56 CONVENIENT EQUIPMENT 



No other equipment about a poultry plant needs 

 to be selected with as much care as an incubator and 

 brooder. Thousands of eggs are wasted every year 

 through the use of inferior incubators, and thou- 

 sands of chicks die annually from being forced to 

 dwell in a poorly constructed brooder. 



It may cost a few dollars more to buy a good 

 incubator to start with, but the saving in eggs 

 which are apt to be spoiled in a poor machine will 

 more than make up the difference in the cost during 

 the first season's run, not to mention the time and 

 work wasted. 



A good machine is also more convenient to 

 operate ; it does not require constant care and watch- 

 ing. Such an incubator can be properly adjusted 

 and regulated before the eggs are put in, and in 

 most cases there will be little variation throughout 

 the period of incubation. A machine which must 

 be looked after during all hours of the night, as 

 well as during the daytime, is a nuisance and 

 undesirable. 



To sum it all up, good, reliable equipment is 

 absolutely necessary for profitable poultry raising. 



