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The Garden Magazine, June, 1922 



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Dodson 



Bird 

 Houses 



The birds are all my friends. Know- 

 ing them makes me happy. They are 

 an inspiration to better living. They 

 can make your life happier. 



>+S President- American 



Audubon Association 



See the flycatcher house hanging from 

 the pear tree. Eight bushels of pears 

 with not a worm was this one house's 

 record! The birds will help you. 



Facts found regarding the food of birds have orig° 

 inated nation-wide legislature. Note the com- 

 posite diet of the birds attracted by Dodson Bird 

 Houses. Season after season, these houses afford 

 a protection that allows valuable birds to multi- 

 ply more rapidly. 



Cement Bird Bath 

 Birds must have wa ter. If you 

 supply it, you maybe sure that 

 fruit, berries and other garden 

 delicacies will not be harmed. 

 Here is a scientific bath which 

 the birds have approved. In- 

 cluding basin and stand $24.50 

 Other baths as low as $6.00 



Quaint houses ready for you to put up 



All the good folk in America are helping to house the birds. You have seen 

 these picturesque little houses of green or white. Each is made under the 

 patient eye of Mr. Dodson, beloved friend of the birds. His life-time study 

 has perfected these houses. They attract the birds. They insure your trees 

 and shrubs and gardens against insect pests. You will be fascinated by their 

 staunch, quaint shapes, their intricate workmanship so necessary to success. 

 Write to Mr. Dodson! Let his experience guide you. 



Martin 



Bluebird 



Robin 



Chickadee 



Flycatcher 

 Cardinal 



Swallow 

 Wren 



Cat Bird 



Nut Hatch 



Woodpecker 

 Thrasher 



JOSEPH H. DODSON 



709 HARRISON AVENUE KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS 



Dodson Sparrow Trap is guaranteed to rid your premises of this noisy, quarrelsome pest, $8.00 



FREE 



You will find much of inter- 

 est in Mr. Dodson' s fascinating 

 booklet, "Your Bird Friends 

 and How to Win Them." 



There are many styles of bird 

 houses. Mr. Dodson wins for 

 you different birds -with each. 

 It is a booklet thru which to 

 browse "with pleasure. 



