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E VERY week the American Agriculturist reaches over 130,000 farmers in New York 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and adjacent States. Advertising orders must reach our 
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order. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
CATTLE 
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS; Mam¬ 
moth Pekin ducks; White Wyandotte cockerels; 
Pearl guineas. LAURA DECKER, Stanford- 
ville, N Y 
PURE BRED MAMMOTH TOMS and 
mammoth Toulouse geese. G. A. NICHOLS, 
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y. 
BUFF ORPINGTON COCKERELS—Good 
type birds, farm raised, must please or money 
refunded, eggs. I. B. ZOOK, Ronks, Pa., # Box A. 
MAMMOTH TOULOUSE GEESE $6, 
ganders $7. Fine White Leghorn cockerels S3 
and $4 each. CHARLES E. HALLOCK, Mat- 
tituck, N. Y. 
BLACK LEGHORN and single comb Black 
Minorca cockerels. Also both rose and single 
comb Black Minorca eggs, large size, $1 per 
dozen, post-paid. S. G. THOMAS, Cassvfile, 
N. Y. 
CHOICE S. C. RHODE ISLAND RED 
COCKERELS, direct from State School, bred 
for color and egg production. CHARLES 
BAILEY. Canton, N. Y. 
PREMIUM BUFF ROCKS, registered 
Guernseys, registered Collies. EDGEWOOD 
FARM, Balls ton Lake, N. Y. 
ROSE COMB RED COCKERELS. Healthy 
large, dark red birds. JOHN D. SMITH, 
Walton, N. Y. 
50 CHICK BROODER for. $4.50; Radiant 
Brooder Heater (see the flame) just like 
mother hen; fill lamp once a week; guaranteed 
fire proof; satisfaction or money returned. Cir¬ 
cular free. W. SHAMPANORE, Box 1, 
Little Silver, N. J. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. Regal-Dorcas 
strain. Grand layers of large eggs. Choice 
cockerels, $3.50 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
R. L. HILL, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 
REGISTERED TUBERCULIN TESTED 
HOLSTEINS, all ages, Mammouth Bronze 
turkeys, reliable Shepherds, all ages, Rabbit 
Hounds. MAPLE ISLAND FARMS, Canton, 
N. Y., R. 3. 
FOR SALE—REGISTERED GUERNSEY 
BULL CALVES, Langwater Warrior, Ne Plus 
Ultra, and Proud Don breeding, $35 up. Ac¬ 
credited herd. G. LEWIS COLLINS, Aurora, 
JERSEY BULLS—Grandson of Financial 
Sensation, $60,000 bull, also grandson of im¬ 
ported Jap, prize winners, Westport Fair, and 
T B. tested. Some good grade cows. LEON 
SAGE, CroWn Point, N. Y. 
WANTED TO BUY—From 1 to 8 pure bred 
registered Holstein cows, T. B. tested. PAUL 
R. KOHLER, Hamburg, Pa. 
SWINE 
LARGE PROLIFIC BERKSHIRES — 
Headed by Real Type 10th; all ages; both sexes; 
highest quality; lowest prices. C. A. EL- 
DREDGE, Marion, N. Y. 
PLEASANT HILL BERKSHIRES, bred 
sows, young boars and fall pigs. DAY & 
YOUNG, Washington, Pa., R. D. 6. 
BIG TYPE O. I. C. REGISTERED PIGS; 
8 weeks $10 each; pairs no-akin; Grand Cham¬ 
pion breeding. Satisfaction guaranteed. REM¬ 
INGTON HILL, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
ACETYLENE FIXTURES—All kinds by 
parcel post. Globes, lighters, burners, sad¬ 
irons, hot plates, etc. New and used generators 
and parts at bargain prices. Circulars free. 
C. A. BROWN, Mannsville, N. Y. 
REAL RED REDS, pure bred, deep, rich, 
red Cockerels, and Pullets; two to five dollars; 
satisfied customers. W. L. CALKINS, Meadow- 
brook Farm, East Petersburg, Pa. 
WANTED—Old stamps and letters with 
stamps on, old gold and silver dollars, etc. 
Cash paid. Write or send. F. G. EYCHNER, 
R.2, Rome, N. Y. 
BRED-TO-LAY Barred Rocks; Reds; White, 
Brown, Buff Leghorn chicks. BIG DISCOUNT, 
if you order now. BRUSH VALLEY FARMS, 
Dept. 1, Centre Hall, Penna. 
