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JJhe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  12,  1916, 
tarm  tractor 
to  your  “Desk”  or  brought  to  the  atten¬ 
tion  of  the  Anti-Fake  Club.  You  will 
note  among  other  things  that  none  of  the 
oats  blow  down.  Some,  because  the  straw 
is  so  stiff,  au«l  some  because  the  roots 
bold  it  up.  After  reading  some  of  the 
descriptions  you  will  understand  why 
there  is  a  shortage  of  dye  stuff  in  the 
country,  and  who  is  making  a  corner  in 
adjectives.  Excuse  me  for  bothering  a 
very  busy  man,  but  I  have  a  certain 
sense  of  humor  which  urges  me  to  pass 
this  on.  H.  b.  B. 
Pennsylvania. 
This  is  the  same  Moore  Seed  Company 
that  sold  Alfalfa  seed  to  one  of  our  sub¬ 
scribers  some  years  back  under  the  guar¬ 
antee  that  the  money  would  he  refunded 
if  the  seed  did  not  prove  true.  Upon  re¬ 
ceipt  of  the  seed  our  subscriber  sent  a 
sample  to  the  Agricultural  Department 
for  testing  and  the  report  showed  that  the 
Alfalfa  was  foul,  with  a  large  percentage 
of  weed  seeds.  Tie  therefore  returned  the 
seed  and  asked  for  a  refund  of  his  money 
as  agreed.  The  Moore  Seed  Co.  paid  no 
attention  to  his  requests  for  the  refund, 
and  the  farmer  finally  appealed  to  us  in 
the  matter.  Our  efforts  in  the  subscrib¬ 
er’s  behalf  also  proved  fruitless,  and  so 
far  as  we  know  the  Moore  Seed  Co.  still 
has  the  subscriber’s  money  and  the  mix¬ 
ture  of  Alfalfa  and  weed  seed  which  was 
returned.  We  are  glad  to  print  the 
rnents  of  the  above  subscriber  on  the  cat¬ 
alogue  of  this  concern  for  the  benefit  of 
others  who  may  be  deceived  by  their  ex¬ 
travagant.  claims.  In  the  matter  of  buy¬ 
ing  seeds  more  than 
PUBLISHER’S  DESK 
Built  to  Wear 
But  Comfortable 
May  we  not  ask  you  for  space  in  your 
columns  to  the  end  that  such  notice  may 
attract  the  attention  of  a  comparatively 
large  percentage  of  gullible  citizens  from 
whom  large  sums  of  money  arc  taken  an¬ 
nually  for  so-called  veterinary  diplomas 
by  a  correspondence  school  located  at 
London,  Canada?  The  promises  and  op¬ 
portunities  held  out  appear  good  to  many 
of  our  farmer  boys,  and  they  invest  their 
hard-earned  cash  for  diplomas  that  con¬ 
fer  neither  honor  nor  authority,  but  on 
the  contrary  after  they  receive,  the  same, 
and  it  may  be  easily  obtained  at  prices 
ranging  from  $25  up,  they  realize  that  it 
is  the  means  of  making  law-breakers  out 
of  them,  or  ultimately  discover  that  ,fact 
when  they  undertake  to  practice  in  the 
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania.  We  re¬ 
alize  also  that  these  good  citizens  are 
thus  duped  into  an  honest  belief  that  they 
fare  being  qualified  to  practice  a  profes¬ 
sion  when  in  truth  and  in  fact  they  are 
only  separated  from  their  savings  and 
placed  on  the  road  to  a  court  of  justice, 
there  to  answer  for  the  violation  of  an 
Act  of  Assembly  regulating  the  practice 
of  veterinary  medicine,  veterinary  sur¬ 
gery  and  veterinary  dentistry.  The 
Pennsylvania  State  Board  of  Veterinary 
Medical  Examiners  are  charged  by  the 
act  of  May  5,  1015,  P.  E.  248,  to  enforce 
its  provisions.  The  State  is  filling  up 
with  this  class  of  pseudo-prnctitfoners 
whom  we  desire  to  reach  and  advise  not 
to  violate  the  law.  We  also  desire  to 
forewarn  and  safeguard  those  who  may 
contemplate  such  a  course.  It  eau  only 
bring  disaster  to  them  ;  it  does  not  qualify 
them  lo  practice  nor  legalize  them. 
X'.  W.  SALLADE. 
Secretary  Pennsylvania  State  Veterinary 
Medical  Examiners. 
We  are  very  glad  to  print  the  above 
statement  of  the  Secretal-y  of  the  Penn¬ 
sylvania  State  Board  of  Medical  Exam¬ 
iners,  Auburn,  Pa.  The  particular 
“school"  referred  to  we  assume  to  be  the 
Veterinary  Science  Association  of  Lon¬ 
don,  Canada,  regardiug  which  we  have 
persistently  warned  our  readers  for  12  or 
35  years  back.  None  of  the  respectable 
farm  papers  of  course  carries  this  adver¬ 
tising,  hut  we  frequently  see  the  Asso¬ 
ciation's  advertisement  in  a  number  of 
the  mail-order  sheets  with  farm  paper 
names.  It  is  our  information  that  none 
of  the  States  recognizes  the  diplomas  of 
this  Canadian  concern — we  would  not 
call  it  a  school. 
