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EPARTMENT OF AG
SCHEME
SECTION OF SPENCER SEEDLESS
J5, REPRODUCED FROM SPEN
CER CATALOGUE.
rs, hut in magazines and scientific
aals.
?lans for Sinking Money*
aw turns out that th$/Spencer
apple, jfli -gylts being a
a», valuable production is con
ed, isHfifentire fake, and it would
ar that the plan is more of a stock
bond selling proposition than a
.ery stock raising one. The seed
and corelesB apple is almost as old
istory. Pliny, the/tfoman natural
described it \wo' thousand years
Hundreds of references appear in
oks of horticulturists about this
the whole story having been de
by Professor Bailey of Cornell
it •.
he
ifleen years ago. The bad faith
[Spencer apple people is shown
aeir circulating a partial quotation
i
Professor Bailey written about
seadless apple years ago, and hav
no reference to the so-called Spen
seedless apple.
ie reason now appears for the care
educational work done among the
spapers last year. The Spencer
Hess Apple Company of NewYork
been organized with, alleged nur
es in Niagara County, has issuel a
jiiflcent catalogue with a full cot
lithograph of the "Spencer seed
apple," and also showing cross se&
s of the apple with no semblance of
i or seed.
Newspapers Which Bit.
his catalogue contains numerous ex
ts from papers all over the country
ling
the
Spencer
he Seedless M)ple Fraud
of Uncle Sam's duties, anil It is
remely important one, is snowing
.nd where possible, slopping
and fakes and preventing the
from being mulcted /of their
s. Through its issuance of
orders" the Postofflce Depart
trevents millions of pilars every
rom being squandered on worth
irojects and fak0' schemes ex
1 through cuiuiing advertlse-
The vigilance of the Govern
against lottery concerns is an
instance. So much is done now
clever advertising that officials
ome to be very chary about giv
leir indorsement to any schemes
Have not been pretty thoroughly
out.
e Spencer "Seedless" Apple.
ise in point was the efforts of the
ido seedless and coreless apple
n, headed by a Mr. Spencer,
attempted last year to secure the
seedless apple al-
to the skies. The truth is, tha.
e of the most conservative papers
e successfully roped in and
unc°?"
usly published articles specially
tten for them by the propagandists
nselves, and theBe very papers are
quoted In the catalogues distrib
1 by the company.
Sl^h 1
e™J°e°t
les appear as the New York Times,
Buffalo Inquirer, both of 7^®?
enthusiastic editorials, the Amerl-
Inveotor, the New York Parmer
Scientific American, the Buffalo
nmercial, the New
York
Herald, the
:ional Nurseryman, the Denver
aes and a score of others.
The Public to Pay thiM»roflt»
Chls New Yoik apple
ot the subildlMy oompaaJw^th
parently til* rlfht to
(CULTURE DENOUNCES
lS HUMBUG
OUT ELAOTT MITCHELL.
OGRAPHS OF "SEEDLESS AND CORELESS" APPLES FURNISHED
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BY THE SPENCER COMPANY.
sement of the Fruit Division of
)epartment of Agriculture. The
men of the Department were ex
ily doubtful of the claims made
r. Spencer that he had evolved a
:ss apple which would revolu
e the apple industry of the coun
nd they were wise in refusing to
:t indorsement. Colonel Brackett,
Pomologist of the Department,
slates that the seedless and core
pple propaganda is apparently one
e most carefully considered and
igently worked out schemes for
igi and defrauding the public
i
has ever been attempted along
ultural lines. Taking advantage
e remarkable results of fruit and
improvement made by Luther
ank and other wizards of plant
ce, the statement was sprung upon
nsuspecting newspaper press ana
that a wonderful seedless and
ess apple had been discovered
Ireds of columns of newspaper de
tions of this fruit have since ap
in not only the daily and weekly
either paper stock or nursery stock, in
New York State.
The attractive plan proposed by the
parent Spencer company, as learned at
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 in on the remainder,
49 per cent. To facilitate the sale of
this stock Assistant Pomologist W.
A. Taylor says that the company some
time ago issued a statement to the bt
feet that the retail price of trees will
be held up to $3 each, while the cost to
the local company will not cxceed 50
cents, and it is estimated that on a
local investment of $5,000, $60,000
could be quickly rounded up.
"It seems," said Mr. Taylor, who in
speaking of the matter appeared to be
entirely convinced of the shadyness of
A feature of this incident was the
ceremony connected with the cutting of
two apples which brought the largest
prices—namely, $15. A number of dis
tinguished British horticulturists were
present, the apples were taken from
cold storage cases, and everything was
proceeding beautifully until the knife
was applied, then it was found that the
appl«B were neither seedless nor core
less and the indignant purchasers,
Messrs. Shearn, demanded their money
back.
Must Make the Fakirs Smile.
A somewhat amusing feature, as re
lated by Colonel Brackett, is the con
I
THE
the scheme, "that all of the people con
nected with the general company, with
the exception of the president, or al
leged discoverer of the new apple, are
men entirely unknown to the horticul
tural world."
Reckless Statements
The company appears to be well or
ganized and has apparently engaged ex
cellent legal talent. "The statements
in all the literature issued by the com
pany are very skillfully worded," said
Mr. Taylor, "the statements made
through the public press, for which the
company cannot be held accountable,
and which are influencing the people,
have been recklessly misleading and
untrue." The shrewd method by which
this apple was advertised in England
and again readvertised in the United
States shows that a master brain is en
gineering the 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-lined jewelry box.
