INCUBATION 19 
six weeks difference in the time of reaching 
maturity. The early hatched chickens will 
probably reach maturity at approximately 
five months, while the later-hatched chickens, 
in all probability, will require two or three 
weeks longer. The late-hatched chickens 
will not make as uniform growth; they will 
exhibit more runts and improperly developed 
chickens, there will be some chickens that 
are poorly feathered, and, taken all in all, 
they will be a poor lot. 
Selection of Incubator. In the selection 
of an incubator there is one prime rule to 
follow: Buy a good, standard make of ma- 
chine, Do not buy a cheap, poorly con- 
structed machine, because in the long run 
they are the most expensive. They are more 
apt to get out of order and they are not as 
substantially built. An occasional poor 
hatch will more than make up the difference 
between the cost of a cheap machine and that 
of a better, higher-priced, standard make. 
Location of Incubator. The best place 
to run an incubator is in a cellar. Here the 
temperature is more nearly uniform. If the 
surroundings are free from marked fluctua- 
