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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1913 



Stye Seal Estate Mntt 



FOR SALE 



Lake George, New York 



Country home on west shore of Lake George, fully 

 furnished, about 58 acres ot land including farm. 

 Large stucco mansion, tiled roof and veranda, 8 

 master bedrooms, 5 bath rooms, beautiful gardens, 

 excellent furnishings. Gardener's cottage, barn?, 

 steam yacht, electric launch, boat houses, farm im- 

 plements, etc. Everything in A 1 condition, house 

 rebuilt 1910. Property has large bay, and a point 

 of land commanding excellent view of the Lake. 

 For particulars address 



ESTATE OF WILLIAM DEMUTH 

 507 Broadway New York City 



Do You Want to Purchase A Home? 



If among our Real Estate Advertisements you do 

 not find just what you want — Address 



THE REAL ESTATE MART, 



Care of American Homes and Gardens 



361 BROADWAY, 



NEW YORK CITY. 



Mid The Berkshires. 



A BARGAIN — House; barn; hen house; office; all newly painted. 19 fruit 

 trees. Well and cistern. 3 beautiful acres. Grand view. One-half mile 

 trolley. Near two famous schools. Price J1900; will be sold for $U50; 

 $500 down, balance to suit. 



D. B. Cornell Company, Great Barrington, Mass. 



Summit, New Jersey 



pQ ? SAI F a ' extremely reasonable price and on most 

 kJnijljj liberal terms to immediate purchaser. 

 House is uniquely situated in center of five acre court approached 

 through a driveway of beautiful old shade trees. One mile from 

 station. Colonial house, practically new, three baths. Fruit 

 trees, garden, regulation tennis court. Modern stable and other 

 outbuildings. Within reasonable distance of Baltusrol and 

 Canoe Brook Clubs. Owner's business compels immediate 

 change of residence. Ready for occupancy after April 1 0th 

 R. C. WILSON, (Owner), Summit, N. J. 





Pheasants and = 

 Wild Waterfowl i am.™ book™ 



orders tor eggs or a 

 great variety of pheasants and wild ducks for Spring and early 

 Summer delivery, including eggs of the Genuine English Gray 

 Call Ducks. 



ij I also manufacture a full line of foods for the successful raising of 

 young pheasants and wild ducks and for feeding the old birds in the 

 pens all the year round. You really cannot afford to pass through 

 another breeding season without these foods. 



Nearly Every Failure With These Birds I raise more pheas- 

 Can Be Traced To Mis-Feeding. ants and real wid 



b ducks in captivity 



every year than all of the breeders in the United States 

 put together. There must be a reason why I am able to do this. 

 Write for price-lists, information, etc. Address Dept. A. 



WALLACE EVANS 

 Game Propagating Farm, OAK PARK, ILL, 



¥7 O 1 high class hunting, sporting, watch and 



J^Qf |j2lIC set dogs; puppies of all varieties a'specialty. 

 On receipt of 10 cents we mail highly 

 descriptive illustrated catalogue, which gives full information of 42 

 breed of dogs, several breeds of cattle, sheep, swine, birds, 

 rabbits, ferrets ; price list of poultry and pigeons. 



CHAS. L. B. LANDIS 



Dept. 171 Reading, Pa. 



Blue Ribbon Strain White Wyandotte 



Hatching Eggs $1.00 per Dozen by Mail. 



Send Check, Money or Money Order. 



Hessian Hill Farm Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



WITCH 

 HAZEL 



Fine specimens 



Send for Catalog. 

 The Elm City Nursery Co. 

 New Haven, Dept. M., Conn. 



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Bob White Quail 

 Partridges and Pheasants 



Capercailzies. Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, Rabbits, Deer, etc., 

 for stocking purposes. Fancy Pheasants, Peafowl, Swans, 

 Cranes, Storks, Ornamental Geese and Ducks, Foxes, Squirrels, 

 Ferrets, etc., and all kinds of birds and animals. 



