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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1913 



American Fence 



AND AMERICAN STEEL FENCE POSTS & GATES 



tTOR FARMS, estates, lawns, gardens, poultry 

 yards, fair grounds, race courses, parks, ceme- 

 teries. Designs adapted for every special purpose. 



Dealers and stocks everywhere. 

 Write for descriptive literature. 



Frank Baackes , V.R & Gen. Sales Agt* 

 American Steel & Wire Company 



CHICAGO. NEW YORK . CLEVELAND. PITTSBURG . DENVER 



PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF 

 HORTICULTURE FOR WOMEN 



Prepares educated women for attractive and profitable vo- 

 cations. Training in Home Gardening and Commercial Hor- 

 ticulture. Attractive country life near Philadelphia in Mont- 

 gomery County. Greenhouse, Gardens, Nursery and other 

 equipment for all practical work. 



Instruction in marketing of products. Electives — Bees — 

 Poultry. Spring Course April, May, June igi3. Regular 

 Course two years. 



Write Dep't F, Ambler, Penna. 



1 here's Money in Poultry 



Our Home Study Course in Practical Poultrv 

 Culture under Prof. Chas. K. Graham, late of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural College, teaches hoir to 

 make poultry pay. 



Personal instruction. Expert Advice. 

 250 Page Catalogue free. Write to-day. 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 

 Oept. O. P., Springfield, Mass. 



CREOSOTED 

 SILO STAVES 



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make GREEN MOUNTAIN 

 SILOS last many years. We 

 use the pure creosote oil. recom- 

 mended by the government for- 

 estry bureau for all kinds of timber. 

 The simple, tight doors, and 

 strong hooping are great features, 

 too. Write for catalogue. 



THE CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. 

 349 West St., Rutland, Vt. 



COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 



Half the Cost — with the 



PROFIT FARM BOILER 



With Dumping Caldron. Empties its kettle in 

 one minute. The simplest and best arrange- 

 ment for cooking food for stock. Also make 

 Dairy and Laundry Stoves, Water and Steam 

 Jacket Kettles, Hog Scalders, Caldrons, etc. 

 K^^Send for particulars and ask for circular L 

 D. R. SPERRY & CO. Batavia, III. 



FACTS ABOUT 



THE 



SOUTHEAST 



\REQVe. 



Farm Lands Average Less Than $17 Per Acre. 



Undeveloped tracts sell from $6 up. Beef, pork, dairying, 

 poultry, sheep and horses make big profits. Large returns 

 from alfalfa, corn, truck, cotton, apples, fruits and nuts. 

 Growers command good local and Northern Markets. 



The Southern Railway g^hZ^^Af. 



territory offers the finest conditions for farms and homes. 

 Plenty of rain, mild winters, enjoyable summers. Promising 

 industrial openings everywhere. The Southern Railway has 

 nothing to sell; we want YOU in the Southeast. The 

 "Southern Field," state booklets and all facts free. 

 M. V. RICHARDS, Land & Industrial Agent, Room 43. Washington, D. C. 



First in America, 



Best in the World, 



are 



Jacobs Bird Houses 



Beautify your grounds 

 and help your bird neigh- 

 bors by securing one of 

 our fine Martin houses. 

 Eleven beautiful designs 

 for Martins, $6.50 to $65. 

 Individual homes for 

 Wrens, Swallows, Blue- 

 birds and Chickadees, 

 $1.00 each. 



Our 1913 Catalogue of 



Our indorsement bird-houses, food shelters 



and nest-boxes sent for 10c. If you mention this magazine, we 



will add a copy of the "American Bird House Journal" for 1013. 



JACOBS BIRD HOUSE CO., +04 South Washington St., Wayncslmrg, Pn. 



RATS 



KILLED BY SCIENCE 

 DANYSZ VIRUS is a 



Bacteriological Preparation 



AND NOT A POISON— Harmless to Animals other than 

 mouse-like rodents. Rodents die in the open. For a small house, 1 

 tube, 75c; ordinary dwelling, 3 tubes, $1 .75; larger place — for each 

 5,000 sq. ft. floor space, use 1 dozen, $6.00. Send now. 

