HOUSE AND GARDEN 
126 
September, 1912 
Send for catalogue P 27 of Pergolas, sun dials and garden 
furniture, or P 40 of wood columns. 
HARTMANN-SANDERS CO. 
Exclusive Manufacturers of 
ROLL’S PATENT LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 
Ts* rvia prevents dust—preserves roads 
A arvm Booklets on request 
BARRETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Cleveland, 
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New Orleans, 
Seattle, London, Eng. 
WIZARD BRAND 
Sheep Manure 
Dried and Pulverized, makes grass, shrubs, 
trees and flowers grow quick and strong. Gives 
wonderful results. Handiest kind of ferti¬ 
lizer to use. Economical andclean—no weeds, 
no waste, no trash to blow over the_lawn. 
$1 One Barrel EQuals Two 
Wagon Loads Barnyard Manure 
Best to Insure 
Successful Fall Planting 
and best at all times for landscape 
and field fertilizing. 
<£ A 4T|f| per large barrel freight 
paid east of Omaha— 
m cash with order. Ask 
for quantity prices and interesting 
booklet. 
The Pulverized Manure Co. 
25 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 
Wizard Brand is sold by first-class seedsmen! 
Hand-Carved 
CRETAN STONE 
This Mantel of the Adams Period, with its finely-chiselled 
figures in low and full relief, is typical of our many artistic 
models hand-carved in a dustless, durable, water-proof, 
fire-proof material that IS stone except that it weighs less 
and costs less. Prices to suit all purses. 
Write for photographs and 
ask where to see a specimen 
Garden and Hall 
Furniture 
Guaranteed to stand any cli- 
mate; 
Marbles, Terra Cotta, Stones, 
etc. Vases, Benches, Sun Dial 
Terminals, Tables, Fountains, 
Flower Boxes, Mantels, Stat¬ 
ues, Reliefs, etc. 
205 pages of Illustrated Catalog 
The best copies of the best 
originals 
RABBITS AND PET STOCK 
Unrivalled Flemish Giant, Angora Tan and Polish Rabbits— 
Peruvian and Smooth Cavies for fancy or pets. SOME 'GOOD 
YOUNGSTERS NOW FOR SALE, $1.00 up. 
Elm Cove Rabbitry, Great Neck, L. I. 
Tne Silent Waverley Limousine-Five 
The five passenger, full view ahead, town and suburban 
electric. Art catalog Free—Address 
_ The Waverley Company, Indianapolis, Ind, _ 
ANTIQUES 
where they are not only of easy access 
to the fowls but within easy reach of the 
busy farmer. Farmers are generally very 
busy during the summer months and 
anything that will save time and still pro¬ 
duce good results is to their advantage. It 
is therefore quite important that the drink¬ 
ing vessels be of the proper kind that can 
be easily cleaned and placed where the} 
can be readily refilled. A regular supply 
of pure water, as cool as possible, should 
be given the fowls during the hot weather 
months. They will consume large quan¬ 
tities and unless they have plenty of it 
they not only suffer, but fall short in the 
egg yield. When the fact that the egg is 
largely composed of water is taken into 
consideration the cause is readily seen. Do 
not neglect the drinking vessels and above 
all do not compel the fowls to drink from 
stagnant pools about the barnyard. The 
water thus consumed goes into the egg, 
and although nature has wisely provided 
for the elimination from the egg of much 
of the unsavory elements consumed by 
the hen, she cannot produce the best fla¬ 
vored eggs from such liquid. Neither 
does it make healthy meat of the best 
flavor. A little care in looking after the 
water supply will produce the right kind 
of eggs. Archie E. Vandervort 
Preserving and Using Hen Manure 
I THINK that very many poultry raisers 
are throwing away an opportunity to 
save a dollar by neglecting to utilize their 
hen manure. This applies especially to 
those who have farms and gardens. Last 
winter I saved a ton of fine chicken man¬ 
ure which I stored in barrels and boxes in 
a dry room over the hog pen. A pile was 
also made in the same room which was 
occasionally shoveled over to avoid heat¬ 
ing. That in the barrels and boxes gave 
no trouble in this respect. I also saved 
several loads of strawy manure which was 
spread broadcast and harrowed in on 
ground prepared for oats. It was used in 
combination with a light dressing of stable 
manure on one piece of oats, but they did 
no better than those treated with the hen 
manure alone. 
The ton of dry hen manure was mixed 
with 1,000 pounds of acid phosphate and 
200 pounds of muriate of potash, making 
3,200 pounds of high grade fertilizer at a 
cash outlay of about $12. This was used 
on all garden land and on some field crops, 
corn in particular. 
The potato land was lightly dressed with 
stable manure and a liberal amount of hen 
manure and wood ashes, half and half, 
was applied in the hills. In preparing this 
mixture it should be thoroughly worked 
over with shovels and then used immedi¬ 
ately and covered in, to avoid loss of 
nitrogen in shape of ammonia gases, 
which are set free by the rapid chemical 
action. 
Archie E. Vandervort 
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