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August 21 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Any information regarding the where¬ 
abouts of John and David Ivin lock would 
he greatly appreciated by their sister. The 
last thev' were heard of they were in Ohio 
on a cattle ranch. Please inform Publish¬ 
er’s Desk. J. e. w. 
Virginia. 
We have been interested in the story 
of this family, and would like to help 
this devoted sister find her brothers. 
Perhaps the brothers would be equally 
anxious to find her. Any information 
sent will be promptly forwarded to her. 
The Standard Nitrogen Company, organ¬ 
ized loss than a year ago with a capital 
of $10,000,000 to supply nitrogen bacteria 
in commercial form, appeared in the bank¬ 
ruptcy courts, a petition having been filed 
against it by Hastings & Gleason, attor¬ 
neys for creditors, whose claims amount to 
$1,876. The company undertook to ad¬ 
vance the principle of fertilization through 
soil inoculation with bacteria as advocated 
by tlie Department of Agriculture several 
years ago, and in addition to supply cul¬ 
tures of the nitrogen-producing germs. For 
a few months the stock was traded in on 
the curb, Imt was not successfully distrib¬ 
uted. Besides 2,500 acres of land at Tuek- 
erton, N. J., and 1,000 acres at Norwich, 
Conn., the company had a laboratory at 
Itiehmond. Va. Liabilities are placed at 
$80,000 and assets at $11,800. consisting of 
stock. $8.000; accounts, $5,800; labora¬ 
tory, $2,000, and land, $1,000. 
The above is from a city paper. We 
had many protests from this concern and 
some 'threats of a libel suit because we 
refused their advertising and advised 
farmers not to invest in their wind and 
water stocks. 
The N. E, Mineral Fertilizer Co. issues 
an attractively printed pamphlet asking 
farmers to purchase a sample bag of their 
fertilizer at one dollar per bag. I enclose 
copy of the Massachusetts Experiment Sta¬ 
tion analysis making the value 18 cents 
per ton Will you send this to the I’ost- 
offlee Department? This concern should bo 
debarred from using the mails for such pur¬ 
poses. F. c. c. 
Maine. 
We think, too, that the use of the 
U. S. mails ought to be denied this and 
similar fakes; but we doubt if the De¬ 
partment would or could safely act on 
the evidence as submitted. There is 
nothing to show that the concern did use 
the mails in this transaction. But just 
think of farmers being asked to buy fer¬ 
tilizers that are actually worth only 18 
cents per ton—not enough to pay for 
spreading it on the ground, if delivered 
free at your door, and some high-toned 
people call it yellow journalism to men¬ 
tion it! 
Will you look up the financial rating of 
the Levy Dairy Co., 45 Forsyth Street, New 
York? They are starting a shipping sta¬ 
tion for milk at Cato, and I wish to know 
something about their reliability before pa¬ 
tronizing them. producer. 
New York. 
We had the above inquiry in issue of 
July 20 and were obliged to report that 
we found no rating and the company 
did not respond to inquiry. We advised 
producers to insist on statement or 
reference. The president and secretary 
of the company have since called, and 
made a very satisfactory statement, 
showing assets of $250,000 and no debts 
except current milk hills to farmers. The 
assets except for cash and hills due 
amounting to $45,000, are composed of 
creameries and equipments for handling 
the trade. The statement is very satis¬ 
factory, and is made and signed frankly 
just as statements should be made to 
those from whom credit is asked by un¬ 
known houses. 
Christopher Columbus Wilson, president, 
and six other prominent officials of the 
United Wireless Telegraph Company were 
indicted by the Federal Grand July on 
charges of conspiracy and using the United 
States mails for the purpose of defrauding 
investors. Wilson’s companions in misfor¬ 
tune are Samuel S. Bogart, vice-president; 
W. W. Tompkins, secretary; George II. 
Parker, fiscal agent; C. C. Galbraith, gen¬ 
eral manager: W. A. Diboll, treasurer, and 
Francis X. Butler, general counsel and un¬ 
til recently a director of the company. 
