1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1335 



"Old Trusty" is the Best 

 Incubator on Earth. 



HIS "Old Trusty " incubator will do 

 to tie to. Friends. 



It was built by Johnson, the 

 Incubator Man, to help you Chicken 

 Raisers out of your troubles— and 

 does it! 



You see I have been through 

 the mill, and know, by hard knocks 

 and actual experience, the ups and 

 downs of the poultry business. 



For I was born on a farm and was raised with the 

 hens, as you might say. 



I know 'm through and through; up one side and 

 down the other, from comb to claws. 



While I don't know it all, yet I've managed by 

 hard digging to prove a good many things of practical 

 value to every poultry-raiser. 



And you're right welcome to any information I've 

 got. 



Just ask me some questions. 



May be I can help you. 



Yes, sir I know the incubator business 

 right down to the ground. 



I can truthfully say, without boast- 

 ing, that Johnson was the first to dis- 

 cover and demonstrate— 



—That continuous light is detri- 

 mental to egg incubation. 



—That danger at hatching time is 

 due to lowering the temperature 

 by opening the door, rather than 

 to escaping moisture. 



—That eggs can be moved about 

 during incubation without in- 

 jury. 



—That the chick doesn t breathe 

 until it pips the shell. 



—That the air-cell makes a back- 

 stop or brace for action for the 

 chick. 



I made 50,000 incubators before I 

 perfected "Old Trusty." 



So it is to-day just about as perfect 

 as an incubator can be made. 



And that's why, wherever you find an "Old 

 Trusty " user, you'll find a friend of Johnson's. 



" Old Trusty " is compact, durable, and easy to 

 operate, and while I'm not parading the looks, I don't 

 know of a handsomer machine anywhere. 



I have done away with the frail, uncertain top- 

 lever regulators that are always in the way; and, in- 

 stead, have a direct-acting, automatic regulator that 

 is strong, and sensitive to one degree. 



My patent hot-water heater over the lamp and the 

 hot-water-pipe heating system, also the regulator, 

 were made for each other. 



Just take Johnson's word for it that you can't 

 beat "Old Trusty" on 



—Economical use of oil. 



—Rapid circulation of Warm water. 



—Great heating surface in proportion to body of 

 water. 



— Even distribution of heat to all parts of the egg- 

 chamber. 



Last year "Old Trusty" excelled all others in oil 

 economy. 



This year it adds 20 per cent more oil saving. 



Last year the average consumption of oil by "Old 

 Trusty " was two gallons and one pint for the 100-egg 

 machine. 



This year it will not average over two gallons the 

 season through. 



" Old Trusty " TOMsf sell on its merits. Because 

 it must do what Johnson says, or your money back. 



My "On Trial" plan is as simple and straight as 

 I can make it. 



I allow one trial hatch, with 40 days, 

 after you receive "Old Trusty," to make 

 it in. 



If you do not feel certain, after the 

 first hatch, a reasonable time will be al- 

 lowed for a second, or even a third, hatch, 

 if you've got a reasonable excuse. 



And then, if you find the machine not 

 up to representation, ship it back, and 

 Johnson will send you your money 

 without a cross word. 



If you're satisfied, keep the 

 machine. 



And remember tha^ 

 Johnson stands right be- 

 hind "Old Trusty" with 

 •. a responsible Five-year 

 Guarantee. 



Now, I want you to send 

 for the "Old Trusty" catalog. 

 It's a big 124 page book, 

 with nearly .300 illustrations, 

 and cost me a lot of money to 

 get up. 

 But it's all paid for, and is free to any one, friend 

 or stranger, who -is interested in my hobby— poultry- 

 raising. 



And I don't care a continental whether you ex- 

 pect to buy an "Old Trusty " incubator or not. 

 I want you to have the catalog anyway. 

 For the time may come when you will be incubator 

 hunting: and if you read this book now, you'll remem- 

 ber "Old Trusty" then, all right. 



So sit right down 7iow, while you've That's It 

 got it on your mind, and write for the 

 Old Trusty" book. 



It's worth $1.00 of anybody's mon- 

 ey, but you get it free with Johnson's 

 compliments and good wishes. 



Just address your letter or postal 

 card to "Incubator Johnson," the man 

 who knocked the spots out of high 

 prices— care of 



Johnson Pays the Freight 



M. M. Johnson Co., Clay Center, Neb. 



