March, 1913 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



111 



Thefamius BERRY WAGON, the delizht of thru 

 generations of children. Ask your dealer about it. 



Are Your Floors and Wood- 

 Work Well-Dressed ? 



THE wood-finish is the 

 outer garment of your 

 floors and wood-work. 

 A finish that becomes dull, 

 mottled, blotchy or scratched 

 will make the finest home look 

 dowdy. And there is a wide 

 variation in varnish quality. 



You can be absolutely sure of a 

 lustrous, lasting finish if you'll in- 

 sist upon seeing Berry Brothers' 

 label upon every can you buy — or 

 that's bought for your use. Don't 

 think the job's too small — a poorly- 

 finished floor will spoil the appear- 

 ance of a whole room. 



RERRY 



JLrothers' 



VARNISHES 



We have spent 55 years in perfecting var- 

 nishes for every interior and exterior use. 



Half a century ago your grand-parents looked 

 to us as the leading varnish-makers of the day. 



Today you can look to u* with the same con- 

 fidence, and with all the ripened traditions and 

 experience of the^e years at your service. 



Ask your nearest de2ler for advice about your 

 varnNh problems — or write us direct, if you 

 prefer 



"Around the World in a Berry Wagon," 

 interestingly illustrated in color by W \\ . 

 Denslow. the famous children's artist, sent free 

 od request. 



BERRY BROTHERS 



The World's Largest Makers of Varnish 



Established 1H58 



Factories: Detroit. Mich., and VValkemlle. Ont. 



Branches : New York. Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Chicago. 



Cincinnati, br. Lotrifl, San Francisco. London, England. 



a series of rules for operating an incubator 

 makes a mistake. Experts differ widely in 

 their methods. Some sprinkle the eggs, 

 some lay wet blankets over them ; many do 

 neither. Some keep the door religiously 

 closed after the eggs begin to pip ; others 

 stick in a match to permit the entrance of 

 a very little air. One successful breeder 

 takes out the eggs after they are pipped 

 and wets them, contrary to all written 

 rules. The best plan for the amateur is to 

 follow without deviation the directions 

 which come with the machine until he has 

 sufficient experience to warrant experi- 

 menting a little. 



Popular as the incubator is, broody hens 

 are by no means a back number. One of 

 the largest fanciers in the country, breed- 

 ing chickens by the thousands, depends 

 upon hens almost entirely. The manage- 

 ment of sitting hens is not a difficult mat- 

 ter. If the amateur must be irregular in 

 his hours or if he is not methodical in his 

 habits, it may be for his best interest to 

 hatch his chickens with hens, for their in- 

 stinct helps out on occasions when an inani- 

 mate machine simply succumbs to condi- 

 tions. 



Probably the most important point is to 

 set several hens at once — seldom less than 

 four. Then all the chicks which hatch may 

 be given to one, or at the most to two. It 

 is ridiculous to have a hen trailing around 

 with two or three chicks. The nests should 

 be shallow and round, so that the hen may 

 move the eggs about without breaking them. 

 If the nest is deep, she is likely to break 

 the eggs when she steps in. In case an 

 egg is broken, all the others which are 

 smeared must be washed with warm water 

 and dried immediately. All the eggs 

 should be tested twice as are eggs in a 

 machine; if many are removed, the hens 

 may be doubled up on those which remain. 



A box with a shovelful of earth in the 

 bottom and hay over the earth makes a 

 good nest, and it is customary to set the 

 hens in a separate room. It has been found 

 entirely feasible, however, to set hens in 

 the poultry house by using a board or 

 netting to cover the front. Late in the 

 afternoon, when laying is over, the sitters 

 are allowed to emerge from the nests to 

 feed and dust with the other hens, but the 

 attendant must watch to see that they go 

 back on the right nests. This plan effects 

 a decided saving in labor and the hens are 

 more inclined to set faithfully than if 

 moved to new quarters. The protecting 

 screen or board prevents their being an- 

 noyed by the other hens. 



One other point is extremely important. 

 The sitting hen must be kept free from lice. 

 She should be dusted with Persian insect 

 powder or one of the prepared lice powders 

 when she is set and once a week there- 

 after. Many a hen has died on the nest as 

 a result of being over-run with insects, and 

 every year hundreds of hens desert their 

 eggs for this cause — only to be soundly be- 

 rated by their indignant but neglectful 

 owners. 



AUTOMOBILES IN THE HUN- 

 GARIAN POSTAL SERVICE 



BY order of the Hungarian Ministry of 

 Commerce 600 motor vehicles are to 

 be purchased by the postal department. 

 The equipment will include 250 small cars 

 of about ten horse-power for letter collec- 

 tion, to replace the present motor tricycles 

 and bicycles ; seventy-five combined passen- 

 ger and parcel 'buses, and 275 delivery 

 wagons of from sixteen to thirty horse- 

 power for parcels exclusively. 



HYGIENIC 

 KALSOMINE 



■ 



CLAoum3^U> 



a 



TME 5AA//TARY 

 FEATURE, 

 K/US EVERY 

 CERMl/KE 

 CREATURE' 



SEARCHING EXAMINATION 

 by leading chemists has proven 

 that Hygienic Kalsomine is in- 

 stant death to all germ life. 

 The walls of your home should 

 be sanitary as well as artistic, and 

 enough material to completely 

 decorate a 1 2 by 14 room can be 

 had for only $1.10, Hygienic 

 Kalsomine goes furthest, painters 

 can show a 20°o time saving in its 

 successful application, and it will 

 not rub off. 



The Home Decorator" Free 



Ask your dealer for a copy, or 

 write us. It is full of helps, and 

 shows rich, artistic, restful shades 

 in combinations for ceiling, side 

 wall and border, in colors. 

 Sold Everywhere. 



Dept. D. 



ADAMS & ELTINC CO. 



7I6-T0-726 WASHINGTON BLVD- CHICAGO; USA 



White-Fl. 

 Dogwood 



Large Specimens 



Send for Catalog. 

 The Elm City Nursery Co. 

 New Haven, Dept. M., Conn. 



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DON'T COOK THE COOK 



use 



"ECONOMY" GAS 



For Cooking, Water Heating and 

 Laundry Work alio for Lighting 



"It makes the house a home" 



Send stamp today for "Economy Way'* 



Economy Gas Machine Co. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Economy " Gat la auhnnatic. Sanitary and Not-Poltonom 



JKSS Sheep Manure 



Dried and Pulverized 



One Barrel Eo.uals Two 



Wagon Loads Barnyard Manure 



Unequalled for lawn, garden and field fertilizing. 

 Write for interesting booklet and prices. 

 THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO.. 21 Union Stock Yards. Chicago 



Rare Climbing 

 Hydrangea 



Heavy pet grown 



Send for Catalog. 

 The Elm City Nursery Co. 

 New Haven, Dept, M.. Conn. 



