HOUSE AND GARDEN | 
J 
UNE, 1912 
KENNEL DEPARTMENT 
Let Us Give Him 
His Supper 
Send us a postal and 
we will send you a sam¬ 
ple of tlie one perfect 
food for your dog. 
JJREAD 
Kitchen scraps 
are not fit food 
for a dog. 
They make him fat, log-y. and crenerallv unhealthy, 
Austin’s Do? Bread is made with the trreatest care 
of just the things a dog needs It contains no waste 
material. Everything used in us preparation —meat, 
cereals and flour—is especially bought Only high- 
grade. sweet meat is used, 
Tn imtinif for snmple state irhether ymi want tn try 
Ansttn s Dnu Kreait ar Austin s Puppy Breait {far pup¬ 
pies (i)iti snttili pets) and give ns the name tif yaur Ueater 
AUSTIN DUG BREAD AND ANIMAL 
FDOD COMPANY 
211 Marginal Street, Chelsea, Mass. 
Look for AUSTIN 
on Every Cake 
HANDSOME CATS AND 
KITTENS FOR SALE 
Domestic and rare foreign varieties. 
Siamese, Abyssinian, Manx, and Rus¬ 
sian, Ideal boarding place for cats. 
Jogs and birds. Model Poultry depart¬ 
ment, supplies broilers, fowl and squab. 
Write for beautifully illustrated 
ratalogue and sales lists. 
BLACK SHORT HAIRED CATTERY 
Oradell, N. J. 
WHITE SCOTCH COLLIES 
I Graceful and beautiful, strong and 
I active, hardy and healthy, sensitive 
and intelligent, brave, gentle and kind, 
quick and endiiring. Companions for 
all ages, protectoi*s of children and 
^lardians of home and farm. Ideal 
for camp, country, suburb or city. 
Ideal cattle drivers. A pair will raise 
$150.00 worth of puppies a year. Ours 
are countiy raised (on an Island), 
healthy pedigree stock, and do not 
require artificial heat in the coldest 
weather. Have a beautiful litter ready 
to ship when school closes and can 
send anywhere in North America. 
Collies keep children out of mischief 
and the sick room, chickens out of 
the garden, tramps out of the neigh¬ 
borhood, and an ideal of faithfulness 
forever in our hearts. Prices cheap; order early. 
THE ISLAND WHITE KENNELS, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 
Delight the children with a 
Shetland Pony 
—an unceasing source of pleas* 
ure. a safe and ideal playmate. 
Makes the child strong and ro¬ 
bust. Inexpensive to buy and 
keep. Highest types here. Com¬ 
plete outfits. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Write for illustrated 
catalogue. 
BELLE MEADE FARM 
Box 3 Markham, >':»« 
AIREDALI:. lERRlER^ 
The best all 'round dog and companion 
Our Terriera are blue ribbon winnera at 
New York, Boaton, Pittsburg, Chicago, 
Kauaaa City and other large ahowa. 
Puppies for Sale, $25 and Up. 
Champion Red Raven at Stud, 
Fee $20. The greatest living sire 
Beautiful illuatrated booklet for atamp 
ELMHURST FARM KENNELS 
_8ta. E._KANSAS CITY, MO. 
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 Rabbi try. Great Neck, L. I. 
Kussian Wolfhounds 
The Best Dog in the world and 
one of the Rarest Breeds extant. 
Peerless in beauty and reliability 
of disposition. Companions for 
gentlemen, ladies or children. 
CATALOGUE “H” 
Mlrasol Kennels 
Pasadena. California 
For durable painting of all kinds use National 
Lead Company's Pure White Lead "Dutch Boy 
Painter" (trade-mark). Ask for Helps No. 91. Sent 
FREE on request. 
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FLOOR VARNISH “6r 
Mar-proof, Heel-proof, Water-proof 
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iISAckin^ 
DETROIT 
CLEVELAND 
BUFFALO 
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THE CHA-RMS OF SUMMER SEAS 
Spend yourvacation on theGreatLakesthemost 
economical and enjoyable outing in America. 
Daily service is operated between Detroit and 
Cleveland. Detroit and Buffalo; four trips weekly 
between Toledo, Detroit, Mackinac Island and 
way ports; daily service between Toledo, 
Cleveland and Put-in-Bay. 
