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(No. 121) Besftr, Peas and Other Legumes as Food.. (No. 32) bllos and Silage. (No. 154) The Home Fruit Garden; Preparation and Care. (No. 33) Peach Growing for Market. (No. 34) Meats; Composition and Cooking. (No. 192) Barnyard Manure. eern which this tremendous advertis ing is causing our principal competi tors in the export apple trade. The Tasmanian government council has in stituted an official inquiry whether this new development is likely to so revolu tionize the character of the fruit which we export to Europe, and which is In competition with them, as to ne cessitate their securing and growing this seedless variety. Colonel Brackett states that thus far no tree or scion of this aliened remark able apple has been placed in the hands of any disinterested experimenter, and The Seedless Apple Fraud KO OTHER WAGONS APPROACH In Perfect Adaptability Under all Conditions to The Strong Old Hickory DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DENOUNCES SCHEME AS HUMBUG (No. 200) Turkeys; Standard Varle ties and Management, (No. 214) Beneficial Bacteria for Leguminous Crops. GUT KLLIOTT MITCHELL. either paper st New York Sta The attract!;, m parent Spencer company, as learned at :k or nursery stock, in One of Uncle Sam's duties, and it is an extremely important one, is showing up, and where possible, stopping frauds ami fakes and preventing the people from being mulcted of their savings. Through Its Issuance of "fraud orders" the Postofflce Depart ment prevents millions of dollars every year from being squandered on worth less projects and fake schemes ex ploited through cunning advertise ments. The vigilance of the Govern* ment against lottery concerns Is an other Instance. It Is significant that there are not" as yet any trees or scions for sale, al though it Is stated Hint several million Proper Seasoning of Farm Impte* , ' meals. It la fall time that all mowing ma chines, harvesters, and other horse Implements should be left ont in the field to obtaln'the benefit of the fall weather. Plows and barrows will, Of coarse, be needed yet, and these will be kept under cover for awhile, bat the Department of Agriculture, Is that these subsidiary or local seedless apple companies may be formed In the vari ous States. The local company Is to pay a cash bonus to the mother com pany and also Issue It 51 per cent, of Its stock—a controlling Interest. The public Is to be let lo on the remainder, 49 per cent. To facilitate the sale of thlB stock Assistant Pomologlst W. A. Taylor says that the company some time ago Issued a statement to the ef fect that the retail price of trees will be held up to |3 each, while the cost to the docal company will not exceed 50 tents, and It is estimated that on a local Investment of 35,000, 350,000 could he quickly rounded up. "It seems,” said Mr. Taylor, who In So much Is done now through clever advertising that officials have come to bo very chary about giv ing their indorsement to any schemes which have not been pretty thoroughly W. tried out. The Spencer “Seedless” Apple, A case In point was the efforts of the Colorado seedless and coreless apple concern, headed by a Mr. Spencer, which attempted last year to secure the can be.Jeft oat later after the fall plowing. This practice of fall weath ering of Implement! Is quite general In many farming sections and Is encour aged from year to year by a large class of farmers. It Insures thorough weathering of'the wood and produces In the metal parts of the machinery speaking of the matter appeared to be entirely convinced of the shadyness of PHOTOGRAPH OF "SEEDLESS" APPLES SOLD TO MESSRS. SHEARN FOR 30 'SHILLINGS APIECE. trees are being grown In Naw York, Iowa, Utah and Colorado. It la questionable whether the Fraud Order Office of the Postofflce Depart ment will be able to bar the uee of the a fine brown color. The practice Is an entirely satisfactory one to the mails to the company owing to the skillful preparstlon of Its literature, though such action, it Is stated, would he auatalned by all reputable fruit men and nureerymen.. The wonder of the whole etory la that In the face of inch lamentable failures where the promoter! have con sented to exhibit their apples the work still goes forward of successfully fool ing the people. It Is not denied that there Is an apple which may be called seedless and with an Imperfectly de veloped core; but It la a freak and worthless, and, moreover. Is thousands of years old. Wherever the Spencer