T>’hc  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
127  • 
The  Hope  Farm  mau  is  light  when  he 
says,  get  after  the  law-makers,  and  I 
also  say,  get  after  the  law-enforcers. 
Generally  the  only  people  who  look  after 
the  law-makers  are  the  grafters,  etc., 
with  something  to  offer,  who  are  after 
something  for  their  own  personal  bene¬ 
fit.  The  people  in  general  have  a  way 
of  stumbling  along  and  taking  almost 
anything  that  is  handed  them.  An  hon¬ 
est  man  wants  the  people  after  him  and 
they  are  a  help  to  him. 
Virginia.  J.  L.  iieydenreich. 
I  did  not  intend  to  renew  this  time  as 
I  am  not  a  farmer,  but  a  miner,  and  I 
get  trade  journals  that  keep  me  supplied 
with  reading  along  that  line,  lint  my 
four-year-old  boy  says,  “Papa,  here  is  do 
farm  paper,”  and  I  get  no  peace  until 
we  go  through  The  1’.  X.-Y.  and  talk 
and  explain  many  things,  so  if  for  noth¬ 
ing  else,  the  pleasure  I  get  from  that, 
would  pay  for  the  paper  many  times. 
The  education  the  boy  is  getting  is  val¬ 
uable:  the  education  I  have  received 
I  commenced  reading  The  It.  N.-Y. 
when  but  a  boy  of  1(5  years.  That  was 
4.”  years  ago.  And  in  all  that  time  I 
have  not  missed  a  single  copy  so  far  as 
I  can  remember,  and  I  do  not  intend  to 
so  long  as  my  sight  and  life  are  spared. 
I  take  about  all  tbe  prominent  agricul¬ 
tural  papers;  but  none  of  them  approach¬ 
es  The  R.  N.-Y.  G.  W.  BUNNELL. 
Pennsylvania. 
I  have  an  irresistible  impulse  to  write 
and  thank  you  for  the  sentiments  and 
thoughts  expressed  in  your  issue  of  Jan. 
1.  Of  course,  every  number  is  a  good 
number.  But  you  know  we  also  have 
better  and  best.  I  think  this  particular 
one  is  of  the  last,  or  superlative  degree. 
There  are  so  many  valuable  practical 
articles  on  various  topics;  more  than 
common,  ii  seems  to  me.  But  of  one 
thing  1  wish  to  make  special  mention; 
"Hope  Farm's”  reply  to  the  minister. 
That  was  right  to  the  point.  That  man 
evidently  never  was  a  farmer  nor  a  farm¬ 
er’s  son.  lie  is  most  likely  one  of  that 
“What’s  the  good  word  today  ?” — “  Barbecue” 
from  The  II.  N.-Y.  is  one  of  my  great¬ 
est  assets.  Then  a  "friend"  is  Worth 
more  than  a  dollar,  and  dollars  are  few, 
but  friends  are  fewer.  The  friend  that 
lights  my  bn  I  vies,  bearing  burdens  until  it 
brings  gray  hairs,  is  too  valuable  to  lose. 
So  here  is  a  dollar  that  seals  our  friend¬ 
ship  for  another  year.  Surely  I  can  wish 
The  R.  N.-Y.  a  happy  and  prosperous 
new  year.  S.  D.  IIAIXLEY. 
Pennsylvania. 
A  dollar  invested  in  The  R.  N.-Y. 
gives  me  more  pleasure  and  satisfaction 
besides  rile  benefit  derived  from  same, 
than  any  one  thing  I  could  name  here. 
I  always  feel  safe  in  buying  from  your 
advertisers  which  is  no  small  matter  by 
any  means.  1  feel  that  I  might  as  well 
be  dead  to  tbe  World  as  go  without  The 
R.  N.-Y.  II.  A.  K1NSLLY. 
Peunsylvuaiu. 
The  work  you  are  doing  for  the  farm¬ 
ers  is  worth  while,  and  making  my  own 
deductions  from  the  comments  in  other 
farm  papers,  you  are  on  the  right  track, 
and  the  others  have  “cold  feet”  because 
they  had  not  the  brains  to  take  the 
initiative.  W.  C.  B. 
Maryland. 
R.  N.-Y. — They  have  brains  enough, 
but  what  they  lack  is  “bulldog”  which 
will  make  them  hang  to  an  unpopular 
cause  which  is  right  until  they  fight  it 
into  popularity. 
