AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1 9 13 



Poultry, ftt 

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"OSl'VroC 



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" 



I 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. 



For Sale. 



Five acres of beautifully wooded 

 land with long waterfront on Barker 

 Pond, Maine. Easily reached — 

 only twenty miles from Portland. Excellent fresh water fish- 

 ing; natural spring on property. Convenient to railroad station. 

 May stop train at flag if a house is built. Ideal spot to build 

 a summer home. For further particulars and price, address 

 A. de M., Box 773, New York. 



For Sale 



At Plainfield, New Jersey, m refined 

 neighborhood, an attractive residence 

 with about two acres of well kept lawn 

 and beautiful shade trees. 10 Room House including three 

 master's bedrooms, two bathrooms, billiard room, two servant's 

 bedrooms and bathroom. 10 minutes walk from Netherwood 

 Station. Excellent train service. Only 35 minutes to New 

 York via Jersey Central Railroad. Beautiful Japanese gardens 

 adjoin this property giving purchaser the advantage of charming 

 surroundings already developed. This is an opportunity for you 

 to obtain an ideal country residence at a moderate cost. Address 

 M. A. BRADLEY, 450 Fourth Avenue, New York 



Do You Want to Purchase A Home? 



If amoni 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. 



queer trick they have of inflating their crops 

 until they resemble toy balloons, with little 

 heads fastened to the top. This practice 

 may not give the birds beauty, but it cer- 

 tainly makes them interesting. Pouters, like 

 Fantails, are familiar to people who know 

 nothing of the brilliantly colored Tubits, 

 Owls, and Oriental Frills. 



The name given the Carriers leads the 

 novice to suppose that they are the birds 

 which have helped to make history by acting 

 as winged messengers long before wire- 

 less telegraphy had been dreamed of. The 

 messenger pigeons are not Carriers, how- 

 ever, but Homers, birds built on distinctly 

 different lines. The Carrier is an exhibi- 

 tion bird only and is easily identified by a 

 peculiar, wart-like formation on the bill. It 

 is slim and racy. The Homer, on the 

 other hand, is a large bird, with a full 

 breast and vigorous muscles. If properly 

 trained, it will return home from a distance 

 of from three to five hundred miles. Hom- 

 ers served a highly useful purpose when 

 Paris was beleagured, messages of many 

 hundred words being prepared on special 

 material and fastened to the legs of the 

 birds. The Rothschilds used homing 

 pigeons in carrying on operations which 

 helped them to build a collossal fortune. 

 And years ago these pigeons were experi- 

 mented with by the United States navy. 

 Nowadays their homing propensities are 

 exercised mostly for the amusement of their 

 owners. 



Neither large nor expensive quarters are 

 required for fancy pigeons, although those 

 constructed by wealthy fanciers are often 

 both. Most varieties are kept in confine- 

 ment at all times, being far too valuable to 

 be allowed their liberty, with the consequent 

 danger of obliging the owner to write "Lost, 

 strayed or stolen" besides their names or 

 numbers. Homers, Tipplers, Calumets, and 

 some others are, however, commonly al- 

 lowed to fly when and whither they please. 



When pigeons are kept in confinement 

 they need a high exercise yard, which is 

 easily made of poultry wire, the top as well 

 as the sides being covered. A flying cage 

 constructed with an ornamental purpose 

 and filled with beautiful and high-bred 

 pigeons is a pleasing addition to large coun- 

 try and suburban estates. On the other 

 hand, it will serve its object if made in the 

 most modest manner. 



The pigeon quarters are- preferably on 

 the ground floor, although a loft is the 

 traditional location. It is much more con- 

 venient to have the birds where they may 

 be visited without the necessity of climbing 

 a flight of stairs. Sometimes they are placed 

 over a poultry house. 



There should be several pens in order to 

 facilitate mating and "for young birds when 

 separated from their parents at the age of 

 six to eight weeks. Canvas or burlap is 

 better than wire netting for making the par- 

 titions between the pens, as valuable birds 

 are likely to damage their fine feathers by 

 flying against the wire or by clinging to it. 



Pigeons mate in pairs and display evi- 

 dences of much affection for each other. The 

 owners of fancy pigeons make up matings 

 according to the markings of their birds, 

 pairing those with good qualities in the hope 

 of fixing these qualities and getting young- 

 sters which are as good or better than the 

 parents. The fancier's success in breeding 

 exhibition pigeons hinges upon his skill in 

 pairing his birds. Of course, many breed- 

 ers have no thought of showing their pets, 

 but everyone who breeds fancy pigeons 

 naturally wants them to come as near as 

 possible to that ideal which is often pic- 

 tured mentally but seldom wrought out in 

 flesh and blood and feathers. There is 

 little pleasure in breeding merely pigeons. 



Beautiful Lawns 



Lawns'that are distinctive; rich, velvety srreens of 

 wonderful texture; such lawns are made with 



KALAKA Fertilized Grass Seed 



Expert blendinj? of purest seeds and natural 

 fertilizer insures quick, stroncr germination. 



Kalakain5 1b. boxes at $1.00 express prepaid East 

 or $1.25 West of Omaha. Special prices for quantities. 

 Write for" Hots to Make aLaron"— mention {jour dealer's name 

 THE KALAKA CO.. 1110 W. 35th Street, Chicago 



Biltmore Nursery I 



issues four practical, help* 

 ful and interesting Cata- 

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 BILTMORE NURSERY Box 1564, Biltmore. N. C. 



ESend today for free illustrated 

 ~\7&irCfir&&Y\fi book in colors, showing how 

 VCIglCCllO, evergreens will add to the 

 beauty of your home. Address 



D. HILL NURSERY COMPANY, Inc. 

 261 Cedar Street . Dundee, Illinois 



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F you are at all interested in bulbs you un- 

 doubtedly appreciate the necessity of buy- 

 ing only the best. 

 Therefore we -would urge you to send us your name 

 NOW to insure your receiving a copy of our Bulb Cata- 

 log issued August 15. A postal will do. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



Established 1802—111 years ago 

 33P Barclay Street New York 



tulips, 



DOR 



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 tr the Smaller Operations of the Home and Garden 



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Fair's Dutch Bulbs Imported for You 



Holland's most painstaking bulb 

 growers reserve their finest stock for 

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 only, and 10% discount is allowed 

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My new hook " Farr's Quality 

 Bulbs." lists the finest of daffodils, 

 hyacinths, crocus, iris and lilies, in- 

 cluding kinds difficult ro obtain elsewhere. 

 Send free to you who desire quality. 



Come to Wyomissing to See the Peonies 



Acres on acres of glorious blooms, rich with the 

 warmth of myriad glowing colors. Here from 300 

 kinds you can select your own favorites. Peonies 

 will be in their best June 1 to 7, when 1 will be glad 

 to meet visitors. Come to Wyomissing — let me 

 know when to meet you. 



BERTRAND H. FARR 

 105 Garfield Avenue, Wyomissing, Penna. 



