658 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 7. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
E. G. Lewis, St. Louis, Mo., has sent 
me his personal check for .$5 to take up 
the U. S. Fibre Stopper Company stock I 
sent you for collection some three or four 
weeks ago. I wish you would let me pay 
you for your work in connection with it, 
but since you will not, I wish to cordially 
thank you. j. tr. t. 
Wyoming. 
A settlement of one claim for $5 out 
of a batch of claims that now amount 
to nearly or quite $10,000 is not very 
encouraging, but we hope to do better 
later. There never was anything back 
of this Stopper Company stock but pat¬ 
ents and wind. Mr. Lewis is at pains 
to say that The R. N.-Y. has had no 
influence in the settlement of this claim, 
but he does not explain why it was not 
settled during the last seven years, nor 
why he sold a gold brick to the farmers 
under the pretense of an investment. 
I sent you bill for $2.25 for a barrel of 
clams sold I’ike Market, Lowell, Mass. 
After you wrote him he sent me a check 
at once, for which I thank you very much, 
lie would not answer my letters. 
Maine. G. E. k. 
If the creditor had replied to our let¬ 
ter he would not have heard so much 
about the matter. 
I received check from W. D. Ackerson, 
of Middletown, N. Y. lie did not mention 
The It. X.-Y., but I know why I got it. 
Thanking you for your good favor. I am, 
New York. w. w. 
Many of the accounts and other com¬ 
plaints sent us are settled direct when 
we get after them. Sometimes, as in 
this case, no reply is made direct to us. 
Under such circumstances, it is always 
important to notify us promptly of the 
settlement. 
The United States Food Company, U. S. 
stock foods. U. S. poultry foods. I 7 . S. 
animal regulator, Pleasant City, Ohio. 
These people issue a guarantee to the 
effect that if you buy and use one 
package of their food as directed, 30 
days, and if it fails to fulfill all they 
claim for it, they promise to refund the 
money. We, however, have a complaint 
from a Pennsylvania subscriber, who 
ordered the goods and wished to return 
it; but the company refused to accept 
it because, as alleged, he did not comply 
with the conditions of the guarantee. 
A market gardener here bought seed of 
Sutton's strains of tomatoes for green¬ 
house forcing from the Moore Seed Com¬ 
pany of Philadelphia. Pa. When the crop 
matured, they were all the common little 
pear-shaped tomatoes—yellow. I told him 
about the Alfalfa deal, reported in The 
R. N.-Y. H. H. G. 
Michigan. 
The Moore Company yet has that 
$S.80 which of right belongs to a New 
York State farmer on the Alfalfa deal. 
The farmer’s loss ought to be a good 
investment for R. N.-Y. readers, inas¬ 
much as it has been the means of warn¬ 
ing them of the treatment to be expected 
from the Moore Seed Company. 
Can any of the Southern members of 
The R. N.-Y. family toll me anything of 
the Tampa Bay Land Company of Tampa, 
Fla.? A friend of mine has invested in 
one of their colony schemes, but it is not 
too late to save him from a serious loss if 
this is such a false as some of them seem 
to be. l. a. p. 
Washington. 
If any of the Rural family can give 
personal experience, we should be glad 
to hear from them for the benefit of 
those interested. In the meantime, our 
general advice holds good: Don’t buy 
any land in these schemes until you 
have inspected it yourself or by your 
friends. Then you probably will not buy. 
I wish to verify your statements about 
the Whiting Nursery Company in every 
particular, mentioned on page 412, as well 
as in the previous issues. Tell the Or¬ 
leans people to stand their ground, and 
many farmers here will witness for them. 
Washington Co., N. Y. w. J. H. 
It is getting so that it is hard to 
escape the Rural family, and the beauty 
of it is they stand ready to help one 
another, and respond promptly and 
gladly to any call for the good of all. 
Let that sentiment develop and in 10 
years there is no power in this country 
that could resist their just and united 
demands. They could elect Governors 
and Presidents and dictate the policies 
of the nation. 
