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American Agriculturist, September 22,1923 
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ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO HIM WHO WAITS —BUT 
THE CHAP WHO DOESN’T ADVERTISE WAITS LONGEST 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
SO MANY ELEMENTS enter into the ship¬ 
ping of day-old chicks and eggs by our ad¬ 
vertisers, and the hatching of same by our 
subscribers that the publishers of this paper 
cannot guarantee the safe arrival of day-old 
chieks, or that eggs shipped shall reach the 
buyer unbroken, nor can they guarantee the 
hatching of eggs. We shall continue to exer¬ 
cise the greatest care in allowing poultry and 
egg advertisers to use this paper, but our re¬ 
sponsibility must end with that. 
PURE TOM BARRON S. C. W. Leghorn pul¬ 
lets, hatched April 11 from imported stock, 
free rangers, large and healthy, milk and 
wheat fed. Will lay soon. Price $2 each. 
VERNON R. LAFLER, R. D. 1, Middlesex, 
N. Y. 
CHICKENS—Two-weeks-old White Leghorn, 
$16 per 100. Yearling hens, $1.25 each. 
EMPIRE HATCHERY, Seward, N. Y,_ 
FALL AND WINTER CHICKS—Rocks, Reds, 
Leghorns. Catalog. WM. F. HILLPOT, Box 
29, Frenchtown, N. J, 
SHEEP 
40 SPLENDID RAMBOUILLET, Dorset, 
Delaine, Cheviot and Southdouse rams, also 
ewes. taxpayer and Defender Duroe swine 
all ages. Pure Rosin rye. D. H. TOWNSEND 
& SONS, Interlaken, N. Y. 
REGISTERED DELAINES—Sixty, 1 and 2 
year old rams. Combing size, form, fleece, 
constitution, hardy, well grown. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. J. C. WEATHERBY, Trumans- 
burg, N. Y. 
REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS—Good 
individuals at reasonable prices; field stock 
in good condition for breeding, ARTHUR S. 
DAVIS, Chili, N. Y. 
HAMPSHIRE RAMS, ram lambs, breeding 
ewes, yearling ewes, ewe lambs. Largest flock 
In the East. C. & M. BIGHAM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE — Registered Shropshire rams 
and ewes, $15 each. Pure-bred Duroe pigs, $6 ; 
feeders, $4. J. M. MORSE, Levanna, N. Y. 
HORSES 
MATCHED PAIR OF BLACK MARES, 7-8 
Percherou, kind and genie, sisters, four and 
six years old, weight 2,800 pounds, with 
matched black mare colts 15-16 Percheron, 
by their sides. Mares are . rebred to a ton 
horse. $530 takes mares and colts. Will de¬ 
liver them a reasonable distance. If you need 
other horses, write your wants. VERNON R. 
LAFLER, R. D. 1, Middlesex, N. Y. > ' 
DOGS AND PET STOCK 
CHOICE LITTER of pedigreed Airedale pup¬ 
pies ready to ship September 4th. Males $12. 
Cash with order. STANLEY STEINER, Akrofi, 
New York. 
ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS — 2 litters, 
several males, 5 to 8 months, at bargain prices. 
W. W. NORTON, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 
WANTED—Farm-raised rabbit hound, give 
full description. DANA SUTLIFF, Schiek- 
shinny, Pa. 
PONIES AND COLLIES. FRED STEWART, 
Linesville, Pa. 
SWINE 
HAMPSHIRE-BRED GILTS, PIGS — Both 
sexes, not akin. Service boars. Registered 
free. J. J. RAILING, R. D. No. 2, Shippens- 
burg. Pa. 
REGISTERED O. I. C. PIGS and service 
boars sired by a grandson of C. C. Callaway 
Edd. GEO. N, RUPRACHT, Mallory, N. Y. 
CATTLE 
FOR SALE — Four bred heifers over two 
years old ; five heifers not quite two. Regis¬ 
tered Holsteins, Under State ahd Federal 
supervision, AARON MOATS, Jamestown, Pa, 
REAL ESTATE 
FOR SALE—255-acre farming and pasture 
land. Can divide into farms of 105 and 150 
acres. Two sets buildings; two orchards; 
plenty water; stanchions for 50 cows; some 
timber; ideal farm for father and son. Lo¬ 
cated four miles from Kinsman, Trumbull 
Co., Ohio. Two miles from good road. MRS. 
EDITH MOATS, Jamestown, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Fine old Dutch Colonial house, 
9 rooms and bath, recently renovated, all im¬ 
provements except gas; large, good outbuild¬ 
ings ; 2 y-i acres land; 3 miles from Plainfield 
on main road; near school and trolley, easy 
commuting to New York City; $12,500. Ap¬ 
ply owner, JAS. A. HOWE, Mountain Avenue, 
Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 
SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCKS 
FRUIT TREES direct to planters in large 
or small lots by express, freight or parcel 
post. It will pay you to get our prices be¬ 
fore buying. Free 68 page catalog. Peaches, 
apples, plums, pears, cherries, grapes, nuts, 
berries, pecans, vines. Ornamental trees, 
vines and shrubs. TENN. NURSERY CO., 
Box 119, Cleveland, Tenn. 
