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$4223.00 PROFIT IN ONE YEAR 



Type of brooder used when I commenced. These brooders prove very satisfac- 

 tory. Have been replaced by a Modern Brooder System, which is illustrated a few 

 pages on. 



"experimentation," and I wanted to avoid this so far as possible. The sug- 

 gestions and instructions made by the manufacturer of the incubator were 

 followed as carefully as possible, coupled with a few common sense ideas 

 I had myself- And then I was all ready to put in the eggs ! 



The lamp was filled with the best oil procurable — not too — full, in 

 order to allow for the expansion of the oil, and then I "lit up" the in- 

 cubator. First with a moderate flame until after the heater was warmed 

 through, because a new wick will cause the flame to creep up, and if the 

 wick is turned too high at first, the lamp is likely to smoke and accumulate 

 soot on the burner. It will then burn with a large flame until the burner 

 is overheated and a puff of gas blows it out. In case the burner 

 becomes overheated so much as to blacken the metal, it should be scoured 

 bright or replaced with a new one — and the heater drum should be 

 cleaned out thoroughly. The chimney of heater wants to fit closely to the 

 burner. 



Looking After the Eggs 



Before placing them in the machine, I allowed the eggs to settle for 

 twenty-four hours and then put these precious eggs in with eggs from 