BARRED ROCKS. Thompson’s Ringlets 
direct; both light and dark; cocks, cockerels. 
$3.50 upward to $10; pullets $3 and $5. Also 
Thompson’s crossed with Parke’s heavy laying 
strain for utility, $3.50 upward to $7.50. Must 
please or money refunded. I. H. BACORN, 
Sergeantsville, N. J. 
HILLPOT QUALITY CHICKS. Strong, 
vigorous, true to breed. Leghorns, Reds, Rocks, 
White Wyandottes, etc. Safe delivery guaran¬ 
teed 1,200 miles. Catalog free. W. F. HILL- 
POT, Box 29, Frenchtown, N. J. 
“PRODUCTION BRED” NEW YORK 
STATE CERTIFIED S. C. W. LEGHORN 
COCKERELS. From one of the best laying 
strains in the East. Also yearling hens. Write 
for circular and prices. CROCKETTS POUL¬ 
TRY FARM, Dept. A., Crocketts, N. Y. 
TURKEYS 
BEST EXTENSION LADDERS made, 25c 
per foot. Freight paid. A. L. FERRIS, Inter¬ 
laken, N. Y. 
FREE BOOK—Prophet Elijah coming before 
Jesus. Convincing Bible evidence. MEGIDDO 
MISSION, Rochester, N. Y. 
LATEST STYLE SANITARY MILK TICK- 
ETS save money and time. Free delivery. 
Send for samples. TRAVERS BROTHERS. 
Dept. A, Gardner, Mass. 
REAL ESTATE i 
FOR SALE OR RENT—160 acre estate, 
17 rooms, furnished, elevation 1500 feet, 60 
miles from New York, excellent boarding-house 
or sanitarium, fully equipped farm with limed 
soil. Address OWNER, No. 25 Clinton Place, 
Newark, N. J. 
FARM FOR SALE near Salisbury, where 
farming pays. Fertile soil, good markets and 
fine macadam roads. For full particulars 
address SAMUEL P...WOODCOCK, Salisbury, 
Md. 
PURE-BRED MAMMOTH BRONZE TUR¬ 
KEYS, beautiful coloring, $10, $15. HOMER 
HAWLEY, R. F. D. No. 1, Lysander, N. Y. 
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS—Large, 
pine-bred, healthy stock. Hens hatched spring 
of 1923, $8. Toms $12. WILLIAM W. 
KETCH, Cohocton, New York. 
FOR SALE—Mammoth Bronze turkeys— 
Free from disease, toms $10, hens $7, MRS. 
A. M. CLARKE, Adams, N. Y. 
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS—You 
should order your breeding stock at once, toms 
$10, hens $8. Three hens $21. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. GEORGE A. BLAIR, Lebanon, 
N. Y. 
ATTRACTIVE FARMS, at low prices in 
the valley of the Penobscot River in Maine. 
ORRIN J. DICKEY, Belfast, Maine. 
HELP WANTED 
ALL MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, GIRLS—17 to 
65, willing to accept Government positions, 
$117-$250, traveling or stationary, write MR. 
OZMENT, 258, St. Louis, Mo., immediately. 
WANTED—Salesman with automobile, by 
large oil and paint company to call upon farmers 
and auto owners. Previous experience unneces¬ 
sary. Excellent opportunity. Address at once 
THE LENNOX OIL & PAINT CO., Dept. 
Sate, Cleveland, Ohio. 
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS—Pairs 
and trios unrelated. JOHN D. SMITH, Wal¬ 
ton, N. Y. 
BLACK SUFFOLK TURKEYS—“The Tur¬ 
key Beautiful.” Prolific, hardy and profitable. 
Hens $6.50 and $7.50 each. Toms $9, $10 and 
$11 each. Some fine breeders at same prices. 
ROCK-CLIFF FARM, Brogueville, Pa. 
AGENTS WANTED 
AGENTS. Men’s Shirts. Easy to sell. Big 
demand everywhere. Make $15.00 daily. 
Undersell stores. Complete line. Exclusive 
patterns. Free Samples. CHICAGO SHIRT 
MANUFACTURERS, 241 W. Van Buren, 
Factory 222, Chicago. 
50 TURKEYS LEFT. For sale cheap. 
Write quick. WALTER CLARK, Freeport, O. 
FOR SALE. White Holland turkeys. MRS. 