PENNSYLVANIA “44” SEED WHEAT—A 
high-yielding bearded red wheat. Thoroughly 
recleaned and free from cockle or other weeds 
Price, $1.75 per bushel including bags. Freight 
paid on 300-lb. lots in Pa., Del., Md., N. J„ 
N. Y. CHAUNCEY L. YODER, R. D. No. 1, 
Boyertown, Pa. 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO — Kentucky’s pride; extra fine 
chewing, 10 pounds, $3; smoking, 10 pounds, 
$2; 20 pounds, $3.50. FARMERS’ CLUB. 
Mayfield, Ky. 
HELP WANTED 
OCTOBER 1st — Cornell student with farm 
experience to help with dairy for board and 
room In my home. Good opportunity for capa¬ 
ble man to pay college expenses. G. W. 
TAILBY, JR., Ithaca, N. Y. 
ALL men, women, boys, girls, 17 to 60, will¬ 
ing to accept Government positions, $117-$190, 
traveling or stationary, -write MR. OZMENT, 
258 St. Louis. Me., immediately. 
EXPERT HERDSMAN-DAIRYMAN — Mar¬ 
ried ; to be farm foreman; experienced with 
certified milk. MOHEGAN FARM, Mohegan 
Lake, N. Y. 
WOMEN’S WANTS 
PATCHWORK—Send fifteen cents for house¬ 
hold package, bright new calicoes and percales. 
Your money’s worth every time. PATCH- 
WORK COMPANY, Meriden, Conn. 
KING TUT PORCH DRESSES—Sample 
$1.98. Best ginghams $2.49. Regular $3.75 
grade. BENNETT MFG’S., Schuylerville, 
N. Y. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
HOT GASOLINE FOR FORDS — Produced 
by an electric heater attached to bowl of car¬ 
buretor, running automatically from genera¬ 
tor. Keeps battery fully charged year around ; 
35% more gas-miles; starts car same in win¬ 
ter as in summer; more power and pep. Fully 
guaranteed. $5 complete with switch and 
wires. Can be attached in 30 minutes. Write 
to-day for circular containing cut, diagram and 
full information. O. F. KIEFER, Rush, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—200-egg improved model X-ray 
incubator in good condition, or will trade for 
reversible honey extractor. A. B. McGUIRE, 
R. No. 3, Meadville, Pa. 
LATEST STYLE SANITARY MILK TICK¬ 
ETS save money and time. Free delivery. 
Send for samples. TRAVERS BROTHERS, 
Dept. A, Gardner, Mass. 
ROLL DEVELOPED—Six post cards, 25c. 
Trial enlargement 5x7, 10c. Prints, 3e. 
COMMERCIAL STUDIO, Carthage, Missouri. 
WANTED—Wild cherry bark, dry. From 
young, and old trees. Write HARRY TEAL, 
Sand Lake, N. Y. 
The Service Bureau 
Swindles of Which Farm Folks Must Beware 
O NE swindle after another crops up 
to wheedle the hard-earned dollar 
from the farmer’s pocket. But some¬ 
times we cannot help feeling that the 
farmer and his wife are good subjects 
for a hypnotist. We hear so often 
of how they “fell” for a slick sales¬ 
man’s talk that we are thinking of 
putting on the market some patent ear- 
stoppers to be inserted when the line 
of talk begins and before the victim 
weakens. We know it would make 
money for the American Agriculturist 
and save money for the farmer, so 
everybody would 
be pleased ex- — 
cept Mr. Slick, 
agent for good- 
ness-knows-what. 
Recently a sub¬ 
scriber wrote us 
as follows: 
“A young man, 
a stranger, is 
canvassing our 
town selling 
United States 
Army goods with 
astonishing re¬ 
sults. 
“After first 
stating his name 
and address, he 
begins his talk 
something like 
this: 
“ ‘I have been 
appointed to dis¬ 
tribute United 
States Army 
goods in this vi¬ 
cinity. No doubt 
you have read in 
your farm maga¬ 
zines that the 
Government has 
been making an 
appraisal of all 
goods still on 
hand and is now 
distributing them 
through agents to 
the people at 
one-half or less _ 
price.’ .. 11 . 
“He had offi¬ 
cers’ blankets, which he said were more 
valuable than private blankets, for 
$6.00 each. Only six could be sold to 
one family. 
All Sorts of “Army” Goods 
“Besides these blankets he had cot¬ 
ton and flannel shirts, socks, gloves, 
raincoats, etc. He also had a quantity 
of wool dress patterns, five yards in 
length; also gingham, table linen and 
linen toweling. 
“He said that when the Government 
took over the big mills for ammunition 
factories they had to assume all the 
cloth in the mills at that time, hence 
the dress goods and linen. These were 
bunched in lots. In lot one, for $14.00, 
was a blanket, 4 pairs of socks, towel¬ 
ing, one piece of wool goods and one 
of gingham. Lot two, for $26.00, con¬ 
sisted of one blanket, one raincoat, a 
linen tablecloth, 6 yards of toweling, one 
wool dress, 5 yards; one gingham, 5 
yards; 4 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of 
gloves. He would not sell any of the 
dress goods separately. 
