1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
565 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
Those who remember our exposure 
some time ago of the concern, will read 
the following from a local paper with 
some interest: 
Indictments against O. J. Watkins and his 
fellow promoters and operators of the Califor¬ 
nia Fruit Growers’ Association of Los An¬ 
geles and Rialto, Cal., were returned by the 
Federal Grand Jury yesterday. One indict¬ 
ment containing four counts is against O. .T. 
Watkins, Ira Leigliley and Flora Peters, and 
charges the use of the mails for fraudulent 
purposes. Another contains the same charge, 
different instances being cited, and includes 
seven counts. It is directed against Wat¬ 
kins, Dr. C. P. V. Watson, Mr. and .Mrs. 
George H. Peters, J. W. Lawrence, G. M. 
Bartlett, Leighley and H. W. Hanson. Five 
thousand dollars bail was required from each 
defendant in eacli case, and all got bondsmen. 
Watkins was the organizer and Watson the 
first president of the California Fruit Grow¬ 
ers’ Association. Lawrence later succeeded 
Watson. Leighley was secretary of the com¬ 
pany and Peters treasurer. G. Maurice 
Bartlett, the vice-president, who was also in¬ 
dicted. bad, it is alleged, much to do with the 
victimizing of persons in New York and vi¬ 
cinity. He spent much of his time in the 
old office of the company in the Metropolitan 
Life Building, and it was his arguments that 
sent many from New York to California. 
Given time enough one after another 
of these concerns go the same way. The 
only trouble is that the victims never 
have any chance of getting their money 
back. But the experiences are good things 
to remember when you are approached by 
new and alluring propositions. 
We are constantly receiving inquir¬ 
ies as to the value of stock in publishing 
houses, and the wisdom of investing in 
them. We have never examined any of 
these propositions that we would invest 
in ourselves, or that we would recom¬ 
mend to our friends. Some of the pub¬ 
lishing schemes that have been promoted 
on this basis are already failures. The 
publishers have failed to keep their guar¬ 
antee of paying fixed dividends. Such 
guarantees are of no earthly value, be¬ 
cause if the business does not earn divi¬ 
dends it is unlawful for the publisher to 
pay them out of the company’s money. 
As a rule, if the business does not earn 
dividends the publisher has no personal 
means to make good on a guarantee him¬ 
self, even if he were inclined to do so. 
Whatever the plausible excuses for offer¬ 
ing these stocks to the public, there is 
just one controlling reason for doing so. 
The company is stocked for more than 
its intrinsic value. The possible future 
is capitalized and as no bank or experi¬ 
enced investor would put up money on 
such securities, the farmer is invited to 
do so. This applies to all the schemes 
of this kind, of which inquiry has been 
made, some of which are notorious frauds 
and most of which have something of the 
element of fake in them. 
I have a mortgage past due. It expired 
June 1. The holder did not then want 
the money. Now lie wants it. If I pay it 
now will I have to pay a full year’s interest? 
New Jersey. j. c. 
No; you will have to pay interest only 
to the day you pay the principal. 
The following letter came to us in re¬ 
sponse to a recent inquiry in this de¬ 
partment : 
I see on page 501 a letter from .T. R. W. 
about live stock insurance. An English com¬ 
pany of good standing does business here. 
I am a subscriber to your paper, and if I 
can be of any service to our friend J. R. W. 
will bo pleased to serve him and give him a 
square deal. J. klein, 
713 Tenth avenue. New York. 
The above letter led us to inquire of 
the agents of the company, who wrote us 
as follows: 
We are in a position at the present time 
to secure a policy, which indemnifies the as¬ 
sured against the death of a horse from 
“natural causes, fire, accidents, the act of 
God or man, as well as the necessity of its 
destruction in the cause of humanity.” This 
policy is only issued on high-class horses, 
valued at $1,000 and over, the rate being 
six per cent on horses valued under $5,000, 
and 5!4 per cent on horses valued over 
$5,000. But on orders we receive, we re¬ 
quire the enclosed application filled out, 
signed by the assured, his signature wit¬ 
nessed, aiid the certificate of a licensed grad¬ 
uate veterinary that the horse is in good con¬ 
dition. When we have the horse covered, 
which is done by cable with Lloyds, London, 
we attach the cover note to a sight draft for 
the premium, and let the same take the usual 
course through our bank. Regarding the fi¬ 
nancial standing of Lloyds, London, will say 
that they are the largest concern in the in¬ 
surance world. pox & PIER, INC. 
35 Liberty Street, New York. 
The Horse Insurance Company of 
America, 200 Broadway, New York City, 
also issues policies on horses. Their rate 
is $12 per $100 valuation of horse, and 
the limit is $400 on any individual horse 
or mule. We believe the business of this 
company is largely confined to New York 
City and vicinity. It is a New York 
State corporation and subject to State 
insurance laws and regulations. 
