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The Orange Judd Company. 
When the Agriculturist first came into the possession 
of Mr. Judd, nearly thirty years ago, one person could 
act as cashier, book-keeper and subscription clerk, write 
all the wrappers, and fold and mail the paper, and have a 
plenty of time left fur odd jobs besides. From this 
small beginning the paper grew under Mr. Judd's sole 
supervision until it bad attained a success not before 
reached by any agricultural journal in this or any othr-r 
country. When the publication of agricultural and 
horticultural books was added to that of the paper, the 
business became more than one mau could direct, aud 
Mr. L. A. Chase, and shortly after Mr. Samuel Eurnham, 
Jr., united with Mr. Judd to form the firm of Orange 
Jiuld & Co. Later the firm assumed the publication of a 
weekly paper. Hearth and Home, and this, with other 
business projects calling for still more heads and hands, 
has led to a further enlargement of the firm. Mr. C. C. 
North, well known as a successful merchant in New 
York City, and Dr. A. P. Miller, of Ohio, formerly the 
publisher of the Toledo Bla 2is, have joined the original 
members, and the firm now stands as the Orange Judd 
Company. As is frequently done by firms with several 
members, these gentlemen have formed a corporation 
under the laws of the State, this being a course which, 
in many ways, facilitates business operations. The 
change in name from Orange Judd & Company to the 
Orange Judd Company is so 6light that it will cause our 
friends but little inconvenience. In the new company 
Orange Judd la President, C. C. North 1st Vice Presi- 
dent, Dr. A. P. Miller 2d Vice President, L. A. Chase 
Treasurer, and Samuel Burnham, Jr., Secretary. Pruba- 
bably the question that will occur to the long-time 
readers of the Agriculturist will be, ''How will this 
affect our paper?" We can reply, If at all only for the 
better. The new members are at one with the older 
ones in the desire that the Agriculturist shall maintain 
the high position it has so long held, and all are in favor 
of any improvement that will make the paper more 
valuable to its increasing hosts of readers. The editorial 
staff of tbe Agriculluisl remains the same as for several 
years past, and they are ever actuated by the desire to 
make each volume better than its predecessor. — Ed. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hint* and Suggestion.* which 1V6 throw into small tr 
type and condensed form, fur want of spate elsewhere. 
Remitting- ?3<ni< > : — Oicelcs on 
New York City ISanks or Rankers are beet 
for Ijirge sums ; make payable to the order of Orange 
Judd «fc «'o Post-Oflice Money Orders, 
for $50 or less, are cheap and safe also. When these are not 
obtainable, register letters, affixing stamps fin- post- 
age and registry ; put in the money and seal the letter in 
the presence of the postmaster, and take his receipt for it. 
Money sent in the above three methods is safe against loss. 
Postage : On American Agricultiirht, 3 cents 
a quarter, in advance ; on Hearth and Ho7/ie, 5 cents per 
quarter. Double rates if not paid in advance at the 
office where the papers are received. For subscribers in 
British America, the postage must be sent to this office 
for prepayment here. Also 20 cents for delivery of 
Hearth and Home iu New Yo;k City. 
Round Copies of Volume Thirty- 
one arc now ready. Price, $2, at our office; or $2.50 
each, if sent by mail. Any of the last sixteen volumes 
(16 to 31 ) will also bo forwarded at same price. Sets of 
numbers sent to our office will be neatly bound in our 
regular style, at 73 cents per vol. (50 cents extra, if return- 
ed by mail.) Missing numbers supplied at 12 cents each. 
CIul»s can at any time be increased by remitting 
fur each addition the price pad by the original members ; 
or a small club may be increased to a larger one ; thus: 
a person having sent 10 subscribers and $12. may after- 
ward send 10 more subscribers with only $S ; making a 
club of 20 at $1 each ; and so of the other club rates. 
Our F:*ir I^ist will be found upon pages 
353— 355, and we believe it to be the most complete 
yet issued. Such a list involves much labor, and is made 
up in tbe first place from announcements sent to us by 
the officers of the agricultural societies, and, secondly, 
by copying from the agricultural papers in various parts 
of the country. We find these often differing as to dates 
and even localities, and in such cases we have consulted 
the paper nearest to the place holding the fairs as most 
likely to be correct. While we thank the secretaries and 
other officers for their more than usual promptness in 
forwarding circulars, notes, etc., we venture to suggest 
that they always make it a point to name the State in 
which the fair is to be held. We have several very hand- 
somely printed fair lists in which town and county are 
given, hut no word in the whole that affords the slightest 
clue to the State. 
