June, 1909 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Unburnable Homes 
We Build Them and 
We Build Nothing Else 
Reinforced Concrete throughout, or exterior 
walls of brick or stone, and interior decoration 
and finish as desired. But the 
Reinforced Concrete 
Interior Structure 
is the sine qua non 
Real Reinforced Concrete (Portland cement, 
sand and stone, reinforced with steel rods) is 
economical, unburnable, rust and decay proof— 
but requires for successful use good materials, 
good structural design, good workmanship and 
experience. Send for pamphlet descriptive of 
work we have built, and let us consult with 
your architect. 
BENJAMIN A. HOWES, c.«. 
Engineer and Contractor 
1193 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 
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If your dealer does not keep them, 
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York, for Color Line and Price List. 
THREAD AND THRUM WORKSHOP, 
Auburn, N.Y 
Art Stone Lawn Furniture 
Will last for centuries, do not have to be taken in and 
stored during winter months. Do not have to be 
painted. Don’t fail to write for photographs and 
prices of our Cast Stone and Cast Iron Lawn Furni. 
ture. Thelow prices will interest you. 
SIDNEY CEMENT STONE CO., Sidney, O. 
4 Gattle Manure 
in Bags Puiverized 
Best and safest manure for florists and 
greenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, 
no danger. Write for circular and prices. 
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LUNT MOSS COMPANY 
Boston, Mass. Branch: 50 Church St., New York 
MAKING A COUNTRY HOME 
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about two quarts to four quarts per bush. 
White Imperial is the sweetest of all currants, 
and is a good grower. White grape is, all in all, 
one of the finest varieties ever produced. ‘The 
berry is sweet, large, and the crop averages 
four to five quarts per bush. ‘This exceeds 
all other varieties in quantity and quality, ex- 
cept my own Giant Red, which stands six feet 
high and strong, and yields five to six quarts 
per bush. These two last named varieties are 
about all that one can ask for. ‘The size of 
each is a trifle under Fay, because the croppage 
is so very large. Spray with kerosene emul- 
sion and Bordeaux very soon after leaves start, 
early in May. 
The gooseberry is growing in favor, and if 
you are of English stock you probably have a 
taste for it. We have long had two sorts in 
cur gardens, one of which we called English 
and the other Irish; and with them we have 
had three or four natives like Downing and 
Houghton. Recently an English sort has been 
added called Industry. It is big and hairy, 
and of not very high quality. The very best 
American sort is Josselyn, hardy and prolific 
and big, but Carman and Portage are said to 
be ahead. I have not tried them. I have sev- 
eral seedlings that I value very highly, and 
shall some day place on the market. Among 
these is one that ripens a week earlier than 
all other sorts, a deep dark red, large and 
sweet. I have named it the Clinton. Goose- 
berries need a good rich soil, and considerable 
pruning. In some sections they mildew badly, 
but growing mine on high land, in rows run- 
ning north and south, I have never seen a 
mildewed berry. Spray the gooseberry bushes 
when you spray the currants or a little earlier, 
to destroy the saw fly larva. 
I have given you the experience of over 
half a century of small fruit growing. I have 
tested nearly everything that has been sent out, 
but I do not have the slightest idea that some- 
thing better is not coming. We are just at the 
threshold of evolution. If you should ever 
develop your garden work for market pur- 
poses, you will find that small fruit growing is 
immensely profitable. Combining large fruits 
and small fruits I am able from a little over 
four acres to take an income of nearly two 
thousand dollars per year. In such a place 
the barn should stand very near the center, 
and the barn cellars should include a thor- 
oughly good and well ventilated fruit cellar. 
My property has become a bird paradise, and 
we have here robins, bluebirds, indigo birds, 
tanagers, song sparrows, grosbeaks, catbirds, 
kingbirds, and almost everything but English 
sparrows. [hese we drive out at their first 
showing, and the birds combine to help us. 
We also kill every red squirrel, because they 
destroy young birds, and immense quantities 
of fruit. When crows appear they are chased 
by the kingbirds. We and the birds own the 
place together, and shut up all cats during the 
bird season. I mention this because you will 
find your success in fruit growing depends 
upon making a proper alliance with the birds. 
Bees also you must keep, if not more than a 
dozen hives. From that number of hives you 
can take up five hundred pounds of honey per 
year; meanwhile the bees will pollenize those 
fruits which need their help. Your hens 
must be kept within bounds with netting, but 
they must have good range. 
Hens eat very few currants, but they will 
make way with strawberries very rapidly, and, 
what seems very queer, is that they will eat 
gooseberries almost as soon as they are out of 
blossom. “They are ravenously fond of them, 
and if admitted to the garden will entirely 
strip the bushes. But hens are so valuable as 
ORTLAND 
CaO 
= PORTLAND “2 
ATLAS 
All Portland Cement 
is not 
ATLAS 
What do you care? Just this: 
Concrete is made with Port- 
land Cement. Concrete is a fire- 
resisting, durable, adaptable, eco- 
nomical building material. It is a 
material that all who know and 
understand it are using for all 
building purposes. It is the ma- 
terial you will come to use, and 
its success as a building 
material depends upon 
the quality of cement 
that goes into it. 
That is why you should know 
that all Portland Cements are not 
Atlas and why you should also 
know that among Portland Ce- 
ments Atlas is the standard, 
because it is made by a process 
that insures purity and absolutely 
uniform quality. 
ATLAS 
PORTLAND. 
CEMENT 
is made in but one grade—the 
best—and the same for every- 
body. It costs no more than other 
cements, yet it is the brand by 
which the others are measured, 
the brand the Government 
has purchased to the extent of 
4,500,000 barrels for use in 
building the Panama Canal. 
You should study this subject of 
concrete and cement. We have some 
books that will interest you. They are: 
“Concrete Country Residences” 
(delivery charges 25 cents). 
“Reinforced Concrete in Factory 
Construction” (delivery charges |0 cents). 
“Concrete Cottages” (sent free). 
“Concrete Construction about the 
Home and on the Farm”? (sent free). 
If your dealer cannot supply you with 
Atlas, write to 
THE ATLAS porttanp CEMENT CO. 
DEPT.10,30 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK 
LARGEST OUTPUT OF ANY CEMENT COMPANY IN 
THE WORLD—OVER 40,000 BARRELS A DAY 