The Grand Jury not only indicted those 
men. hut in substance denounced the 
United Wireless as a swindling concern 
which had preyed upon the investing pub¬ 
lic by selling stock with a face value of 
millions, but which in reality was worth¬ 
less or nearly so. After the indicted men 
had surrendered and were being arraigned 
before Judge Ilough, Assistant United 
States Attorney Dorr asserted that the 
scheme to defraud the investing public not 
only had been worked in all sections of the 
United States, but also in Canada and 
Mexico.- Daily papers. 
This is the second time these gentle¬ 
men have been required to plead before 
Federal authorities within a month. It 
is alleged that they sold $12,000,000 of 
stock in the company under false and 
fraudulent representations. Wilson is 
under hail of $25,000 and the others in 
lesser amounts. Some of our people 
were inclined to invest in this stock, and 
we had difficulty in convincing them that 
it was worthless. 
Can you toll me what kind of a business 
8. Rosenblatt. 306 Greenwich street, Now 
Ydrlc, could be trying to run? Ho wanted 
our eggs, all wo could got for him, for 
which he agreed to pay us a certain price. 
THE RURAL 
We shipped to him and he did fairly at 
first, then got behind on his checks, and 
when they did come they wop Id be three 
or tour cents below his agreement. We 
wrote and told him, thinking it a mistake, 
but received no reply from him. We wrote 
him several letters We were in all losers 
of about $105. If you can find him we 
wish you would do all you could about it. 
1 am sending you his statements and let¬ 
ters from him that you may see for your¬ 
self. f. s. B. 
New York. 
Our information is that Rosenblatt 
left the egg trade some time ago, going 
into the auction business, and later be¬ 
coming bankrupt. The account is evi¬ 
dently not collectible. There is little 
doubt that Mr. Rosenblatt is now or will 
soon be in the same business under an¬ 
other name, asking and receiving country 
shipments. The only way to avoid him 
and his kind is to have ratings before 
making shipments. . 
On May 2 I sent by American Express 
Co. a basket of asparagus to Joe Marden, 
Battle Creek. Mich, (about 26 miles). On 
May 10 I received notice of non-delivery. 
I went to local agent who sent an inquiry 
why not delivered and an answer received. 
There were 90Mi bunches, and 1 have been 
getting six cents per bunch net, and the 
bushel basket was worth 10 cents, so I put 
the value at $5:50. Of course the “grass” 
would sell for 10 cents per buneb retail. 
Mi'. Marden tells me he is quite well known 
to the agent at Battle Creek, and that de¬ 
livery was possible without street and num¬ 
ber. The notice for disposition was mailed 
to me apparently Saturday night, as it is 
postmarked at Battle Creek 10.80 A. M. 
Monday. It looks like pure carelessness to 
me, and as 1 know it would be next to im¬ 
possible for me to get it. I am sending it to 
you for collection. 1 enclose all the papers 
I have. R. H. M. 
Michigan. 
To our inquiries the American Ex¬ 
press Company makes the following re¬ 
ply: 
We called upon our agent at Battle 
Creek, Mich., to explain handling of this 
shipment, and we have been advised that 
the consignment was received at ills office 
on A. M. of May 3 without address, and 
consignee not being known, same was put 
on hand. Postal notice was immediately 
mailed to consignee. There was nothing 
on the basket to show that the contents 
were of a perishable nature when the bas¬ 
ket was put on baud. On May 7 the ship¬ 
ment was still uncalled for, and postal card 
was mailed to tin 1 shipper, according to the 
rules and regulations of this company. At 
that time it was discovered that the ship¬ 
ment was a perishable one. Every effort 
was made to sell contents to best advan¬ 
tage and same was finally disposed of for 
50 cents, from which amount express and 
money order charges of 45 cents were de¬ 
ducted, leaving a balance of five cents on 
hand at Battle Creek, Mich. The basket 
was covered with a cloth, and nothing on 
which to indicate perishable nature of con¬ 
tents. and under the circumstances I see no 
reason why we are presented with a bill for 
the value of the goods. If it is necessary 
to communicate with us further in this 
matter, I would suggest that you take the 
matter up direct with \V. G. Wormley, 
Supt.. Detroit. Mich. w. E. FOGARTY. 
