under the various conditions of the seasons. 

 Having gained this experience he can then give 

 directions with each incubator to suit the locality 

 to which it is sent. These directions would (or 

 should) be such as will give the best average 

 results with that particular machine in that 

 locality. 



For the benefit of new acquaintances who may 

 wish to inquire if we practice what we preach, we 

 will state that during the years of our experiment- 

 ing we paid our compliments personally to the 

 chief points of interest lying between the Atlantic 

 and Pacific oceans, the great Northern lakes and 

 the Gulf of Mexico not making a flying trip, but 

 spending months and sometimes years in climates 

 and altitudes of peculiar interest to poultrymen 

 who practice artificial incubation and brooding. 



As we have said, follow the printed directions 

 sent with the incubator, and then at your leisure 

 study and experiment for yourself. If you find 

 that the manufacturer's directions give satisfactory 

 results, the knowledge you have acquired from 

 study and experiment will enable you to see why 

 they do ; and if, on the contrary, they do not 

 satisfy you, you may then be able to improve upon 

 them. 



Someone will say, "What a lot of fuss about 

 moisture ! Let me give you the whole thing in a 

 nutshell. Find out just what degree of humidity 

 is needed in the egg chamber for each week or 

 day, make slide covers for your moisture pans, 

 place a hygrometer or moisture gauge in the egg 

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