L. CLOSE, Locke, N. Y. 
TURKEYS—Hens and Toms—with size 
and quality. Pairs and trios no akin. Mam¬ 
moth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragansett, 
White Holland, write. WALTER BROS.. Pow¬ 
hatan Point, Ohio. 
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. 
BUTTERFLY APRONS 39c, “Miss Sara¬ 
toga” housedresses $1.39; both $1.75. Agents 
wanted. BENNETTS GARMENTS. Schuyler- 
villo, N. Y. 
American Agriculturist, January 26, 1924 
Farmers' Standard Carbide Exposed 
{Continued from -page 67) 
at $55,896.36; corresponding figure on the 
latter statement is $7,635.01. We would like 
you to be good enough to explain this. 
“3—Former statement shows plant, real 
estate and water power carried at $541,932.86. 
The latter statement $636,001.61. Will you 
kindly also explain this difference? 
“4—Do the figures referred to above mean 
that the plant is free and clear and that there 
is no mortgage, or other indebtedness against 
it? 
“5—In both statements, under the heading 
of liabilities, your outstanding common stock 
is carried at about $25 a share. We believe 
that this was sold for $100 a share and would 
thank you to advise us why it is only carried 
for $25 a share. 
“6—Both statements include in the assets; 
Securities and investments. We understand 
the bulk of these are subsidiary companies. 
Will you kindly advise us what is the actual 
Value of these securities and investments in the 
event of dissolution of these subsidiary com¬ 
panies? 
“We would appreciate it if you would give 
this matter your prompt attention as we feel 
that the foregoing items call for some explana¬ 
tion on your part. Naturally, these matters 
are of vital interest to our subscribers who are 
stockholders of your company. We would be 
pleased to receive a statement from you, at 
your very earliest convenience, enlightening us 
on the foregoing and giving us any additional 
information which you care to concerning the 
present status of your company. 
“Please be assured that we wish to be en¬ 
tirely fair to you in every respect and to get 
your statement before advising our subscribers 
as to our opinion of the facts.” 
We received no answer to this letter and 
on December 1st we wrote another letter 
to this company reading as follows: 
“We beg to remind you that we have re¬ 
ceived no reply to our letter of November 20. 
“Please be assured that we wish to be per¬ 
fectly fair-minded and to hear two sides of 
every question. As we have advised you, we 
have received numerous complaints about your 
company, and therefore, wish again to give 
you this opportunity of stating your side of the 
case. Please give this your prompt attention.” 
On December 5th, Mr. Samuel Null, 
SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
GLADIOLAS—Finest varieties. Write for 
free descriptive price list. Address EMANUEL 
BUECHLY, Greenville, O. 
MILLIONS OF HIGH GRADE STRAW¬ 
BERRY PLANTS. Direct to growers at whole¬ 
sale prices. Write for our 20TH CENTURY 
CATALOG—ITS FREE. And will save you 
from 25% to 50% on every order. TOWN- 
. SENDS NURSERY, 15 Vine St., Salisbury, 
Maryland. 
POTATOES—Cobbler, Six weeks, Triumph, 
others. CHARLES FORD, Fishers, N. Y. 
FOR SALE. True Danish Ballhead cabbage 
seed. Imported direct from Odense, Denmark. 
$2 per lb. Postpaid. C. J. STAFFORD, Route 
3, Cortland, N. Y. 
BLISS, the wonderful new strawberry 
developed at the experiment station. Rich in 
flavor, large and productive. Plants dollar 
dozen, postpaid. Circular free. A. B. KAT- 
KAMIER, Macedon, N. Y. 
CROP FORECAST FOR 1924—The Agricul¬ 
ture College and Farm Bureau in New York have 
records which enable them to predict crop yields 
with surprising accuracy. For 1924 it is pre¬ 
dicted that Comellian Oats, Alpha Barley and 
Cornell No. 11 com will outyield other varieties 
as they have in the past. Robust Beans and 
Certified Russet Potatoes also will be high. 
Your yields actually increased 25 to 50%. Write 
today for complete information. K. C. LIVER¬ 
MORE, Quaker Hill Farm, Box A, Honeoye 
Falls. N. Y. 
HONEY 
HONEY—Light clover postpaid 3rd zone, 
5 lbs. $1.05, Dark 95c. Price list free. ROS- 
COE F. WIXSON, Dept. A., Dundee, New York. 
