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$4223.00 IX ONE YEAR 



The first hatch was off just in time for the first order. It was the 

 first experience in shipping baby chicks, and I was naturally puzzled 

 as to how to do it. Have received many letters from different ones 

 asking me for instructions in shipping stock, eggs and baby chicks, 

 so I am safe in saying that these are matters that bother everyone. 

 On this page you will find Illustrated a box for shipping baby chicks. 

 This is a remarkable and splendid device for this purpose. It is not 

 only warm and protects the chicks against the cold, but also is very 



Fig. 4. Group of day-old i-liick shipping cases. 



strong and has a wonderful resistance against hard usage. These 

 boxes are made in three different sizes. The smallest size will 

 accommodate twelve to twenty-five chicks, the next size will hold 

 fifty, and the largest size will hold one hundred. The fact that 

 nature has made provision for the baby chicks to live without food 

 for the first three days of their existence makes it practical to send 

 these little beauties hundreds of miles with splendid results. I have 

 shipped them as far as three thousand miles, but do not recommend 



