1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
391 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
When one of The R. N.-Y. family has 
a genuine grievance against any concern, 
another is pretty sure to have had similar 
experience. Listen to this: 
In regard to the firm of Chas. R. Fish, 
of Worcester, Mass., I have this to say. I 
gave this firm an order for $85 worth of 
nursery stock in the Fall of 1903, with the 
understanding that they would replace all 
stock that was not living in the year 1904. 
After the stock came I was not willing to 
receive it until I received from a member of 
the firm a written guarantee that they would 
do so., Mr. Chas. R. Fish came to Nashua 
and gave me such a guarantee, and it was 
worth as much as the paper it was written 
upon and no more. In the Spring of 1904 I 
sent Mr. Fish a list of stock that was not 
living; he paid no attention to communica¬ 
tions. I then had an attorney write him, 
and he sent me a few “measley” culls not 
worth setting, but I paid to have them set. 
I don’t think one of them lived. The list 
sent me was less than one-fourth the list I 
sent Fish as not living, and if I had simply 
thrown the culls away that he sent me I 
should have been better off. He sent a reply 
to the attorney that the stock was not set 
out properly. I have set out some 2,500 trees 
for myself and never lost one per cent of 
stock in the past. As to this firm not stand¬ 
ing by the contracts of its agents, how can 
they if they will not stand by the contract 
of principals? w. s. s. 
New Hampshire. 
Comment hardly improves a clear, plain 
statement of that kind. No embellish¬ 
ment would make it stronger or more 
forcible. If a man will not keep his agree¬ 
ment in some things, there are ways to 
make him do so; but when buying nur¬ 
sery stock it is more economical to hunt 
up a man who does as he agrees without 
force or banter. 
A Pennsylvania subscriber complains 
that he sold potatoes to A. J. Andrews, 
2200 Broad street, Richmond, Va. Mr. 
Andrews furnished references, but does 
not pay for the potatoes. We have asked 
him repeatedly for an explanation, but 
hear nothing from him. It is reported 
that there are other claims against him 
for collection. It would seem like a wise 
precaution to insist on having the cash in 
hand before shipping him farm produce. 
Last Fall I saw in the New England 
Homestead some sheep advertised by T. P. 
Consodlne, Brewster, Mass. After consider¬ 
able correspondence, I bought the flock for $140, 
but found when they arrived that they were 
not as represented. I can get no satisfaction 
from Mr. Consodine or the Homestead. He 
claims now that the sheep were not his, 
but belonged to the Nicholson estate. The 
I t. N.-Y. had nothing to do with the deal, 
but I have always found that you help 
your subscribers, and I would like to have 
you ask Mr. Consodine if he is willing to 
have the matter investigated, or if he will 
submit it to the Nicholson heirs for adjust¬ 
ment. A. N. PEASLEE. 
New Hampshire. 
We wrote Mr. Consodine in reference 
to this complaint, but received an evasive 
reply both from him and his attorney, sim¬ 
ply claiming that he was not liable for 
damages. We asked him to send us the 
address of the parties for whom he sold 
the sheep, but he has not done so. We 
then looked up the correspondence and 
found that Mr. Consodine wrote Mr. 
Peaslee before the sale the following: 
These ram lambs as yearlings ought to 
bring you $10 to $15 for breeders. There 
are no better ones in New England. They 
are the compact type; wool to their knees 
and on the belly, mnd the tuft between the 
eyes and on the top of head. They will 
make very heavy sheep, as they are low to 
the ground. They are not fence jumpers, and 
are very peaceable, and have never been 
chased by dogs. These sheep are all right 
and are only sold to settle an estate. The 
ewes are two to four years old; that is, 
the oldest are four years: there is one two- 
year-old. The 12 ewes had 17 lambs last 
Spring, and raised every one. The four-year- 
old ram is registered and is the sire of 
the lambs for sale. The ewes averaged eight 
pounds wool last Spring. This kind are not 
for sale at these prices very often. These 
sheep are not small; they are good size and 
heavy. 
After the sale he wrote this in reply 
to Mr. Peaslee’s complaint: 
I did not see them. I sold them to you as 
they were described to me. If I owned these 
sheep and sold them to you at the price it 
would be a different matter, but as it is 
I can do nothing. t. p. consodine. 
Before the sale he seemed to know a 
great deal about the sheep. He could de¬ 
scribe them in detail. After he had the 
$140 in his pocket he admits that he never 
saw them, but sold them for what they 
were described to be to him, and refused 
to tell who described them to him, who 
and where the former owners are, and 
just what position he occupied in the deal. 
