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TRADE MARY 
Genasco 
Ready Roofing 
is made of Trinidad Lake Asphalt. 
‘The ancient Egyptians knew the water- 
proofing value of natural asphalt, and used 
it in stone-work construction. 
Modern Egyptians use Genasco Ready 
Roofing because they know its value. 
They know that Trinidad Lake Asphalt 
makes Genasco absolutely water-proof and 
wonderfully enduring. A written guaran- 
tee backed by a thirty-two-million-dollar 
company is in every roll. 
Mineral or smooth surface. 
Ask your dealer for Genasco, and don’t take a 
substitute. Be sure the Genasco trade-mark is on 
every roll. Write for Book 60 and samples. 
THE BARBER ASPHALT 
PAVING COMPANY 
Largest producers of asphalt, and largest 
manufacturers of ready roofing in the world 
PHILADELPHIA 
San Francisco Chicago 
It will pay you to spray your Fruit Trees and 
Vines for protection from scale and all insect 
Y pests and fungus diseases. FREE Instruc- 
tlon Book shows the famous Garfield, 
Empire King, Orchard, Monarch, Leader 
and other sprayers; also gives a lot of formulas and 
other valuable information. 
FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., No. 48 lth St., Elmira, N. Y. 
New York 
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P SURE DEATH TO RATS * 
It is the only rat killer which can be safely used by 
the householder—harmless to human beings if acci- 
dentally taken in small quantities, and containing no 
phosphorus or other inflammable. Made in form of 
squash seeds—the rat’s favorite food. The rats do 
not die in the walls, but rush for open air and water. 
Keeps perfectly in all climates, and is absolutely safe 
tohandle. Will not poison dogs or cats. 20 cents at 
your druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of 25 cents. 
FULTON CHEMICAL CO. 
100 William Street New York City 
Protect your Chickens, Ducks, 
Fruit Trees, Vegetable Garden, 
Lawn and Household against 
Rats and Mice with 
It drives them out and 
kills them away from the 
premises. Does not 
harm dog, cat or child. 
Ask your dealer for it. 
Small, medium and 
large size boxes at 
(Trade Mark) 
15,25 and 5oc., sent upon receipt of price by 
Alejo Chemical Co., 12 Pearl St., Boston Mass. 
Send for free pamphlet- 
The Readers’ Service will give vou 
information about motor boats 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
JANUARY, 1909 
How I Get Winter Eggs 
TRIAL of many different breeds of © 
chickens has satisfied me that the 
White Plymouth Rocks excel in the pro- 
duction of eggs and meat. 
When the first serious snow of winter 
covers the ground, I usually have about one 
A 
hundred Plymouth Rocks. These are put 
into the sub-cellar of a barn where no horses 
are stabled, a space 20x25 ft. in area, 
lighted by five single sash 8 x 10 in. windows. 
The door from the barn swings inward, and 
is furnished with a weight and cord to keep 
it closed. 
A lean-to 15 x 24 ft. on the south side of 
the barn and on a level with the entrance, has 
an earth floor and makes the feeding and 
nesting room. There is a large box in the 
corner for a dust bath, the dust being 
gathered from the road in the summer when 
it is thoroughly sun dried. Before being 
put into the box it is medicated by the 
addition of sulphur or some other insecticide. 
The nests are made of cheap lumber, are 
about fourteen inches wide and twelve inches 
high, and are partly covered on top, leaving 
space for the hen to enter. The front is 
hung on hinges. The nests are arranged on 
a shelf eighteen inches wide placed two and 
one-half feet above the floor along the north 
side of the room. A supply of fresh water 
is furnished twice a day when the chickens 
are fed. 
Corn is fed on the ear; rutabagas, beets, 
carrots, etc., are fed whole; potato and apple 
parings and other kitchen scraps are placed 
in two or three flat boxes. Screenings, 
wheat, oats, and all small grains are fed so 
as to avoid waste. A pan or box of oyster 
shells and grit is placed where the hens can 
get at it easily. 
I try to have two hens set at the same time 
on twelve or more eggs apiece if the hens are 
large enough to properly cover them. When 
the chicks arrive I give both broods to the 
larger hen, and place the family in a coop 
about twenty-four by thirty inches. One 
side of the coop is made of slats, one of which 
is removable. The coop is moved to a 
different spot every few days to allow fresh 
grass in the coop, which is built without 
a floor. The roof should be sufficiently 
close to give protection, and the coop should 
be so located, and ditched if necessary, that 
the water will run off. 
NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS 
I leave the newly hatched chicks without 
food for one or two days and then commence 
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By SENT PREPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 
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AJ Tower Co, BosTon.U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN Co, LIMITED TORONTO CAN. 
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TARGET BRAND 
SCALE DESTROYER 
The Standardized Soluble Oil for San Jose Seale 
Guaranteed to kill every scale it hits when applied at 
a strength of x to 20. More economical than home 
made remedies. Send for proofs and name of 
nearest dealer. 
TARGET BRAND 
Martinsburg, W. Va. 
Box 707 
A Mess at all seasons 
of Mushrooms Growing in your Cellar 
40 cts in postage stamps together with the name of your 
* dealer will bring you, postpaid, direct from the 
_ manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 
= Lambert’s Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 
the best high-grade spawn in the market, together with large illustrated book 
on Mushroom Culture, containing simple and practical methods of raising, 
preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not more than one sample brick w ti 
be sent to the same party. Further orders must come through your dealer. 
Address: American Spawn Co., St. Paul, Minn. 
Horsford’s Hardy Plants 
FOR COLD CLIMATES 
Catalogue ready early in the new year. 
Nearly every plant he offers has stood the test of many Vermont 
winters. Save yourself much vexation of spirit and precious time 
by planting things that don’t kill back the first hard winter and 
have to be replaced. If you have room that may be filled, use a 
quarter or half as much on the outside of your home as within and 
see what it will do for it in two or three years. 
Customers of last two years will receive catalog without asking. 
FRED’K H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont. 
The Farmer’s Easy Record 
A new, complete, simple and practical record of all transactions on 
the farm. Designed by anexpert. Thousandsinuse. Easy to keep. 
Will last 8 years. Every progressive farmer should have it. Agents 
Wanted. Send for free specimen pages and Special Offer. 
CENTURY SUPPLY CO., Dept. 579, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
INTENSIVE CULTIVATION PROFITABLE 
Every crop increased 25% to 50% by using the “Cutaway” Tools. 
120 sizes and styles in widths from two to sixteen feet. Send for 
FREE Catalogue. It tells about our one horse Garden Harrow. 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO., 902 Main St., Higganum, Conn. 
ORCHIDS 
Largest importers and growers of 
OrcHiIps in the United States 
LAGER & HURRELL 
Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N. J. 
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The Spanish Jade . By Maurice Hewlett 
The Gorgeous Isle By Gertrude Atherton 
In preparation: 
With the Night Mail . By Rudyard Kipling 
Marriage ala Mode . By Mrs. Humphry Ward 
at 90 Cents, Net, per volume 
(Postage 10 cents extra) 
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., 133 East 16th Street, New York City 
His Own People 
