iso?. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
163 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
The following note accompanied a re¬ 
mittance for renewal of subscription from 
the head of a large banking house: 
It had been my purpose to discontinue my 
subscription for lack of time to read all the 
papers and journals that come into our 
house, but approving heartily the courage 
you have shown in advocating the right, 
and realizing what a powerful influence you 
can exert if you choose to do so. I feel it 
my duty to encourage you at least in this 
small way. The people will learn to trust 
your judgment if you continue to keep them 
advised of their duty as applying to the 
Wadsworths, the IJrydens, and others who 
are misrepresenting either their wares or 
their constituents. b. j. m. 
Pennsylvania. 
This same sentiment is expressed in 
almost every mail that comes to the of¬ 
fice these days. The feeling seems to be 
that aside from the educational features 
of the paper its support of farm inter¬ 
ests in general and the protection of the 
individual farmer is a service that should 
be encouraged and supported. If such 
work is worth anything to the farmers 
of the country, they do well to support 
it, because they can have no adequate 
estimate of the pressure from other 
sources to discourage it and make it un¬ 
profitable. 
I purchased in the Fall of 1905 from 
Charles R. Fish & Co., of Worcester, a bill 
of trees. Their contract and agreement was 
to set them out and to guarantee them for 
two years from that time. By' an arrange¬ 
ment of their representatives' the planting 
was delayed to Spring. 1906. All of the 
peach trees, of an original number of 25. 
have died, and we cannot get from the Fish 
concein any reply to our various letters: 
three letters having already been sent to 
them. They were in no way connected with 
tlie advertisements of The R. N.-Y., but 
being a subscriber I wish to ask you if you 
have any record of their reliability, and' if 
you can suggest to me any means of getting 
a square deal from them. w. e. cook. 
Massachusetts. 
This firm has a financial rating that 
would justify the placing of an order 
with them. Our first letter of inquiry 
to the firm was overlooked, but we had a 
most courteous reply to our second in¬ 
quiry,. which we wrote after receiving all 
the papers in the case. In these papers 
we found a carbon copy of the original 
order which contains this line: “Guar¬ 
anteed for two years.” Since our first 
inquiry was made Mr. Cook also had a 
reply from the firm in which they say 
that if the agent gave a warrantee of any 
kind it did not appear in their contract, 
and was without their consent. They say 
further: “We are not bound by any of 
his underhanded business.” In their let¬ 
ter to us they say that they are informed 
by good legal authority that they are not 
responsible for fraud on the part of the 
agent. This particular house may be so 
safeguarded that it is not legally re¬ 
sponsible for the representations of its' 
agent. It is practically the same whether 
they are or not. No farmer wants to go 
to law about a few trees. He cannot 
afford to do it; but we do not see how 
a firm can figure it out as good business 
for itself to assume any such position. 
This kind of practice may go well 
enough if the nature of the contention did 
not get beyond the one farmer concerned, 
but when it gets to his neighbors, the 
agents of that house can hardly be ex¬ 
pected to book many more orders among 
them. The house may even survive the 
loss of trade in a neighborhood. But 
what possible argument can such a house 
or its agents advance to growers gener¬ 
ally who read this record of the trans¬ 
action? The house seems willing to 
have it known that they will not stand 
by the contracts of their agents. Will 
it and the agents admit as much when 
trying to book an order? This house 
gives the strongest argument that we 
have yet seen against the agency system. 
If you order from the house direct and 
keep a copy of your order, which should 
always be done, you have some protec¬ 
tion ; but there seems no redress when 
order is placed with the agent. 
If you have not yet sent in your renew¬ 
al and a new name this is a good time to 
do it. We are looking to you to help 
along in this work. It is really your work 
and your cause. We can do nothing with¬ 
out your help. Let every man opposed to 
your own interests know that you are 
going to fight for your just rights and 
you will receive consideration. Houses 
that pay no attention to complaints rarely 
refuse to reply to our inquiry on the 
same subject, because they realize the 
power of publicity. We simply want to 
exercise that power for your benefit. 
But you cannot hope that this benefit to 
you can exist without some help from 
you. You can get nothing of value 
without giving something in return. 
Other people, not you, will benefit from 
the. things they support and help. Our 
mail leads us to believe that farmers ap¬ 
preciate this principle as well as any 
other class. We only wish to remind 
you that the more members you have in 
The R. N.-Y. family the greater its power 
to serve you. j. j. D . 