Implement sellers as a class. Pickles and Babies, An exchange made an unfortunate error Ip Its "Answers to Correspond ents" recently. "Fond Mother" wrote In to find ont what she should do for her children who had the whooping cough. In the make up the compositor got* some Items transposed and the answer read: "It - not too young,, skin them thoroughly; Immerse In scalding water, sprinkle plentifully with salt, and leave for a week In strong brine.” Horrors! He misplaced tbe answer to “Anxious Housekeeper's" query for a pickled onion recipe. » - the apple cannot be wormy. One of tbe apples reluctantly submitted by tbe Spencer people to Colonel Brackett, the Pomologlst of tbe Department, con tained, when cat, a good, fat codling moth worm.Nwhlle all tbe apples sub- Everything Was tbe Some. A young Oxford student one day re ceived an unexpected visit from his pretty sister, and was very Indignant that she came without a chaperon. "Look here," — nected with the general company, with the exception of the president, or al leged discoverer of tho new apple, are leged discoverer of tho new ap r ... men entirely unknown to the horticul tural world.” Reckless Statements Ths company appears to be well or ganised and baa apparently engaged ex cellent legal talent. "The itatements In all the literature lseued by the com pany ara very skillfully wordedsaid Mr. Taylor, "the statements made through the public press, for which tbe company cannot ba held accountable, and which are influencing the people, have been recklessly misleading and untrue," The shrewd method by which this apple waa advertised In England and again roadvertlaed In the United States shows that a master brain Is en gineering ths promotion of the scheme. Having prepared the British public through numerous articles, for some thing startling, a specimen of the seed less apple was sent to King Edward, Inclosed In a plush-Ilned Jewelry box. The Englleh papers commented widely upon ths occurrence and several addi tional apple* wars sold at public auc tion for enormous prices, end tbe pro- daily well written encomium on this happening and on the ' value of the apple was Innocently transmitted by the American Consul to our Depart ment of Commerce anjl through Its ad vance consular sheets distributed to every newspaper In ths United States. A feature of this Incident was tba ceremony connected with the cnttlng of two apples which brought the largest prices—namely, 315. A number of dis tinguished British horticulturists were present, the apples wen taken from cold storage eases, and everything was proceeding beautifully until ths knife was applied, then It was found that the apples wen neither seedless nor core- less and thd Indignant purchasers, Messrs. Shearn, demanded their money said the yoong man, “I will not have any of tbe fellows see you lo my noma, so If anyone knocks at the dooy you Juat get behind that screen." In a few minutes a knock waa beard, and the girl ran behind the screen as her brother "went to open tbe door. An old gentleman stood on the threshold, who, after profusely apolo gising for his intrusion, said; "I am Just borne from Australia, and many years ago I occupied these rooms; would you allow me, sir, to look at them once again!” "Certainly,” said the student, “come In.” “Ah,” ex claimed the old man, "everything Is Just the same. Same old table, same old fireplace, same old screen." Then, catching sight of the girl; “By Jove, same old dodge." “Sir,” exclaimed the student, “that la my sister.” “Gad, sir.” was the rejoinder, "same old tlonlse tho apple Industry of the coun try, and they were wise In refusing to give It Indorsement Colonel Brackett, tbe Pomologlst of the Department now states that tho seedless and core- lees apple propaganda la apparently one of the most carefully considered and Intelligently worked out schemes tor THE "SEEDLESS" APPLE PRESENTED TO KINO EDWARD. mltted to the-Uepsrtment and to the St Louis Exposition apple Judges con tained either seeds or cores. The apples were, moroover, small and.In- ferlor; but the newspaper account of these events tell a different tale. Repeaters >n th* origin*!loolM top ami au& jjaetora Farm Bulletins. The great demand upon the Depart- between the ohoolct'i head and the eartnde* at *11 linn, throw* in* HSKRUafi uted free, has necessitated the reprint ing Of quite a list of those valuable lit tle pamphlets. Among others of gen eral Interest which are available are; (No. 41)'Fowls; Their Care and Feeding. (No. 44) Commercial