Here’s  a  dollar  for  a  year’s  subscrip¬ 
tion  to  the  best,  of  all  farm  papers.  I 
only  hope  your  New  Year’s  mail  will 
exceed  your  fondest  -expectation.  Your 
advertising  space  has  made  me  enough 
money  from  two  small  ads.  to  purchase 
a  touring  car.  Your  editorials  are  bright 
and  to  the  point.  Your  exposure  of  fraud 
and  graft  is  remarkable  and  Only  a  paper 
that  1ms  the  genuine  interest  of  its  sub¬ 
scribers  at  heart  dare  take  the  stand  you 
have  taken.  Yon  tire  doing  a  world  of 
good  in  boosting  tbe  Department  of  Foods 
and  Markets  and  the  way  the  trade  pa¬ 
lters  howl  is  evidence  llalt  we  are  on  the 
right  track.  It  is  my  hope  that  we  may 
establish  similar  departments  in  the 
State  of  Indiana.  At  the  State  Grange 
meeting  1  introduced  resolutions  looking 
to  tbe  establishment  of  such  a  depart¬ 
ment  in  the  near  future  in  our  own 
State.  The  experiment  stations  and  the 
dear  public  have  been  telling  us  these 
t  long  years  that  wo  should  make  two 
blades  of  grass  grow  where  one  formerly 
grew;  now  1  want  them  to  toll  us  what 
to  do  with  the  extra  blade. 
Indiana.  s.  IT.  burton. 
I  think  it  the  best  paper  I  take,  farm 
or  otherwise.  It  is  clean,  honest  atld 
also  up  with  the  times.  Its  recognition 
of  the  cooperative  principle  in  farm  mar¬ 
keting  is  an  educative  feature  for  us 
Westerners.  grant  gates. 
Kansas. 
class,  of  which,  unfortunately  we  have 
unite  too  many,  that  was  brought  up 
without  coining  in  contact  with  real 
laborers,  and  in  casting  about  for  some¬ 
thing  to  do  decided  to  preach  for  a  liv¬ 
ing.  as  that  seemed  to  him  to  offer  the 
most  inducements.  St.  Paul  said  “Woe 
is  me  if  I  preach  not  the  Gospel.”  And 
too  many  times  the  modern  young  man 
Inis  adopted  those  words  as  his  motto, 
with  this  added  :  “For  if  I  don't ,  I  shall 
have  to  go  to  mirk."  A.  c.  HOWLAND. 
New  York. 
If  you  could  collect  all  the  deservedly 
complimentary  things  that  have  been  said 
of  you  and  then  raise  them  to  the  nth 
power  you  might  by  a  great  stretch  of 
imagination  have  some  idea  of  the  esteem 
in  which  I  along  with  -a  host  of  others 
hold  you.  Most  farmers'  papers  arc  dan¬ 
gerous  just  in  proportion  as  their  editor¬ 
ial  and  news  columns  are  truthful  and 
valuable  for  the  single  reason  that  their 
reliability  ns  teachers  and  leaders  is 
earried  into  their  fake  advertisements. 
Virginia.  JNO.  E.  BOSTON. 
If  a  man  may  be  pardoned  for  giving 
vent  to  his  feelings,  pardon  me  for  ex¬ 
pressing'  mine.  In  your  issue  of  Jan.  1 
I  was  thorn  than  pleased  at  the  truthful 
and  outspoken  way  you  answered  the 
country  church  minister  in  your  “Hope 
Farm  Notes”;  your  arguments  are  irre¬ 
futable  and  could  be  confirmed  by  thou¬ 
sands  of  farmers  in  this  broad  land.  As 
you  clearly  proved,  the  more  the  farmer 
produces  the  less  he  gets  for  it.  Fader 
s licit  a  state  of  things  what  encourage¬ 
ment  is  there  to  pursue  the  doctrine  of 
making  two  blades  of  grass  grow  where 
only  one  grew  before?  If  the  farm  pa¬ 
pers  in  general  would  take  up  the  cru¬ 
sade  to  help  the  farmer  get  more  reason¬ 
able  returns  for  his  labor  it  would  be 
more  beneficial  to  the  farmer  and  the 
farm  papers.  As  you  show  there  are  too 
many  lingers  in  the  pie  between  the  pro¬ 
ducer  and  rite  consumer,  and  unquestion¬ 
ably  the  best  thing  in  sight  to  remedy  the 
evil  is  the  sales  by  auction  system,  which 
will  mulouhtedly  help  the  farmer  and 
public  alike,  and  at  the  same  time  eradi¬ 
cate  unscrupulous  and  dishonest  middle¬ 
men.  Toe  It.  N.-Y.  is  the  best  farm  pa¬ 
llet-  I  could  point  at.  and  may  its  pages 
ever  continue  to  light  the  farmers’  battles 
in  the  future  its  it  has  in  the  past,  brave¬ 
ly  and  undismayed,  helping  the  farmer 
where  he  is  helpless  to  help  himself. 
New  Jersey.  \v  taut  it  .smith. 
The  men  ready  to  stick  and  bleed  the 
farmer  are  countless.  Those  who  stand 
out  in  the  open  and  light  this  army  of 
parasites  are  so  few  that  I  wish  to  give 
them  w hat  little  encouragement  1  can. 