Except In Canada 
■ and extreme 
West and South. 
The Paying Hen 
is the one which contributes 150 eggs 
or more in a year, toward the family 
grocery bill. The sur.e way to have 
such hens, eggs in abundance, and a 
lot of ready cash is to give a little of 
HESS 
Poultry PAN-fl-CE- A 
with the morning feed every day in 
the year. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a 
is a tonic, the sole purpose and action 
of which, is to assist nature in the per¬ 
formance of necessary functions. It 
aids digestion, prevents disease, and 
sends the proper proportion of each 
food element to the organ most in 
need. It also contains germicides 
which destroy bacteria, the usual 
cause of poultry disease. Poultry 
Pan-a-ce-a is the prescription of 
Dr. Hess (M.D., D.V.S.), and is a 
f uaranteed egg-producer. Endorsed 
y leading poultry associations in 
United States and Canada. Sold on 
a written guarantee, and costs 
but a penny a day for 30 fowls. 
II lbs. 25c., mull or 
express 40c. 
5 lbs. 60c. 
12 lbs. #1.25. 
25 lb. pall, #2.50. 
fiend 2 cents for Dr. Hess 48-page Poultry 
Book, free. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, 
Ashland, Ohio. 
Instant Louse Killer Kills Ltoe. 
jyiAPl.K VII.I.A POlil.TllY TABUM can fill orders from all vari¬ 
eties, Andalusians, Hocks, Wyandottes, Miuorcas, LeKhorns, 
Hamblircs, Spanish, Anconas, Javas. W. G. Mosher,iylvaula,Pa. 
pOR SAI.K—Kegs for Hatching from thorough- 
* bred White Wyandottes. Prices $1.25 per 15; $5 
per 100. From fancy matings $2.50 per 15, $0.00 per 
50. Address E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley. N. Y. 
Ward’s Lane Poultry Farm, LZ^n.’l 
Choice White Wyandottes, W. Ply. Rocks and S. C. 
White Leghorn Cockerels for sale. Eggs for hatch¬ 
ing $1.00 per 15, $5.00 per 100. Baby chicks. 
OK nf)n Fertile Wh.Wyandotte Kegs, $4 per 
sw,vUU loo; selected 15 eggs, $1.50; Baby Chicks 
later. FOREST HILL FA KM, Burnwood, New York. 
pGGS FOR HATCHING—Giant Bronze Turkey, 
"* White Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red and Brown 
Leghorn. Write 11. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
ROCK-HOLLAND FARM 
W. Plymouth Bucks nml U . Holland Turkeys. 
EGGS FOR HA T CHINGoTwrew y ;;LSi” 
$1.50 for 15. F. ROGERS, It F. D. 1, Allendale. N. J. 
R C, RHODE ISLAND REDS— Eggs $1.50 to 
• $5.00 per 15. Mating List sent on request; a few 
cockerels left. $2 up. Sinclair Smith, 002 5th Street 
Brooklyn, New York. Yards: Southold, New York. 
WRIGHT’S WHITE WYANDOTTE 
Egg*. Huston's direct. $4.50 per 100. Mammoth Pekin Duck 
eK^H $l.oo per sitting. Grand View Farm, Stamiforville, N. V 
GKEIDER’S FINE CATALOGUE 
1907 tells all about pure-bred poultry and 
describes and Illustrates 60 varieties. 1 o beauti¬ 
ful natural color plates. Gives reasonable prices 
for stock and eggs: how to cure diseases, kill lice, 
make money. This valuable book only 10 cents, 
B. H. CREIDER, RHEEMS, PA. 
B arred, buff and white Plymouth 
KOOKS, White Wyandottes, White Miuorcas, 
White Leghorns, Mammoth Pekin Ducks; $11.00 each, 
$7.50 for trio, $12.00 for breeding pen. Catalogue free, 
EDWARD G. NOONAN. Proprietor East Donegal 
Poultry Yards, Marietta, Pennsylvania. 
HOMER PIGEONS SALE. 
Consult your interest before purchasing breeding 
stock by writing Win. O. Smith for prices and other 
particulars. WM. O. SMITH, Germantown, N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN AND WHITE 
WYANDOTTE EGGS. 
GUARANTEED TO HATCH. Send for Catalogue C. 
