January, 1918 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
77 
An Attractive Home Means 
Contentment 
Keep the children at home by making 
them proud of it. The most effective 
and economical way to do this, is to 
beautify the lawn. Careful arrange- 
ment and good plants are essential. Our 
Landscape Department has specialized 
in this work, is familiar with Wiscon- 
sin conditions, and has probably the 
largest assortment of choice nursery 
stock in the state to select from. 
White Elm Nursery Co. 
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 
SW 
Four-and-Twenty Sparrows Baked 
In a Pie. 
Jacob Riis describes in one of 
his delightful essays how the good 
old housekeeper in his Danish home 
used to climb to the eaves to rob 
the sparrows’ nests for a delect- 
able pie. Now Mr. James Hunt 
of Philadelphia, who is crusading 
against the English sparrow, ad- 
vocates the pie as the true destiny 
of the sparrow. He furnished the 
sparrows for such a pie opened in 
Washington recently at a luncheon 
served by the Philadelphia Public 
Ledger. 
The guests declared that the pie 
was good, and the flavor of the 
sparrow was superior to chicken 
and equal to partridge. Washing- 
ton boys found this out long ago 
in their secret sparrow roasts 
where dozens of these tidbits were 
spitted on wires before the blaze 
and devoured by these food pirates. 
Cleaning a sparrow is a simple 
matter of cutting the breast away 
from all other parts and skinning. 
Special traps are used for catching 
sparrows. These are set near fav- 
orite rookeries and dozens of spar- 
rows are caught at a time. 
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HARDY OLD FASHIONED PLANTS 
OUR SPECIALTY 
The best varieties for Wisconsin conditions, carefully grown and 
carefully packed. Write for prices 
WILLIAM TOOLE & SON 
Hardy Plant and Pansy Farm Baraboo, Wis. 
V. 
A LARGE STOCK OF 
Apple, Cherry and Plum Trees, Grape Vines, 
Blackberry, Raspberry and 
Strawberry Plants 
Both Everbearing and common varieties. 
And a general line of ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS and ROSES. 
All stock clean and thrifty, the bestt.hat can be grown in Wisconsin. 
GREAT NORTHERN NURSERY CO. 
Write for catalog and prices Baraboo, Wis. 
The Kickapoo Valley ™^™ RED 
Our Specialty: Planting and Developing orchards for non-residents. 
A few choice tracts for sale. If int erested, write us. 
KICKAPOO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 
GAYS MILLS, WISCONSIN 