Can you loll me anything of the Sterling 
Debenture Company of New York? They 
offer shares of the Telepost. r>. r r. w. 
Massachusetts. 
We thought all our people were posted 
on this Telepost stock. We referred 
to it several times last year. The gen¬ 
tlemen who sell the stock occupy fine 
offices, wear good clothes, and when 
travelling occupy first-class hotels. They 
use good printing, and seem to have 
money to pay postage on tons of this 
printed matter. All this costs money. 
It has been going on for at least two 
years. We have no knowledge of any 
income for the Telepost Company ex¬ 
cept the payment of stock. We assume 
that all the expense of the offices, ho¬ 
tels, clothes, printing and postage, not 
to say salaries, comes out of the monies 
paid in for the stock. What will be left 
to start business (if it is seriously 
intended to do business) may be imag¬ 
ined. We have no definite figures. The 
Telepost has been a great talking prop¬ 
osition. But we see no posts, or wires, 
or other indication of anything but paper 
stock—which does not cost much to 
print. 
Your favor of recent date received, en¬ 
closing check from Wm. R. Palmer. You 
have certainly done us a great favor, and 
we are very grateful to you for same. We 
never expected to get it, and it will help 
us out in fine shape. If you will send 
your bill, will be glad to pay you for your 
trouble. P. J. f. 
New York. 
This was a bill for live stock shipped 
from one farmer to another. We have 
few such claims. In this case we were 
obliged to place the claim with an at¬ 
torney, and it cost 25 per cent of the 
original account to get it. We think 
this enough without any extra charge 
from us. 
On January 11, 1910, we sent the Ar¬ 
cadia Nurseries, Monticello, Fla., $1.32 for 
four pounds of wild persimmon seed. We 
have not yet received the seed, and can get 
nothing out of them. It is now too late 
to plant these seeds for best results. Can 
you get the money back? Of course, the 
amount is small. We wanted the seed 
badly, and would order it from some one 
else if it were not too late. f. n. 
Texas. 
We have written several times about 
this little account, but can get no reply. 
It does not seem to be the most satis¬ 
factory place in the world from which 
to order persimmon seeds. 
I received my check a few days ago, 
amounting to $6.48. for that fruit which 
1 shipped to John Pirung & Co., 324 Wash¬ 
ington street, New York, last Fall. If it 
had not been for you looking it up, I do 
not think I would have gotten a cent. 
Thanking you for your kind favor. 
New York. J. L. c. 
We wrote this party three times, but 
never got any reply, but we do not 
think the sentiments of our last letter 
were in any way misunderstood. If 
there is any good reason why a com¬ 
mission merchant should not return for 
goods shipped him months ago, we 
would like at least the courtesy of being 
told the reason why. It is hard for 
some concerns to get used to the idea 
of acknowledging responsibility to any 
one for a farmer's shipment. 
250 , 000 , 000 , 
Sheep Every Year, 
Dipped la 
COOPER DIP 
Has no equal. One dipping kills ticks, lice 
and nits. Increases quantity and quality 
of wool. Improves appearance and con¬ 
dition of flock. If dealer can’t supply you, 
send 21.75 for $2.00 (100 gallons) packet to 
SCHI EFFELIN & COMPANY, 
170 William Streei Wew York City. 
Q| ATE D fl fl FI N ft at ' n ’ ,10 l°sale: lasts forever; 
OLA I L nUU I I ll U needs no paint or repairs; 
never leaks. W-M. BENNINGER,Walnutport, Pa. 
ESSO 
RE-CARBON 
1 ZED 
Chicken Charcoal 
We will send yon a free sample package— 
enough for a fair trial—and free instructive book¬ 
let, “The Value of Charcoal in Poultry Raising,” 
if you will send us your local poultry supply 
dealer’s name. 
