October, 1916 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
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One of the many homes 
our Landscape Depart- 
ment has helped to make 
attractive. 
We are now ready to help 
you make your place a 
Beauty Spot. 
A booklet showing places 
we have planned and 
planted is free. 
You want the best varie- 
ties when planting your 
Orchard, Home Grounds 
or Fruit Garden. Our 
catalogue tells you about 
them. 
The Coe, Converse & Edwards Co., Nurserymen, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 
Tile Trap for Rabbits 
An inexpensive and permanent 
sewer tile trap for cottontail 
rabbits, which has proved very 
effective in Kansas, is described 
in Farmers’ Bulletin 702, “Cot- 
tontail Rabbits in Relation to 
Trees and Farm Crops.” De- 
tail' of this trap were supplied 
by VIr. J. M. Walmsley, who 
has used it successfully on his 
and other farms in that state. 
To make the trap, proceed as 
follows: 
Set a 12 by 6-inch “tee” 
sewer tile with the long end 
downward, and bury it so that 
the 6-inch opening at the side is 
below the surface of the ground. 
Connect two lengths of 6-inch 
sewer pipe horizontally with the 
side opening. Second grade or 
even broken tile will do. Cover 
the joints with soil so as to ex- 
clude light. Provide a tight 
removable cover, such as an old 
harrow disk, for the top of the 
large tile. The projecting end 
of the small tile is then surround- 
ed with rocks, brush, or wood, 
so as to make the hole look 
inviting to rabbits and encourage 
them to frequent the den. Rab- 
bits, of course, are free to go in 
or out of these dens, which 
should be constructed in promis- 
ing spots on the farm and in the 
orchard. A trained dog will 
locate inhabited dens. The out- 
let is closed with a disk of wood 
on a stake, or the dog guards the 
opening. The cover is lifted and 
the rabbits captured by hand. 
These traps are especially suit- 
able for open lands and prairies, 
where rabbits can not find 
natural hiding places. They are 
permanent and cost nothing for 
repairs from year to year. If it is 
desired to poison rabbits, the 
baits may be placed inside these 
traps, out of the way of domestic 
animals or birds. This trap also 
furnishes an excellent means of 
obtaining rabbits for the table, 
or even for market. 
Sweet russet crabs make good 
sweet pickles, and, although 
small, are also good baked. 
Protec t Your 
Trees 
in a single night. Mice and 
cut worms will damage and 
destroy them if you don t protect them. 
Get dollars' worth of protection at a frac- 
tion of a 
t cost by using 
HawKcyc 
Tree Protectors’ m 
Absolute protection against gnawers $ 
and borers. ' Prevent trees from 
becoming skinned and bruised by cul 
tivator or lawn mower. Made of elm 
veneer, chemically treated Easily put 
on and will last until tree is beyond 
needing protection. Don't wait until some 
of your trees are killed — order Hawkeye 
Protectors now. Regular sue 10 inches 
wMe. 20 inches high Price in lots of 100 — 
I cent apiece, in lots of 1000 — % cent 
apiece. Special sizes made to order. 
Write for circular and samples. 
W e make Fruit Basket* — get our pricey 
Burlington Basket Company 
520 Main St, Burlington, Iowa 