The Farmers* Movement is now at- 
tracting much attention, and papers of all kinds are 
discussing the matter. All that we consider it n r »?B- 
sary to say upon the subject at present will be found in 
an article on page 355. 
Rifle Practice.— An extensive and well- 
arranged rifle range has been established on Long Island, 
at which frequent shooting matches take place. In 
reference to it we find the following in the New York 
Tribune ; " Orange Judd of the American Agriculturist 
has sent to the Secretary of the National Eifie Associ- 
ation a prize to be awarded at a match to take place at the 
Creedmoor Range, and to be competed for by members 
of the press. With it he sends a letter calling attention 
to the skill in rifle-shooting common in Germany, which 
he thinks had mnch influence in deciding the Franco- 
Prussian war. lie thinks, also, that one secret of the 
power of the Confederate army was its excellent marks- 
manship. He holds, therefore, that Americans can not do 
better than devote a good deal of time to target practice, 
while he hopes that all 'sporting 1 tendencies will bo 
kept out of any efforts in that direction. With a view 
to help in this cause he offers the prize alluded to." 
SUNDRY HUM KIT45S.— Every month 
we are in receipt of letters of inquiry which we are un- 
able to answer at once. We have a number of such this 
month. Physicians are often much puzzled while a die- 
ease is *' incubating," as they term it, and can only wait 
until some positive symptoms manifest themselves. It is 
eo with many humbug cases; while we feel morally 
certain that they are humbugs we have not sufficient evi- 
dence to allow us to say so. Such cases must incubate — 
in other words we Lt let them set " knowing that in due 
time the foul bird will show itself. We mention this for 
the benefit of those who ore impatient because their 
queries are unanswered. While we consider it a duty to 
our readers to expose unmistakable humbugs, we are on 
the other hand under obligation not to class an innocent 
person wltli HrrrrftrtigS mid FwincUer?. rnr inc r<-a?on 
that a sense of justice prompts ns to act with caution, it 
is likely mauy who merit a place in this column fail to 
attain the distinction. It lias very seldom happened that 
one has been named here who did not deserve to be, and 
when this has happened we have at once made the fullest 
reparation Some good people quite misapprehend 
our motives in publishing this monthly exposition, in 
illustration of wdiich we will mention what occurred re- 
cently. A gentleman of good standing in New York City, 
and one who has held important positions, called on ns a 
few days ago to ask us if we could not "let up "on a cer- 
tain dealer in quack medicines, with the remark that the 
person in question was a " real clever fellow," and that 
we ought not to be so hard on him. Our reply was that we 
had not the slightest desire to injure the quack-medicine 
man, our only object was to prevent our readers, farmers, 
and others all over the country, from wasting their money 
on worthless trash. This seemed to put the matter in a 
new light, and our friend left, evidently convinced that 
the question had two sides. 
LEGISLATION IS ASKED FOR 
now and then by some indignant person who feels in- 
sulted at the receipt of a swindling circular through the 
mail, and we are asked to advocate the passage of laws 
to suppress humbuggery. There are a plenty of laws. 
The postal law forbids the sending of a large class of 
circulars, etc., through the mail, and the laws against ob- 
taining money under false pretences are sufficient to 
cover most case*, even the medical humbugs. Thetronble 
is that those who have been cheated are generally so 
ashamed of their folly that they will not prosecute under 
the present laws nor would they under any others. If 
parents would teach their children that any one who of- 
fers goods for one dollar that are worth five or ten dollars, 
is either a fool or a thief, the case would he much simpli- 
fied, but as parents themselves are quite likely to be 
tempted by impossibly good bargains, we stiatl have to 
wait until the world grows wiser before the field of opera- 
tion for swindlers is sensibly diminished We are 
cautioned to avoid 
U THE APPEARANCE OP EVIL" 
as well as evil itself. There are some who advertise 
their wares in the same style and often with the same 
phraseology that are adopted by the regular swindles 
This is the case with a concern in Providence, R. I., 
about which we have inquiries. The suspicious thing 