WILLIAM J. MACKENSEN, Naturalist 

 Dept. C YARDLEY. PA. 



G. D. TILLEY 



Naturalist 



Beautiful Swans, Fancy 

 Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, 

 Storks, Ornamental Ducks and 

 Geese, Flamingoes, Game and 

 Cage Birds. 

 "Everything in the bird line From a 

 Canary to an Ostrich" 

 1 am the oldest established and largest exclusive 

 dealer in land and water birds in America and have 

 on hand the most extensive Stock in the United States. 

 G, D. TILLEY Box A, Darien, Conn. 



pet, however, or one more ready to re- 

 spond to his owner's advances, follow- 

 ing him all around the yard, only stop- 

 ping; at intervals to lift his voice in true 

 chanticler fashion. 



Japanese bantams, Light and Dark 

 Brahma bantams and Sebright bantams 

 may be taken up after a while, if the boy 

 has a fancy for these breeds, which are 

 raised in large numbers and are splendid 

 pets. The Brahmas are counterparts in 

 miniature of the large breed bearing that 

 name, but the Japs are odd little birds 

 which illustrate the patience of the peo- 

 ple in the little island kingdom, for years 

 of careful breeding must have been nec- 

 essary for the development of these 

 quaint and tiny fowls. The short legs 

 barely keep the wings off the ground and 

 there is a large, flowing tail which almost 

 touches the head. There are solid whites 

 and solid blacks, and a white variety 

 with a black tail, something found in no 

 other breed of poultry, large or small. 

 These Japanese bantams are a source of 

 much pleasure to anyone raising them, 

 but the young chickens are delicate and 

 much more difficult to raise than the 

 Cochins or Brahmas. 



Sebrights are exceedingly diminutive, 

 weighing as little as twenty or twenty- 

 four ounces when mature, but they are 

 among the best varieties to keep as pets 

 and may be given the run of the grounds 

 with perfect freedom. They may be 

 kept to better advantage where close 

 confinement is not necessary, for they 

 love their liberty. When allowed to 

 roam, they will pick up nearly all their 

 living in Summer, and they are good 

 layers. 



Assuming that the boy who decides to 

 keep bantams as pets chooses one of the 

 Cochin varieties, he will need a small 

 house for them to roost in with a little 

 yard attached. A rooster and four or five 

 hens will be enough to begin with, at 

 least. A trio — that is, a rooster and two 

 hens — is often purchased and the price 

 need not be over five dollars. It may be 

 possible, indeed, to secure the birds for 

 one dollar apiece, or even less, but it is 

 well to start with fairly good stock, as 

 then there is almost sure to be an op- 

 portunity to sell hatching eggs or breed- 

 ing stock, so that the boy will be able to 

 get his money back and make a profit, 

 in addition. Most boys can make a house 

 for a few bantams. A dry goods box, 

 with a sloping roof added and roof and 

 sides covered with roofing paper, will 

 answer the purpose admirably. There 

 should be a window in front, with a space 

 above as wide as the window and a foot 

 high covered with burlap, so that air will 

 be admitted freely, even in Winter. 

 Cochin bantams can stand much cold but 

 require fresh air in abundance. They 

 must be protected from drafts, however, 

 and it is most important to keep the 

 house dry. If there is any danger from 

 rats, it is well to cover the under part 

 of the floor with closely-woven chicken 

 wire. In warm weather, the window 

 may be removed and the opening covered 

 with the same kind of wire. If the house 

 gets very warm, an opening in the back 

 near the top with an adjustable shutter, 

 will provide cross ventilation and make 

 it cooler. If a glass window for the house 

 cannot be secured, a frame covered with 

 muslin brushed over with linseed oil will 

 serve as a substitute and costs but a few 

 cents. If the house is to be placed in a 

 conspicuous spot, it is well to make it a 

 little more highly finished, so that it will 

 not be an eye-sore. A few dollars will 



