CHAPTER VI 



FEBRUARY 



rTlHERE is a feeling of responsibility about 

 -- the acquisition of an incubator that 

 seems to inculcate a practical business spirit 

 most satisfactory to the evolution of a self- 

 supporting condition; so do not hesitate to 

 buy one, even if a few dollars have to be 

 borrowed from the master of the house or 

 the emergency fund. 



Early spring broilers are so profitable that 

 every effort should be made to produce 

 them. Hens cannot be depended on to 

 hatch in February or even March, if the 

 weather remains cold; and chickens, weigh- 

 ing from three quarters of a pound to a 

 pound and a quarter when dressed, will bring 

 50 cents a pound in March and April. 



The up-to-date incubator is so well made 

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