MARCH 7 
Rough on Rogues. 
PriddV Several parties are sending out 
circulars guaranteeing a certain 
* 3* method of determining sex in 
breeding. The plan is for the breeder to 
deposit $5 with a banker and sign an agree¬ 
ment to give the method a thorough trial 
and to relinquish the $5 if the method prove 
successful. We do not take any stock in 
such “ methods.” Some years ago we in¬ 
vestigated this subject. Stock breeders of 
long experience said that a sure method 
of this sort would be worth thousands of 
dollars to them, but that they were con¬ 
vinced that it was utterly impossible. 
LOOKOUT 
ALMANAC 
WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE ALWAYS LATE ?—They never look ahead nor think. People 
have been known to wait till planting season, run to the grocery for their seeds, and then repent over it for 12 
months, rather than stop and think what they will want for the garden. If it is Flower or Vegetable Seeds, Plants, 
Hulbs, or anything in this line, MAKE NO MISTAKE this year, but send 10 cents for Vick’s Floral Guidr, 
deduct the 10 cents from first order, it costs nothing. This pioneer catalogue contains 3 colored plates. $200 in cash 
premiums to those sending club orders. $1000 cash prizes at one of the State Fairs. Grand offer, chance for all. 
Made in different shape from ever before; 100 pages 8 %xio% inches. JAMES VICK, SEEDSMAN, Rochester, N. Y* 
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. 
IES Rareformsof T rees,Shrubs 
and HARDY PLANTS not 
FREE to be Found Elsewhere. 
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 
You cannot afford to miss our catalogues, the 
most Helpful and Complete Issued in America. 
Monday kook ou ^ f° r persons traveling 
J about Michigan, selling currant 
9* and gooseberry bushes, which 
they say are “ proof against the currant 
worm, being grafted on the blaclt cur¬ 
rant.” Currant worms will not touch the 
foliage of the black currant; but the fact 
that either currants or gooseberries are 
grafted on the black currant will not, in 
the least, prevent the currant worm from 
eating the leaves of the grafted currants or 
gooseberries. The man who tells you such 
a story might make a success as a writer 
of dime novels, but he is out of his element 
as an “honest nurseryman.” 
Saturday k°°k out for * n your 
grain bin. Perhaps a rat made 
* 4* it. Perhaps you are careless 
when you take out the grain and spill it 
all over the floor and in the mud. More 
likely you are feeding good grain to poor 
stock, getting poor returns, in order to 
make good manure, and then let the rain 
have a good time washing out the good¬ 
ness from the pile. Stop the leak. 
T he new yellow peach tomato 
is the best OF ALL for preserves, and desir¬ 
able in every way. Our Sweet Corns for 
table use comprise the best collection of this favorite 
We describe these and 500 more in 
an illustrated Catalogue with Photo-Engravings, 
Colored Plates, and reasonable descriptions. As to 
I its completeness, we say IT TELLS THE WHOLE 
fill B.'- V STORY, for tbe Garden, Lawn and Farm. Free. 
T ()ur famous “ Wolfsden Dollar Plant Collection” for 
IWtes 1891, contains nine valuable new or very rare Plants 
or Bulbs, as follows: New Rose Soupert, Carnation 
Margaret (Plant), New Scarlet Geranium Columbia, 
New California Gladiolus, Hardy Moonflower, Lilium 
Harisil, New Chrysanthemum, Tuberous Begonia, 
l 522 s M j and New Curious Dahlia, all for $1.00, postpaid. We 
offer three collections of great value. In Seeds, 33 kinds for $1.00; in Plants, 9 Great 
Specialties, $1.00; in Flower Seeds, 20 best for 60c.; the three for $2.25. 
VAUGHAN S SEED STORE, 
OO State Street (Box GOO , CIIICiYGO. 
Poultry Yard. 
THE “EGG TYPE” HEK 
“ BUILT FOR LAYING.” 
Is There Anything In Shape ? 
THE question. 
A good deal is being said nowadays about 
a peculiar shape or type of hen for egg- 
production. Have you noticed anything 
of it ? In your breed what shaped hen 
gives the best egg-record ? Is it a hen 
with short legs, chunky body, a short 
neck and small head or the reverse ? Can 
we improve the laying qualities of a flock 
by continued selection of this type ? 
Would you pick out the bird scoriug the 
highest by the standard for the best 
layer ? 
The “Standard” Describes a Good 
Wyandotte. 
In connection with my Silver Wyan- 
dottes, my ideal hen for a good layer is one 
with a broad, deep, round body of moder¬ 
ate length and not too chunky. There is 
no doubt at all in my mind as to the pos¬ 
sibility of breeding to develop this shape, 
any more than I think there is a doubt of 
our ability to breed with certainty a par¬ 
ticular type of cow for either butter or 
milk-production, by the continued selection 
of a certain type. I would not always pick 
out the bird scoring the highest by the 
standard for the best layer; still the Ameri¬ 
can Standard of Excellence forWyandottes 
describes a good layer, especially if the 
Silvers are considered, for birds of this var¬ 
iety are, in my opinion, the best layers in 
the Wyandotte family. j. D. TOMKINS. 
Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 
The Reverse or The Description 
True. 
Hens the reverse of the above description 
are usually the best layers, at least such 
has been the case within our experience 
and observation. We are of the opinion 
that much good might he accomplished by 
properly selecting and breeding the best 
laying specimens in the flock. This has 
been our aim for a number of years with 
very satisfactory results. We do not con¬ 
sider the highest scoring specimens in a 
flock, as a rule, the best layers—the coarser 
specimens are not the best scoring birds, 
but are usually the best layers. 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. knapp Bros 
From An Indian Game Standpoint. 
A squarely built, blocky, well-propor¬ 
tioned hen, wide on the back and with legs 
well apart, will produce most eggs. The 
legs and neck should be of medium length, 
and the finer the texture of the face the 
more eggs will be produced. Laying qual 
ities can surely be increased by selecting 
breeders. The highest scoring hen counts 
but little for eggs. The scoring of poultry 
(Continued on next page.) 
Tuesday ^ P enD8 yl van l a subscriber sends 
J the following note: “I send you 
* O* a circular of what professes to 
be a beneficial order of great worth to poor 
people. The agent here tells us that we 
can draw $100 each month after the first 
year at a cost of $39 each month, and that 
each member of the family, children and 
all, can do the same,” We have no posi¬ 
tive information regarding the standing 
of this concern, and hence do not give its 
name. It seems, however, to be like scores 
of others which are being operated through 
Pennsylvania, New York and New Eng¬ 
land. The legislature of Penusyl vania has 
been asked to stop the business and it is 
probable that strong efforts will be made 
to show up the evil features of the system. 
The Philadelphia Record states that Judge 
Simonson declares that the following com¬ 
panies are doing what is practically an ille¬ 
gal business : The Mutual Aid Union and 
Beneficial Association of Philadelphia, the 
Equitable Beneficial Association of Penn¬ 
sylvania, the Pennsylvania Mutual Benefit 
and Accident Association, the Indepen¬ 
dence Beneficial Association of America, 
the Philanthropic Mutual Benefit Society, 
the Baltimore Mutual Aid Society and the 
Fireside Protective Union. In these times 
one cannot be too careful about investing 
money in new enterprises. 
NIAGARA 
and all old and new 
varieties. Extra Quality. 
Warranted true. I-ow¬ 
es! rates. Introducers 
of the new Black Grape 
EATON 
iptive Catalogue Free. T. S. HUBBARD CO., FREDONIA, N.Y. 
Also other SMALL. FRUITS. New 
TBP CO/ ORNAMENTAL}. *EV kkx/iYk i"T. a 
I nCCd}Fruit&NutBearing-Y'Sr' 
HEDGING, FLOWERING SHRUBS and VINES. 
GRAPES, SMALL FRUITS in variety, ASPARAGUS, etc. 
An Illustrated Descriptive fntnlogiic and Planters Guide, FREE. - 
A SOLID STEEL FENCE 
Wfidnesdav double °* tlie American 
* Loan & Trust Company, of 
■* G this city, ought to teach the 
public a wholesome lesson. Depositors 
must wait for their money, stockholders 
have lost much of their investments and 
its officers have lost good jobs. What is 
the lesson ? There was no good reason 
why the concern should have started. It 
was not needed. It had control of no 
unique or striking scheme for making 
money. As a matter of fact, about all it 
was started for was to provide places and 
salaries for its promoters and backers, and 
to secure large sums of money for persons 
who wished to go into extensive business. 
It could not obtain quick deposits by offer¬ 
ing ordinary rates, so it offered high rates, 
and consequently had to loan at high rates 
on doubtful securities. The consequence 
was that it had to accept bad risks,and these 
went against it. Its money was absorbed 
in enterprises that could not realize enough 
to pay full interest, aDd it found itself 
without funds. There is a lesson here not 
only for every business man but for every 
citizen. Beware of any concern that offers 
you a rate of interest far above that gener¬ 
ally paid. It is dangerous because these 
heavy rates cannot be paid without ac¬ 
cepting doubtful risks which are liable to 
prove disastrous. Beware of starting a 
business that is not needed—that will not 
“supply a long felt want.” 
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UNIVERSAL WEEDER^CULTIVATOR 
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TilUrSdUV kots of people are now trying to 
* sell “ egg formulas ” of various 
* 2* sorts. Of course they want long 
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long time. If they can sell you some salt 
or lime water at the price usually paid for 
gold they will gain money and you ex¬ 
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concerning the where ibouts of the presi¬ 
dent of the “Eagle Lightning Rod Co.” 
Some farmers in Branch County, Michigan, 
want to see him and talk to him about 
their notes which he has kindly deposited 
for collection. 
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■AND* 
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