Though  my  subscription  does  not  expire 
for  six  months  yet  1  am  mu  wing  now  to 
help  the  New  Year’s  mail,  which  seems 
to  be  your  sign.  JOHN  J.  EDEN. 
New  York. 
Does  YmirG.  ainteDisb  Qr  Hot  Water  Bug  teak 
In  your  issue  of  Nov.  27,  on  page 
1402,  you  offer  a  remedy  for  the  dread 
disease  “grouch.”  Your  statements  de¬ 
serve  to  he  copied  by  every  paper  in 
America  !  Both  yourself  and  Rev.  Mr. 
Gilbert  deserve  credit  for  these  words  of 
great  wisdom.  I  enjoy  your  pftper  and 
read  it  from  “cover  to  cover." 
Texas.  C.  0.  young. 
Cash  op 
Credit- 
Unbeatable 
Quality 
Tiie  R.  N.-Y.  is  the  best  farm  paper 
I  ever  read.  In  these  days  of  conserva¬ 
tion  I  am  saving  money  by  taking  one 
good  farm  paper.  I  find  1  am  so  busy 
I  cannot  waste  time  reading  anything 
but  the  best.  I  am  very  much  interested 
in  the  Department  of  Foods  and  Mar¬ 
kets  and  glad  to  sec  it.  succeed.  Mr.  Dil¬ 
lon's  name  will  go  down  in  history.  Be¬ 
lieve  me.  your  staunch  friend  and  sup¬ 
porter;  happy  and  prosperous  New  Year. 
Pennsylvania.  FRANK  Faulkner. 
We 
pay 
freight 
and 
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within 
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I  have  tried  the  rest 
the  best :  The  R.  N.-Y. 
Michigan. 
I  get  the  value  of  my  subscription  in 
some  one  item  every  few  weeks -in  yuttr 
valuable  paper.  I  used  to  take  five  farm 
papers  at  one  time,  but  have  cut  them 
all,  out  for  The  R.  N.-Y.  God  speed 
your  work  for  more  profitable  sales  for 
farthers.  A.  G.  AV. 
I  am  not  a  man  of  letters,  so  cannot 
express  my  opinion  of  The  IF  N.-Y’.  as  I 
would  like,  but  to  my  mind  about  the 
best  way  of  showing  appreciation  for  a 
paper  is  a  renewal,  so  I  am  enclosing 
mine.  c.  T.  stone. 
New  York. 
Only 
$100 
Your  issue  of  this  date  is  “par  excel¬ 
lence”;  you  are  the  only  farm  paper  to 
my  knowledge  that  doesn’t,  "farm  the 
farmer."  The  season’s  greetings  to  you. 
Your  success  is  the  farm  producers’  gain. 
Iowa.  GEO.  it.  KOEHLER. 
After  Trial 
I  wish  to  express  my  appreciation  of 
the  good  work  you  are  doing  through 
your  paper.  "Hope  Farm  Notes”  is  a 
personal  letter  to  each  one  of  ns.  and 
there  is  more  real  Christianity  in  them 
than  in  many  of  the  sermons  preached 
from  the  pulpits  of  our  churches.  In  re¬ 
gard  to  the  "two  blades  of  grass”  theory 
will  say  I  think  wo  should  plant  one 
half  as  many  acres  and  try  to  raise  the 
“two  blades”  on  them,  by  taking  better 
care  and  using  more  fertilizer.  My  mot¬ 
to  is  "One  acre  well  cared  for  is  worth 
three  half  cared  for.”  I  don’t  believe 
in  doubling  the  production,  but  double 
the  quality  and  market  only  the  best. 
M  US.  J.  AV.  JOHNSON. 
New  Hampshire. 
Enclosed  you  Avill  find  one  dollar,  be¬ 
ing  my  renewal  of  subscription  for  the 
coining  year  to  your  paper,  which  I  have 
found  of  great  benefit  to  me  since  I  first 
commenced  getting  it.  While  in  Ireland 
a  few  years  ago  I  Avas  a  subscriber  to 
an  agricultural  journal  called  the  Farm¬ 
ers’  Gazette,  and  was  so  interested  in 
the  paper  that  I  used  to  look  forward 
with  delight  to  its  weekly  arrivals,  as 
it  always  meant  a  few  good  nights'  read¬ 
ing.  lY-A’mit  me  to  state  that  your  pa¬ 
per  has  affected  me  in  much  the  same 
manner  in  this  country,  and  1  am  pleased 
to  continue  my  subscription. 
T.  H.  1 1  A  RACER. 
1  was  so  glad  to  see  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Geo.  B.  Gilbert’s  pictures  in  your  pa¬ 
per.  I  am  so  glad  Mr.  Gilhert  felt  as 
he  did  about  bis  wife’s  picture.  It  seems 
more  like  a  complete  whole  to  see  the 
two  and  vend  the  letter  he  sent  you.  I 
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