HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1911 
281 
R ICH woodwork graces the home as no 
other furnishing can. Inexpensive woods, 
such as Red Gum, Cypress and more ordi¬ 
nary grades, are enriched and dignified by the 
modern wood stains which distinguish and beau¬ 
tify the grain. 
Johnson’s 
Wood Dye 
is specified by the better known architects, and insisted 
upon by well posted home-builders for its unequaled pene¬ 
trating and finishing qualities, and for its rich, perma¬ 
nent colors. 
Will you try Johnson’s Wood Dye on a piece of wood¬ 
work or furniture in your home? Paint dealers every¬ 
where are supplied with 
Free Trial Samples 
and will provide you with the color you wish. Also sam¬ 
ple of Johnson’s Under-Lac — better than shellac or var- 
nish for a bright finish — or Johnson’s Prepared Wax for 
a soft, dull finish over the Wood Dye. 
If you will send us a post card, asking for Book HGn, 
we will mail, postpaid, an illustrated booklet which prac¬ 
tical craftsmen everywhere recognize as an authority on 
finishing all woodwork, floors and furniture. 
S. C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wis. 
“The Wood Finishing Authorities** 
THORBURNS BULBS 
Largest and Finest assortment of high grade bulbs and 
roots in America. — Send for catalogue — mailed free. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 33 Barclay St., New York 
BUFF ORPINGTONS 
“Champion New Yorker'’ 
1st Prize Cock at 
Madison Sq. and Boston 
19 11 
The “Joe-Pye Book.” 20 
pages illustrated, sent 
on request 
Are the Greatest 
Utility Breed 
To make room for growing stock 
I will dispose of this year’s breeders 
at very attractive prices. 
Now is the time to arrange for 
your next season’s Pens — I have 
quantities of exceptional chicks to 
choose from. 
Stock and Eggs for Sale 
JOE-PYE 
South Norwalk, Conn., 
R. F. D. 37 
Raising a Few Squabs 
T T is quite possible for any man or 
A woman with only a little land to raise 
enough squabs for home consumption, 
and even to swell the family income. 
Elaborate or expensive buildings are not 
needed. Many a successful breeder has 
kept his first birds in a barn or shed. 
Even when one purposes to go into the 
business in a commercial way, it is wise 
to begin with a few birds and increase his 
stock as he becomes familiar with the de¬ 
tails of the work and develops his market. 
Many a squab-raising venture has failed 
because it has been undertaken on too 
large a scale at first. 
Common pigeons do not give satisfac¬ 
tory results and it is a fatal mistake to 
begin with them. The most popular breed 
among squab raisers is the Homer. Pig¬ 
eons of this breed are large, quiet, indus¬ 
trious and reliable. Of late, Carneaux 
pigeons have won considerable favor, but 
are not abundant as yet. If the amateur 
begins with straight Homers he will not 
make a mistake. 
The all-important matter is to buy 
mated pairs. Failure to observe this point 
has resulted in the wreck of many squab¬ 
rearing enterprises. Pigeons are not 
polygamous. They live in pairs, the same 
birds often remaining together for years. 
In a successful pigeon loft, every bird 
must have its mate. An odd bird or two 
flying about and interfering with the do¬ 
mestic affairs of the mated birds may 
cause endless confusion and trouble. In 
order to make sure of obtaining mated 
birds, it is necessary to buy one’s founda¬ 
tion stock of a dealer or breeder who is 
thoroughly reliable, for it is practically im¬ 
possible for the novice to distinguish be¬ 
tween the sexes. It is well for him to 
have two small wooden cages with only 
a single partition of upright bars between 
them. When he is not sure that a pair 
of birds received from a distance are 
mated, he may put one in each pen. If, a 
few days later, he finds them billing and 
cooing, and kissing through the bars, he 
may feel safe in putting them with his 
working birds. 
The pigeons on a squab plant must not 
have their liberty. The house where they 
are confined should have several windows 
on the sunny side and a pen to contain 
thirty pairs of birds should be about 
10 x 16 feet. It is better not to keep the 
pigeons in larger flocks than thirty to a 
pen. Where there are several hundred 
birds, a long house is built and divided 
into pens of the proper size. Outside the 
house should be a covered yard or “fly” 
constructed of poultry wire, larger than 
the interior pen, if possible, and as high 
as the roof of the house. Such a fly gives 
the birds opportunity for outdoor exercise 
and causes them to be more contented. 
A pair of pigeons will produce from 
four to ten pairs of squabs each year. If 
five or six pairs of squabs are secured 
from each pair of working birds, the 
owner should feel reasonably satisfied. 
Fresh Air Heating 
and Ventilating 
Kelsey Heated Ardmore, Pa. 
Bunting and Shrigley, Philadelphia Architects. 
Let Us Send You Our New Booklets 
so that you may know why 40,000 home owners 
who investigated and wanted good ventilation 
and economical heating installed 
KELSEY WA ™ GENERATORS 
For houses of any size from 5 to 75 rooms, 
Kelsey heating is, worthy of your careful con¬ 
sideration. 
KELSEY HEATING CO., 
Main Office: 6G E. FAYETTE ST., SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
New York Office: 154c. Fifth Ave. 
GIANT HIMALAYA BERRY 
Vine hardy as an oak; stands winters any¬ 
where. Bears enormous crops of rich black 
berries— ten tons have been picked from 590 
plants. Berries big, sweet, melting, delicious, 
10 cents each; SI a dozen; S3 a hundred; S25 
a thousand. Add 10 per cent, when w r anted 
by mail. Send for Berrydale Berry Book. 
Tells about other profitable berries for home 
or market use. 
Berrydale Experiment Gardens 
House Avenue Holland, Mich. 
SHEEP MANURE 
Dried and pulverized. No waste and no weeds. 
Best fertilizer for lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, 
vegetables and fruit. 
$4.00 
Large barrel, freight prepaid East 
of Missouri River, Cash with or¬ 
der Write for interesting booklet 
and quantity prices. 
THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 
25 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 
Write a Postal Today 
Save Money All Winter 
Let the fire that heats your 
house also heat your 
water supply 
Write for our descriptive cir> 
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Domestic Hot Water Generator 
will economically and continu¬ 
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hot water for the Kitchen, 
Bathroom and Laundry. 
Fits any Hot Water, Steam or 
Hot Air Heater 
Price $6.00 
TYLHR 
Hot 
Generator 
When writing tell us the 
name ol' the heating con¬ 
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sells furnaces in your lo¬ 
cality. Write today to 
F. A. TYLER, 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
