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to let the vapor escape from the heater drum, thus avoiding an explosion 

 of the gas. 



5. Place a tin flashing about the burner box on the back side of the 

 house as an additional safeguard to protect the woodwork. The same 

 precaution should be applied to all brooder systems. 



6. The use of a taper or hand torch for igniting the burner where 

 many burners are used, will save time and matches. 



7. While lowering the hover, care should be taken lest a chicken 

 become caught where the stem joins the heater or where the heater joins 



Fig. 82. — The range at Cornell zi'here chickens grozv strong and lusty in sunshine 

 and shade on the free range of green pastures. 



the pipe which conducts the fumes outside the house. This would stop 

 the draught and the heater would not work. (Fig. 63.) 



8. The temperature of the house outside the hover is quite largely 

 controlled by the glass and cloth window openings which should be ad- 

 justed to suit the weather and direction of prevailing winds. (Figs. 65, 

 96, 74 and Plate IV.) 



9. Always extinguish the burner and shut the wheel valve when 

 filling the supply can and guard against filling the tank to overflowing. 



10. When lighting the burner, do not fill the generating cup to over- 

 flowing, and do not ignite the burner while the control valve is open, 

 (Fig. 67 and 68.) 



