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THE RUR.AL NEW-YORKER 
July 11, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
If the complaints we receive are any 
indication, James Wilcox, 921 Sixth 
Avenue, New York, N. Y., is still solicit¬ 
ing shipments of eggs from farmers. Our 
records regarding him go back some six 
or seven years. They indicate that he 
does not pay for shipments. Various ex¬ 
cuses are made and we have some half 
dozen letters from him stating he is go¬ 
ing out of business, but the complaints 
continue. We recommend cash in ad¬ 
vance or no eggs. 
I would like to ask you how to proceed 
to get my money. On December 13, 1913, 
I shipped a box of greens to New York 
to a commission merchant. lie never got 
them until after Christmas so would not 
accept them and wrote and told me I 
would better take it up with the railroad 
company, as they were shipped by freight. 
To whom should I apply, and is it too 
late now to do anything? B. B. s. 
New York. 
We were able to get adjustment of this 
claim in about two months’ time. This 
is not a bad record and we hope the 
transportation companies generally will 
put their records in such shape that when 
a clear case of loss comes up it can be set¬ 
tled promptly. As a contrast here is a 
record established by an express com¬ 
pany : 
A subscriber shipped a barrel of syrup 
to a New York State dealer. It was 
sent to his station by a teamster who 
neglected to take a receipt. The barrel 
was marked to go by freight but this 
was overlooked by the agent and the 
shipment went forward by express. The 
charges were, of course, excessive but 
inasmuch as no receipt could be pro¬ 
duced the express and railroad company 
could not be held responsible and we 
could get no refund on the charges, which 
took away all the profit in the trans¬ 
action. 
Another subscriber shipped a quantity 
of poultry for which he received returns 
considerably lower than he anticipated. 
Investigation showed that he had neglect¬ 
ed to take a receipt from the boat com¬ 
pany, the poultry house had lost or mis¬ 
laid their records and there was no way 
to ascertain the exact weight, and he 
was at a loss that made the transaction 
particularly unprofitable for him. 
Both these instances go to show the 
protection a receipt carries with it. You 
cannot hope to adjust a claim with an 
express or railroad, or with a business 
house if you cannot verify your claims, 
and in filing claims the receipt is ne¬ 
cessary. 
I would like to ask your assistance in 
collecting a debt against the Newark 
Produce Company, Newark, N. J., of 
$331.20 for a car of Baldwin apples. 
Have received no money to date but lots 
of promises. R. E. G. 
New York. 
There was some delay about the deliv¬ 
ery of this car of apples but check was 
sent for $281.48 after we had taken the 
matter up. It was reported that there 
was a shortage of at least six barrels of 
apples, and considerable other damage, 
but we were unable to get sufficient in¬ 
formation or verification from the ‘pro¬ 
duce company to enable us to take it up 
with the railroad. There may have been 
mistakes on both sides in this contro¬ 
versy, but there is no explanation given 
for the refusal to send particulars that 
would enable the shipper to got redress 
from the transportation company. In 
the majority of cases we find the respon¬ 
sible houses ready and willing to give 
what information and help they can. 
Will you advise me whether or not 
stock in the Ozark Mining & Milling 
Company, Ltd.. Lewiston, Idaho, is of 
any value? Their agent persuaded me 
to take stock in it. In 190(1 I took 100 
shares and in 1907 100 more shares. I 
have received nothing yet. Several of 
my neighbors took 1,000 shares. What 
is best to do in regard to the matter? 
West Virginia. c. E. F. 
We are unable to find this concern. 
Mail addressed to them at above address 
is returned unclaimed. The company was 
probably organized for the purpose of 
selling stock and with no idea of conduct¬ 
ing a mining business. The stock is of 
course without value. 
I send you specimens of a new seed¬ 
ling cherry grown by myself and named 
by the U. S. Pomologist, “Perry.” The 
authorities at Washington, Department 
of Agriculture, are very much pleased 
with this new variety; it is very firm, of 
excellent quality, a good shipper and a 
most remarkable keeper. It has been 
kept in a refrigerator in good condition 
five weeks. The tree is an upright grow¬ 
er, very healthy and a very prolific bear¬ 
er; it is about 10 years old; last year was 
the first time we discovered any valuable 
traits about it. I am not quite sure as 
to its time of ripening; the specimens 
were picked today, June 24. I will pick 
no more for one week yet, in order to 
find its time of ripening, or maturing. 
Landisburg, Pa. william stewakt. 