Money-making poultrymen know the absolute 
necessity of charcoal as an absorbent to keep their 
birds in healthy condition. It regulates and puri¬ 
fies the bowels, absorbs the impure gases of the 
crop and gizzard—prevents sour conditions, which 
breed disease. It make! the flesh sweet and tender. 
Esso Ke-Cnrbonlzcd Charcoal Is 
the purest, most absorbent and*best 
;ma<le— 3 sizes, A, B and C, for young, 
[half-grown and full grown chickens. 
■ Re-Carbonized —twice-burnt —selected 
wood — far superior to ordinary half 
burnt, impure charcoal. 
TheS. OBERMAYER CO., 652 Evans St.,Clnn.,0. 
MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or fine granulated, also 
powdered. Buy direct from largest manufacturers of 
Charcoal Products. Ask for prices and samples. Est.1844 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO.. Peekskill. N.Y. 
WHITE LEGHORNS K 
AND the lead. We are 
_ breeders of tho 
PEKIN DUCKS gran(l08t la y i,] 8 
1 u u u 1V J strain of SingleComb 
White Leghorns in America, and our Imperial 
Pekin Ducks are second to none. Eggs from se¬ 
lected breeders of Single Comb White Leghorns, 
$6.00 per 100, $1.50 per 13. Pekin duck eggs, $8.00 per 
100. $1.50 per It. We also have choice pens of Rose 
Comb White Leghorns, Barred and White Rocks, 
White Wyandottes, Light Brahmas and Single 
Comb Rhode Island Reds. Eggs from above mat¬ 
ings. $1.50 per 13, $8.00 per 100. Also genuine 
Bronze Turkeys and their eggs. Let us start you 
right this season. We can please all. Largest 
successful plant in vicinity of New York City. Incu¬ 
bators. 10,1100 eggs capacity. Agent Cyphers’ Incu¬ 
bator Co. Bonnie Brae Poultry Farm, New Rochelle. N.Y. 
S. C. White Leghorns %ftSS£S£l 
1.800 eggs hatched spring 1910. Averaged over 
92 per cent fertility. Eggs. $1.00 per 15; $5.00 per 
100. Chicks matter of correspondence. LEESIDE 
FARM. J. I.. Lee, Carmel, New York. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM LEGHORNS. 
Hatching Eggs. Guaranteed 90£ fertile. Day-old 
Chicks. The strong, quick-growing kind: 250 acres 
devoted to breeding the very best in S. C. W. Leg¬ 
horns. Send for circular. MOUNT PLEASANT 
FARM. Box Y, Havre de Grace, tyd. 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from vigorous, mature birds. 
Our stock is the result of 15 years of selection anti 
breeding for egg production. Write for prices. 
WHITE & RICE. Yorktown, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; Tiios, $5; Eggs for 
Hatching, $1 for 15 ; $5 for 100. Catalog free. 
C. H. ZIMMER. Weedsport. N. V. 
S. G. White Leghorn Hatching Eggs 
from our heavy laying strain. We sell eggs only 
from strong yearling liens, $1.50 per 15— $5.00per 100. 
HICKORY ISLAND FARM, Clayton, New York. 
D arlington poultry farm-white rocks ex¬ 
clusively; better than ever; no incubators or 
brooders used The natural way. Fine, healthy 
stock for sale. Eggs, $5 per 100: Fishel and Van 
Orsdale strains. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
JAMES T. JONES, Darlington, jld. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS. 
$10 per lot); Eggs, $5 per 100. Allchicks and eggs from 
our own farm laised. free range selected yearlings. 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
Rose Comb White Leghorns 
ers. Eggs. $1 per 15. B. W. BIRD, Kirkwood. N.Y. 
® u y s Best 
/ 140-Egg 
■ Incubator 
Double ease all over; best copper 
tank; nursery self-regulator. Best 
140-chiek brooder. 84.60. Both or¬ 
dered together 811.50. Freight Pre¬ 
paid. No machines at any price are 
■ or itacine ■ better. Write for book today ur send price 
• C and $aye wnitlnp. JSafieficti *n {juaranteed. 