There is always some difference of opin¬ 
ion as to the value of animals. They are 
never likely to look as well at the end of 
a journey as before, and allowances should 
be made for this, but when a seller de¬ 
scribes sheep that he never saw with so 
much detail and then disclaims all respon¬ 
sibility, appearances are very much in 
favor of the buyer’s estimate of their con¬ 
dition and value. In such a case a buyer 
has no redress. Pie cannot afford to go 
to law in another State to recover dam¬ 
ages, and in many cases would not be 
able to collect a judgment if secured. 
There is a class of people who think it 
perfectly proper to make any kind of rep¬ 
resentations to get a farmer’s money, and 
send him what they please afterwards. 
We have evidence of it every day. We 
may never be able to break up the custom 
entirely, but we propose to keep right on 
letting daylight into such transactions. It 
puts some of them out of business anyway. 
Enclosed find renewal for one year. I 
send this a few weeks ahead of time so 
as to make myself eligible for a Brown’s 
Seedling grape in time for Spring planting. 
I also send one good kick at the pedigree 
plant business. This theory has been proven 
false times a plenty by disinterested grow¬ 
ers. Theory is all there is to it so far as 
I am acquainted with the evidence. Unless 
you have other figures at hand in support 
of the theory will you mot pass this kick 
on ? F. M. 
Indiana. 
This subject has been exhaustively dis¬ 
cussed in the editorial columns of The 
R. N.-Y. on several occasions. There 
seems to be nothing in the theory except 
that if buds are taken from a bearing tree 
this is a reliable insurance that the trees 
will be true to name, while if the buds are 
taken from young stock, if a mistake was 
made in any of the young stock it would 
not be detected, and the error would be 
repeated. 
Here are two letters expressing the 
same sentiment: 
I enclose money order for $1 to renew 
subscription. I am particularly interested in 
the poultry department, and like it better 
than the advice in one of my papers devoted 
entirely to poultry. F. m. n. 
Connecticut. 
Enclosed find $1 for renewal of subscrip¬ 
tion. I shall try that grapevine, as that 
rose bush has been a success. My daugh¬ 
ter says she gets more practical suggestion 
on poultry raising from The R. N.-Y. than 
from all other sources combined, and she 
has access to and takes some 8 or 10 pub¬ 
lications of agricultural and poultry topics— 
and good ones, too. b. h. s. 
Wisconsin. 
It is nothing against the poultry papers, 
as one of the letters point out, that The 
R. N.-Y. gives more practical information 
for the needs of the farm than they do. 
They have the fancy trade, and the pro¬ 
fessional or special poultry interests to 
look after. Few of them can know the 
real needs of the farm. An article on 
poultry may read ever so well, and yet 
not cover the farmer’s need. It is in 
knowing the need of the farm yard, and 
in supplying just that and nothing more 
that The R. N.-Y. has earned its reputa¬ 
tion as a poultry paper. 
The Ruby Queen is my choice among all 
my roses because of its unique, exquisite, 
dainty, cheerful color. I have rooted and 
given away dozens of plants, with the story 
of how I got it. The Philadelphia Rambler 
blossomed 'last year aud is magnificent. I 
mav like it as well as the other in time. 
Sfissouri. F. E. H. 
The roses were all right. They justify 
all we ever expected of them, but the 
grape is going to appeal to a larger num¬ 
ber of people. In the first place, it is a 
stronger, older plant, and there will be 
no trouble to get it to grow and thrive. 
They are going out now every day, and 
the reports are all most encouraging. We 
never sent out a thing that the people take 
so much interest in and nothing that they 
have studied how to care for with so much 
detail. We look for this grape to be a 
great success. One man is reported to 
have bought a half dozen plants of it 
somewhere for $5. We are trying to fol¬ 
low it up. Not that we would bother the 
man if he succeeded in getting the plants, 
but to make sure, as we suspect that he 
has not got the genuine plant. We cer¬ 
tainly bought up the whole stock and are 
not selling a single plant. 
I received my grape some days ago— a fine 
plant—and put it out. Many thanks, and 
will say, count me a life member of The 
R. N.-Y. family; have only been a member 
three years, and have all my papers on file. 
I like the way you peg it to tbe frauds. 
Keep at it. 1 send herewith two 10-weeks’ 
subscriptions to your paper for farmers in 
my neighborhood. g. w. a. 
West Virginia. 
Another man in the same mail says his 
10 weeks trial is up, but he wants to be¬ 
come a life member. We say frankly we 
like the interest that prompts a man to 
send along those 10 weeks trials. It is the 
kind of work that helps. Never before 
did we have such a record for subscrip¬ 
tions in the month of April. We have at 
this writing another week in April, and if 
the pace is kept up to the end of the 
month we shall receive three times the 
number of subscriptions ever received in 
the month of April before. We are push¬ 
ing the grapes out just as fast as the re¬ 
newals come in, but you should not delay 
any longer. Send the renewal promptly 
now and we will see that there is no delay 
in forwarding the grape. j. j. d. 