The English papers commented widely
upon the occurrence and several addi
tional apples were sold at public auc
tion for enormous prices, and the pro
cially well written encomium on this
happening and on the value of the
apple was innocehtly transmitted by
the American Consul to our Depart
ment of Commerce and through its ad
vance consular sheets distributed to
every newspaper in the United States.
Courtesy Ibryu*' Weekly.
THE BELLES or THE SEASON-
cern which this tremendous advertis
ing is causing our principal competi
tors in the export apple trade. The
Tasmanian government council -has in
stitutedan 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 alleged remark
able apple has been placed in the hands
*of any disinterested experimenter, and
it is significant that there are not as
yet any trees or Bcions for sale, al
though it is stated that several million
PHOTOGRAPH OF "SEEDLESS" APPLES
SOLD TO MESSRS. SHEARN FOR 30
SHILLINGS APIECE.
trees are being grown in New York,
Iowa, Utah and Colorado.
It is questionable whether the Fraud
Order Office of the Postofflce Depart
ment will be able to bar the use of the
mails to the company owing to the
skillful preparation of its literature,
though such action, it is stated, would
be sustained by all reputable fruit men
and nurserymen.
The wonder of the whole story is
that in the face of such lamentable
failures where the promoters 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 is a freak and
worthless, and, moreover, is thousands
of years old. Wherever the Spencer
apple has been exhibited it has been a
fizzle. One claim made by the company
is because the apple is bloomless it
offers no opportunity for the codling
moth to lay its eggs, that, therefore,
the apple cannot be wormy. One of the
apples reluctantly submitted by the
Spencer people to Colonel Brackett, the
Pomologist of the Department, con
tained, when cut, a good, fat codling
moth worm, while all the apples sub-
THE "SEEDLESS" APPLE PRESENTED
TO KING EDWARD.
mitted to the Department and to the
St.. Louis Exposition apple judges con
tained either seeds or cores. The
apples were, moreover, small and in
ferior but the newspaper account of
these events tell a different tale.
Farm Bulletins.
The great demand upon the Depart
ment of Agriculture for some of the
Farmers' Bulletins, which are distrib
uted free, has necessitated the reprint
ing of quite a list of these 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 Use.
(No. 63) Care of Milk on the Farm.
1
(No. 64) Ducks and Geese Standard
Breeds and Management.
(No. 113) The Apple and How to
Grow It.
(No-
121)
Beans,
Peas and
Other
Legumes as Food.
(No. 32) Silos 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.
(No. 200) Turkeys Standard Varie
ties and -Management.
(No. 214) Beneficial Bacteria for
Leguminous Crops.
Proper Seasoning of Farm Imple*
menlB.
It is ..full time that all mowing ma
chines, harvesters, and other horse
implements should be left out in the
field to obtain the benefit of the fall
weather. Plows and harrows will, of
course, be needed yet, and these will
be kept under cover for awhile, but
can be left out later after the fall
plowing. This practice of fall weath
ering of implements 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
a fine brown color. The practice is
an entirely satisfactory one to the
implement sellers as a class..
Pickles and Babies.
An exchange made an unfortunate
error in its "Answers to Correspond
ents" recently.
'Fond Mother" wrote in to i}ad out
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:
If not too young, skin them
thoroughly immerse in scalding
water, sprinkle plentifully with salt:
and leave. for a week in strong
brine." Hbrrors! He misplaced the
answer to "Anxious Housekeeper's"
query for a pickled onion recipe.
Everything JFas the Same.
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," said the young man, "I
will not have any of the fellows see
you in my rooms, so if anyone knocks
at the door you just get behind that
screen."
In a few minutes a knock was
heard, and the girl ran behind the
screen as her brother went to open the
door. An old gentleman stood on the
threshold, who, after profusely apolo
gizing for his intrusion, said: "I am
just home 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 1
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 is my sister." "Gad,
sir," was the rejoinder, "same old
story."
A Few Afterthoughts.
The Chinese women are being wean
ed from the old custom of binding
their feet, and it is stated that the
practice now obtains only among the
American women.
There is no authority for the state
ment that the railroad companies
would seriously object if Congress
spends the entire session discussing
the tariff and reciprocity.
'I reflect with sorrow over the
justification of the claim you make
of having lent me your constant sup
port," says Lord Curzon, the viceroy
of India, recently deposed at the
instance of Premier Balfour. If the
Premier understood just what Lord
Curzon indicated, and had the nerve,
he probably called back, "you'r anoth
er."
The customs officials are alarmed
at 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 include the
hickory and cabbage-leaf crop.
The King of Spain is again touring
the European courts, looking for some
body who will accept him..
The idea that the scarcity of ser
vant girls is due to their-all having
become writers of novels, Is probably
suggested by the quality of current
fiction.
Germany and France have' reached
an agreement over Morocco that is
Entirely satisfactory to both parties."
How about the feelings of the third
party?
Helen Bertram has been np before
a New York magistrate for failure
to pay her debts. At the same time,
her husband la
igal Son."
s playing In "The Prod-
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 he was Informed of the
$14 fine by the justice in Lincoln, he
agreed to send the amount by mail.
The case Is unique In central Illinois
jurisprudence. v
The constable found Willard busily
engaged in a cornfield and read the
warrant to him. Willard agreed that
it was all right, but potat4d to the
work that he was doing and declared
that he could not possibly lose a day
or two by driving to Lincoln and wait
ing for trial. He suggested the use of
the telephone, and when the constable
somewhat dubiously acquiesced, the
two repaired to the farmhouse. Fi
nally they got connection with Justice
Rudolph, In Lincoln, and over the wire
the unique trial was held. The justice
received a totter later with the in*
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