“It was astonishing the way the 
farmers bought. One of our neighbors 
bought $70.00 worth and ordered more. 
Nearly everyone took from $14.00 to 
$40.00 worth. Farmers who would 
have been appalled if their wives had 
asked for $25.00 to go to the city and 
purchase the same kind of goods, 
bought $50.00 or $100.00 worth of this 
young man. 
“He said he was paid a salary and 
repeatedly told us that it made no dif¬ 
ference to him whether we bought one 
or one hundred dollars worth. 
Was He a Hypnotist? 
“We spent $41.00. And as soon as 
he was out of sight I began to doubt. 
He has been gone less than and hour 
and I wish I had my money back. Did 
he hypnotize us? Money is none too 
plentiful in our home. We could have 
done without the majority of the ar¬ 
ticles we purchased. As I look over 
the assortment I try to find some stamp 
or mark showing that Uncle Sam once 
SIGN YOUR NAME 
TF you want your letter to receive at- 
-*■ tention, sign your name! We pos¬ 
itively cannot answer anonymous com¬ 
munications in the pages of the maga¬ 
zine. 
You have our assurance that your 
name will not be used if you do not 
wish it published. But if you do not 
care to sign it, we cannot give space 
in our cblumns to answer the question. 
Then, too, we answer all such in¬ 
quiries direct by mail. It takes many 
weeks, if we print questions in the 
order received, to get to any given 
one. Thus the information you wanted 
may come much too late to be any 
help at all. 
For instance, in one week we receive 
an unsigned inquiry about crops, one 
about poultry, one asking a grape juice 
recipe and—though this must have 
been an oversight—a bond bought by 
one of our subscribers. The subscriber’s 
name was on the bond, but no address 
—therefore we still have the bond. 
The postmark on the envelope was too 
blurred to furnish any clue. Others 
sign names, but forget addresses. 
So, remember, we’re only human and 
can’t be mind-readers or guess-artists 
and always hit it right. We like to 
know who’s on the other end of the 
wire, too, so—“sign your name!” 
Thank you! 
owned these goods, but I find none. 
So far as looks go, I might have pur¬ 
chased them in the city at a remnant 
counter. 
“The war has been over for nearly 
five years. Has the Government on 
hand, after all these years, huge stocks 
of blankets, shirts, dress goods? This 
young man said the raincoats were 
made of gas mask material. Is this 
true? I know you have always stood 
for fair play and I would be very 
grateful to hear from you and have 
my doubts either confirmed or de¬ 
nied.”— Mrs. L. 
F. B., New York. 
To Mrs. B.’s 
letter we replied: 
“It certainly is 
too bad that you 
and others in 
your locality 
have been victim¬ 
ized by a smooth¬ 
tongued sales¬ 
man. Of course, 
we have not seen 
what he is at¬ 
tempting to sell, 
but it is possible 
that he really had 
United States 
Army goods. He 
would probably 
not have been 
‘appointed’ to 
distribute them, 
because we do 
not think the 
Government has 
acted in this way. 
“There have 
been large sales 
of Government 
supplies of all 
sorts, including 
clothing, shoes, 
blankets, etc. It 
,is perfectly pos¬ 
sible that he 
might have 
bought at very 
low prices and 
____ really be selling 
army goods. On 
the other hand, 
he has probably charged a great deal 
more than a fair profit, and of course 
there is the chance that a good deal 
of the stuff is just bargain-counter ma¬ 
terial picked up in one way or another. 
“We will write this up as an ex¬ 
ample of clever salesmanship, but we 
doubt whether you have any grounds 
for redress, and in fact, not having 
the name of the young man, there is 
no way in which you could reach him. 
Furthermore, we gather from your let¬ 
ter that you did not ask him to show 
any paper giving him authority to rep¬ 
resent the Government. Of course, if 
he had done this, and if it were forged, 
the Government would take it up, but 
if he merely claimed to, and if no 
one asked him to make his claim good, 
people buying from him had no one 
to blame but themselves for their 
credulity.” 
ONE MORE SWINDLE 
One more swindle is going the 
rounds, and this time the ladies are 
the victims! 
A plainly-dressed woman appears 
with the statement that she is a dress¬ 
maker with a new system of making 
clothes, an improvement over old ways. 
She offers to take the measurements 
of the lady of the house and take to 
her home, which she gives as a familiar 
street in the nearest county seat, any 
dress goods that may be unmade. She 
promises to return the finished dress 
in a week o^ ten days, at a rate that 
is far below what a good dressmaker 
would charge. She does this, she ex¬ 
plains, to introduce her work, and when 
she gets a start her rates will go up, 
so it pays to take advantage of the 
introduction offer. Of course she is 
a stranger, and of course the woman 
never sees her goods again. 
Perhaps in some other section she 
will appear as a peddler with wonder¬ 
ful bargains in dress goods. She pre¬ 
sents one more swindle of which the 
farm woman must beware.— Hilda 
Richmond. 
