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ECCALEBEION. 



It occupies a small space, and turns out , 

 hundred chickens a day. 



To those who may not have access i * 

 the expensive works containing a complete 

 description of the apparatus employed for 

 hatching chickens by hot water, the accom- 

 panying figure and details may not be un- 

 acceptable. 



Fig. 6. 



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The above figure will give a general idea 

 of the apparatus. It consists of a square 

 box of any required size. A small furnace 

 is seen at a furnished with a boiler. From 

 this arises a tube, &, which traverses back- 

 ward and forward through the box, and 

 through another one which is partly shown 

 at e,. where the chickens are kept after be- 

 ing hatched, and returns into the boiler, a. 

 The eggs rest on the shelves, c. 