HONEY. 5 lbs. Clover $1.10, 10 lbs. $2, 
buckwheat $1 and $1.75. Postpaid first three 
zones. 60 lbs. pure Clover $7.50, Buckwheat $6. 
HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
CLOVER honey, 5 lbs. $1.25, 10 lbs. 82.15, 
postage paid. J. C. ABBOTT, Northampton, 
Mass. 
DOGS AND PET STOCK 
FANCY BRED COLLIE PUPPIES. JOHN 
D. SMITH, Walton, N. Y. 
DOGS. All Kinds. Cheap. C. O. D. 
Trial. Dog Feed, Medicine Supplies. Free 
Book Doctoring and Feeding. KASKASKIA 
KENNELS AMAG, Herrick, Ill. 
DOGS AND PET STOCKS. Angora long¬ 
haired kittens of purebred stock. Maine grown 
pets, male or female. ORRIN J. DICKEY, 
Belfast, Maine. 
President of the Farmers Standard Car¬ 
bide Company, wrote us as follows: 
“We beg to advise you in respect of your 
letter of November 20th that instead of reply¬ 
ing to your letter in any extended corre¬ 
spondence we would be pleased to meet with 
you in person and take up matters referred to 
by you in your communication. 
“If you will let us know when it is conve¬ 
nient for the writer to meet you he will be glad 
to make an appointment with you. Thanking 
you, we remain.” 
After receipt of this letter we made two 
appointments with Mr. Null so that we 
could get the facts from him, but he failed 
to keep both of them and we are still 
waiting to hear from this gentleman. 
We are, therefore, obliged to draw our 
own conclusions from the company’s 
statement. Some of the significant things 
as shown by this statement are as fol¬ 
lows: The balance sheet of December 31, 
1922, was very illuminating. Among the 
assets which appeared there is the item, 
“Securities and Investments $371,901.” 
Now, this would be a very valuable asset 
if it consisted of Liberty Bonds or other 
guilt-edge securities. We find, however, 
that these securities and investments 
consist principally of stock which the 
Farmers Standard Carbide Company 
holds in its own subsidiaries—namely— 
500 shares in the Standard Carbide Sales 
Company; 1,000 shares in the National 
Generator Company and 40,000 shares in 
the Standard Acetylene Company. 
The President of the Farmers Standard 
Carbide Company, Mr. Samuel Null, is 
also President of the Standard Acetylene 
Company. According to statements 
made by him several months ago, this 
company has not yet begun operations, 
and as far as we can learn, none of the 
other companies have passed beyond the 
promotion stage. In other words, money 
that has passed from the right hand into 
the left is considered an asset of the 
company and carried on the books as an 
“investment.” 
This statement of December 31, 1922, 
also shows that the company carries 
“patents, trademarks and good-will” 
at $200,000. This is carried as an asset. 
The statement also shows as an asset 
“organization expenses”—that is, money 
that it long ago spent—at a sum over 
$249,000. “The total of these assets,” 
together with the securities referred to 
above, is nearly $800,000. Ask your local 
banker how much he thinks the company 
could realize on this $800,000 in case it 
was liquidated, or selling out, and a stock¬ 
holder wanted to get his pro-rata share of 
the company’s capital. The statements 
of December 31,1921 and 1922, show that 
the company carries as a liability its 
common stock at $25 a share. Mr. Null 
has written that this stock was sold at 
$100 a share and that this price has “nei¬ 
ther been increased or decreased.” Why 
then is it carried on the books of the 
company only at $25 a share? What 
became of $75 from over $100 that was 
paid for this stock? This is a question 
that its stockholders are very anxious to 
learn. Apparently only $25 actually 
went into the treasury of the company 
from over $100 which the stockholder 
paid. 
Read the following articles about this 
company and we think you will see what 
became of this money. We will also show 
you how the company paid its dividends; 
how and why salesmen made personal 
calls to deliver dividend checks of $1.75; 
how and why dividends were declared in 
stock of the Standard Acetylene Com¬ 
pany; why the company has stopped 
doing business in the State of Ohio; how 
the company declines to buy back its 
stock; how in certain instances stock¬ 
holders have paid for the stock and not 
even received their certificates, and many 
other interesting facts in regard to this 
most interesting company. 
I could not get along without, the 
American Agriculturist. —W. I. Pat- 
chen, R. D. No. 25, West Danby, N. Y. 
