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PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Hcing a constant roader of your dp- 
pa rniiPiit. I havp bopii struck by tin* larRo 
iiiiinber of c-laims you seem to have for 
{■(dloction against the Adams Kxiircss ('o. 
My only experipneo wifli their claim de- 
[)artincnt was quite recent, and as fol¬ 
lows; On March lo I had shiiiped to me 
ir» hatching eggs, from a shipping point 
in New York State. The eggs reached 
rue on the Itlth and upon arrival two 
eggs were broken. As the eggs cost me 
I ijut in a claim at <nice for the 
value of the two eggs, and on May 1 1 
received a clu'ck from the express com¬ 
pany for full value of the two eggs. 
.\iassachnsetts. A. w. 
We are glad to have a rei»ort of this 
kind. We wish it came oftener. but it is 
Hot the general experience. Ouring April 
we entered 01 claims against the A<lams 
1 Express ('omiian.v. We receiveil pa.vmeut 
of -i- claims, some of which had been en¬ 
tered for a year. 
What “catch” may there be in the Bos¬ 
ton “I’p-to-Date Selling" Farm Agency 
( f 4S0 Tith Ave.. New York (’ity? 
I am moi'e than anxious to sell 
my home as my husband has died and 
1 f<‘el it too big to run. mks. (i. K. n. 
('onnecticut. 
This agency offers to list farms with 
200 agents for a fee of or 2.'» nearby 
agmts for .$8. It is the (Istrauder prin- 
cii)le of getting an advanci* fee on some 
pretext. Don't part with any money on 
such .a plan in the hoja' that a sale will 
result. The chances are against it. and 
you are out the fee. Some re.al estate 
agents subsist on these advance fees and 
m.akt' no serious effort to sell jtroperty. 
Fnclosed find letter from the I’rogress 
l^■lint ('o.. Cleveland. O.. regarding paint 
I ordered last August. I ordered a h.tlf 
'liirrel and they are trying to put a full 
barred on to me, which shows dishoiiest.v. 
"<1 I will not settle for s.ame unless they 
I otne m.v way. C. K. s. 
(diio. I 
We have laid another compl.aint to the 
efl'i’ct that the I’rogress Paint C<l had 
' -ppeHl the custoiiK'r a full barrel of ]jaint 
when only a half barrel was ordeivd. 
'fins is evidemtl.v a m'w scheme of the 
I’rogre'ss Paint Co. We previously crit- 
icizi'd this firm because of the fake scheme 
id' pretending they had a half b.ari’el of 
paint at or neai- a jirospective customer’s 
railroad station, and on this pretext pre¬ 
tended to make .a siiecial low indce. Shiji- 
piag the full barrel of i»aiut instead of a 
half barrel and then trying to bluff the 
customer into paying foi" the whole barrel 
is a new trick and we trust no readers of 
'I’liF, It. N.-Y. will allow themselves to be 
impo.sed uiion in this way. 
Walter F. Thoriie of Syracuse. N. Y.. 
w.as lim'd .$,^00 by Judge Bay on May B» 
in connection with a correspondence course 
automobile school scheme through the 
m.-iils. In passing sentence .Tudge Ray 
gave expression to his feelings regarding 
this .sort of fake scheme as follows; 
Your only excuse for fraudulent use of 
the mails is that such schemes have been 
very common and there have been many 
who have been playing such tricks and 
trying to get axyay with it. It is not a 
smart thing to delude peojile by glowing 
and glittering promises. 
In imjiosing sentence I intend to pre¬ 
vent further plundering of the iiublic. 
Y.vm thought you were safe because you 
were getting small sums and the pei’sons 
you dealt with would either keep quiet 
from pride or not want to be subpo'iiaed 
before a Grand .Tury. In .\\)ur anxiety to 
make money you sa.v you relieil on the 
advice of a lawyer. I don't know who he 
is. but 1 hojie someone has given him a 
scolding such as I am giving you. 
Shari) practices in dealing with men 
and women through the X'nited States 
mails must not be tolerated. I have more 
respect for the man who with a heavy 
cudgel holds tip someone and demands 
money than I have for the man who uses 
snnirt schemes to do .-in ignorant man or 
a trusting wonmu out or the little they 
have. 
I had one letter from The U. N.-Y. 
that was worth iflOO to me. I was com¬ 
ing from the West, and some phii’e on 
the way I saw a wall under a building of 
hollow tile. I did not find the advertise¬ 
ment for the tile in any jiaper. so I Avrote 
you and received a iirompt re|)ly. telling’ 
me where to get the conduits. I ordered 
a carload for my house, and I have the 
best basement and hollow tile floor I ever 
saw. I ordered thri'e inori' carloads fiir 
three of my neighbors. s. A. B. 