* 
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-halt 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 IS. Per 100. Per 1,000. 
f Single Comb White Leghorns, $8.00 $8.00 $60.00 
White Wyandottes, 8.50 10.00 80.00 
l Barred Plymouth Rocks, 8.00 8.00 60.00 
Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
LEE T. HALLOCK, Proprietor,_-_- - IONA, New Jersey 
EGGS FOR 
HATCHING 
ROSE AND S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS 
average egg production of 50 June hatched pullets 
over 51 each for first 83 days of 1907. Eggs for 
hatching, $1.50 for 15; $4 per 100; from selected pens, 
$2 per 15. A. J. STEWART, Route 27. Newfane.N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN AND WHITE 
WYANDOTTE EGGS. 
GUARANTEED TO HATCH. Send for Catalogue C. 
MAPLELING POULTRY YARDS, Pulaski, N. Y 
S O WHITE LEGHORNS EXCLUSIVELY 
i Ui Healthy stock bred for heavy laying. Free 
range. Eggs for hatching, $1 per 15; $4 per hundred. 
D. F. ARNOLD, Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from 500 mature hens, selected 
from over 1,500 birds bred for egg production. Write 
for prices. WHITE & RICE, Yorktown.N. Y. 
S. G. White & Brown Leghorns 
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS' 
Prize winners wherever shown. Unexcelled for 
introducing new blood or as foundation stock. Eggs 
from my special matings, $1.50 iper 15; $2.50 per 30; 
$6 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. 
IRA L. LETTS, Moravia, N. Y. 
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. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES—Eggs. $1.25 per 15; $2.50 
” per 50; $40 per 1,000. Also fine breeding stock at 
$6.00 per trio; choice pens of ten hens and cock, 
properly mated, $15.00. Guaranteed to please. Also 
PEKIN DUCK eggs, $1.00 per 11. Send for descrip¬ 
tive catalogue. E. FRANKLIN KEAN,Stanley,N.Y. 
CfifiC—Buff Wyan. exclusively, (Golden Rod and 
other prize winning strains); farm range; 
$1.50 per 15. G. S. BUCHER, R. 1, New Carlisle, O. 
Partridge Wyandotte Eggs (Doolittle) $3.00 per 15. 
High Class. Sinclair Smith, 602 5th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
White and Black Rose Comb MINORCA liens 
" and roosters of high strain. Eggs for setting. 13 
for $1. Eight white eggs to the lb. of this strain. 
J. M. QUALE, Lyndonville, N. Y. 
Cfif'Q from Rose and Single Comb Buff Leghorns, 
LU UO Rose and Single Comb Buff Orpingtons, Rose 
Comb R. I. Reds, Barred P. Rocks, Mammoth Bronze 
Turkeys, Pekin Ducks, Chester White Pigs, Scotch 
Collie Pups, sable with white collar around neck, $5 
each. Jersey Bull Calves cheap. 
D. J. KENEPP, McVeytown, Penn. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS EXGLUSIVESY. 
Eggs, $1.10 per 13. Fine Cockerels, 11 months old, 
$2,50. Also choice young ANGORA RABBITS 
(white), $2.50 per pair. W. FRY, Wading River, L. I. 
E ggs for hatching-r. c. rhode is¬ 
land REDS only, heavy layers. Our 250 hens 
and pullets laid 238 doz. in Jan. Stock from the 
two most successful prize-winning strains in the 
U. S. Eggs, $1.00 per 15: from one pen of special 
mating, $2.00 per 15: incubator eggs, $5.00 per 100. 
J. I. PARENT, Ballston Spa, N. Y.-R. D. No. 2. 
| "f PppQ per hen from my Barred Rocks In 1906. My 
•■If CIS 110 REDS are equally good layers. Cash with order. 
Eggs, 75c. per 13 ; $2.25 per 50. W. A. BUCK, Naples, N. Y. 
rOLUMBIAN WYANDOTTE EGGS-$2.00 per 
setting. White Wyandotte, $4.00 per 100. 
DABY CHICKS—ChoiceWhite Leghorns reasonable, cir- 
cular free, FRANK EDSON, Le Roy, New York. 
WHITE COCHIN BANTAM-Eggs from winners 
" at Danbury and New York, $2.00 per 11. 