BELLE CITY INCUBATOR CO.. Box 48 Racine. Wls 
Eggs tor Hatching—Baby Chicks 
Island 
Reds, Partridge Wyandottes, Indian Runner 
Ducks. Mating List sent on request. SINCLAIR 
SMITH, 602 Fifth Street. Brooklyn. N. Y. 
Van Alstyne’s R, I, Reds“!'5f™,:;“t 
bred for vigor and egg production EDW. VAN 
ALSTYXE & SON, Kinderhook, N.Y. 
White Wyandotte Eggs for hatchino; great laying strain; 
free range; $1 per 15. J.R.Winn, Smith’s Basin. N.Y. 
Leonard Darbysliiro offered to drown 
me, but I kept away from the water. Two 
of my neighbors were debating his offers 
w*hen' I told them of the notice in Tub 
I t. N.-Y., so they did not bite. The other 
day I happened in a home just as a friend 
was about to bite on tho Globe Associa¬ 
tion (Chicago), hut 1 saved his money and 
the nice clean postage stamps, so others 
in a humble way are helping on the beauti¬ 
ful work of aiding the farmer keep his 
cash. So far in life 1 have not bitten or 
been bitten. The faker has no charms for 
me. hut I love to help the helpless. 
Indiana. c. F. h. 
We are glad to have our friends ex¬ 
tend the good work to their neighbors. 
We cannot hope ever to suppress rogues 
entirely; »but we can do much to pro¬ 
tect the people from them, and we 
especially owe the protection to our 
friends. 
Enclosed find express receipt for $1 for 
delivery of a spruce tree weighing prob¬ 
ably 30 pounds from Philadelphia to Byers, 
Pa., about 38 miles. The express charge 
was just tho price of the tree. This they 
call double rate for first-class matter : that 
is. double for 100 pounds regardless of the 
weight of the tree. I would be glad to 
know What they say in explanation to you. 
Pennsylvania. J. V. t. 
They say, “The reason these charges 
are apparently so high is because the 
shipment was of a bulky nature, and 
double rates were charged, as called for 
by the classification. This tree took up 
considerable room in the car, and they 
were not able to pile freight on top of 
it. ” As the transportation was wholly 
within one State, the Interstate Com¬ 
merce Commission has no jurisdicion, 
and there is no redress. It might serve 
as an inducement to write some letters 
in favor of parcels post. 
If ypu can spare them, please send me 
100 of the 10-weeks-for-10-cents envelopes. 
I put one in every letter I write a cus¬ 
tomer, hoping thereby to do him a good 
turn. Also, in each basket (as far as pos¬ 
sible) of eggs I ship. I put a copy of the 
best farm paper in America. The “Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk" is worth more to us than 
all the other papers published. s. a. t. 
New York. 
Needless to say this good friend got 
his 100 little envelopes by return mail. 
We are glad to supply any number of 
them in the commendable purpose to 
do the other fellow a good turn. In¬ 
cidentally we do not object to the good 
turn it does The R. N.-Y. also. Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk does not always succeed 
in doing all that it attempts. Some¬ 
times I feel that it could possibly have 
accomplished more in certain cases if 
the matter had been gone about in a 
different way, but the work is being 
conducted as best we know how for the 
interest of those from whom it is com¬ 
missioned to serve. J. j. D. 
I OUGHT TO SEND FOR 
OUR FREE 
CATALOGUE 
We Will Save You Money ers. Feed Remedies, 
Grit. Eggs for hatching. Baby chicks, etc. Write 
today. THE UNITED CO.. 26-B Vesey St.. New York City 
How I Sell Squabs for $6 a Dozen 
by a customer (new book mailed for 
2« stamp). He uses a simple 
advertising device, fully ex¬ 
plained. Get the big profits. 