 Independent Chemical Company 72 Front Street, New York 



WANTED 



Position as superintendent of gentleman's estate or 

 farm. Experienced in landscape work, making of 

 roads, lawns, etc., and farming in all its branches, 

 also benefits of Agricultural Course at Cornell. 

 Interview desired. 



Box No. 1, Care of Garden Magazine, Garden City, N. Y. 



/~"i A "DT\1T , "Vn7 , "DC We beg to offer the services 

 VjAIvUHjIN H.IYO of competent, most reliable 

 Gardeners for Private Estates. The majority of our appli- 

 cants are graduates of the world famous Gardeners Colleges 

 of Sweden, combined with many years ofpractical training 

 and experience from the principal gardens of this country 

 <r\\) and Europe, backed by our guarantee as to efficiency. 

 ii.r-,^>> Employment services free." 



J^-li Swedish Horticultural Society of America 



Please address our Corresponding Scy., 



Alfred Lunden, Lawrence, N. Y. 



Book on Grape Culture 



Instructions for planting, cultivating and 

 pruning; also description of best varieties for 

 vineyard or home garden. Profusely illus- 

 trated. Issued by the largest growers of grape vines and small 

 fruits in the country. Millions of vines for sale. 

 T. S.HCBBARD CO. Box 55 Fredonla, N. Y. 



FREE 



Helen's 

 Favorite Flowers 



Yielding a Wealth of Blooms 



5 Packets FREE 



To get our beautiful Spring Catalogue to as many 

 lovers of flowers as possible, we will mail you five 

 packets of the well-known varieties: Joseph's Coat of 

 Many Colors, Snapdragon, The Golden Coreopsis, 

 Giant Larkspur and Mixed Four-o'clock, and our cat- 

 alogue included, if you will send us your name and 

 address and FIVE cents in stamps to cover mailing. 



The catalogue contains all the Flower and 

 Vegetable novelties for 1913, and much reliable 

 information explaining in detail how to plant. 

 One million packets will be distributed this year. 

 May we add your name to our list ? 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



Est. 1845 

 42 Vesey Street New York 



¥> p 1 E" O Need little attention and pay big profits. 

 ■^ *"* If you are interested in them send for a 



FOR THE sample copy of Gleanings in Bee Cul- 

 ■jr-i « t~> 1% /T ture. Also a bee supply catalog. 

 r AJKIVl The A. I. ROOT CO., Box 362, Medina, Ohio 



Potato Seed Specialists 



We offer LESS THAN FORTY Bushels of the 

 Best Potatoes Grown, at $ 1 .00 for 5 pounds, de- 

 livered by Parcels Post, east of Chicago, charges 

 prepaid. Grown by us exclusively. Sold by us only, 

 and NOT MORE than FIVE POUNDS to ONE 

 PERSON. You are to plant, raise and eat them. 

 If you say that "The Alexander" is not the Best 

 in Yield and Quality of any potato you ever planted, 

 every penny of the purchase price will be refunded 

 to you upon application before December 1st, 1913. 

 All remittances received after stock is sold will be returned. 



THE HARRINGTON SEED CO., ALEXANDER, N. Y. 



This ad. will NOT appear again. 



EVERY READER OF THE 



The Garden Magazine 



Who proposes to sell or rent a country, 

 suburban or seashore property should 

 know about our Real Estate Directory 

 File which is operated by the Readers' 

 Service Department in connection with 

 our various publications. 

 Many sales and rentals have been 

 brought about through our co-opera- 

 tion and the free service rendered by 

 this Real Estate File. 

 A special four-page circular to assist 

 owners sell or rent their properties has 

 just come from the press — upon request 

 a copy will be sent immediately. 



Manager Real Estate Department 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Garden City, N. Y. 



1 1 West 32nd St., N.iY. 



1118 People's Gas Bldg., Chicago, 111. 

 447 Tremont Bldg., Boston, Mass. 

 419 Citizens Bldg., Cleveland, O. 



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