 



The Dodson Sparrow Trap 



is catchingr thousands of these pests for others — it will banish 

 the sparrow from your place — then Bluebirds, Purple 

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This is the Dodson Sparrow Trap. It catches as many as 75 to 100 sparrows a 

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 size, 36 x 18 x 12 inches. Price including receiving box, $5, f.o. b. Chicago. 



NOTICE — If you have native birds about you and wish to 

 keep them from four to six weeks longer than usual you can 

 do so by giving them a Dodson Bird Feeding: Shelf. It is 

 delightful to feed your birds. If you don't do this they have 

 to leave soon after the frosts come. 



Write to The Man The Birds Love for illustrated folder about birds 

 and any information desired on the subject of birds. Address, 



JOSEPH H. DODSON, 1209 Association Bldg., Chicago 



(Mr. Dodson is a Director of the Uinois Audubon Society) 



Anyone Can Raise Poultry 

 with the Colony Laying House 



Winter or summer, it 

 is always healthful and 

 comfortable. C o m - 

 pletely protects against 

 rats, cats, skunks, 

 hawks, etc. In stormy 

 weather the run can be 

 covered, top and sides. 

 One man can easily 

 raise several hundred 

 chickens in the Colony ■ 

 Laying House. Com- 

 pletely equipped with 

 nests, fountain and feed 

 trough. Easy to clean 

 and ventilate. Can be 

 put together in fifteen 

 minutes. 



We carry a complete Hue of poultry houses. 

 Write today for free Poultry Catalogue- 



E.F.Hodgson Co., Room 311, 116 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 



Price $20 

 Size 10 x 4 feet, 5 feet high. 



THE READERS' SERVICE 



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Will reduce Inflamed, Strained, Swollen 

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