It’s  hard  to  find  a  rubber 
boot  that  wears  year  in,  year  out 
and  still  be  comfortable.  It’s 
almost  impossible.  But  there 
is  a  line  of  rubber  boots  and 
shoes  that  you  can  buy  with  the 
full  knowledge  of 
satisfactory  serv- 
ice.  This  line  is 
sold  under  the 
LII1bL|eL  footweatP 
Look  at  the  two  Lambertville 
“Snag-Proof”  goods  illustrated 
here.  Note  how  sturdily  they’re 
made — what  strong  reinforce¬ 
ments.  Made  of  heavy  sail  duck 
and  seven  thicknesses  of  pure 
Para  rubber — these  hoots  are 
water-tight  and  wear-resisting 
Ask  your  dealer  to  show  you 
the  Lambertville  line.  He’ll 
tell  you  that  money  can’t  buy 
better  rubber  footwear.  If  he 
should  not  sell  Lambertville 
Rubber  Footwear, 
send  us  his  name  and 
g§§^\  we’ll  see  that  you  are 
p supplied  at  regular 
Lambertville  Rubber  Company 
Lambertville,  New  Jersey 
corn 
anything  else  the 
reputation  and  standing  of  the  houses 
should  be  the  determining  factor  as  to  Hie 
firm  to  be  favored  with  the  order.  No 
"Cheap  John”  seed  house  or  no  seed 
bouse  making  extravagant:  claims  can 
gain  admission  to  the  columns  of  Tin: 
Rural  New-Yorker.  It  is  our  univer¬ 
sal  advice  to  subscribers  to  purchase 
their  seeds  only  from  houses  they  know  to 
be  reliable  and  trustworthy.  Any  other 
course  is  likely  to  r  sult  in  disappoint¬ 
ment  or  loss  of  crop. 
I  notice  in  Publisher’s  Desk,  of  your 
January  1  issue,  the  case  of  the  Iowa  far¬ 
mers  vs.  L.  P.  Gunson  &  Co.,  of  Roches¬ 
ter,  N.  Y.  They  worked  Morgan  Co., 
Ill.,  two  years  ago,  and  caught  most  of 
the  farmers  around  here.  This  year  my 
neighbor,  just  across  the  road,  sowed  15 
acres  of  these  oats;  they  grew  rank  and 
some  said  they  would  make  100  bushels 
an  acre.  When  lie  thrashed  be  didn't  get 
as  many  oats  off  Ids  15  acres,  as  I  did  off 
five  acres  of  Texas  Red.  They  are  no 
good,  grow  too  rank  and  lodge  badly, 
straw  as  big  as  your  little  finger,  nothing 
will  eat  it,  the  oats  all  grow  on  one  side 
of  the  stem,  which  makes  them  go  down 
easy.  \v,  k.  m. 
Illinois. 
This  report  from  Illinois  only  confirms 
reports  in  every  section  we  have  heard 
from  where  the  Gunson  company  has  op¬ 
erated.  There  are  several  seed  concerns 
in  Rochester  operating  through  agents, 
and  our  reports  indicate  they  are  all  on 
the  same  order. 
In  an  October  number  of  the  Editor,  a 
reputable  journal  for  literary  workers, 
appeared  an  advertisement  of  The  Blur 
Moon,  asking  for  stories,  for  which  if 
acceptable,  two  cents  a  word  would  be 
paid.  My  wife,  who  has  written  accept¬ 
ably  for  numerous  publications  like 
Youth’s  Companion,  etc.,  for  many  years, 
sent  a  story.  In  a  few  weeks  came  a 
type-printed  (not  written)  letter;  the 
usual  form  sent  out  to  victims,  I  suppose. 
Notwithstanding  return  postage  has  been 
sent  to  Jessup  turioe  with  request  for  re¬ 
turn  of  MS.  lie  has  paid  no  attention  to 
it.  Others  Complain  in  recent  Editor  of 
like  treatment.  Note  particularly: 
That  the  Ithie  Moon  has  not  yet  begun 
publication ! 
That  the  smooth  Mr.  Jessup,  editor  of 
this  mythical  magazine,  is  also  head  of  a 
revision  and  criticism  bureau  ! 
That  in  the  latter  capacity  he  will  re¬ 
vise  the  story,  for  a  consideration  ($5  in 
this  instance,  though  he  asked  $10  from 
some)  and  then  as  Editor  “consider”  the 
same  for  publication  in  this  mythical 
magazine  at  one  cent  a  word,  "payable 
on  publication” ! 
That  he  wants  to  be  excused  fro-u  fur¬ 
ther  correspondence ! 