Virginia. 
We are naturally jilways very glad to 
learn that this department has been of 
service to a sub.scriber as indicateil by the 
above letter. It is not always that this 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
.service can be estimated in' dollars and 
cents as in this case. AVe are alway.s 
ready and willing to answer any and all 
questions tlnit may interest .subscribers. 
In most cases we have the information on 
hand, which makes it possible for us to 
answer a subscriber’s inquiries with little 
effort or trouble. In other cases it re¬ 
quires quite some time to secure the in¬ 
formation asked for. and it occasionally 
happens that a subscriber asks for in¬ 
formation that Ave neither knoAV about 
nor .are able to secure. We Avant our 
people to feel free to come to us AA'ith 
their problems, and if aa'c are unable to 
sohe them, we .shall be frank to say so. 
The othei- day I received the enclosed 
lettei’s and booklet from Robert K. Dee 
McGaskill. Chicago, and Avould be glad if 
you Avould look into the <'ase and see if 
the hind is good and also state your 
opinion of the proposition Should this 
Iirove other tluiu is re|)resented I think 
it should liiul a d.ace in your valuable 
column, for the advertising matter is very 
attractive. ' ii. T. R. j 
Maryland. 
The tetter jind booklet refi'rred to pic¬ 
tures the riches to be made in groAving 
.sugar cane, and on this bjisis Air. McGas¬ 
kill is soliciting investments in 10 acres 
of hind .somewhere in Florida. It is es¬ 
sentially the old unit orchard scheme re- 
g.-irding Avhich Ave have very often advised 
our people against. The more alluring 
the pi'onioter's litcriiture ma.v be the mori' 
dangerous an inv«*stmenl in the enter¬ 
prise. 
I receiA’ed a check from the I)un:iiug 
Marble A Granite Co. for the princiiial 
Avithout interest. I'hey nmde quite a 
bloAV. Said they Avonld Imve paid it long 
beftire if I h;idn't sent the account ^all 
over the country for collection. I kept 
sending my account to them for over a 
year and did not so much as g(*f an an- 
sAver from them, so I gave it to a friend 
of mine to collect. He said he couldn't 
get anything out of them. He suggested 
giving it to The RfR.Ai. Neav-Yokkek to 
collect. He thought they Avould get it if 
.an.'.one could. ,i. i,. 
(>hio. 
()f coui'se a bi'lated pa.vmeut is better 
than none. It may lun’c been the Avork 
\\e did or the publicity, or both, tlnit iu- 
dueed the Dunning Marble and Granite 
Company to jiay even the principal, but 
Ave are glad the subscriber Inis the pay¬ 
ment. A\’e give the company credit for 
the final adjustment. 
I ■ bought about 800 jieach trees from 
Hoiipes I’ros. I't Thomas Co.. West Ches¬ 
ter. I’a._. four years ago hnst Fall, and 
the fruit on these trees Avas iierfectl.v 
worthless and I have dug them up. I 
surely am entitled to costs and intei-est of 
these trees, .-1101 then Avill lose money by 
the transaction. I have Avritten them 
tAvice and have got no .satisfaction—in 
fact, they Inive not ansAvered my last 
letter. \A^. T. J{. 
Maryland. 
We have written Hoopes Bros. & | 
Thomas Co. twice Avith reference to the i 
above comiilaint. but we have received no j 
res|)onse to our letters. Hoopes Bros. & 
Thomas Co. are financially resjionsible 
and large growers of nursery sitock. AVe 
have found in the piist. howi'ver, that it 
is theii' policy to ignore complaints of this 
kind from groAvers, and Ave are printing 
“W. T. Ik's’’ experience for the guiil- 
unce of other groAvers. 
About April 3 I .sent .$I7.r>0 to the 
Moore Seed Co. of I’hiladelphiii, I’a.. for 
;) trio of Toulouse geese. Bi'fore sending ' 
them the money I Avrote asking them if 
they could make shipment at once, and 
they said they could. In a Aveek or ten 
lia.As they Avrote saying they could not 
fill order .-ind asking if some other Aiiriety 
AA’ould not do or if they should return 
money. I Avrote them tAvice to return 
money, hut fail to get a reply. Anything 
you can do to help me Avill be appre¬ 
ciated. H. E. I.. 
