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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
APRIL 26 
“ Rough on Rogues.” 
LOOKOUT 
ALMANAC 
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. 
APRIL. 
28 . 
Look out for the “ Crayon Por¬ 
trait Artists” who locate in the 
large cities and propose to send 
you “ life-like portraits ” taken from pho¬ 
tographs. There are responsible artists 
that will do this work for you and do it 
well. Don’t patronize the frauds who are 
only after your money. 
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Tuesday Look out for T - p - Rice, of New 
OQ Jersey. He is sending out 
“ strictly confidential” letters 
requesting people to handle his “goods,”" 
which are, of course, counterfeit money. 
This rascal is one of the worst of the lot. 
Wednesday kook out for poultry frauds. 
op. J When a poultryman does 
” start out to do a bogus busi¬ 
ness, he becomes about the smallest speci¬ 
men of humanity imaginable. Here is a 
sample of the size of their business. Last 
spring an Ohio man offered to give two 
trios of fowls as prizes in the Women’s 
Potato Contest. These prizes were award¬ 
ed last December and the party was at 
once notified where he was to ship the 
birds. Repeated letters, both from us and 
from the lady who won the birds, were un¬ 
answered until this spring, when a note 
written on the blank side of our letter in¬ 
formed us that-had “sold out and gone 
West six months ago.” After several more 
JYl AY letters -turns up again and 
■ claims that he had just returned 
■ • and found our letters awaiting 
him. First he said he had sold all his 
stock and would send some of the first 
chickens batched ; then he agreed to send 
the original fowls if $2 were sent to pay 
him for taking them to the express office. 
He has contradicted himself half a dozen 
times. The R. N.-Y. is very tired of such 
folly. Shame on the man who would thus 
back out of his bargain and try to cheat a 
FridftV woman 1 The man has been guilty 
q " of such silly roguery that we can 
hardly understand what he is up 
to. The R. N.-Y. will give him just one 
week in which to send the fowls as he 
agreed. If he does not “ come to time ” we 
will print his name here as that of a man 
who is mean enough to cheat a woman ! 
Saturday Look outfor the “ Champion ” 
q * cow-milker advertised from 429 
& ■ Sixth Avenue, New York, by the 
“ New York Dairy Company.” The R. N.- 
Y., could find nothing at that number but 
a “hotel,” which was several grades from 
first-class, and no one knew anything about 
any such company. A friend in the country, 
however, sent a letter the next day and se¬ 
cured circulars puffing the milkers and giv¬ 
ing many testimonals from those who had 
used them. Several of these were from 
men in large cities whose streets and num- 
bei s were not given, and so it was impossible 
to reach them. Letters sent to some others 
have not brought any answers or been re¬ 
turned, although marked to be returned 
immediately if not called for. 
THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY AGRI¬ 
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
The agriculture of Holland : the canals 
and their uses; cattle raising and horti¬ 
culture the notable industries; dwelling- 
houses and barns combined ; treatment 
of the cows. 
The first meeting of the winter term was 
held on Tuesday evening, January 7th. 
The speaker announced was Prof. I. P. 
Roberts, and this was enough to call out 
an unusually large number of students. 
His subject was “ The Agriculture of 
Holland.” Prof. Roberts visited that 
country a few years ago, and so was able 
to speak authentically from personal 
knowledge. The speaker first gave a brief 
talk on the general appearance and char¬ 
acter of the country. The first thing seen 
on entering the canal, he said, was the tops 
of the houses above the embankment. 
This is caused by the banks being higher 
than the surrounding country. The 
country is covered by a net-work of canals 
which serve a three-fold purpose : 1, drain¬ 
age ; 2, means of transportation ; 3, bound¬ 
ary lines. The system for drainage is made 
up as follows : first, small canals, the water 
from which at the lowest point is pumped 
into larger and higher ones, and the con¬ 
tents of these again into larger ones and so 
on to the outlet. Wind-mills are also num¬ 
erous, and serve several useful purposes. 
In speaking directly of its agriculture, 
the speaker stated that Holland was noted 
for two things in particular: 1, its horti¬ 
culture; 2, its cattle. The low r country 
of North Holland and Friesland is noted 
for Its pure-blooded cattle. That these 
parts have purer-blooded cattle than others, 
is due to the fact that the cattle trade is 
from these points, and not towards them. 
On this account but few cattle are brought 
in and so impure blood cannot be infused 
in the breeding. These portions of the 
country are distinctively dairy sections, no 
grain being raised. 
The farms, worth about $500 per acre, are, 
as a rule, owned by wealthy gentlemen, 
and are rented for a price which pays them 
about two per cent, on the investment, 
which is equal to about six per cent. here. 
The farms are long and narrow, and the 
roads in many cases, paved with bricks. The 
one farm building, which serves for all pur¬ 
poses, is low in the walls and surmounted by 
a steep, high roof. As this one building is 
house and barn in one, we would naturally 
be led to think that the Hollanders are not 
a particularly neat people, but, on the con¬ 
trary, everything is scrupulously clean at 
all times. Thi center of the building is 
used as the dwelling place, while on the 
sides are the stables for horses and cattle, 
and the carriage room. Over all is the hay 
loft. The cattle are kept in their places 
from fall till spring. 