Fertilizers; Their Composition and JJse. (No. 63) Caro of Milk on the Farm. (No. 64) Ducks and Geese; Standard Plans for.SlnklnglMoney, It now turns out that the Spencar aeadlesa apple, so far as its being a new and valuable production la con cerned, la an entire fake, and It would appear that the plan la mors of a stock ’and bond sailing proposition than a nursery stock raising one. The seed less and coreless apple ia almost as,hid as history. Pliny, the Roman natural ist, described- It two thousand • years ago. Hundred* of reference* appear in the books of horticulturists about this freak, the whole story having been de- scrlbed by Professor Bailey of Cornell The customs officials are alarmed nt the apparent fact that there are more Havana cigars In the country than Is warranted by the Imports of Havana tobacco.'. They have 'proba bly omitted to calculate to tnelude tbe blckory and cabbage-leaf crop. The King of Spain Is again touring the European courts, looking for some- Breeds and Management. (No. 113) The Apple and How to Grow It of Cornell re bad faith Che roissoula Hurserp Producers of Northern grown acclimated trees and the best varieties for planting in Northern States. Every Variety of Standard Fruit Thoroughly tested Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Trees ’ Ornamental, Small Fruit Plants, Shrubs, Vines and Roses. A Trial by Telephone, Robert Willard, a farmer living near Elkhart In Logan county, Illinois, up on being arrested by Constable Pettit on a charge of intoxication and dis orderly conduct, pleaded guilty by tele phone. When be was Informed of the 314 fine by the Justice In Lincoln, be agreed to send the amount by mall. The case is unique in central Illinois Jurisprudence. - A SPECIALTY OF FLOWERING PLANTS AND SHRUBS Cut Flowers and Floral Designs. Also Vegetable Plants shipped by express. Catalogue and Price List Free. Mail orders have prompt attention. The constable found Willard bnally engaged la a cornfield and read the warrant to him. Willard agreed that It was all right, but pointed to the work that be waa doing and declared that be could not possibly lose a day or two by drivlng to Lincoln and wait ing for trial. He suggested the use of tbe telephone, and when the-constable somewhat dubiously acquiesced, the two repaired to the farmhouse. Fl- MISSOULA NURSERY CO. nally they got connection with Justice Rudolph, In Lincoln, and over the wire the unique trial was bald. Tbe justice received a letter later with..ths fine of tbe Spencer apple people Is shown In their circulating a partial quotation from Professor Ballsy written about the sesdlesa apple years ago, and hav ing no reference to the socalled Spen cer seedless apple. The reason now appears for ths care ful educational work dona among the newspapers last year. The Spencer Seedless Apple Company of New York has been organized with alleged nur series In Niagara County, baa lamed a magnificent catalogue with a full col ored lithograph of the “Spencer seed less apple," and also showing cram eeo- tlons of the apple with no semblance of core or seed. Newspapers Which Bit, This catalogue contains numerous ex tracts from papers all over the country lauding tho Spencer seedless apple al- nfost to the skies. The truth is, that some of the moat conservative papers wore successfully roped in and uncon sciously published articles specially written for them by the propagandists themselves, and these very papers are now quoted In tho catalogues distrib uted by the company. Such eminent names appear as the New York Times, the Buffalo Inquirer, both of which had enthusiastic editorials, the Ameri can Inventor, the New York Farmer, Scientific American, the Buffalo nmercial. the New York Herald, the National Nurseryman, the Denver Times and a scoro Of otJiOTS* The Public to Pay the Prollta This New York apple company Is hut one of the subsldUn; cmnpanlea, .with apparently the rlfht to Bell tto MANUFACTURED BY Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co. LOUISVILLE, KY. LARGEST PRODUCERS OF FARM WAGONS IN THE WORLD AMERICAN CROWN SOAP *■ a green soap, consistency of pests, a perfect cleanser for automobile machinery and alt vehicles; will not iojure the most Highly polished surface. Made from pure vegetable oils. If your dealer does not carry American Crown Boap in stock, send us his name and address and we will see that your wants are supplied. Pat up in 12)4 23 and 80 lb polls. James S. Kirk & Company CHICAGO, 111. 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