A Cleveland to Mackinac special steamer will 
be operated two trips weekly from June 15th to 
September 10th. stopping only at Detroit every 
trip and Goderich, Ont., every other trip. — Special 
Day Trips Belween Detroit and Cleveland, During 
July and August.—Railroad Tickets Available on 
Steamers. 
Send 2 cent stamp for Illustrated Pamphlet 
and Great Lakes Map. 
Address: L. G. Lewis, G. P. A., Detroit, Mich. 
PhilipH.McMillan,PTes. A. A.Schantz, GcnlMgr. 
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company 
Motoring and Sailing Knowledge 
HANDBOOKS 
■ 
The nenv text¬ 
books for outdoor 
work and play 
O f practical value is 
contained in simple lang¬ 
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NAVIGATION FOR THE 
A M AT E U R—C a ptain 
E. T. Morton. Short 
treatise on simpler meth¬ 
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at sea. 
THE AUTOMOBILE-Its 
selection. Care and Use 
— Robert Sloss. Plain 
and practical advice. 
THE YACHTSMAN’S HANDBOOK-Com¬ 
mander C. S. Stanworth,U. S. N.,and others. 
Sailboats and motors. Ground tackle, hand¬ 
ling lines and sails, soundings, etiquette. 
THE MOTOR BOAT, Its Selection, Care and 
Use—H. W. Slauson. Care of motor re¬ 
ceives special attention. Camping and cruis¬ 
ing suggestions. 
Purchase from bookstores or direct at 70 
cents a copy. Postage extra, 5 cents. Send 
for free Outing Handbook catalogue. 
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Chicken Raising on a Small Scale 
T he plan of buying day-old chicks 
has made it very easy for anybody 
to become a poultry raiser in a small way. 
It is no longer necessary to bother with 
broody hens or to sit up nights with an 
incubator, although there is a certain fas¬ 
cination in hatching chickens which many 
people would be loath to forego. 
Chickens absorb the yolks of the eggs 
from which they have hatched just be¬ 
fore they break out of their shells, and the 
nourishment thus obtained is sufficient to 
last them for two days or more. Accord¬ 
ingly, it is not necessary to feed them for 
that length of time, and they may be sent 
by express for hundreds of miles with 
perfect safety in small, ventilated paste¬ 
board boxes designed for that purpose. 
That being the case, it is an easy matter 
to obtain as many chickens as may be de¬ 
sired of any particular breed and from 
any particular breeder. The price will 
range from fifteen cents each to many 
times that amount, depending upon the 
quality of the breeding stock or the repu¬ 
tation of the breeder. 
After the chicks arrive they may be 
raised in fireless brooders. That means 
that mother hens are eliminated from the 
entire proceeding. Heated brooders may 
be used if there is an outbuilding for them 
or a sheltered place out-of-doors. Such 
brooders are to be chosen as a matter of 
course when a large number of chicks is 
to be raised, but the fireless brooder will 
give excellent satisfaction when only a 
few are desired. Heated brooders require 
much attention, and there is always a fire 
risk when they are operated in the house. 
Any warm room will answer for the 
fireless brooder; there is no reason why 
it should not be kept in the kitchen. As 
the weather grows warmer, it may be 
moved to the porch and then out on the 
ground, being sheltered by a box. 
A fireless brooder is a vei'y simple de¬ 
vice — merely a box with felt or burlap 
under the top and strips of felt at the en¬ 
trance. The cloth within the brooder 
comes close to the back of the chicks and 
the heat generated by the chickens them¬ 
selves keeps them warm. The chief diffi¬ 
culty comes in getting the chicks to run 
into the brooder whenever they begin to 
feel cold. They will go in more readily 
if the brooder is fitted with a piece of 
glass to make the interior light, but a bet¬ 
ter plan is to fill a hot water bottle occa¬ 
sionally and place it on the brooder in 
such a way that the heat will penetrate the 
felt or burlap. Whether this can be done 
or not depends upon the construction of 
the brooder. The cost of such devices is 
very little — from $1.50 up, but a very sat¬ 
isfactory brooder may be made at home in 
a few hours. 
This is the simplest way of raising a few 
chickens. Too much work would be in¬ 
volved if the number were large. People 
who go to the country or the seashore for 
the summer can start chickens-in this way| 
Jand ha’ve them to eat duringhlYe-summer; 
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