On or about July 1, 1906, I ordered a port¬ 
able greenhouse of the Chas. II. Manley Com¬ 
pany, St. Johns, Mich., remitting for same 
when ordering. After some delay I received 
the frame work for the house, but glass for 
same has never been shipped. Recent let¬ 
ters addressed to this firm have been returned 
with advice that this firm has moved with¬ 
out leaving address. I would be pleased to 
learn through your valuable paper of this 
company’s whereabouts. l. r. b. 
New York. 
The above request reached us about 
the first of June. At that time we were 
not able to locate Mr. Manley, but we 
said at the time that he would probably 
turn up later under a new name. We 
believe that he is now located at 202 Main 
street, Buffalo, N. Y., and doing business 
as the National Construction Company. 
This company does not seem to be in¬ 
corporated, and an inquiry failed to 
elicit any statement as to its responsi¬ 
bility. They issue a catalogue, but former 
experience with Mr. Manley would sug¬ 
gest the wisdom of having the goods in 
hand before parting with the cash. 
We have taken The R. N.-Y. only a little 
while, but like it very much Indeed, and enloy 
your straight from the shoulder hit's. 
Can't, you move over the line into Massachu¬ 
setts? H. II. w. 
Massachusetts. 
We give the above letter for the bene¬ 
fit of those friends who take the trouble 
to induce their neighbors to send a ten 
weeks’ subscription for ten cents. They 
all enjoy the paper, like it, and praise it, 
and send their permanent renewal. It is 
rather refreshing for them to get a hold 
of a paper that speaks right out for the 
farm. Many of them are not used to it. 
It is a new experience for them. We 
cannot well move over to Massachusetts, 
but we are willing to send any number 
of papers there. We are sending more 
and more into that State every week. 
You can help along the good work by 
sending on an occasional ten weeks’ sub¬ 
scription. _ _ J. J. p. 
CHICKS “OFF” IN COLOR OR 
MARKING. 
Do you have much complaint about chicks 
“untrue” In breeding? To what extent Is a 
man justified in complaining about poorly 
colored chicks? 
We have not much complaint—less perhaps 
than we might expect. As to what extent a 
person is justified in finding fault it is hard 
to say, as there are so many points from 
which this matter might be discussed. One 
who pays a high price for eggs would expect 
a larger proportion of high scoring birds, and 
would have more cause for complaint than 
one who buys the cheaper eggs, and cannot 
reasonably expect so much care to have been 
taken in the selection of the breeding stock. 
Some people sell eggs from their entire flock 
instead of from selected breeding pens. If 
a person buys eggs from these dealers, and 
knows the conditions, he has but little cause 
for complaint. On the other hand, If he has 
reason to expect eggs from selected pens,, and 
receives eggs from the flock that do not give 
as good results as he anticipated, his cause 
for fault finding is greatly increased. Then 
there are some dealers who say in their ad¬ 
vertisement that some certain fowl breeds 
very true to color. I have read such descrip¬ 
tions when I knew from experience that the 
fact was exactly contrary. A person who 
makes a purchase and relies upon such a de¬ 
scription must be excused for making a very 
vigorous protest. We have had White Rock 
chicks that were very dark at first—so much 
so that they were thoroughly disgusting; yet 
as time went by and they changed their coats 
they were among the whitest. Some of our 
Buff Orpington chicks are white in color, but 
take on the buff later in the season, although 
they are never as nice color as some of the 
others. Some of these pullets with buff backs 
and creamy buff breasts were at the very 
head of our flock as egg producers, but could 
not lie used as breeders. Many will see in 
this an argument against breeding for points. 
In buying eggs of the newer breeds I should 
not expect more than 75 per cent to represent 
the breed very closely in general points; if 
50 per cent were of good form and fair out¬ 
ward color I should be satisfied; while if 25 
per cent were a close approach to correct 
form and fine outward color and of good 
under-color I would be highly pleased. Of 
course the older established breeds come much 
more true than the newer. This is especially 
so in the coloring of the white and black 
breeds, always bearing in mind that the 
chicks of black breeds have white breasts 
when hatched. We have purchased Rhode 
Island Red eggs that gave us only about 10 
per cent of chicks that were at all good in 
color, and it is a question in our mind whether 
to attach any blame to the dealer, although 
it looks as if there was some neglect in selec¬ 
tion. We should look for but few rose combs 
among the single comb breeds or single combs 
among the rose. v. r. wooster. 
