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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 1918 



TRADE MARH RtG.U 3.PAT0FF 



Move Your Poultry Yard When and Where You Want 

 It By Using "BUFFALO" Portable Poultry Runways 



This new fencing sys- 

 tem enables you to 

 make any size yard de- 

 sired and move it to 

 other locations at will. 

 To erect simply push 

 legs into the ground. 



Substantially constructed from i}/% inch 

 Diamond mesh heavy galvanized wire fabric 

 and galvanized round iron frames with one 

 inch galvanized Hexagon Netting along the bottom, 

 twelve inches high. Strong and durable and its portable 

 feature makes it readily adaptable for fencing in young 

 chicks or ducklings as well as grown chickens, ducks, 

 geese, etc. Also used to advantage for enclosing small 

 vegetable garden plots, dog runways, etc. 

 Made in Standard size sections as follows: 



7' long x 5' high $3.75 per section 



a'6" " x 5' " (gate) .... 1.60 " " 



8' " x 2' " 2.00 " " 



6' " x a' " . . . . . . 1.60 " " 



PLUS 10% TO THE ABOVE PRICES, F. O. B. BUFFALO 



These prices are effective April 1st. 1918, and are for orders consisting' of six 

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 'made to order on short notice. Send money order, check, New York Draft or cur- 

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Our booklet No. 67AA will be sent upon request with six cents to cover postage. A 

 trial order will convince you of the merits of this system. 



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Songbirds save millions of bushels of grain, fruit and 



egetables every year. They destroy the insects that 



attack all kinds of crops. You should furnish song 



birds with safe humes in which to raise their 



young and they will return to your gardens year 



after year to gladden your heart.with their beauty 



and song. There is a 



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O. F.G. Bulbs Are Good Bulbs 



They are now growing for you in the Oronogo 

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A Charming Birdbath 



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 inches deep in centre sloping 



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Self-Watering 

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Protect Floor and Floor Coverings 

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If your dealer will not supply you 



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Vick's Mikado, Crego, King, Vick's Branching and 



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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, 

 etc. OF THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, published in accordance 

 with the Act of Congress of August 24, 1012: Publishers, Doubleday, 

 Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y.; Editor and Managing Editor, 

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