The specimen arrived in good condition 
and seems to justify the above descrip¬ 
tion. It is firm, with acid flavor, and 
should make a good shipper and be es¬ 
pecially valuable for canning. 
I enclose some “literature” which ar¬ 
rived in the mail this morning. As you 
will see, my wife has been awarded a 
large prize in the shape of a coupon to¬ 
ward a piano, and the delightful thing 
about it is that she never heard of these 
people, or their pianos, or competed in 
any “chicken contest.” I was about to 
send the stuff back with a sharp letter, 
when it occurred to mo that it might in¬ 
terest you and perhaps help some of 
your readers to smell a rat if they were 
to win a similar “prize.” H. s. R. 
Massachusetts. 
The above letter referred to the liter¬ 
ature of the Associate Advertising Co. of 
328 Federal St.., Chicago. The printed 
letter advises the recipient that she has 
won a prize through answering some 
chicken puzzle. Another subscriber sends 
us a similar set of literature, and neither 
of them has replied to any chicken puz¬ 
zle whatever. Notwithstanding this, a 
coupon was enclosed alleging to have a 
cash purchasing value of $108 at the 
warerooms of Lord & Co., Salem, Mass., 
or Lawrence, Mass. This prize puzzle 
scheme is an old fake that has been 
worked to the limit. No serious-minded 
person would expect that a coupon sent 
out in this way has any value, as the 
amount of cash they would be obliged to 
pay in addition to the coupon to get the 
piano will represent the value of the 
piano with a good big profit for the pro¬ 
moters of this scheme and the piano deal¬ 
er besides. We flatter ourselves that 
none of The R. N.-Y. readers will get 
caught on such transparent bait. 
I am writing you this morning to tell 
you that it is now the 24th of June, and 
I have not yet received the 200 pounds 
of chick food that the Cloverdale Farms 
of Ransomville, N. Y., wrote you that 
they had shipped to me. I finally wrote 
to the freight agent at Ransomville ask¬ 
ing them to look it up on their books 
and the enclosed letter with his answer 
written on it speaks for itself. You see 
they have never sent it. I wish there was 
some way that I could compel them to 
return the money. I think perhaps I 
should sue them for damages. I have a 
lot of late chicks which will be hard to 
sell and which I do not want to keep in¬ 
stead of 400 nice April pullets which I 
should have. A. A. P. 
New York. 
Our information is that the Cloverdale 
Farm Co., of Ransomville, N. Y., re¬ 
ferred to in the above subscriber’s letter, 
is under the management of one Mr. E. 
E. Cooley, formerly of Frenchtown, N. 
J. The stationery of the Cloverdale 
Farm Co. however, does not bear the 
name of Mr. Cooley or any other individ¬ 
ual. When located at Frenchtown we 
were obliged for the protection of our 
subscribers to warn our readers against 
Mr. Cooley’s methods, and it would seem 
that the change of location has produced 
no change for the better. It is said that 
leopards can change their spots, but it 
is our experience that they rarely do. 
To get redress through the courts as the 
subscriber suggests would be expensive I 
and no doubt cost more in time and 
money than is involved in the whole 
transaction. While this subscriber has 
suffered a severe loss and disappointment, 
his experience may be the means of sav¬ 
ing others from a similar loss. 
I have always been a crank on farm 
papers and, of course, have taken quite 
a number. I now receive regularly a 
dozen or more, but you have them all 
beaten to a frazzle when it comes to ex¬ 
posing fraudulent advertisers, and I am 
only too glad to join your Anti-Fake 
Club. I long ago dropped My rick’s pub¬ 
lications, J. A. Everitt’s “Up-To-Date,” 
Lewis’s “Woman’s Magazine,” and a few 
others, and now I propose that we cull 
them closer than ever; no matter how 
well we like them in an agricultural way, 
if they won’t look out for their readers’ 
interests by carrying only reliable adver- 
tisefs, let us refuse to be concerned about 
their papers. w. F. K. 
Ohio. 
That anti-fake club promises to be an 
important ’institution. It will, if con¬ 
sistently and persistently followed up, 
drive every fake advertiser out of not 
only farm papers, but out of every paper 
that seeks the farmer’s trade. The peo¬ 
ple have the right view of the matter. 
The trouble has been that they have 
not known how to get at it. An occa¬ 
sional protest would not suffice. It re¬ 
quires concert of action in large numbers. 
