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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
March 29, 1919 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
The express company has issued the 
following instructions to baby chick ship¬ 
pers. and we print them for the general 
information. All recognize that the ship¬ 
ment of baby chicks is hazardous, and 
precautions should be taken to start them 
right and prevent the losses we have each 
year. 
Shippers should not undertake to for¬ 
ward to destinations where the time in 
transit will exceed 36 hours, nor to des¬ 
tinations requiring several transfers eu- 
route. ... 
Standard boxes, with sufficient ventila¬ 
tion, readily identified by everyone hand¬ 
ling, should be - used. 
Shippers should not undertake to for¬ 
ward chicks of unknown shipping quali¬ 
ties, perhaps inbred, perhaps from hens 
not laying eggs with sufficient organic 
mineral matter, or perhaps weakened 
from a mistaken method with the incu¬ 
bator. except for very short distances. 
Chicks should not be shipped if more 
than 30 hours have elapsed from the 
time they left the shell. 
Shipments of chicks consisting of two 
or more boxes should be crated with a 
narrow space of two or three inches 
between each box. 
Consignees should be notified by the 
shipper of the train on which the chicks 
were forwarded, and the probable time 
of arrival at destination, and urged to 
arrange for prompt acceptance. It is 
often the last few hours that count. 
Would you give me some information 
of the “Hog Raising Corporation. Incor¬ 
porated.” in Delaware, with offices in 
New York? I have bought two shares, 
which they call units, at $1.50 a unit, 
which will buy a brood sow. The sow 
is to belong to the unit-holder, but com¬ 
pany to retain two pigs from the four 
first litters she will raise. Company will 
take care of pigs until 200 pounds weight, 
then sell them for market purposes, and 
after the expenses are p ud net profit will 
be on a 50 per cent basis with stock¬ 
holder. The farm is located at Millmont, 
Pa., and supposed to be in actual opera¬ 
tion. s - 
New Jersey. 
We have many times warned our 
readers against investing in these hog 
ranches. We have submitted the pros¬ 
pectus of this concern to the best swine 
authority we know for analysis, and the 
following is his report: 
The proposed scheme is faulty, isas- 
rnuch as it opens the channel for an 
overhead charge that would be very con¬ 
siderable and. if operated on anywhere 
near as gigantic a scale as is proposed, 
the danger of losses from diseases and 
mismanagement would be very great. 
Furthermore, it is not possible to calcu¬ 
late profits in pork production with a 
lead pencil and paper. It all sounds 
verv nice, and it makes good reading, 
but* the scheme reeks with suggestions 
that brand it as a promotion scheme 
rather than one concerned in construc¬ 
tive development of the swine industry. 
While it is true that a sow with her 
first litter will often yield six pigs, it is 
not possible to have her produce a second 
litter the first season, or at least until 
she is two years old. One never is able 
to depend upon all the sows in a herd 
as regular breeders. A certain percentage 
of them will lose all their pigs, and cer¬ 
tain other of the pigs will not grow with 
thrift and vigor. Especially is this true 
where a large number of pigs are as¬ 
sembled together. 
What obtains with extensive poultry 
farm operations obtains in a measure in 
swine farming, as it is a few pigs on the 
farm that consume waste products and use 
very little purchased feed that return a 
considerable profit, the same as a small 
flock of birds that yield what eggs and 
meat the farmer utilizes without over¬ 
head charges and feed cost. 
I am not convinced that this scheme 
has merit or promise, and readers of The 
R, N.-Y. would better keep their money 
in Liberty Bonds rather than anticipate 
unusual returns from a gigantic scheme 
of this sort that has no precedent in its 
line, and no assurance that the.original 
monev invested will not be utilized to 
pay the dividends on the more recently 
issued stock. 
We wish to bring to your attention 
Mrs. J. E. Howell, Trenton, N. ,T.. who 
conducts a Woman’s Exchange, selling 
goods that are sent her on consignment 
such as spreads, fancywork, etc. We 
have never known this party to pay for 
anything sent her from this part of the 
country, and we have a claim on her for 
$56 for one of our clients for collection, 
and as she will not make any kind of ad¬ 
justment we shall be very glad if you will 
give her a “write up” in your columns 
and do all you can to stop this fraud¬ 
ulent use of the IT. S. mails for her own 
selfiish purpose, as this seems to be the 
case with the above party. w. A. w. 