Ncav Y'ork. 
We have Avritten the Aloore Seed Co. 
with referi'iice to the oi'der which the .siub- 
scriber .sent them, but our letter has been 
ignored. This is quite in keejiing Avith 
the policy of the Moore Seed Co. in the 
past, and the exiierience is just one more 
reason Avhy farmers should avoid the 
concern Avhen placing orders for seeds, 
poultry or other commodities catalogued 
by the firm. 
We are holding an Adams Express Co. 
voucher for $2.80 for C. D. Bice, formerly 
of Richmond. A'a. If Mr. Bice will send 
us his present address Ave Avill be glad to l 
forward the check to him. 
Buy Milking Machines As You'd Buy Stock 
V^hen you buy a pure-bred cow 
» » you are interested as much in her 
pedigree as in her butter-fat record. 
ScrubcoAvs sometimes establish ahighly 
productive record for a limited time. 
But Avhen you buy a pure-bred coav, her 
pedigree is your guarantee of uniform, 
heavy production 
year in, year out. 
You knoAV you are 
taking no chances. 
Buy milking ma- 
chines the same way. 
Investigate their past 
records. Find out 
what machines are 
standing up best un¬ 
der years of service. Inquire into their 
effect on the herd—milk production, 
lessened udder and teat trouble, effect 
on lactation period, etc. Also find out 
what machines the big milk producers 
and breeders use. 
When measured by these standards, 
you’ll be surprised at the overwhelming 
EMPIRE CREAM SEPARATOR COMPANY, Bloomfield, N. J. 
Chicago, 111. Denver, Colo. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg 
Afso manufacturers of Empire Cream Separators, Gasoline Engines andFarm Electric Plants 
★ 
Empire leadership. You’ll find them 
milking the foremost herds in the 
country, and you’ll find them on the 
small dairy farms of 10 cows or more. 
They’re evervAvhere. Why? 
Because the Empire works in harmony 
with the cow. The Empire Super-Simple 
Pulsator—the pulsator 
without a piston- 
causes a uniform ac¬ 
tion on teat cups. 
Pistons wear and leak 
vacuum, resulting iu 
uneven teatcup action, 
nervous, irritated coav 
and reduced milk flow. 
The Empire Pistonles.s 
Pulsator cannot leak vacuum. The ac¬ 
tion is always regular and positive. 
Cows like it. It soothes them and thej'let down 
their milk in increased quantities. Lactation 
period is increased. Teat and udder troubles 
diminish and the health of the herd is improved. 
Investigate the Empire. Look into its “pedigree"— 
past performance. G< t our 1918 Catalog No. Zj . L-t 
us have our dealer give you a demunstratlou. No 
obligation, of course. 
MJI.:KIN0 MACMIlMeS 
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Ensilage to the Top 
Was your Silo really full Avhen 
j’ou began Avinter feeding? The 
average Silo Avhen filled in a 
hurried fashion settles about 
one-fourth. If you’d like to 
know hoAV the upper fourth of 
Four Silo can be made to pay 
$75 to $1.53 yearly, extra, Avrite 
for our 1918 catalogue to-day — 
it’s free for the asking. 
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110 Main Street. 
Shortsville. New York 
S5 Convenient Diatribuiing Points 
2 or 3 
Man Machines 
Produce your own cheap feed— 
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mold-proof silage. Get an "Ohio” 
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from 4 h.p. up—40 to 300 tons daily 
capacity. Big features—beater feed— 
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direct drive. 64 years’ leadership, j 
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' Box 3B4 
Sciem, Ohio f 
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pages, ti> oentft. 
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aiul curly alilpnieiit diaeuuiiM. 
Take no chances on late del¬ 
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SUo isyour bet bettliisyear 
Adju.stablo door-frame uith 
ladder combined. O-fooB 
e.\tension Hoof makes coni- 
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Get this Free Book 
tesiiiiin 
Write today and get 
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about silage and dairy 
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era. Send postal now to 
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Box 11 CobleskUl, N. Y 
Low Speed 
Light Running 
SILO FILLERS 
Larger Capacity 
Less Power 
Whatever your requirements are we have a size to suit, 4 H. P. 
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We can show you The Ross Avill operate 
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No Limit to our Guarantee because there is No 
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I Buy now. Cost you Less. You can have the ma- 
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'THE E.W. ROSS CO., Box 113, Springfield, Ohio. 68 Years’ Erperience 
Machinery and Repairs carried at convenient points _ 
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