I bought 100 Columbian Wyandotte eggs, 20 
of the number coming from pens from which 
the breeder sells eggs at $1 each, and from 
the number I hatched 67 chicks, 12 of which 
bad single combs and some had feathered 
legs. While feathered legs and single combs 
are disqualifications in Wyandottes, and some 
might think this a proof of poorly bred 
stock, it is not necessary to think this, for I 
saw this stock and they are good. Referring 
to White Wyandotte chicks that are dark col¬ 
ored when hatched, also single-combed chicks, 
I have some complaints from this source, and 
don't think there is a flock of White Wyan¬ 
dottes anywhere that produce all perfectly 
marked chicks. “Smoky” White Wyandotte 
chicks when feathered are as white as any, 
but of course a single comb will not change. 
I have not bred my Wyandottes with a view 
of showing them at large poultry shows, but 
have bred them for large size, vigor and heavy 
Winter laying, and have to a degree accom¬ 
plished my object. My breeding stock lay 
very large, mostly brown eggs, and they will 
stand a very low temi^rature in Winter with¬ 
out dropping off laying. I do not breed from 
single-combed stock, and always dispose of 
such chicks as broilers, e. franklin kean. 
A few years ago we used to get about one 
in every hundred chicks hatched that would 
be off color, either buff or with black spots 
on them, but this season have not had more 
than one in 300, and our cockerels are pure 
whit on the back, having bred the brassy 
feathers entirely out of our White Leghorns. 
We have had three or four complaints from 
our customers during the eight years of our 
lousiness, and where people buy one setting of 
eggs and get one chick off color out of 10 or 
12 hatched they have a right to think they 
have been cheated but the fact is they have 
drawn the one chick out of several hundred. 
We always make good with a disappointed 
customer and explain to them that breeders 
of all classes of fowls and animals admit that 
occasional freaks are difficult to avoid with¬ 
out injurious inbreeding. We have a flock of 
Pekin ducks and have not seen a freak for 
years from them, but this season sold a neigh¬ 
bor two dozen eggs and out of them came one 
duckling with some black feathers. This was 
a pure freak, but It made greater growth 
than the remainder of flock. We have had no 
experience with the newer breeds; White Leg¬ 
horns and Pekin ducks are our specialty. 
C. H. ZIMMER. 
The question of fraud here Is a difficult 
one to answer, and as a rule we believe the 
breeder wishes to satisfy his customers. But 
if he breeds more than one breed he will 
find some of this trouble of color markings, 
no matter how careful he is to keep them 
separated. Besides the breeder has no pro¬ 
tection against dishonest express employees, 
who have every chance to improve their own 
flock of chickens at others’ expense. In our 
own case we have hatched over 3,000 chicks 
this Spring without finding a spot of color 
on a chick, and yet we received a complaint 
from a man who claimed he hatched all colors 
from a single sitting he purchased from us 
this Sprung, and so far, we have been unable 
to find any colored gentleman in the fence. 
This buyer calls us frauds, while others who 
have bought thousands write us they were 
very satisfactory. Most of the established 
breeds come true to color and markings, al¬ 
though there are some, like the Barred Rocks, 
that look so different when hatched that 
many unfamiliar with the breed would shout 
fraud as soon as the chicks hatch. A few of 
the newer breeds are not fixed in their type, 
so some of them revert to one or the other 
of their ancestors and show wrong markings 
or combs. These must be expected on the 
new breeds. It is only a few years ago when 
a Rhode Island Red breeder told bis customerg 
he would not guarantee any color. Where 
you are not satisfied write to the breeder 
and tell him your trouble. Nine times out of 
ten, you will find him honest and willing to 
do anything to make the mistake right if 
there has been any mistake made. Don't call 
him a fraud until you have his side of the 
case, or else he will think you are trying to 
“do him.” white & rice. 
“And is there no hope for me?” de¬ 
jectedly asked the rejected suitor. “O'! of 
course there is hope for you,” replied the 
fair girl; “there are surely lots of girls in 
the world who are not as particular as I 
am.”—Catholic Standard. 
When you write advertisers mention ThU 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
AB s 
will reduce inflamed, swollen Joints* 
Bruises, Soft Bunches, Cure Boils, 
Fistula, or any unhealthy sore quick¬ 
ly; pleasant to use: does not 
blister under bandage or remove 
the hair, and you can work the 
horse. $2.00 per bottle, express 
prepaid. Book 7-C free. 
ABSORBING, JR., formankind, 
;$1.00 per bottle. Cures Varicose 
_ Veins, Varicocelo Hydrocele, 
Strains, Bruises, stops Pain and Inflammation. 
W, F.YOUNG, P.D.F. 88 Monmouth St . Soringfield.Mass. 