Claim Agent. 
The only possible excuse for failure 
to deliver this package is that the street 
number of consignee was lacking. Mr. 
Marden got no notice; and the chances 
are that no such notice was ever sent. A 
week elapsed before the shipper was no¬ 
tified. By parcels post, the cost of deliv¬ 
ery would probably be about 15 or 20 
cents. The shipper could to-day send 
such a package to several foreign coun¬ 
tries by parcels post for less money than 
it cost to send it 20 miles, and if all the 
American people put up with this sort of 
thing for the benefit of express compan¬ 
ies indefinitely, then they get just about 
what is due them. But we do not be¬ 
lieve they will endure it indefinitely. 
J. J- i>- 
When you write advertisers mention The 
IL N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 8. 
FOR FAST, PERFECT, 
ECONOMICAL WORK 
you must use Gale-Baldwln cutters. Tbo only 
perfect, successful cutter lor ensilage anil dry 
fodder. Does the work with less power, In less 
time, than any other. Just the machine for 
people with light power engines. You’ll llnd that 
Gale-Baldwin 
ENSILAGE CUTTERS 
are best after carefu 1 i nvestlgatlon. They are the 
up-to-date cutters, with elevators to 1111 the high¬ 
est silos. Safety flywhee’, safety treadle lever. 
Cut 4 different lengths, cut fastest, feed easiest. 
With or without traveling feed table. We will 
saveyou money,if you write now lor Free Book. 
A« Ta COa 
Steel Wheels 
will make your old farm wagon _ 
aB good as new. Save money be- t£AAl/ 
cause they never need repairs. IWVH 
Write fur big free book telling w-i 
all about them and how they pay. I< |'f)f> 
Empire Mfg.Co. Box SUM quiacy,!!!. * * 
NEW-YORKER 
ENDLESS APRON 
AUTOMATI 
CIRCULAR 
L BEATER 
FRONT WHEELS 
TURN COMPLETELY 
UNDER BODY 
You can spread 
manure evenly—the way 
to get the biggest results— 
with a Fearless. There isn’t 
another spreader made that will lay 
manure in a thin, even strip, as thick on the 
edges as in the center and twice the width 
of the box. 
With a Fearless you can cover two acres while your neighbor is doing 
one. That’s because the Fearless is the only one that has the Circular Beater 
that lays the manure like a carpet in big, 8^-foot strips from a 4-foot body— 
way beyond the wagon’s wheels on each side—and does it so easily that one 
team can work it all day on any kind of soil. 
Send for Our Catalog —Now, Before You Forget It! 
Before you buy a manure spreader make us prove to you 
that the Fearless has the lightest draft, biggest spread, 
strongest build—and is the best investment you ever made. 
Walter A. Wood M. & R. M. Co., Box 231, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 
Not connected with any Trust or Combination 
Keep It Off The Cows 
Put Ft On The Fields 
No matter how hard you try you can’t make an old stable with dirt floors 
ailfl wood partitions sanitary—you can’t keep it clean and sweet. Wood parti¬ 
tions gather dust and diseaso perms. Dirt floors with their tramped-in filth 
should never como within a stone’s throw of your milk pail. When a cow gets off 
her feed and her milk yield falls bolow normal, look to your stable. It may be 
as clean as you can make it; but that may not be clean enough. Equip your stables 
The Louden Way 
then profits will not fall off. The cow that is best treated gives the most 
milk-the best milk—the richest milk. She has a heap of cow sense. She 
appreciates light and air, and she will sec that you get your money hack 
for making her homo modern. If you will put a Loudon Litter 
Carrier to work behind her, your boys or your man will clean the 
barns in loss time and with les9 labor. Wo have boon fitting up barns 
for f>0 years. We will be glad to give you the benefit of this experience by 
suggesting what you need for yours, without any expense to you. Send for 
catalog, toll number of cows you have and submit rough sketch of stable. 
