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17 VERY week the American Agriculturist reaches over 130,000 farmers in New York, 
J —' 1 New Jersey, Pennsylvania and adjacent States. Advertising orders must reach our 
office at 461 Fourth Avenue, New York City, not later than the second Monday previous 
to date of issue. Cancellation orders must reach us on the same schedule. Because of 
the low rate to subscribers and their friends, cash or money order must accompany your 
order. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
100 APRIL HATCHED pullets. Black 
Jersey Giants and R. I. Reds, crossed. $1.25 
each, P. L. HOLTZ, Patton, Pa. 
PULLETS—Eight to ten weeks old, Anconas, 
$1.25 each; Leghorns, $1.10 each; Reds, $1.25 
each. CARLTON NIPHER, Kanona, N. Y. 
FOR SALE. 800 yearling Leghorn hens. 
1,000 8-10-T2<,week old pullets. Priced to sell. 
HILLSDALE POULTRY FARM, Hillsdale, 
N. Y. ■ 
' ONE THOUSAND Choice white Leghorn 
Pullets, Cockerels, Breeding Stock—bred for 
business. Prices are right. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. CLARENCE KEISER, Gram¬ 
pian, Pa. 
BABY CHICKS—Barred Rocks, 9c; S. C. 
W. Leghorns, 8c; Mixed, 7c. 100% live de¬ 
livery guaranteed. N. J. EHRENZELLER, 
McAlisterville, Pa. 
■i CHICKS—7c up C. O. D. Rocks, Reds, 
Leghorns and mixed. 100% delivery guaran¬ 
teed. 19th season. Pamphlet. Box 26, C. M. 
LAUVER, McAlhsterville, Pa. 
CATTLE BREEDERS 
FOR SALE. ' Registered Ayrshire females. 
All ages. Farmer’s prices. ' Accredited here 
No. 64064. JOHN M. LEWIS, Alfred Station, 
N. Y. 
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN heifer calf, 3 
months old; sire is a 30 pound grandson of 
Colantha Joahanna Lad; $50 certificates 
accepted. JOSLIN BROS., Chemung, N. Y. 
SHEEP 
FOR SALE. Registered Hampshire and 
Dorset Sheep, rams and ewes of all ages. L. G. 
TUCKER, Scio, N. Y. _ 
SHROPSHIRE RAMS—Yearling rams for 
sale, bred from the best stock in America that 
are right in every way. Estate of ARTHUR 
S. DAVIS, Chili Station, N. Y. 
SWINE 
DUROC’S FOR SALE—Bred gilts, sows, also 
young pigs, either sex, from prize-winning boar. 
ARTHUR E. BROWN, Nottingham, Pa, 
DUROC JERSEY SOW PIGS—Select, well 
grown of finest breeding. $10.00 and up. Write 
for particulars. GLENROAD FARM, Blooms¬ 
bury, N. J. 
DOGS AND PET STOCK 
CHAMPION BRED collie pups $10-$15. 
EL BRITON FARM, R. No. 1, Hudson, N. Y. 
AIREDALE PUPPIES. From pure-bred, 
very intelligent stock. Shipped on approval. 
Males $10. Order now. WM. W. KETCH, 
Cohocton, N. Y. _ 11 _ 
ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUP, ' strong, 
healthy and sturdy. Just a little kindness and 
patience will soon make him a grand farm dog. 
W. W. NORTON, Ogdensburg, N. Y._ 
AIREDALE ' PUPPY, 3 months old, eligible 
to register. ROBERT. G. ROOF, Pulaski, N. Y. 
TRI-COLOR, •“ also'' Sable^ Collie, puppies. 
JOHN D. SMITH, Walton, N: Y. 
AIREDALES—The all-around dog. Special 
offering of puppies 4 months old. Will ship 
C. O. D. E. G. FISHER, Madison, N. Y. 
ANGORA—Long-haired kittens of pure bred 
stock. Maine grown pets, male or female. 
ORRIN J. DICKEY, Belfast, Maine. 
JUST ARRIVED from Canada, the finest 
bunch of English and Welsh shepherds I ever 
had. I will sell at reduced prices, while they 
last. GEORGE BOORMAN, Marathon, N. Y. 
REAL ESTATE 
FOR SALE. At a bargain, 37 acres, 12 
miles from Washington, D. C.; two minutes 
walk to electric station; two acres woodland, 
balance in high state of cultivation; raised 80 
bushels of corn to the acre last season; a young 
apple orchard, produced 500 bushels last 
season; land is fenced with heavy woven wire 
and well watered; 8-room house with bath and 
finished attic; hot air heat, Delco lights, air 
pressure watered; big basement; there are 10 
outbuildings; price $20,000 which includes 
growing crops and $2,000 worth of personal 
property; or will sell 10 acres with all improve¬ 
ments for $15,000; the improvements can’t be 
replaced for the price asked; terms, half cash, 
balance to suit purchaser. Owner, E. S. WICK¬ 
LINE, R. 1, Vienna, Va. 
