REPORT OF THE POULTRY MAX ACER 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



No. 1 Test. — Prairie State IxcuBATOn. Hot Am. 



Filled on February 20, 1904, with eggs in quality and kind as follows :^ 



Desciii)tion of Eggs. 



No. of 



Eggs. 



Clear 



Ecfgs 1st 



Test. 



Dead 



Germs 



IGth day. 



Chicks 



dead in 



Shell. 



Silver Laced Wyandottes 



y>\iS Orpingtons 



Silver Grey Dorkings 



Eaveroile 



White Wyandottes 



T'.arrcd P. Rock (No. 2 pen) 



] Mack Hamburg 



White Plymouth Rock 



Total 



f!0 



15 



40 



12 



Chickens 

 Hatched. 



23 



Birds had all the same care and feeding. 



Incubator was operated in the office, the atmosphere of which was very dry. 



Variation of temperature in room during liatch was from 25 to SO degrees. 



jSTo moisture was nsed in either machine or room. 



Time of cooling the eggs was: — 



1st week 10 to 12 minntos. 



2nd week 15 to 20 minutes. 



3rd week 25 to 30 mimites. 



Door of incubator was left open during the cooling of the eggs,- 



Eggs were txirned once per day after cooling. 



Test Xo. 2. — Ciiatiia:.: ' Eed Bird ' Ixcubatou. Hot Air. 

 Filled on February 27, 1004, with eggs as follows :— 



Descrfption of Eggs. 



Luff Orpington 



Silver Grey Dorkings 



Silver Laced Wyandottes 



Wliitt W^yandottcs 



Faverolle 



Jiarred P. Rock 



Black Hamburg 



Black Minorca? 



White P. Rock 



Birds were kept under same conditions with exception of Barred and White P. 

 Rocks which were under experiment. 



Incubators were placed in same office as Xo. 1. 



Temperature of room and time of cooling the eggs same as Xo. 1. 



Water was constantly kept in moisture pan. 