MAPLEL1NG POULTRY YARDS, Pulaski, N. Y. 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORNS SATISFY 
No experiment, bred 12 years from the best laying 
strainsiti America. Stock and Eggs at FARMKRS’ 
PRICKS. R. B. PUSEY, Box 
<1 Eggs 
x 6, Pr: 
incess Anne, Md. 
BONNIE BRAE 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Breeders of strictly high 
class Single and Rose Comb 
White Leghorns. White 
Wyandottes, White and 
Barred Plymouth Rocks and Pekin Ducks. Sixty- 
live ribbons and two silver cups won at the last 
Poughkeepsie. Danbury Walden and Madison Square 
Garden Shows. Eggs for batching now ready in any 
quantity at $6 to $8 per 100, $1.50 and $2.00 per sitting. 
Eighty per cent, fertility guaranteed. Send for free 
circular. Choice breeding cockerels and Pekin Ducks 
still on band in any quantity. Largest plant in vicin¬ 
ity of NewYork City. Incubators 10,000 eggs capacity. 
UTILITY! 
Laying ability flrst.standard require¬ 
ments second. LARGEST POULTRY 
PLANT IN AMERICA. S.C. White 
Leghorns, White Wyandottes, Barred 
Plymouth Rocks. Free Booklet. 
WOODLANDS FARM, Iona, New Jersey. 
Racine Incubator 
The practical, serviceable kind. Automatic regulator; self-ventilated; nurs¬ 
ery; no moisture. Built by a man who devoted 25 years to nothing but incuba¬ 
tors. It can be operated successfully by anyone, anywhere. ( 
There lies the great value of the Racine. Don’t buy with¬ 
out reading our remarkable Incubator Book —written by the 
man who made the Racine. It tells facts that you must 
know to get the right incubator. It’s free. Write for it. 
JLexcirve Hatcher Co., Box 87, R.?vcine. Wis. 
We have Warehouses at Detroit. Buffalo, Kansas City and St. Paul. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair, 1904-05. Trios, $5; Eggs 
for hatching, $1 for 15; $5 per 100. Catalogue free. 
C. H. ZIMMER, R. D. 41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
■ Jf ust’a Egg Producer —keeps 
hens laying steadily all winter. 
Prices 14c to 25c per lb. at dealers. 
Rust’s Egg Record and valuable 
booklet free. Write today. 
WILLIAM RUST & SONS, 
1 Dept, p, Maw Brunswick, H, J. 
THE BEST ON EARTH 
Eaton’s Life Saver Little Chick Food 
If your dealer cannot supply order direct 
from the Manufacturers 
R. D. EATON GRAIN & FEED CO. 
NORWICH. N. Y. 
Poultry Supplies 
We keep everything 
in the Poultry Line 
—Fencing, Feed, In¬ 
cubators, Live Stock, 
Brooders—anything— 
it’s our business. Call or let us send 
you our Illustrated Catalog it’s free. 
Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co., 
Dept. HG, 26-28 Vesey St„ New York. 
GOOD POULTRY FOODS 
§ are necessary for big poultry profits. 
Harvey's Cut Alfalfa and Cut Clover Hay, 
Poultry and Chick foods of all kinds are 
profit-makers. Send for Frke samples 
and catalog of full line of poultry supplies. 
HARVEY SKKL> CO. 
721 Kllicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
POULTRY & PIGEON 
5 U 
LIES 
TAYLOR BROS., Dept, H, Camden, N. J, 
£r. 
HO RE’EGGS 
Larger, more fertile, vigorous chicks, heav- 
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MANN'S latest model 
■nnnn 0 bone cotter 
cuts fast, easy, fine; never clogs. 10 days free 
trial. No money in advance. Caflg free. 
F. W. Mann Co., Box 15, Milford, Maas. 
100 Egg Incubator $7.75 
THE MARILLA. 
The greatest incubator bargain ever offered. Thou¬ 
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satisfaction, AU our Incubators are guaranteed to 
work perfectly and must be as represented or money 
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SMOTWELL, TUCKER & McGINN, Skaneateles, N.Y. 
40. 60 or 90 Days’ Trial on 
Old Trusty 
99 
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' Send for free | 
Catalogue. 
Hatch Chickens by 
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Hatch every fertile egg. Lowest 
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I 
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URE HATCH 
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mm 
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120 Egg Size, 39.00 
60 Eg 0 Size. 37.50 
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E.ttbliified 1867, Quincy, Ill. 
EARLY C HICKS PAY BIS 
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BeUe City Incubator Company, Box 48. Racine, Wisconsin. 