Our cloth-bound book now 3358 
pages. 136 illustrations. IT’S 
GREAT. We take subscrip¬ 
tions for the new' splendid national Squab Maga¬ 
zine (monthly). Specimen copy lO cts. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK. SQUAB CO. 
335 Howard Street, : : Melrose, Mass. 
GAPES! GAPES! 
The Rex Gape Worm Extractor is the greatest remedy for 
gapes in existence. Wonderful, how sure and easy it 
is in saving your dying chicks. Guaranteed. Send for 
booklet. J. S. KLOCK, Box 17, U rban, Pa. 
Manle Gove Poultry Yards 
offer you eggs that are guaranteed fertile, from 
well-matured, vigorous, range grown Silver-Laced 
W. Wyandottes, W. S.C. Brown & White Leg¬ 
horns, R. I. Reds, Barred and W. P. Rocks, Im¬ 
perial Pekin Ducks, Write for what you want. 
R. D. 24, Athens, Pa. 
DAVIS S. C. R. I. REDS. 
200 egg strains. Greatest Winter Layers known. 
Large Brown Eggs, utility, $5 per 100: Special 
Matings. $150 and $2 per 13; $10 and $12 per 100. 
Winners at Worcester, Springfield shows, etc. 
Circular. 
DAVIS POULTRY FARM, Berlin, Mass. 
W RIGHT’S White Wyandottes, Prize Winners. 
Eggs, $4.00 per 100; baby chicks. $12.00 per 100. 
GRAND VIEW FARM, Stanfordvilie. N. V. 
RONZE TURKEY and PEARL GUINEA EGGS. 
POPLAR LAWN FARMS. Lockport, N. Y. 
CORNISH INDIANS. 
Active and vigorous record layers of large EGGS. 
A. F. WENNIXGHOFF, Fort Wayne, Ind. 
R OSE COMB BLACK MINORCAS— Eggs, $1 for 15, $3 
for 50. GEO. BOWDISH, Esperance, N. Y- 
XT' C — Purebred Mallard, $2.50 per 15. Rouen 
UYj vID Ducks, $1.50 per 15. Partridge Wyan¬ 
dotte from prize-winning strain, $2.00 pev 15. 
Ornamental land and water fowls. FAIRVIEW 
FARM ON HUDSON, Highland, N. Y. 
Ofl Ef'PO fifi X^eadiitgr vailcties of Prize Poultry, 
£ U KLUUO yliUU Hares, etc. Booklet Free. Illus¬ 
trated descriptive Catalog, 10 cts. F. G. WILK, TELFORD, FA. 
Q— Choice Buff Wyandotto Eggs for sale. 
-I-/vJvjrO 75 (>, -I setting of 15, $4.00 a hundred. 
CHAS. T. MILLER. R.F.l). No. 1, Hudson, N. Y. 
B ARRED ROCKS-Large, vigorous, heavy-laying 
strain. Best of blood, properly mated. Eggs, 
13, $1.50; 26, $2.50; 40, $3 50; 50, $4: 100, $7. ExckL- 
SiOK POTTI.TKY Farm, R.R.4, Box 3, Jonesdaie.'.Vis. 
m op CDRATCn HUNGARIAN AND ENGLISH 
UtLtDllAI tu PARTRIDGES AND PHEASANTS. 
Wild turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc., for stock¬ 
ing purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, cranes, 
swans, storks, ornamental geese and ducks, foxes, 
squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of birds and ani¬ 
mals. WENZ & MACK EXSEN, Dept. 10, Plieas 
antry and Game Park, Yardley, Pa. 
T HE FARMER’S FOWL— Rose Comb Rods, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THUS. WILDER, Route 1. Richland, N. V. 
pRIZE-WINNING STRAINS—R. I. Reds. 
both combs: White Wyandottes; Barred Rocks: 
Light and Dark Brahmas; S. C. White and Brown 
Leghorns: safe delivery: 70< fertility guaranteed; 
eggs, $1, 15: $5,‘ 100. F ! ’RESCOTT, Riverdale. N. J. 
