FARM, GARDEN AND SEED ANNUAL 
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Rustic Bird Houses and Food Shelters 
Wren Houses 
No. 1 
These houses are scientifically designed. The 
entrances and nesting compartments are the cor¬ 
rect sizes. Each house can be easily opened for 
cleaning. 
Food Shelters 
No. 110 No. 107 No. 116 
Feeding stations will help many of the migrat¬ 
ing birds and, since birds prefer to nest where 
there is an abundance of food, these feeders will 
also help to bring tenants to your bird-houses. 
Window 
Feeder 
No. Ill 
Circular on re¬ 
quest showing 
a complete line 
of Bishop Bird 
Houses and 
Feeders. 
Platt’s Wild Bird Food 
Platt’s Wild Bird Seed is a special mixture of 
whole seeds, carefully field tested to determine 
their value as bird food. You should see the wild 
birds flock to the feeding stations where this is 
used. It is a favorite mixture for attracting rare 
and beautiful song birds to many gardens — es¬ 
pecially attractive to: Purple Finch, Red Poll, 
Gold Finch, Pine Siskin, Vesper Sparrow, White 
Crowned Sparrow, Junco, Song Sparrow, Ruffed 
Grouse, White Breasted Nut Hatch, Chickadee, 
Blue Jay, Snow Bunting, Lapland Song Sparrow, 
Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, 
and Quail. 
Put up in packages of 3 lbs., 25c.; 6*4 lbs., 50c.; 
14 lbs., $1.00; also 100-lb. bags. Postage extra. 
Wild Bird Cake. A balanced food containing a 
variety of seeds, grains, berries, etc., molded with 
suet in cake form. Cakes, 25c. each; 60c. complete 
with holder. 
Baskets 
Special prices in lots of 1,000 on Peach, Straw¬ 
berry and Pansy Baskets. As these are subject 
to market fluctuations, write for quotations. 
Strawberry Baskets, 17c. doz.; 90c. per 100. 
Peach Baskets, 16-qt., $1.25 per 25; $4.75 per 100. 
Pansy Baskets, 2-qt., 25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100. 
Till Baskets, 3-qt., 30c. per doz.; $2.00 per 100; 
4-qt., 30c. per doz.; $2.00 per 100. 
Diamond Market Baskets, each, 15c. 
(Special Prices on large quantities) 
Bee Supplies 
A Complete 
64 Page 
Catalog Free 
Standard Hive 
One-story Standard Hive complete with ten 
frames, metal cover, bottom board, improved hand 
holds and triple-locked frames. Price: $3.50. Also 
various styles of Supers. 
THREE-PLY COMBS. 
The Standard Non-Sag Foundation. One-third 
more worker brood, strongest by test, least warp¬ 
ing. Unexcelled in 10 years. 
10-sheet pkg., $1.00 50-sheet pkg., $4.75 
Bee-Way Sections of finest bass¬ 
wood, sorted and dried right, 
dovetailed perfectly—fold without 
breaking. Price: 100 for $1.40; 
250 for $3.30; 500 for $6.55; 1,000 
for $13.10. 
Root Smokers 
Designed to give satisfactory service. Anti¬ 
spark Draft. Junior, 80c.; Standard, $1.05. 
Alexander Veils 
Price: 75c. 
Package Bees 
For starting new colonies and 
strengthening weak ones. Prices 
and information on request. 
Buy Root’s Supplies and Save Money 
Full Depth and Shallow Supers for extracted 
honey and Section Boxes. Queen Excluders, 
Frames (shallow and brood), Wire, Hive Tools, 
Veils, Gloves, Hive Covers and Stands, Uncap¬ 
ping Knives, Bee Books, and Cartons for comb 
honey, along with other Bee Keepers’ requisites. 
Prices on Request. 
