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Perfect Water Supply 
T he delco-light water system is 
a compact self-contained unit that supplies 
running water to the whole farm. 
At the barn it pumps water for the stock. 
In the home it supplies the kitchen, bathroom 
and laundry. 
It is dependable, economical and entirely 
automatic in operation. Write now for com¬ 
plete information about the best water system 
for your farm. 
Domestic Electric Co., Inc. 
43 Warren St. New York, N. Y. 
A lady called to sell my wife some¬ 
thing. She had the lingo learned well, 
and I said: “You talk as if you believed 
it: do you?” “I think so.” she said. 1 
said: “Yon will pardon me if I say I 
know that is a fake, a complete swindle.” 
She asked me for proof, and I took one 
of your papers off the file and showed 
her your warning: but it was too late. 
Her money was gone. Your paper is a 
continual eye-opener for new swindles. 
You are certainly doing a good work. 
They call your paper the farmers’ friend, 
and that is so. but I say it is the friend 
of every family that wants to earn an 
honest Jiving. \v. it. n. 
Our line of work makes some bitter 
enemies. It must he so; no rogue likes 
to have his scheme shown up. An honest 
defense of the public* is sure to be unpop¬ 
ular with fakers and all selfish interests; 
but the expression of one good friend, like 
the above, wipes out all the abuse that 
has ever been hurled at Publisher’s Desk. 
We frankly accept it as an encouragement 
to continue the work. 
Made by Delco-Light Company, Dayton, O., who 
alto manufacture the Delco-Lig ht Farm Electric 
Plant, the Delco-Light Washing Machine and 
Frigidaire, the Electric Refrigerator for modern 
homes. 
On June 2. 1022. I ordered 100 egg 
crates from the Metropolitan Egg Case 
Company, .‘toll Hast 119th street. New 
York City. On or about July 12, 1922. 
I wrote them and cancelled my order for 
egg crates, as I received shipment from 
another party, not being able to wait any 
longer for crates, T wrote them again 
one week ago, and asked them t«> refund 
m.v money, as I had paid in advance by 
check, but as yet have received no answer 
from (hem. Will you sec if you can do 
something for me? Will enclose check 
signed by them. c. F. m. 
New Jersey. 
This is not an unusual experience with 
the Metropolitan Egg Case Company. We 
have many such complaints from the cus¬ 
tomers of this concern, also the Royal 
Egg Case Company. Those concerns ac¬ 
cept the money and orders, and make 
shipment when they get good and ready. 
We have little success in getting refund of 
customers’ money in such cases. 
Wat 
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Full Line of Box and Power Presses 
Write for Prices and Catalogue 
J. A. SPENCER FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS 
Established 1881 NOT. INCORPORATED DWIGHT. ILLINOIS 
HAY CAPS 
Best and fastest machine built. One and two row 
models. One Horse, carries to shock. Big labor 
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Stack: implement. wseon and farm cov¬ 
ers. Waterproof or plain canvas. Plant- 
bed cloth; waterproof sheeting; canvas 
goods, tents, etc. 
HENRY DERBY 
453 St. Pauls Ave. Jersey City, N. J. 
Can you collect $14.72 from J. Powell 
& C'o.? They sent me a check June 13 
for a ease of eggs, and I sent, if back, 
saying short according to their books, and 
I told them I should not send any more 
eggs until that was straightened out. I 
got a check by return mail, dated July 
18. and that has come back. I had one 
July 5 and that was returned the same 
way. June 13 and July 18 are for the 
same case. It seems they had no money 
in the bank when they gave the last 
check. The way I happened to send there 
was that last Summer I shipped to the 
Consolidated Farmers’ Produce Company, 
and he was one of them. He wrote to 
me this Spring for my eggs, and I sent 
them to him. I never had any trouble 
before. I will send you the checks, and 
if you can collect it for me I shall be 
very grateful. w. F. s. 
Four different shippers have sent us 
protested checks of .T. Powell & Co.. 344 
Washington St. We called at the ad¬ 
dress several times without finding any¬ 
one ill. Mr. Powell only sublets a small 
space at the address given. We finally 
succeeded in getting Mr. Powell on the 
telephone and he promises to make the 
protested checks good. But whether he 
does or not, poultrymen should not make 
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I ordered a half-barrel of paint from 
a traveling agent of Electric Paint & Var¬ 
nish Company. Cleveland, O. They 
shipped me 40 gallons. The agent made 
no statement of the number of gallons in 
a half-barrel, and the order blank did not 
mention the number of gallons. 
New York. E. c. u. 
The Electric Paint & Varnish Company 
is another concern using the deceptive 
plan of not stating the number of gallons 
and shipping 40 gallons as a half-barrel. 
Last week we printed extracts from let¬ 
ters of five reputable paint houses prov¬ 
ing that a half-barrel in the paint trade 
is considered 2.7 gallons. We think this 
practice of Electric Paint: & Varnish 
Company and other houses of the same 
ilk is a fit subject for investigation of the 
Federal Trade Commission. Washington. 
D. C. We suggest that farmers who have 
been taken advantage of in this way pre¬ 
sent their complaints to the commission. 
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