WANTED. Equipped dairy or general 
farm, $500 cash, full particulars. BOX 329, 
461 Fourth Ave., N. Y. C. 
MONEY MAKING FARMS FOR SALE in 
central New York State. For sizes, descriptions, 
price and terms, write PERRY FARM AGEN- 
CY, Canajoharie, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—100 acres in Finger-Lake region. 
Two sets of buildings, well valued. All kinds of 
fruit. FRED J. BURK, Branchport, N. Y. 
SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
CABBAGE, Cauliflower and Celery plants— 
All field grown. Safe delivery guaranteed. 
Cabbage (re-rooted), Danish Ballhead, Enkhui- 
zen Glory, Copenhagen Market. All Head 
Early, Succession, Surehead, Early and Late 
Flat, Dutch, $2.25 per 1,000; 500, $1.50; 300, 
$1.20; 200, $1; Cauliflower (re-rooted) Long 
Island Snowball. Extra Early Erfurt and 
Catskill Snowball, $5 per 1,000; 500, $3; 300, 
$2.25; 200, $1.75; 100, $1; Celery Plants, (re¬ 
rooted) Golden Self-Bleaching (Originators seed 
imported from France by us), Easy Bleaching. 
White Plume (French Seed), Giant Pascal 
(French Seed), Winter Queen, $3.50 per 1,000; 
500, $2; 300, $1.50; 200, $1.25; 100, $1. 100 any 
kind of plants postpaid $1.00. Price list free. 
No business done on Sunday. F. W. ROCHELLE 
& SONS, 27th ye^,r. Chester, N. J. 
CABBAGE, Celery and Brussel Sprout 
plants—8,000,000 ready now. Cabbage— 
Danish Ballhead (from strain yielding 26 tons 
per acre) Copenhagen Market, Enkhuizen 
Glory, All Head Early, Succession, Flat Dutch, 
Surehead, Savoy and Red Rock. $2 per 1,000; 
5,000, $9; 500, $1.25. Re-rooted Cabbage 
plants, $2.25 per 1,000. 500, $1.50. Celery 
plants (ready now) 3,000,000, Golden Seif 
Blanching (French Seed), White Plume, Easy 
Blanching, Winter ,'Queen, Golden Heart and 
Giant Pascal. $3 per 1,000. Re-rooted $3.50 
per 1,000. Brussel Sprout plants. Long Island 
Improved. $2.50 per 1,000. I have nearly 
doubled my business each year for 8 years by 
selling only “ Good Plants.” Send for free list of 
all plants. PAUL F. ROCHELLE, Morris¬ 
town, N. J. 
CELERY AND CABBAGE PLANTS post¬ 
paid. i Leading varieties. Celery 50 for 35c; 
100 for 50c; 1,000 for $3,25; Cabbage 100 for 
40c; 1,000 for $1.75; 10,000 for $15.00. MR. 
M. D. MUSSER, Honey Brook, Pa. 
CELERY AND CABBAGE PLANTS, all 
leading varieties, strong plants ready for field. 
$1.25 for 1,000. $10.00 for 10,000. J. C. 
SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. 
100,000 CELERY PLANTS, postpaid, lead¬ 
ing varieties, 100, 40c; 500, $1.75; 1000, $2.50. 
Liberal count. IRVIN MILLER, Norristown, 
Pa., R. D. 1. 
PLANTS—Leading varieties, celery, $2.50 
per 1,000; $11.25 per 5,000; $21.50 per 10,000; 
celery, $3.50 per 1,000; cabbage, $2.25 per 
1,000; $10 per 5,000; $18.50 per 10,000. Asters, 
65c per 100. WM. P. YEAGLE, Bristol, Pa. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS: Pot-grown 
Howard, Dunlap, Success and Sample. $4.00 
per 100; Progressive, $5.00 her 100. Order early; 
for August planting as supply at this price is 
limited. GEO. D. AIKEN, Box R, Putney, 
Vt. 
HOLLAND BULBS — Order now, our supply 
is limited. Tulips, Giant Darwin or Early; 
mixed or separate colors, 40 for $1; 100 for $2; 
Narcissus, Single or Double, 30 for $1, 100 for 
$3; Hyacinths (Bedding), mixed or separate 
colors, 20 for $1, 100 for $4. Hyacinths, Giant, 
top-size, 12 for $1; Crocus, 100 for $1. Special 
prices on large lots. All orders sent-post-paid. 
