Joseph. H. Dodson, Kankakee, Illinois 
Dodson Bird Houses 
keep them in good condition. Bread, oats, wheat, bran 
and corn meal, lettuce, cabbage and tender shoots of 
spring grain are some of the things they relish. A supply 
of clean water is essential. 
“To kill mercifully a sparrow that has been trapped, 
place the thumb nail at the base of its skull and dis¬ 
locate its neck by hard and quick pressure. To dress it, 
cut off the legs and wings at the outer joint, and the 
neck close to the body; strip off the skin, beginning at 
the neck; make a cut through the body wall extending 
from the neck along the backbone till the ribs are sev¬ 
ered, then around the legs to the tail, and remove the 
viscera. If sparrows are to be broiled, save only the 
breasts, as this method of cooking so shrivels and 
parches the lesser parts as to render them worthless. In 
this case tear off a strip of skin from wing to wing across 
the back; grasp the wings, in front of the body, in one 
hand and the neck in the other, and by a quick pull 
separate the breast from the ribs; turn the breast out of 
the skin that covers it, and sever the wings at the second 
joint. The whole operation requires but a fraction of a 
minute, and it can be done by the fingers alone. 
“Sparrows may be cooked by any of the methods 
employed for Reedbirds or Quail. When boned, broiled, 
buttered and served on toast, they are particularly good 
and compare favorably with the best kind of small game. 
SUMMARY 
“English Sparrows are abundant in most of the towns 
in the United States and in many suburban districts. 
They are noisy, filthy and destructive. They drive 
native birds from villages and homesteads. Practicable 
methods of dealing with them include destruction of 
nests, shooting, trapping and poisoning. Of these, 
trapping is unquestionably the best. English Sparrows 
are good to eat, and their use as food is recommended 
because of their nutritive value and as a means of 
reducing their number.” 
THE DODSON SPARROW TRAP, illustrated and described below, is 
catching thousands of sparrows all over this country. Will you help? 
The Dodson Sparrow Trap 
The most successful device ever invented for getting rid of the most persistent pest that we 
ever brought upon ourselves is the FAMOUS DODSON IMPROVED SPARROW TRAP. 
This trap will positively rid your place of Sparrows. It is made of heavy tinned wire, with 
all joints electrically welded, giving it sufficient strength to withstand the hardest usage and will 
last for years. Trap is in continuous operation and requires no setting, other than baiting. 
It is equipped with a removal cage, which makes the taking out of the captives easy. The 
construction of the trap is simple, the principle is based on a one-way funnel entrance, including 
patent needle points, from which egress is impossible, and through the improved tipping car, I 
think the efficiency of my trap has been made 100%. 
Hundreds of testimonials attest the success of the Dodson Sparrow Trap. Size, 36 by 18 by 
12 inches. 
Price f f.o.b. Kankakee, complete with removal cage, $7.00. 
Shipping weight, 22 pounds. 
Write for my booklet “Our Native Birds’ Worst Foe’’ and read what others say who have 
been successful with this wonderful trap. It gives other facts about this bird and recipes for 
cooking, etc. 
“DODSON TRAP DOING GREAT WORK ON THE FARM ” 
The Sparrow Trap on my farm is certainly doing great work. Up to date we have caught 
something like 250 of the “little sinners5 ’ and that is not all of it. The uncaught ones are so 
fearful that that there is some hidden danger on my place that they fight shy of it, although three 
or four daily find what 1 want them to. — R. T. Stanton y Chicago, 111. 