This we now promise to have. Why 
should any farmer permit a paper to 
come into his house, with an alluring 
scheme to swindle himself or one of his 
family? j. j. d. 
Limberneck. 
W E are having much trouble with our 
Brown Leghorns. They are ap¬ 
parently perfectly well, have a 
red comb and do their duty in laying, un¬ 
til all at once they tumble and fall, stick 
their heads under themselves and are 
seemingly unable to stand up any more 
nor to lift their head. They lie around 
in this condition for a few days and then 
die. We are thus losing three and four, even 
five a day. We are feeding them corn 
and vegetables and besides they have free 
run in the woods and field, and abundant 
fresh water. l. ii. 
Texas. 
These fowls have apparently been 
poisoned by the eating of unsuitable food of 
some kind, very likely having found access 
to some decaying carcass in the woods 
or fields where they roam. Search should 
be made for dead animals within their 
reach and those showing symptoms of 
poisoning should be promptly treated by I 
giving them a dose of castor oil; about 
two teaspoonfuls; and confining them un¬ 
til recovery. _ m. b. d. 
Leg Weakness in Chicks. 
W HAT is the cause and cure of week- 
old chicks having something simi¬ 
lar to rheumatism in their legs 
and feet? They seem perfectly healthy 
otherwise, but soon die after being 
stricken. * P. C. S. 
Leg weakness in chicks is an evidence 
of low vitality or possibly in some cases 
of actual rheumatism. It is frequently 
seen in young chicks kept in overheated 
brooders, particularly in those in which 
the floor is warmed, and all chicks kept 
upon board floors for more than two or 
three weeks are very apt to develop it. 
The remedy in most cases is to get the 
chicks out upon the ground where contact 
with the earth may overcome the evil ef¬ 
fects of too close housing. Care should 
be taken not to overheat chicks kept in 
brooders and to hatch from stock kept 
under conditions conducive to vigor in 
the offspring. m. b. d. 
8 x 20 $ 64.72 
10 x 24 92.23 
12 x 26 118.25 
14 x 28 144.65 
16 x 30 173.89 
Other sizes in proportion. Ask for Catalogue 
GRIFFIN LUMBER COMPANY, Box 11, Hudson Falls. N. V. 
Is it protected against vermin, fir* 
and tlioft? Is it well-cured, ready for the 
highest market price? You can answer alt 
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Marshall Corn Cr 
Made of heavy galvanized iron that 
lasts a lifotimo. Perforated body 
and vontilating shaft insure perfectly 
cured corn. Built along scientific 
linos, easy to erect, all sizes. Write 
today for free illustrated catalog, 
showing all styles. 
Iron Crib & Bln Co., 
Box 85 Wooster, Ohio 
Harder 
Silos 
Catalog 
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For 15 years the one Best Silo. Great im¬ 
provements this year —better than ever. 
Solid as an oalqowners nowlaugh at storms. 
More durable than concrete, more profita¬ 
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solidity, perfect fitting and easy operating 
doors. The kind “Uncle Sam’’ uses. 
It will pay you to write us today for free 
catalog of Harder “Quality” Silos. 
HarderMfg. Co., Box 11, Cobleskili, N.Y. 
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The simple, tight doors, and 
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too. Write for catalogue. 
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338 West St., Rutland, Vt. 
represent ICO# Silo efficieny. They 
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rust-resisting “No-Co-Ito-Metnl.” 
Doors fit air-tight. “ZYRO” Silos 
cannot dry out, crack or collapse, 
fire or water cannot affect them. 
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writing for FREE Catalog today, 
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.Box B t Canton, Ohio. 
by 
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Robirvson. St Co., 
Main St.. Richmond, Ind. 
It takes a Blizzard 
to fill silos dike this 
63-ft. Silos 
easily filled 
These high silos 
are on the farm 
of Walter Flan¬ 
ders. automobile 
manufacturer. 
Orchard Lake, 
Mich., and are 
filled by a 
Blizzard 
Cutter. 
Silos are getting higher every year. But no l 
silo has been built which was too high for the 
Blizzard. It hustles silage to the top of the 
silo like a shot out of a gun. The 
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fills high silos without high power. Your reg¬ 
ular farm engine will do the work. 
The Blizzard has an enormous appetite. Makes you hustle 
to keep it going. Simple, easy to run, absolutely safe. Turns 
out nice, even-cut silage. Lasts for many years. 
Send for new catalog 
giving all the facts. 
The Jos. Dick Mfg. Co. 