C. O. D. if desired. R. J. GIBBINS, Mt. 
Holly, N. J. ' 
CABBAGE, celery—Ready for field, $1.25 
per 1,000; beet, lettuce, strong plants, $1 per 
1,000; tomato, all kinds, $2 per 1000; cauli¬ 
flower, peppers, egg plants, $3 per 1000. J. C. 
SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. 
ORDER NOW. For Planting time. Low 
Prices for early orders. Gorgeous peonies. All 
Colors. All bloom next spring 3 for $1.00. 12 
for $3.00. R. J. GIBBINS, Mt. Holly, N. Y. 
FARM IMPLEMENTS. 
CORN $ HARVESTER cuts and piles on 
harvester or windrows. Man and horse cuts 
and shocks equal Corn Binder. Sold in every 
State. Only $25 with bundle tying attachment. 
Testimonials and catalog FREE showing pic¬ 
ture of Harvester. PROCESS HARVESTER 
CO., Salina, Kansas. <i 
SITUATIONS WANTED 
YOUNG MAN would like to operate a farm 
for someone who is unable to operate it alone. 
Salary no object, but will purchase a farm if the 
community is all right. State location, size and 
condition of farm; size of family, nationality, etc. 
Box 328, American Agriculturist, 461 
Fourth Ave., N. Y. C. 
HELP WANTED 
WANTED: A housekeeper for gentleman. 
CHAS. BADMAN, Moravia, N. Y. R. D. 
No. 3. 
ALL MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, GIRLS—17 to 
65, willing to accept Government positions, 
$117-$250; traveling or stationary, write MR. 
OZMENT, 258 St. Louis, Md., immediately. 
AGENTS WANTED 
MEN’S SHIRTS. Easy to sell. Big demand 
everywhere. Make $15.00 daily. Undersell 
stores. Complete line. Exclusive patterns. 
Free Samples. CHICAGO SHIRT MANU¬ 
FACTURERS, 229 W. Van Buren, Factory, 222, 
Chicago. 
WOMEN’S WANTS 
PATCHWORK. Send One Dollar for 18 
Quarter Yards bright New Percales. PATCH- 
WORK CO., Meriden, Conn. 
American Agriculturist, July 26, 1924 
Service Bureau 
Standard Carbide Holds Meeting of Stockholders 
stock to which there was authorized 
1,000 shares, and there is outstanding 
about 150 shares. This has no par value- 
There is authorized 90,000 shares of pre¬ 
ferred at $10.00 per share, outstanding 
75,875. Class B common, no par value, 
sold at $100 per share, authorized 
50,000, outstanding 14,750 shares. The 
Class A stock by the certificate of 
incorporation has the sole power to elect 
directors. 
The President reported that two or 
three years ago four cash dividends of 
$3.50 each was paid upon the preferred 
stock, and one stock dividend paid in the 
stock of a subsidiary company known as 
the Acetylene Gas Company, and which 
company made a contract with the Car¬ 
bide Company to purchase the New 
Jersey plant. This contract, however, 
was never carried out. Stock in this 
company was issued as a dividend 
to the holders of preferred stock. There 
were four dividends paid on the common 
stock Class “B” of about the same 
amount. 
At the time the dividends were paid or 
just before, the statement issued by the 
company as of December 31, 1922, 
showed cash assets of about $42,000 in 
cash and liberty bonds, and a surplus 
upon the books of $586,370.48. 
At the present time the plant is not in 
operation. There are only two or three 
employees who are only caretakers of the 
plant and doing a little work on the 
machinery. Mr. Null, the President, 
stated that no officers were receiving any 
salary at the present time; in fact the 
treasury is empty. This year’s taxes 
have not been paid. 
The following is a report of the recent 
meeting of the Farmers Standard Carbide 
Company held at their mill near Plattsburgh, 
N. Y., on Wednesday , morning, July 16, 
192 J. This report is written by the attorney 
representing the American Agricultur¬ 
ist, working in behalf of our subscribers. 
T HE meeting assembled promptly at 
10 o’clock at the company’s mill 
near Plattsburgh, N. Y. There were 
upwards of 50 persons present, probably 
half of them stockholders in person, and 
from 20 to 25 attorneys representing a 
large number of stockholders from New 
York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Prac¬ 
tically all of the attorneys present 
expressed themselves that the meeting 
was not legally called, but everyone was 
anxious to hear report of the President, 
Samuel Null, of 215 West 101st Street, 
New York City, as to the condition of the 
company. 
President Gives Oral Report 
Meeting "was organized by selection of 
Hon. V. F. Boire of Plattsburgh as chair¬ 
man, and George S. Bixby of Plattsburgh 
and Wilson H. Means of New York City 
as Secretaries. Roll was called and the 
proxies presented, and a record taken of 
the stockholders present. It later de¬ 
veloped that there was not a quorum of 
the stock of the company present and 
voting. 