That  be  pays  no  attention  to  requests 
for  return  of  M8.S, 
There  are  doubtless  many  among  your 
leaders,  particularly  young  -persons,  who 
have  sent  money  to  Jessup.  We  did  not, 
but  my  wife  would  like  to  get  her  story, 
“Kuight’s  Handicap,”  back,  as  well  as 
warn  others.  Perhaps  a  hint  from  The 
It.  N.-Y.  may  prove  effectual.  j.  e. 
I  )el  aware. 
We  are  printing  this  letter  so  that 
others  may  avoid  the  allurements  of  Mr. 
Alexander  Jessup.  Although  he  offers  to 
return  the  manuscript  we  have  thus  far 
been  unable  to  get  him  to  send  back  the 
one  referred  to  above,  The  offer  to  pay 
one  cent  and  two  cents  a  word  for  manu¬ 
scripts  and  then  demand  $5  or  $30  for  re¬ 
vision  is  a  pretty  scheme,  especially  in 
view  of  the  fact  that,  the  Blue  Moon  has 
not  yet  been  published.  Keep  your  man¬ 
uscript  and  your  money. 
Hew  iJkdland 
^  GET  MV 
1916  BUGGY  BOOK 
Rock  Crusher  and  Limestone  Pulverizer 
all  si  t  ’  •«  Increasing  crops  and  proltlsfor 
farmers.  In  i'ute,  simplicity  uml 
H'tatirm  Hr>t  PcUnn  s  Uiatalmutd  in¬ 
fusin'*  :uiv  Rind  nf  stone  in  ny  si/o 
ml  rotol  wort  us  well  as  llnn-sione. 
eslorto  ewetiom  tile  soil  tint)  makes 
slisltl"  To-  p  ant  food.  Kvarv  farmer 
rs  uuy.  Sc  ml  for  catalog  iIuulu  ibineg 
ttoQ.  Writ-  to 
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Famous  for  beauty,  comfort  and 
C|U:ili!y.  Nettrly  a  quarter  of  a 
million  rtmv  in  use.  My  new  cat-  i 
fdog  tell*  how  I  have  split  the  , 
price— now  only  $39.25  untl  up.  A 
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Free  Road 
Taat  —  Two 
Years  Guarantee. 
About  a  month  ago  I  received  the  en¬ 
closed  literature  about  the  “Triumph 
Mines  in  Toronto,  Can.”  I’lease  let  me 
know  your  opinion  of  the  proposition, 
also  your  opinion  of  F.  B.  .Mills. 
T  am  glad  to  report,  that  I  am  well 
pleased  with  The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
Ohio.  p.  l.  W. 
In  view  of  Mr.  Mills’  record  in  his 
other  enterprises,  we  are  not  surprised  to 
find  him  turning  up  now  as  a  promoter 
of  mining  stock.  The  methods  employed 
by  him  in  the  past  are  well  adapted  to 
this  line.  We  have  known  Mr.  Mills  for 
20  years  or  more,  and  we  are  suspicions 
of  any  proposition  lie  has  a  band  iu.  lie 
came  to  our  attention  first  as  a  fake 
seedsman;  then  as  promoter  of  a  local 
railroad  which  proved  disastrous  to  some 
of  bis  friends;  later  he  promoted  a  gin¬ 
seng  company,  selling  stock  to  the  public, 
and  last  year  he  was  booming  a  Mississip¬ 
pi  laud  scheme.  Now  as  fiscal  agent  for  a 
mining  proposition  he  is  running  true  to 
form.  In  connection  with  Canadian  min¬ 
ing  promotion  schemes,  it  might  be  well 
Please  give  the  two  blades  of  grass  to  remind  Mr.  Mills  of  the  promotion 
man  a  rest.  lie  is  a  mere  amateur  and  work  clone  by  Julian  Hawthorne,  for 
behind  the  ’times.  Let  him  get  a  bushel  which  be  spent  some  time  at  Atlanta, 
and  a  half  of  oats  from  the  Moore  Seed  Georgia,  at  the  expense  of  the  United 
Co.,  125  Market  St.,  Philadelphia,  and  States  Government, 
raise  over  200  bushels  per  acre.  I  don't 
know  what  I  have  ever  done  to  merit  a 
copy  of  the  wonderful  seed  catalogue  of 
which  the  enclosed  few  pages  are  a  spe¬ 
cimen.  I  think  it  should  have  been  sent 
neighbors* 
WELL  drp%'sng  WELL 
Own  a  machine  of  your  own.  Cash  or  easy 
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spreaders,  road  drags  or  gradera.  Will  also  operate  your 
ensilage  cutter,  feed  grinder,  circular  saw,  etc.  Does 
more  work  than  horaes— costa  loss  and  iu  so  simple 
anyone  can  run  it. 
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sor,  "the  general  function  of  the  beads  of 
several  learned  members  of  this  class  is 
to  keep  their  neckties  from  slipping  off.” 
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