LOUDEN MACHINERY COMPANY. 601 Broadway, Fairfield, Iowa. 
fa 
CLIMAX 
ENSILAGE 
CUTTERS 
“The Inward 
Shear” 
“The 
Complete 
Machine” 
Don’t buy an ensilage cutter until you have 
read our catalogue. Send for it today. 
Warsaw-Wilkinson Co. 
50 Highland Ave. Warsaw, N. Y. 
AGENTS 134 i Profit 
Patented 
Safety Hold-Back 
New Agents’ Proposition. 
Everyownerof a vehicle buys. 
Saves time in bitchingand un¬ 
hitching. Insures safety in accidents—runaways—colli¬ 
sions. Justout. Thousands being sold. Vo absolutely con¬ 
trol the snleof this wonderful seller. $3.50to$7 aday profit. 
L. THOMAS MFG. CO., 4265 Wayne S«., Dayton, Ohio 
Write 
For Froo 
Sample 
DEATH TO HEAVES 
COUCHS, DISTEMPER, INDIGESTION 
Guaranteed or 
Money Refunded 
^ Newton’s 
Explains fully. $1.00 per can 
at dealers’, or express paid. 
T11E NEWTON REMEDY CO. 
Toledo, Ohio. 
Indigestion 
Causes Heaves 
[very Medicine 5liclt 
Should have tho famous 
Kendall’s Spavin Cure 
Tho great omorgcncy remedy. Curoa 
Hjiairin, Jtint/bone , Curb, Sjdvnt, 
Sprains, L‘ivmju88. All druggiutssell 
itat$l n Rottlo; C for $5. 
Book, “Treatiao on tho Horae, fre© 
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO. t 
Enosburg Falls, Vt. 
RICHLAND FARMS 
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
- A Few Extra Cockerels. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM LEGHORNS 
250 acres devoted to the best in S. C. VV. Leghorns. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Bax Y, Havre lie Grace, Maryland. 
T HE FARMER'S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Begs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. Y. 
TunonilflURRcn single comb white leghorn 
I nUnUUonDnllU yearlng hens also early pullets 
Brod to lay stock. J. L. Elliott, Flemington, N. J. 
S, C, W, LEGHORN 
breeding stock for sale. Also yearling S. C. It. I. 
lteds. Low prices to niako room for growing pullets. 
ST. MORITZ FARM, RAMSEY, N. J. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layers; May 
hatched cockerels and pullets $1.00 each. Catalog 
free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport. N. Y. 
Free Poultry Catalogue 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS. MARIETTA, PA. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
3NT 
D 
PEKIN DUCKS 
YOUNG STOCK AND 
YEARLINGS 
AT BARGAIN PRICES 
TO MAKE R O O M 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY 
FARM, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
R. G. RHODE ISLAND REDS and INDIAN 
DIDIAICD nilPI/C for show, breeding and utility, 
ill)NNLit UUul\o All stock sold on approval. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, Bax 153, Soutliold, Suffolk Co., New York 
FOR Q AI C-200 ROSE COMB BLACK MINORCA yearling 
IUI1 0HL.L hens, $1.00 each. Fine birds, great 
layers. F. N. ADAMS, Orwell, Ohio. 
MINERAL. 
heave 
REMEDY 
NEGLECI 
Will Ruin 
YourHorse . 
vSend today for 
only 
PERMANENT 
S3 PACKAGE^ 
rsji will cure any case or 
f J) money refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE 
cures ordinary cases. 
Postpaid on receipt of 
price. Agents Wanted. 
Write for descriptive booklot. 
SAFE 
CERTAIN- — 
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