PROPAGATION 
stove brooder is such a great success 
when properly constructed and _ prop- 
early handled. Another reason for its 
great success is its good ventilation. 
All brooders should have good venti- 
lation, without which they are worth- 
less. 
Where good Pennsylvania anthracite 
coal can be had at a reasonable price, I 
consider the well-made stove brooder a 
good machine when flocks of considerable 
size are to be brooded together. Most 
manufacturers of stove brooders over- 
estimate their capacity, or rather, perhaps 
I should say that they estimate the capac- 
ity up to what an expert can do with 
them, which is about twice as much as a 
novice can do. The beginner should never 
undertake to brood under any brooder 
more than half the number of chicks 
that the manufacturer estimates that 
they will accommodate. It takes an 
expert with good judgment and good 
machinery to raise a large number of 
chickens together in one flock. Plenty 
of room makes it easy to raise chickens, 
while a lack of room makes it very 
difficult. 
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