Let us suppose that the farmer has a herd 
of 20 cattle of different ages. The two- 
year-olds drop their calves earlier than do 
the other oows. Now of the 20 calves pro¬ 
duced, let us suppose that there are 10 males 
and 10 females. The males will be vealed, 
bringing about double what veals bring 
here. Probably six of the 10 heifers will 
prove of sufficient merit to be saved for the 
dairy, and the rest will be vealed. The 
calves are selected from the best milkers, 
and as they become mature they take the 
places of the old cows. Thus in keeping 
only the best we have one of the great prin¬ 
ciples of breeding—selection. The milk is 
made into butter and then the skim-milk is 
converted into cheese. Thus the farmer 
has several sources of income, such as old 
cows, heifers that have proved unprofitable, 
calves, butter and cheese. No grain is fed, 
for none is raised. The cows must depend 
on grass, which in Holland is very succu¬ 
lent. This causes the present character of 
the Holstein cow to be large and roomy. 
She has suited herself to her environment, 
and developed a large stomach. The cattle 
are not all black and-white but some have 
red spots. We have selected the black-and- 
white as preferable and have established a 
herd book. 
The Professor’s address was one of great 
interest to the students present, furnishing 
them with both an evening’s agreeable en¬ 
tertainment, and also instruction in the 
methods of another country’s agriculture. 
E. T. 
PATRONS OF INDUSTRY. 
BOTH SIDES HEARD FROM. 
AMONG the many farmers’ organizations 
which^have recently come into existence,the 
Patrons of Industry seem to have made 
remarkable progress so far as numerical 
strength is concerned. This order is very 
strong in Michigan. Of course, as with every 
other similar organization, this one has 
enemies as well as enthusiastic supporters. 
In its investigation of the merits of these 
organizations the R. N.-Y. is merely after 
the truth. We want no one sided view of 
such important matters. Intelligent men 
desire all possible facts, to the end that 
they may decide justly and thus select the 
true course. The R. N.-Y. therefore pre¬ 
sents the views of one who is evidently im¬ 
pressed with the bright possibilities of the 
Patrons of Industry, and of another who is 
inclined to be critical. 
Believer In the Order. 
The Patrons of Industry are very strong. 
In Michigan alone there are over 200,000 
members. We have stores, blacksmiths’ 
shops, grist-mills, etc., of our own; but we 
try to contract with our merchants to sell 
us goods at a certain percentage above 
wholesale prices, and if they will not con¬ 
tract, we putin a stock of goods of our own 
and so do not have to pay a retail profit of 
from 50 to 75 per cent, on our goods. Our 
power is being felt in our State legislature 
and several of our township elections were 
carried by the Patrons of Industry this 
spring, and the coming fall we will see 
what can be done in regard to the election 
of a Governor. We pledge ourselves to 
vote for no man who favors a high tariff or 
high taxation of any kind, and the man 
we select must pledge himself to work for 
the interests of the farmer and laborer. Our 
association was organized with 110 charter 
members, and now has 150, all in good 
standing. We are called “hayseeds” and 
several other opprobrious names by the 
merchants and wholesale dealers: but 
time will change their tune. Farmers’ 
rights must and shall prevail. G. N. D. 
Inclined to be Critical. 
In Michigan the farmers are turbulent 
owing to the poor crops of 1888 and the 
general depression in the prices of 
farm products. In attempting to bet¬ 
ter their condition, they “ jump at float¬ 
ing straws” and unite with that farmers’ 
and laborers’ organization, the Patrons of 
Industry. In its name it has one redeeming 
feature, and the platform adopted at the 
State convention is almost faultless. Are 
the members practicing what they preach ? 
Not at all; not a senteuce in the platform 
indicates the advisability of contracting 
with one merchant in each town to supply 
goods at a stated percentage—usually 10 per 
cent.—above cost and boycotting the other 
dealers and trading exclusively at the Pa¬ 
trons’store. This scheme has already been 
put into effect in many towns and cities, and 
is working up an antagonistic feeling 
among business men who would be justi¬ 
fied in retaliating. The crusade against 
the retailer is not sufficient to satisfy 
them; but they propose to annihilate the 
commercial traveler. It is generally con¬ 
ceded among thoughtful men that it is 
far more convenient and economical to pur¬ 
chase goods through the drummer. 
J. H. Brigham, Master of the National 
Grange, in addressing an audience at 
Orion, Mich., incidentally touched on the 
subject of the Patrons of Industry, and re¬ 
marked that he was not in favor of farmers 
using the power of organization to drag 
down legitimate business enterprises which 
have always been recognized as a part of 
the system of the country, and advised the 
farmers to be very cautious about trying 
to overturn existing methods of doing bus¬ 
iness. It is hoped this censure from so 
prominent a man will be listened to with 
the attention it deserves. When a man or 
woman joins the Patrons of Industry he or 
she forfeits all claims on the business men 
of the town for accommodation. Never 
has there been a man so independent that 
at some time it has not been necessary for 
him to co-operate with those engaged in 
other occupations. “Live and let live” 
savors of charity and humanity. The 
Patrons of Industry are loudly clamoring 
for a bill calling for a government loan at 
one per cent.; let us consider who would be 
benefited by such a loan. The energetic, 
economical farmer even at present prices of 
farm products, is every year gaining a 
little on his mortgage; he possesses the 
faculty of helping himself and needs no 
such loan at so enormous a risk and ex¬ 
pense to the government. 
There is another class—the constitution¬ 
ally tired—would the loan help them ? No; 
they would be just as deeply involved at 
the end of 10 years as they are to-day. A 
motto reading something like the following 
would do this class more good; “Expect 
neither fame nor fortune while your arms 
are folded. Providence smiles on those 
only who put their shoulders to the wheel.” 
Again,there are those who labor incessantly 
without securing any adequate recompense; 
they lack business faculties; and a govern¬ 
ment loan could not remedy their weakness. 
There are also war heroes and flood and 
drought sufferers who have rightful claims 
on the Treasury, yet the farmers are united 
in demanding just legislation and an equal 
footing with the manufacturer and the 
millionaire. B. E. s. 
Iona County, Michigan. 
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