North Carolina. 
The above letter from the North Caro¬ 
line subscriber confirms the experience of 
the return of goods sent to Mrs. Howell. 
We believe that it should be within the 
province of the Post Office Department 
to put a stop to Mrs. Howell’s opera¬ 
tions. 
I see in various papers the advertise¬ 
ment of A. L. Rice, Adams. N. Y., ex¬ 
tolling his paint without oil. In your 
judgment is it of any real value? I 
would only wish to use it, if at all, on 
rough building and I was wondering if 
it was any better or more durable than 
good whitewash. h. c. 
Ohio. 
Our reports on the paint without oil 
advertised by A. L. Rice have been un¬ 
favorable, and we have refused his ad- 
vertisin'g 'fbr the columns of The Rural 
New-Yorker. It is our understanding 
that this so-called paint is little better 
than whitewash, which serves a certain 
purpose for inside work, but is not satis¬ 
factory when exposed to the weather. 
I enclose a circular of home work, and 
wish to know if you think it wise to in¬ 
vest a dollar to get the work to be done 
at home. H. L. e. 
New York. 
The enclosed circular of the National 
City Exchange, New York City, repre¬ 
sents a monthly income will be paid for 
writing lists of names at home in spare 
time. A remittance of $1 is asked, in re¬ 
turn for which a booklet giving full in¬ 
formation and instructions will be sent. 
This is apparently one of the schemes to 
induce country people to send circulars of 
some concern or various concerns to ac¬ 
quaintances and friends under the agree¬ 
ment that he or she will receive a per¬ 
centage of the sales resulting from the 
circular mailed. The houses seeking bus¬ 
iness in this way are usually of the un¬ 
desirable sort—venders of patent medi¬ 
cine, cheap toilet preparations, etc. The 
opportunity to earn money, therefore, re¬ 
solves itself into one of receiving a per¬ 
centage of the money the individual’s 
friends may be buncoed out of by this 
class of pirates in the trade. We have 
advised II. L. E. to keep the dollar. 
In regard to the deal with William S. 
Rice Co., of Adams. N. Y., May 1, 191S. 
I .sent Mr. Rice $14 for an elastic double 
truss and his Lymphol developing treat¬ 
ment. I rubbed my ruptures as directed 
twice daily till used up and I could see 
no improvement. I received a circular 
letter when Lymphol was about used up 
to invest in some more, as he felt sure I 
would thank him for urging me to con¬ 
tinue the treatment. But needless to say 
I did not feel the way he did about it. I 
asked Mr. Rice to return me all in excess 
of the cost of the truss—as he charges $6 
per bottle for the Lymphol. T. B. R. 
Vermont. 
There seems to be no good grounds for 
demanding a refund in behalf of this 
subscriber. The literature of William S. 
Rice Co. specifically states that no cure 
is guaranteed. The experience of the 
subscriber with the treatment speaks for 
itself. It is our universal advice to those 
suffering from rupture to consult a repu¬ 
table physician and be guided by him. 
People suffering from rupture waste a 
great deal of money in treatments that 
have no merit, and in devices that are 
not suitable for the individual’s case. A 
physician, after diagnosing the case is the 
only one competent to prescribe for it. 
L. B. P.’s experience would indicate that 
the Adams. N. Y., concern is especially 
to be avoided. 
In following up a 1917 claim one of 
the claim agents reports settlement direct 
with shipper in October, 1913, and writes 
as follows: 
Many of your open claims have been 
settled with the claimant direct, and with¬ 
out notification being forwarded to your 
office. You should have a letter from the 
claimant showing the request for informa¬ 
tion regarding the claim within 90 days. 
We would be saved a lot of unnecessary 
work, which under present conditions 
causes claims that are still open to be 
retarded to a certain extent, while the 
records of claims that have been settled 
are being searched for information that 
is practically useless after it is obtained. 
There may be some justice in the criti¬ 
cism. but on the other hand the express 
records are hopelessly confused in con¬ 
nection with 1917 claims particularly. If 
any subscriber has not had an adjustment 
from us or the express company within 
90 days, we would like to have the in¬ 
formation. If you have received settle¬ 
ment from the express company, let us 
know promptly. We want to do our part 
and avoid this criticism of following up 
several of our subscribers who have come 
to .us with view to securing pay for or a claim that -lia§ ,been paid. 
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