AWEE BANTAM YARD, Ridgefield, Conn, 
SILVER WYANDOTTES i£W„. c*,.. 
u free. C. BROWNING. Box 11, Portland, Mich. 
25,000 
FOREST 
Fertile White Wyandotte Eggs, $4.00 per 
100; baby chicks, safe arrival guaranteed. 
HILL FARM, Burnwood, New York. 
VUHITE WYANDOTTES EXCLUSIVELY-15 years 
” ’ experience as a breeder of this popular variety. 
Eggs from fancy matings, $1.50 per 13. Incubator 
Eggs, $6 per 100. Circular on application. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. MATT M.FARKELL, Sod us Point, N.Y. 
W HITE AND PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTE EGGS 
from Prize Winners, $2.00 and $3.00 per 15. White 
Wyandottes only $6.00 and $10.00 per 100. LAUDER¬ 
DALE POULTRY FARM, Loudonville, Albany Co., 
N. Y. Walteh McEwan, Prop. W. H. Seik, Mgr. 
Wright’s White Wyandotte Eggs- d F r " s t to $i.oo 
per 15; $4.00 per 100. Mammoth Pekin Duck Eggs, $1.00 
per 11. GRAND VIEW FARM, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
B arred and white Plymouth rock 
Eggs for hatching,from fancier’s matings at far¬ 
mers’prices; 15 for $1.00; 100 for $5.00. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Sam’l C. Jayne, R. D. 37, Laceyville, Pa. 
V l/HITE WYANDOTTE EGGS-Dustons, $4.00 
» per 100. Pekin Duck Eggs, $1 per setting. 
HUNN LAKE POULTRY FARM! Bangall, N. Y. 
SQUAB BREEDING HOMERS 
No.lMated 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 mItED SS HOMER PIGEONS sale. 
Consult your interest before purchasing breeding 
stock by writing Wm. O. Smith for prices and other 
particulars. WM. O. SMITH, Germantown, N. Y. 
OUACKETT’S cape CURE." It’s a powder; the chicks 
■* inhale it. Kills the worm as well as the germ, 
guaranteed. Large 20 oz. pack., postpaid, 500 (money 
order). Address, T. C. Hackett, Hillsboro, Md., Box A 
PHFAQAMTQ—Pheasant breeding: pays 1,000 percent, better than 
chicken*. Most beautiful birds. F.asily raised. 
Also Quail, Swans, Peacocks, Wild Turkeys. Zoological stock. 
Bantams, standard poultry 90c. setting. Catalogue, 100 pages, 
200 illustrations, colored pictures, exchanges. How to breed 
Pheasants, 25c. N. WICKS, Arlington, N. Y. 
BANNER LICE AND 
VERMIN POWDER’ 
A cheap, effective dis- I 
i ivfvNw infectant and remedy, 
I — n ' 1 LbiaSs. a in powder form to be 
' dusted on. Perfectly 
I harmless. 5 oz.15c. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
31bs.50c. 6)4 lbs.$1.00. (f.o.b. N.Y. City) 
Excelsior Wire and Poultry Supply Co., > 
Dept.HG 26-28 Yesey St., New York City. 
1,000 CHOICE FERRETS for the 
Spring trade. Perfect workers. They clear out 
rats, hunt rabbits. 48 p. illus’d book, 6c. Cir. price 
list free. s> FARNSWORTH, Middletown, Ohio. 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds. 
Eggs, $1.50 to $5 per 15; $6 to $15 per 100. Mating List 
sent on request. A few fine Cockerels left, $2 up. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds _ winteTwT.s n 
Try a few settings and be convinced and raise some 
prize winners besides. Eggs from prize winning stock 
and satisfaction guaranteed. Eggs, $1.00 per setting 
Of 15. J. F. KELLOGG, Avon, N. Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTE EGGS-Duston direct; Satisfaction 
"guaranteed; $3.50 per 100. Baby chicks. Pekin Duck 
Eggs, 750 per 11. M. McMULLEN, Stanfordville,N.Y. 
Van Alstyne’s R. I. Reds. 
Eggs for hatching from selected pens. $1.50 to $3.00 
per setting, $6.00 per hundred. 
EDW. VAN ALSTYNE & SON, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds.oulIZeds.cX 
fully mated. Eggs 100 each. W. R. FISHER, Mem¬ 
ber R. I. Red Club, Swiftwater, Mouroe Co., Penn. 
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCK EGGS, 
11 for $1. White Leghorns, Black Mlnorcas, Anconas, 
Bose Comb Reds, 15 for $1.00. 
GEO. W. DE BIDDER. Ballston Spa, N. Y. 
