ARTIFICIAL BROODING 



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A hover which is growing in popularity for farm use is the 

 gasolene-heated hover devised by the poultry departmexit at 

 Cornell University.^ The heater of this hover is beneath the 

 building, and must be cared for from the outside (Fig. 121). 

 As there are no wicks to trim, the care of the heater, beyond 



Fig. 122 



Showing hover and fuel tank of the Cornell gasolene colony brooder. 

 (Courtesy of Purdue Experiment Station.) 



filling the gasolene supply tank, is small. The hover is made 

 of sufficient size to accommodate a larger group of chicks 

 than most of the commercial hovers, which is a distinct 

 advantage. 



' Cornell BuUetin No. 246. 

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