Tuttle's Elixir 
Sovereign Horse Remedy. 
We offer $100. for any case of colic, curb, 
splint or lameness it fails to cure whe» 
wesay cure is possible. Our great book, 
"Veterinary Experience." free. 10® 
pages, a perfect guide. Send for copy. 
Tuttle’s Elixir Co- 
30Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
CANADIAN BRANCH: 
82 St. Gabriel Street, Montreal, Quebec, 
SQUAB BREEDING HOMERS 
in large or small lots: birds in prime working con¬ 
dition; write us for prices. Send 100 in stamps for 
our book, it tells how to raise and market Squabs. 
PRESTON PIGEON FARM. Morton, Pa. 
FII mated SS HOMER PIGEONS /a°l1 
Consult your interest before purchasing breeding 
stock by writing Wm. O. Smith for prices and other 
particulars. WM. O. SMITH, Germantown, N. Y. 
PLYMOUTH ROOK SQUABS 
are largost and most prolific. We were first; 
our birds and methods revolutionized the 
industry and are widely copied. First 
send for our FREE HOOK, 
“How to Make Money 
with Squabs.” 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO. 
335 Howard St. Melrose, Mass. 
WHITF WYANDOTTE BABY CHICKS, IO 
I L cents each. Eggs for Hatching. $4 per 
100. FOREST HILL FARM, Bnrnwood, New York. 
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. 
O. H. ZIMMER, R. D. 41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
ROCK-HOLLAND FARM 
W. Plymouth Rocks and VV, Holland Turkeys. 
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY, STOOL & EGGS 
East Donegal Poultry YARD^Jd/jHitta, Pea 
R. C. Rhode 
Islam 
NO BETTER STOCK. NO BETTER EGGS. 
February chicks for early shows. All stock sold on 
approval. Sinclair Smith, Box 15.1, Sonlholil, Sufiulk Co., N.Y, 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS, RID Sf I,D ’ 
STOCK AND EGGS. 
BLACK ORPINGTON 
WHITE LEGHORN 
BONNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM 
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- 
five ribbons and two silver cups won at the last 
Poughkeepsie, Danbury, Walden and Madison Square 
Garden Shows. Mated pens of five matureu pullets 
and one lino bred cockerel, $15, Leghorns, Yearling 
breeders in pons of ten selected nens and one line 
bred cockerel, $15. Choice Pekin Ducks, $12 per pen 
of six. Largest plant in the vicinity of New York City. 
Incubators, 10,000 eggs capacity. Agents, Cyphers’ 
Incubators and Brooders, 
FIVE MINUTE TALK 
SENT FREE “ HOW TO KEEP AWAY 
CHICKEN-LICE AND MITES,”by only 
ONE APPLICATION A YEAR 
Successfully used upward of 30 years 
Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co., 
351 W. Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
BANNER 
VERMIN 
LICE AND 
POWDER 
a cneap, effective dis- 
l ////-MYXNV'vm infectant and remedy, 
in powder form to bo 
dusted on. Perfectly 
harmless. 5 oz. 15c. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
| 3 lbs. 50c. 6)4 lbs. $1.00. (f.o.b. N.Y. City) 
i Excelsior Wire and Poultry Supply Co.. 
Dept. HQ 26-28 Vesey St„ New York City, 
POULTRY COMFORT 
means poultry profit. Keep 
your fowls healthy and free 
from lice with 
Rust’s Lice-Killing Powder 
Prices: 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1.00 
at dealers. Valuable booklet and 
egg-record free. 
Wm. Rust & Sons, (Established 1854) 
Dept. f>, New Brunswick, N.J. 
,* WOODLANDS FARM * 
We will hold our Third Annual Sale of S. C. W. Leghorns, W. Wyandottes and B. Plymouth 
Rocks, beginning May 1st. Woodlands Farm, the largest Poultry Plant in America, now has on hand 
0,000 LAYERS 
One half of these, largely Leghorns, will be offered in this Sale, at about one-half their actual 
value, as we hatched an unusually large number of chicks this season and must make room for them. 
This is an opportunity never before offered the public to secure strictly high class foundation stock, 
at moderate prices: bred for eggs by trap nest system, 835 trap nests being in use. Prices: Females, 
$1.50 to $2,00 each: Males, $3.00 to $5.00. Per 13. Per 100. Per 1,000. 
EGGS FOR / 
HATCHING } 
Single Comb White Leghorns, $3.00 
White Wyandottes, 3.50 
Barred Plymouth Rocks, 3.00 
Send foe Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
$ 8.00 
10.00 
8.00 
$60.00 
80.00 
60.00 
LEE T. HALLOCK, Proprietor, 
IONA, New Jersey 