WILD and BRONZE TURKEYS 
Leading varieties of poultry eggs. Prices low. Cata¬ 
logue free. Valley View Poultry Farm, Belleville, Pa. 
15 Eggs,75c. Famous ai'gTJgi 
Leghorns, Barred Rocks. Layers: Winners; Range. 
Colony Poultry Fabm, Box 2, Shermansville, Pa. 
E nterprise poultry yards, Ridgefield, 
Conn. Eggs for hatching 1907. Black Orpington, 
$6 per 15. S. C. White Leghorn, $1.50 per 15. Special, 
$3 per 15, $6 per 100. Fertility guaranteed. 
F OR SALE—S.C.W.Leghorns, heavy laying strains, 
Eggs $1 per 15. FRED. BURDETT, Clifton, N. Y. 
90 CRRQ <M —Reds, Rocks, Wyandottes, Leg- 
ZU LUUO Oli horns, Minorcas. Also, Pigeons 
and Hares. Thirty varieties of Eggs. List Free. 
A. L. BERGEY, Telford, Penn. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
S. C. W. Legh’s; selected birds from fine laying strain. 
Eggs, $1.00 per 15; $5.00 per 100. C. E. SL1TER, 
Brookside Poultry Farm, Union, N. Y. 
E GGS $1 per 15; $2 per 40; from thoroughbred Brab- 
mas. Rocks, Wyandottes. Reds and Leghorns, 
12 varieties. Catalogue. S. K. Mohr, Coopersburg, Pa. 
B UFF, Wh. Leghorns, Eggs 75c. per 15, $1.25 per 30; S. C. R. I. 
Red Eggs 90c. per 15, $1.50 per SO; Mottled Ancona Eggs, $1.25 
per 15, $2.00 per 30; Clr. free. JOHN A. ROTH, quukertown. Fa. 
lyTAPLE VILLA POULTRY YARDS can fill orders from all varl- 
etles, Andalusians, Rocks, Wyandottes, Minorcas, Leghorns, 
Hamburg#, Spanish, Anconas, Javas. W. G. Mosher,Sylvauia,Pa. 
ROCK-HOLLAND FARM S NEW Y^IRK. 10 ' 
W. Plymouth Rocks and W. Holland Turkeys. 
Standard-bred Poultry—Highest quality; lowest 
prices; catalog free. Fairvlew Farm, Shrewsbury, Pa. 
ORFINGTONS-Eggs. $1 per 13 
D U r r V. R. WOOSTER, Lysander, N. Y 
S. C. BUFF ORPINGTONS 
First prize winners at Westchester County Fair. 
Eggs, $2.00 per setting. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
WOODSTOCK POULTRY FARM, Elmsford, N. Y. 
E stablished 1888 . — bred for pleasure and profit. 
Barred, White, Buff Rocks; White, Buff Wyan- 
dottes ; White, Brown Leghorns, Rhode Island 
Reds, Minorcas, Brahmas, Orpingtons. Eggs, high 
quality exhibition, $5 per setting; Trap-nested Lay¬ 
ing Bred. $2 per setting, $8 per 100. Catalogue. 
EI.M POULTRY YARDS, Dux Y, Hartford, Conn. 
NELSON’S BARRED ROCKS and BROWN 
LEGHORNS lay at 131 days of age. Eggs, 15, 
$1.00. Stock bred 23 years. Nelson’s, Grove City, Pa. 
B arred Plymouth rock, r. i. red and 
WHITE LEGHORN EGGS, from the best strains 
in the country. $1 per sitting; $5 per hundred. 
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., South Bound Brook, N.J 
DARREI), BUFF AND WHITE PLYMOUTH 
ROCKS, White Wyandottes, White Minorcas, 
White Leghorns, Mammoth Pekin Ducks; $3.00 each, 
$7.50 for trio, $12.00 for breeding pen. Catalogue free, 
EDWARD G. NOONAN, Proprietor East Donegal 
Poultry Yards, Marietta. Pennsylvania. 
BONNIE BRAE 
New Rochelle, N. Y, 
Breeders of strictly high 
Class Single and Bose Comb 
White Leghorns. White 
Wyandottes, White and 
Barred Plymouth Bocks and Pekin Ducks. Sixty- 
five ribbons and two silver cups won at the last 
Poughkeepsie, Danbury .Walden and Madison Square 
Garden Shows. Eggs for hatching 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 vicln- 
ty of NewYork City. Incubators 10,000 eggs capacity 
DflCC nnun R I RCnQ—Eiad for business. 
tlUdE bUmD 111 li nCUO Eggs,*1.1)0 per 13 ; 3 
settings, $2.50. L. M. LOVELESS, Pulaski, N, Y, 
