THE BEST SIZE INCUBATOR. 



Many beginners are undecided as to what sized 

 incubator to get. If we wanted a capacity of 300 

 eggs would get three incubators of 100 eggs capa- 

 city each ; if 600 capacity, three of 200 eggs each ; 

 if 750, three of 250 each ; if 1200 capacity, three 

 of 400 each ; if 1800 capacity, three of 600 eggs 

 each. This is much better than getting one large 

 incubator for all the eggs. It costs more for the 

 several smaller machines than for one large one for 

 all the eggs, but the advantages are : You can 

 have fresher eggs for each incubator, you can sort 

 the eggs if you have large quantities, and select 

 those with shells of same kind and thickness for 

 each incubator ; you can place duck, turkey or 

 goose eggs in separate machines, or use a different 

 machine for each variety of hens' eggs. You can 

 keep a record of each kind and quality ; you will 

 learn more about the amount of moisture for each 

 class of eggs, and will soon become able to hatch 

 all kinds of eggs equally well. If you make a 

 mistake you will discover it more easily and can 

 rectify it more readily ; the result of a mistake or 

 an accident will not be as expensive, and you will 

 have a better chance to retrieve any loss which you 

 may sustain through accident, carelessness or 

 neglect of rules in hatching, for it would hardly be 

 likely to affect but one machine, and as that one 

 would only contain one-third of your full quota of 

 eggs, you would have the other two-thirds left 

 even if all in one machine were ruined, and you 

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