At request of the stockholders, Mr. 
Null, President of the Farmers Standard 
Carbide Company, gave an oral report. 
Mr. Null stated that the Farmers Stand¬ 
ard Carbide Company w r as under inves¬ 
tigation by the U. S. District Attorney 
and that they had all the books of the 
company; consequently a large portion of 
his report must be from memory. One 
gentleman present reported that the 
District Attorney’s office stated that they 
had requested Washington for an appro¬ 
priation to employ accountants to go over 
the books. The Secretary who counted 
the stock reported that there were up¬ 
wards of six thousand stockholders 
scattered over four or five States. 
Plant the Principal Asset 
Mr. Null, stated that the principal 
asset of the company was the mill near 
Plattsburgh which their auditors had 
appraised at $600,000 and a plant for the 
manufacture of acetylene gas at Lincoln, 
near Bound Brook, N. J., which was 
carried on their books at $75,000.. Against 
this was a mortgage indebtedness on the 
Plattsburgh plant of $55,000 and interest, 
and about $18,000 owing on various 
accounts and notes. A payment is past 
due on the mortgage as well as the in¬ 
terest. Mr. Null stated that they had 
about $100,000 or more worth of machin¬ 
ery in the Plattsburgh plant which was 
new carbide machinery. The valuation 
stated above is the valuation on the 
company’s books, and may or may not 
represent the real value of the plant. 
The writer believes the sum to be greatly 
in excess of its real value. 
The company has three classes of 
stock outstanding. Class A common 
MISCELLANEOUS 
FOR SALE. All machinery and equipment of 
Pomeroy Creamery. Used three years. In first 
class condition. An unusual bargain. POM¬ 
EROY CEMENT BLOCK CO.. Pomeroy, Ohio. 
KODAK FINISHING—Trial offer. Any 
size film developed for 5 cents. Prints 3 cents 
each. Over-night service. Expert work. 
YOUNG PHOTO SERVICE, 409 Bertha St., 
Albany, N. Y. 
LATEST STYLE SANITARY MILK TICK¬ 
ETS save money and time. Free delivery. 
Send for samples. TRAVERS BROTHERS, 
Dept. A, Gardner, Mass. 
BEST EXTENSION LADDERS made, 25c 
per foot. Freight paid. A. L. FERRIS, Inter¬ 
laken, N. Y. 
EASY DIGGING with Iwan Post Hole & 
Well Auger. Sizes 3 to 16 inches. 8-inch most 
popular. Try local dealer first. IWAN 
BROTHERS, 1505 Prairie Ave., South Bend, 
Ind. . 
Stockholders Appoint Committee 
There has been about two million 
dollars’ worth of stock sold, and the 
President stated that the cost of selling 
ran from 35 to 50 per cent, of the amount 
received for the .stock. 
After a long discussion, the stock¬ 
holders appointed a committee of seven 
members to go thoroughly through the 
matter and to ascertain whether it is 
possible to manufacture carbide at the 
company’s plant at a profit, and how 
much it would cost to put the plant in 
operation, it being conceded that a few 
thousand dollars should be put upon the 
plant in minor alterations. This com¬ 
mittee was to report back upon Septem¬ 
ber 6 or some other date their conclusions. 
Another committee of two members was 
appointed to-whom Mr. Null, the Presi¬ 
dent, transferred his stock and they to 
act as a voting trust to vote his stock in 
behalf of the recommendations made by 
the committee of seven. The committee 
of seven consists of the following persons; 
Elton H. Miller, Watertown, N. Y.; 
Geo. S. Reynard, Kingston, Pa.; W. H. 
Mandeville, Elmira, N. Y.; Homer T. 
Kalor, Hagerstown, Md.; Wilson H. 
Means, New York City; Judge Edgar S. 
Mosher, Auburn, N. Y.; Victor F. Boire, 
Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
Committee Studies Affairs 
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The committee had a two hours’ session 
in the afternoon discussing ways and 
means and especially whether they shall 
recommend the raising of some additional 
funds and the continuation of work at 
the plant. Meantime the mortgage on 
the property is in danger of foreclosure. 
Upon receiving these and other reports, 
the committee will make their recom¬ 
mendations. The writer believes that 
the stockholders are fortunate in the 
selection of the committee, and a fair and 
impartial investigation of the whole 
matter will be made. If the capitalization 
of the company was a half million instead 
of two millions of dollars, it seems there 
might be a possibility of putting the 
concern on its feet and making returns for 
its stockholders. With two- millions of 
stock outstanding, there are grave 
doubts as to the advisability of any further 
investment. 
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