P on I tr jn» on—Send 10c. for our 19u9 Catalog, chock full of adeful 
information. Describes nml illustrates 3;« varieties. You can’t 
afford to lie without it. East Donegal Poultry Yards Mallei ta,Pa 
B UFF AND BARRED ROCKS-Large, heavy layers. 
true color: 15 eggs, $1; guaranteed eight clucks. 
ART TAYLOR, Box 27, Washington, N. J. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
from our Heavy 
_ Laying Strain of 
S. C. W. Leghorns, B. P. Rocks, While Wyandottes, 
R. I. Reds. Single and Rose Comb. THE R. & C. 
POULTRY PLANT, P. (). Box 333, Stamford, Conn. 
E GGS.— $1 per 15 , $2 per 40, from thoroughbred 
Brahmas, Rocks, Wyandottes, Reds, Leghorns. 
S. Hamburgs; 14 varieties: catalogue; 26 years’ 
experience. S. K. MOHR, B. F., Coopersburg, Pa. 
T H0R0UCH-BRED POULTRY-Best twenty varieties. 
Good stock. Eggs, 15, $1.00: 40, $2.00. Catalog. 
H. K. MOHR, Quakertown, Pa.. Route 3. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING White Wyandottes 
at SI per 15, $5 per 100. 
Boon ton, N. J. 
F. D. JOHNSON. K. D. 1, 
B UFF, Wh. Leghorns, eggs 75o. per 15, *1.25 perliO: S. O. R. I. 
Bed, Mottled Ancona Eggs. 90c. per 15, *1.50 per 30. Cata¬ 
logue fnc. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
C fl fl fl — Standard Bred for Eggs—White and 
JUUU Brown Leghorn and Black Minorca Hens 
and Cockerels. Eggs for hatching. THE AMERI¬ 
CAN PET STOCK CO., Collins, Ohio. 
ORPINGTONS AND HAMBURGS 
White, Black and Rose Comb Buff Orpington. 
Fine quality. Also Silver Spangled Hamburgs. 
$2.00 per sitting. 
J. D. GRAHAM, Lyonsville, Mass. 
15 EGGS SI.OO^K ,S'jS 
old hens, heavy laying strain, bred for large 
eggs from pullets; White and Black Minorcas, 
Black Spanish, White Rocks (Fishel strain 
direct) Columbian and White Wyandottes. 
Light Brahmas; Runner Ducks. Extra 
choice stock. GEO. BEEMAN, Lyons, N. Y. 
Mammoth Pekin Ducks^hTL’TS 
and S. C. White Leghorns. 15, $1.00: ICO. $5.00. 
GEO. W. DkKIDDEH, Ballston Spa. N. Y. 
G iant bronze turkey eggs. $ 3.00 per 
10. li. O. R. I. Reds $1.00 per 15. Indian 
Runner Duck, $1.00 per 10 Choice Shropshire 
Sheep. Write H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
XT' /"< O—Partridge and Goldeu Hocks, White 
LvtVtO Guineas, Embden Geese. Rouen anp 
Mallard Ducks. Duroc Swine. (JboiceJCollie Pups. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cadiz, Ohio. 
LAKEHILL FARM. 
W. H. THACIIER 
The home of S. C. W. Leghorns. W. P. Rooks and 
Imperial Pekin Ducks. Leghorn eggs for hatch¬ 
ing'. $1.50 per 15; $6 per 100. White Rock eggs. 
$3.00 per 15. $12.00 per 100. Duck eggs. $1.50 per 
10. $8 per 100; 91) per oont. fertility guaranteed on 
all eggs. Ducklings, 25 cents each, $20.00 per 100. 
Correspondence invited. Address all communica¬ 
tions to 
JOHN H. WEED, Mgr., Hillside, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
