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larly as compared with brooders of the Peep-o'-Day type. Fur- 

 thermore not only do the chicks hve better in this new brooder 

 but also, according to our experience, those which do live grow 

 better and are thriftier than those raised in the other type of 

 brooder. The second advantage lies in the great saving of 

 labor which is effected by the use of the new brooder. The 

 fact that the brooder never has to be removed from the house 

 where it is operated means a decided economy. 



Fig. 



Showing brooder dismantled and parts stored in base.- 



■ CONSTRUCTION OF BROODER. 



In planning this brooder the primary point aimed at was to 

 make it a "fresh air" and a "pure air" brooder. With this idea 

 in mind it was thought advisable to make the wall of the brood- 

 er in some degree permeable to air. To meet this requirement 

 the walls and cover of the brooder are made of cloth. Essen- 

 tially the brooder is a cloth box containing a hover, of the 

 type in which the lamp fumes are conducted outside of the 

 building by an exhaust pipe. 



These brooders are built permanently into the houses which 

 they occupy. Two brooders are placed in each colony house, 



