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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
FreBRUARY, 1908 
VICTOR 
Dance Music 
Just imagine naving a full orches- 
tra to play for you whenever you 
want to dance! How you could 
dance to such music as that! And 
you can actually have it with a Victor 
in your home. 
Better music than you ever had before 
—loud, clear and in perfect time. No 
expense for musicians, nobody tied to the 
piano—everybody can dance. 
Besides special dance-music the Victor 
provides high-class entertainment of every 
kind between the dances. Grand opera 
by the greatest artists, beautiful ballads by 
leading vaudeville singers, selections by 
famous bands; instrumental solos and 
duets; “‘coon’’ songs; popular song hits; minstrel specialties, and 
other good healthy fun. 
In no other way can you hear this entertainment in your home, 
except on the Victor. ‘The world’s foremost players and singers 
make Victor Records only, and the Victor plays them as no other 
instrument can. 
Go to any Victor dealer’s and hear the Victor. Ask him to explain the 
easy-payment plan. 
_ Write us on the coupon for catalogue and full information. 
Victor Talking Machine Co. 
Camden, N. J. 
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal 
Canadian Distributors 
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Acres of Them. Largest 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Variety in New England 
AZALEAS Ghent, Mollis PYRAMIDAL BOX Large Stock 
and Natives All Sizes 
BAY STATE NURSERIES, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
tomer.. We will mail one Full Packet each of the following 15 Grand 
WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
New Sorts for only 10 cts. These would cost at least $1.50 elsewhere. 
BEET, Perfected Red Turnip, earliest, best. ONION, Prizetaker, wt. 3 lbs. 
ABBAGE, Winter Header, sure header, fine. PARSNIP, White Sugar, long, smooth, sweet. 
g RADISH, White Icicle, long crisp, tender, best. 
TOMATO, Earliest in World, large, smooth, fine, 
TURNIP, Sweetest German, sweet, large. 
Flower Seeds, 500 sorts mixed, large packet. 
Sweet Peas, \% oz. California Giants Grand Mxd. 
Catalogue and Check for 10 cts. free with order. 
J. J. BELL SEED CO., Deposit, N. Y. 
$1.50 Worth to Test Only 10 Cents 
We ask you to try our Superior Seeds. One trial will make a Cus- 
1000 bush. per acre. 
CARROT, Perfected Half Long, best table sort. 
CELERY, Winter Giant, large, crisp, good. 
CUCUMBER, Family Favorite, favorite sort. 
Iceberg, heads early, tender. 
ON, Luscious Gem, best grown. 
WATERMELON, Bell’s Early, extra fine. 
(@-This 10 cts. returned on first 25c. order. 
As no two machines are exactly alike, it 
would be folly to endeavor to give explicit 
directions which would answer the purpose 
for one and all. Each manufacturer knows 
just how his machine is to be operated and 
furnishes the necessary instructions. One 
person only should have the entire care of the 
incubator, and the manufacturer’s directions 
ought to be closely followed. 
Above all things, don’t “fuss” with your 
machine. After setting it up and making 
sure that it stands perfectly level, light the 
lamp, and without any eggs, ascertain posi- 
tively that it is working properly. Use the 
best oil obtainable; gas, if it is available, will 
save much labor in filling and caring for the 
lamps. There are many incubator cata- 
logues which are full of information about 
hatching and raising chickens, which may be 
had upon request; if you are further inter- 
ested write to the GARDEN MAGaziINE’s 
Readers’ Service Department. 
If the temperature drops many degrees 
when you put in a lot of fresh eggs, don’t 
change the regulator, as it will become normal 
ina few hours. After a couple of days, turn 
the eggs twice daily, cooling them for a few 
minutes during the latter part of the hatch. 
If light shelled, test the eggs for fertility after 
five days in the machine; if dark shelled, 
after eight days. This must be done when 
they are turned and aired. Infertile eggs 
(which are to be removed) are perfectly 
clear, but in the others the chicks can be seen 
developing. Egg testers are furnished with 
some machines, but a small one suitable 
for all purposes may be purchased for 
twenty-five cents. If you do not have this, 
a newspaper may be rolled into a tube, 
and with the egg at one end held toward a 
lamp, the testing may be done in a dark 
room. I have also tested many eggs with 
such a tube by looking through them toward 
the sun. 
Fresh laid eggs, of course, are the best for 
hatching, but if it is necessary to keep them 
any length of time, they should be stored in a 
cool place and turned frequently. In no 
case should duck and hen eggs be placed to- 
‘gether, better results being usually obtained 
by placing in the incubator eggs of only one 
breed. At the end of the nineteenth day, 
turn the eggs for the last time and close the 
machine until the hatch is completed. If the 
proper temperature has been maintained, the 
eggs will begin to pip at the end of the twen- 
tieth day and the chicks should all be out 
within twenty-four hours. Ducks will be a 
little slower in coming out on account of the 
toughness of the shell. 
I have said nothing about the proper tem- 
perature, because so much depends upon the 
position of the thermometer. About 103 
degrees Fahrenheit is usually right, and al- 
though some machines require the use of 
moisture during the hatch, directions to this 
effect will accompany the incubator. The 
tray with the shells and unhatched eggs is 
removed as soon as the hatch is completed, 
but the chicks may remain a day longer. They 
will require no feeding for twenty-four or 
thirty-six hours after hatching. 
New Jersey. F. H. VALENTINE 
