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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1912 



Poultry, Kennel and Live Stock Directory 



Address INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, The Garden Magazine 



Information about the selection or care of dogs, 

 poultry and live stock will be gladly given. 

 11-13 W. 32d Street, New York. 



"Wigwarm" Specialties 



F^op Poultrymcn 



' Wigwarm" Setting and Brood Coop 



and her chicks and while she is sit- 



protection from rats, skunks, hawks, 



... _ and other enemies. 



Insures larger 



hatches — fewer 



broken eggs. The 



runway is 20 x 24 



inches. This coop 



is just the thing 



for colony raising 



and has proved 



its success for 



22 years. Shipped 



Size, 2x4 ft., 2 ft. high. 



knocked down. 



'Wigwarm" Brooder 



Uses the least oil of any brooder made. Storm 

 proof. Hot water and hot air heating corn- 

 et /- «n. bined gives perfect 

 healthful ventila- 

 tion. No danger of 

 over-heating and 

 an even tempera 

 ture is maintained 

 in the brooder re 

 gardless of the out- 

 side cold. Used 

 and endorsed by 

 poultry experts 

 and by experiment stations. Size, 3 x 5 ft. 



No. Colony laying House— For 12 Hens 



Fitted complete with nests, fountain and feed 

 trough. Sanitary. Easily cleaned and -. . ^-s. 



- \M 



aired. One man 



can easily raise 



several hundred 



birds. Nicely 



painted. Can be 



put together in 



fifteen minutes. 



Winter or summer 

 the stock is always 



comfortable. In stormy weather the run- may 

 be covered at top and sides, giving protection 

 and scratch room. Size, 10 x 4 ft. , 5 ft. high. 



$2022 



5 Section Poultry House 



These are houses that will grow with your 

 business. You can add additional sections at 

 any time. A more sanitary or comfortable house 

 could not be built. Made in 10 x 10 ft. sections, 

 each fit- 

 ted with 

 roosts, 

 nests, 

 fountain 



and com- *~~ " * l — ^-Sfe — r- ri ■=_ - . -.;[ ^ ■ t 

 plete in every detail. Open 

 fronts with canvas covered frames — far better than 

 glass windows. Easily erected. One 10 ft. section 

 $75. Additional sections $60 each. 



Wrlla to-day for 

 Poultry Catalogue B 



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



50,000 BABY CHICKS! 



50,000 Single Comb White Leghorn Chicks! And every one hatched under ideal 

 conditions — every one a vigorous, healthy, liveable, strongly bred chick. They are des- 

 tined to make great birds; the mother of every one of them laid more than 175 eggs in her pullet 

 year; most of them laid more than 200 eggs! If you want eggs next fall and winter pick your layers 

 from this lot of youngsters. Our hens have had the habit of laying for many generations. The 

 pullets you get from these 50,000 chicks will be like their mothers. They are bred and hatched on a 

 dollar and cents basis. Utility is our measure of a hen's worth. Every chick is from this heavy laying 

 strain. "Drones" cannot be tolerated, and are not. They would ruin us. We use over 250 trap nests 

 and know exactly what our layers are doing. Let us tell you about 



THE PEERLESS FARMS 



How They Hatch and Raise Chicks That Make Better Hens Than Any Others 



Our hens are kept healthy; they are properly fed. Their eggs are fertile. They are big egg producers. Therefore, 

 to start with, the eggs contain the possibility of the kind of chicks you want. Perfect conditions of incubation 

 are maintained so that the chicks come out of the eggs ready to live, and do so at a profit to their owners. 

 The moisture and ventilation of our incubator cellar is under positive control. By the use of the U. S. Weather 

 Bureau Standard Psychrometer we know the exact moisture condition every minute. We do no guessing. The 

 ventilation is forced, and. like the moisture, is exactly maintained at the most favorable state at all times. 

 Buy day old chicks from the Peerless Flock. They are the best you can buy or hatch. Don t try 

 hatching your own chicks until you have established your flock on a Peerless foundation. It will 

 pay you to do so. We are making money. We can help you to do the same. W e have a 

 money-making strain of a money-making breed. Let us tell you more about Peerless 

 chicks. Write today for new booklet. It's worth having. 



THE PEERLESS FARMS 



Alden I. Rosbrook, Prop. 



R. F. D.. No. 9 

 Northport, Long Island, N. Y. 



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BABY CH ICKS OF QUALITY 



Guaranteed to reach you in good condition 



You can't count your chickens before they are 

 hatched; so why bother with setting hens and in- 

 cubators? Let me assume all the risk. I will 

 send you by express, healthy, sturdy Fishel 

 Strain White Plymouth Rock Baby Chicks, utility 

 or exhibition; also Fishel White Indian Runner 

 Baby Ducks. Order now, as winter hatch- 

 ings are the most vigorous. Prices reason- 

 able and satisfaction assured. Send 6 cents for 

 my splendid chick catalog. 



R. C. CALDWELL, 



BOX 1025 LYNDON, ROSS CO., OHIO. 



Danolds Thrm EGGS 



HATCH BUSINESS BARRED ROCKS 



1 Write for our free illustrated Catalog de- 

 scribing our common sense, practical poultry, 

 the result of 14 years' experience breeding egg- 

 layers. Settings from our strain of early matur- 

 tt^Oi}-" l$7 in S' lar S e ' healthy Rocks. S2.00 a dozen. 

 im ,ny Danolds Farm, R. F. D. 9, Albion, N. Y. 



MAKE YOUR HENS PAY 



Our two BIG FREE BOOKS tell YOU how. OUR New 

 iqi2 Hatcher and Brooders will give you stronger chickens and 

 will save half the cost. Write for FREE BOOKS today and 

 we will tell you how _ ^f*\ Cycle Hardier 



to MAKE your poul- rfr^Sc 1 -'"■"•» Company 



try pay better than fBjg ahrh jjj tBBjl 9 I.eliigh Ave. 

 the rest of the farm. Bfi jj m. 1 1 V u r BCT Elniira, N. V. 



Larger Sized Eggs by 20% 



That is the result I have obtained in my Arlington Strain of Black 

 Minorcas. Here is your chance to reap a bigger profit per hen and 

 at no increase of cost of maintenance per hen. If interested, send for 

 a setting. I am now selling 



Eggs for Hatching and Cockerels 



and have a few females to spare. Breeding and exhibition birds of 

 both sexes for sale at all times. Address correspondence to me direct. 



ROWLAND STORY. 187 Arlington Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. ■ 



MAMMOTH IMPERIAL PEKIN DUCKS 



Afton Farm Pekins are market toppers and prize-winners. 

 This year at New York, they won 1st on Old Duck, 1st on 

 Young Duck, 2nd on Young Drake. 2nd on Pen of Ducks, 4th 

 on Old Drake. At Philadelphia, they won 1st on Old Duck, 

 1st on Pen of Ducks, 2nd on Young Duck, 3rd on Old Drake, 

 4th on Y'oung Drake. 



They dress 10 lbs. to the pair at 10 weeks old. That 

 means higher quality of meat and lower cost of production 

 per pound. Their laying records speak for themselves. Last 

 year, a flock of 500 hens laid 74.529 eggs, or an average of over 

 149 eggs per hen. 



Afton Parm Mammoth Imperial Pekin Ducks are unex- 

 celled. They are money makers; they are the kind of ducks 

 you want; they will more than satisfy you. Write today for 

 our free book, "Facts from Afton Farm." 



AFTON FARM, Box D-2, YARDLEY, PA. 



