HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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CTOBER, IQIO 
JOSEPH P. McHUGH & CO. 
OF NEW YORK 
< Established 1S78.) 
Will Ship for $5, Money Order or 
New York Draft, 
The MCHUGHWILLOW BAR HARBOR CHAIR, natural 
color, with Seat Cushion, and will mail the 
.Loose Leaf Portfolio of Pen Sketches illus¬ 
trating the Entire Line, also pictures of 
<3roup Sets and a full Price List. 
As this offer is made to show the style, 
•quality and value of the McHughwillow Fur¬ 
niture to those who wish to buy a number of 
pieces, the $5 paid will be allowed on a 
further prepaid purchase amounting to $75, 
selected from the catalogue and price list. 
I Only Address Since 1SSU) 
42d ST., WEST, AT FIFTH AVE 
Opposite New Public Library 
No Agents — No Branches 
Residences 
Churches 
Schools 
Stores 
Hotels 
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lace 
ARTISTIC HOMES 
Plan-Book of 
Houses Price $1. 
-Entirely New Plates 
Other Smaller Books are 
S 500 to si 000 Houses - 25c 
£1000 to J1200 Houses - 25c 
S1200 to $1500 Houses - 25c 
$1500 to $2500 Houses - 25c 
California Bungalows - 25c 
Artistic Churches - 25c 
Herbert C. Chlvers Co. 
1622 Call Bid., San Francisco 
When convenience is our first thought, the imitation 
candle makes the use of many an old lighting instalment 
possible, retaining the beautiful clear-cut shades and. globes 
as used on the old lamps for the protectipn of the flame. 
THE ENOS COMPANY 
Makers of * 
LIGHTING 
FIXTURES 
Office and Factory: 
7th Ave. and 16th Street 
Salesrooms: 
36 West 37th Street 
New York 
Baltimore: 519 North Charles St. San Francisco: 334 
Sutter St. Toronto: 94 King St., West. Pittsburg: The 
Norton Company, Century Building. Boston: H. F. Ester- 
brook. Inc., 9 Park St. Portland: J. C. English Company, 
128 Park St. Los Angeles: Brooks Decorating Co., 696 South 
Alvarado St. O. J. Netting Company, 256 Woodward Ave., 
Detroit, Mich. 
to move plants in general instead of leav¬ 
ing such work until spring, and, by so do¬ 
ing, lose what would otherwise be a good 
vigorous growth in the first growing sea¬ 
son following the transplanting. 
Agriculture in Alaska 
\\7 OULD you care to run a truck 
* * farm with strawberries selling at 
$1.25 to $2 a quart, cucumbers $2 to $5 a 
dozen, celery 50 cents each, tomatoes 50 
cents to $1 a pound, and other products 
at proportionate prices ? Or would you 
prefer general farming, with a few pigs 
and chickens as a side line, with hay sell¬ 
ing at $60 to $100 a ton. hogs 30 cents a 
pound, young pigs 75 cents a pound, and 
eggs $2 a dozen? 
These prices are received in Alaska 
under favorable market conditions, but 
the prospective settler should consider the 
difficulties and expense of farming as well 
as the high prices of his products. 
Alaska is not generally given much 
consideration from an agricultural stand¬ 
point, and yet, despite the rigorous cli¬ 
mate, a large variety of grains, small 
fruits and vegetables are being success¬ 
fully grown. Experiments are being made 
with tree fruits, but the results thus far 
have not been very encouraging. The 
work conducted by the Government with 
grains at the Rampart Experiment Sta¬ 
tion has been an unqualified success. Va¬ 
rieties of nearly all grains have been 
found that grow well. 
A cattle-breeding station at Kodiak is 
working to develop the milking qualities 
of Galloway cattle, as they are the most 
hardy and best adapted to the climate. It 
is believed that this will be accomplished. 
The object will be to furnish hardy, ac¬ 
climated cattle to settlers in the country 
at a price not higher than the cost of tak¬ 
ing them from the United States. The 
coast region is well suited to the raising 
of cattle. 
There are several successful farmers 
in the vicinity of Fairbanks, some of 
whom are general farmers and others are 
running market gardens. While they are 
meeting with some failures of parts of 
their crops by frosts and cold and wet 
summers, yet they are learning by experi¬ 
ence to overcome many of the discourage¬ 
ments of the climate. 
The climate shows a wide variation, 
from 90 degrees Fahrenheit at Rampart, 
on the Yukon River, in July, with an av¬ 
erage for the month of 63 degrees, to 69 
degrees below zero at Fort Egbert, near 
the Klondike gold fields, in January, with 
an average for the month of 40 degrees 
below zero. The coast towns are mild for 
that region, neither Sitka nor Kodiak 
reaching zero during 1909, while Juneau 
only reached 5 degrees below in January, 
with a daily mean for the month of 14.15. 
The Annual Report of Alaska Agri¬ 
cultural Experiment Stations for 1909 has 
just been issued by the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture and is for sale by the Su¬ 
perintendent of Documents, Government 
has been Silver Lake A, a solid braided 
cord of pure cotton yarn. 
It insures smooth running windows 
and dees not fray, crack nor break. 
1 he average life of Silver Lake 
A cord is over twenty years. It 
adds nothing to the cost of a house 
and you are saved the annoyance 
and expenseof replacing brokencord. 
Silver Lake A is stamped on every 
foot of the real Silver Lake cord. 
Specify and see that you get it. 
SILVER LAKE COMPANY 
87 Chauncy St., Boston, Mas S- 
WICKER 
Furniture 
For the Summer Home 
Nothing more dur¬ 
able, inexpensive or 
comfortable. Every 
piece absolutely 
guaranteed. 
Adaptable for Yachts 
and Launches 
WICKERCRAFT CO. 
NEWBURGH, N.Y. 
BURCHARTZ 
AMERICAN 
LONG-SPAN FLOOR SYSTEMS 
Specially Adaptable to Fireproof Residence 
Construction 
Combination Concrete and Terra Cotta Floors rein¬ 
forced in two directions. Absolutely Fireproof, Sound¬ 
proof, Verminproof. Endorsed by municipalities and 
builders as 
The Fast Word in Economy, Safety and Sim¬ 
plicity of Construction. A Saving of 
15% to 25% Over Other Systems 
These floors can be laid in single slabs up to 40x40 feet 
without supporting girders or columns, with flat, unbroken, 
all terra cotta or concrete ceilings, plastered directly upon 
the blocks without the use of lath. The ideal floor con¬ 
struction for schools, sanitariums, private residences, ga¬ 
rages and all types of commercial buildings and factories. 
Can be laid from our specifications by any competent 
mason builder. -■— 
Investigate Before You Build, Handsome Book Free. 
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT CO. 
1 Madison Ave. New York City 
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