January 17, 1865. ] 



JOURNAL OP HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEE. 



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heat from the hatching apparatus, which is kept in the 

 middle of this room, will keep the temperature sufficiently 

 high during winter. Near the ridge of the roof ventUating- 

 frames should be iixed, and near the floor one or two sliding 

 doors' should be provided to allow of the admission of cold air. 

 Chickens hatched in a dry atmosphere will never be so 

 strong and healthy as those hatched in a moist heat, as is 

 evident ironi the dilfereuce in the appearance of a brood 

 hatched in a loft, and one hatched in the field ; and as a moist 

 temperature is highly desirable, it should be provided for in 

 artificial hatching. The apparatus described below, although 

 only calculated to hatch one egg per day, combines the same 

 advantages as one capable of hatching one thousand eggs 

 per day, and will answer for all the requirements of an 

 amateur breeder. Besides it is so portable and convenient 

 in its construction that it can be placed in a bed-room, and 

 while hatching it will keep the room warm day and night, 

 and the light from the gas or lamp will serve as a night light. 



POKTABLE AKTIFICIAL HEN FOE HATCHING. 



Perspective elevation. 



From the above perspective elevation and section it will 



be seen that the hatching apparatus consists of separate 



parts. 1. A glass-covered box. 2. A water tank. 3. A floating 



vessel. 4. A gas or oil lamp. 



The glass-covered box is made of japanned tin, it has a 



glass door through which 

 the light can be seen. 

 The bottom of this box is 

 perforated in the centre 

 for the admission of air 

 to the lamp, and the other 

 part is carpeted to receive 

 the chickens as they leave 

 their shells. About 12 

 inches from the bottom 

 are tour brackets to re- 

 ceive the water tank. The 

 lid has a perforated bor- 

 der for the escape of the 

 vitiated air and the steam 

 from the water. The sides 

 are provided with handles 



Fig. 21. -Transverse Section, 

 for carrying 



. J the box from one place to another, and it stands 

 on four knobs to allow of a free passage of air underneath. 



The water tank is made of tin, and a little smaller than 

 the box so as to allow about half an inch for the free passage 

 of air all round. 



The floating vessel is also made of tin, and is a trifle 

 smaller than the water tank, so as to allow of its floating in 

 it. The centre of this vessel has an oval opening in which 

 a registering thermometer is kept to show at all times the 

 temperature of the water. The bottom of this vessel is 

 covered with about an inch deep of sUver sand on which the 

 eggs are placed. By means of the central opening and that 

 between the vessel and the tank, the air is kept in a con- 



stantly moist condition. The lamp may burn either gas or 

 oil, but gas is certainly preferable. 



MANAGEMENT OF THE APPAKATU3. 



This is so simple that it can be entrusted to a child, and 

 only a very few du-eotions wUl be necessary. 



1st. Fill the tank with hot water tUl the floating vessel 

 reaches the top level, then see that the water has a tem- 

 perature of nearly 112°. Then light the lamp. Should the 

 heat increase reduce the flame, but if the temperature rises 

 or decreases but slowly it can be regulated by admitting 

 more or less air through the door of the box. 



2nd. The principal point, however, is, that the tempera- 

 ture on the sand should not vary much from 105", and it 

 will be found that with a water-heat of 112°, the sand will 

 be at 105°, and the eggs at 98°. For beginners it is always 

 best to put the apparatus in action for a day or two before 

 putting eggs in it. 



3rd. Turn the eggs once or twice a-day, and keep the 

 water replenished as it evaporates. — G. K. Getelin, Civil 

 Engineer, LoTidon. 



(To be continued.) 



PEOFITS OF POULTEY-KEEPING. 



In the article " Poultry -keeping from a Commercial Point 

 of View," your correspondent, Mr. G. K. Geyelin, makes a 

 calculation of the extra revenue to be derived from 3000 

 hens, and arrives at a result of rather a startling nature. 

 It is true, Mr. Geyelin allows nothing for deaths, &c. ; but 

 does he not make a serious mistake in calculating the value 

 of the eggs at 15s. per 100 ? I am buying good fresh-laid 

 eggs now at Is. per dozen, or 8s. 4(J. per 100, and, of course, 

 the man from whom I buy them gets a good profit, as he has 

 to buy them from the farmers' wives. 



I fear that 5s. per 100 would be nearer the mart than 15s. 

 and if so, that would reduce the revenue from £675 to dS225. 

 Still, even then there would be a good profit left, and it is 

 astonishing that the cottagers of England do not attend 

 more to egg-producing than they have done. — C. S. J. 



[We consider you are quite right, and we have warned 

 our readers against accepting Mr. Geyelin's profit and loss 

 statements. Those published and others which we have 

 from him for publication, are all far too much in favour of 

 the poultry-keeper. — Eds.] 



KENDAl AND NOETH-WESTEEN COUNTIES 

 POULTEY SHOW. 



The tenth annual Show was held on Thursday, Friday, 

 and Saturday last, in the Commercial Assembly Eoom, 

 Highgate, Kendal. 



On account of the Committee not being able to secure the 

 commodious room that has been at their disposal for the 

 past two years, and there not being another room sufficiently 

 large in the town, they were obliged to strike out a number 

 of classes which otherwise would have appeared on their 

 list. 



The chief feature in the Show was the Game classes, and 

 the principal attraction amongst the Game was the class for 

 local exhibitors, thirty-three pens competing for the honour of 

 being the best pen m the county. The silver cup and second 

 prize were won by Mr. Thos. Eobinson, of Ulverston, and 

 the third and extra first prizes by Mr. Woof, of Old Hutton; 

 an extra prize, in the same class, was taken by Mr. Thompson, 

 of Old Hutton. As a class, this was, perhaps, the best in 

 the Show, not a single bad bird of any sort being seen in 

 any pen. In the Single Game cock and cockerel class the 

 competition was very close. For the cup it was a severe 

 struggle between the best two pens, and it was only after a 

 long comparison that the Judge decided in favour of Mr. 

 Fletcher's splendid bird, though, in our opinion, the cock 

 shown by Mr. M. Graham, of Kendal, was equally deserving. 

 There was a capital show of Bantams, and in the class for 

 Game cock and two hens, no less than thirty-nine pens 

 competed. 



In the Hamburgh classes the different varieties were well 

 represented; the magnificent birds of Sir St. George Gore 

 being conspicuous in each class, though the head prize, a 



