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In regard to price, it is well to consider that the value of the 

 machine is small compared to the value of the eggs placed in it 

 during the lifetime of the incubator; hence it is poor econoiny 

 to purchase a machine just because it is cheap. Buy one that 

 is reliable. The good hatches that it will produce will soon return 

 its initial cost. 



Where to locate the machine? — This question is important. 

 It has much to do with the convenience of running the machine, 

 and when a device is conveniently run, it goes a long way towards 

 successful operation. One needs room to work about an incu- 



(Courtesy Niagara Farm) 

 Fig. 153. — Interior incubator cellar. 



bator, and sufficient light to perform the work properly. Then 

 there must be plenty of fresh air, yet without direct drafts, and 

 the place must be clean, free from shocks and vibrations, such 

 as are transmitted by a weak floor and which would disturb the 

 adjustment of the heating apparatus, and the location should be 

 permanent and easy of access for the attendant. 



Cellar is Best. — Incubators are run in a great variety of places 

 and under the most varying conditions; I have seen them 

 operated in the barn, attic, loft, cellar, shed, spring-house, parlor 

 and in a tent. Be that as it may, authorities agree that the best 



