1009 B Street. N. W.. Washington. D. C. 



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Everything for the Poultryman 



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Consult the Manager of Our Poultrj- Supply Department. 



^Vhen we started our Poultry Department our aim was to l>e the largest and best known in the 

 South, and we are rapidly reaching our goal. This is an indication that we have pleased our customers. 



Look over this section of our catalogue, no matter how few chickens you keep; you will find something 

 that will be a labor-saver and a profit -maker. 



If you cannot find what you want in this catalogue, we have it at the store, or can get it for you with- 

 out a minute's unnecessary delay. 



Prairie State Incubators and Brooders 



35 Years at It Brings Success, 



The development of Prairie State equipment to its 

 present high degree of perfection was not due to 

 chance, but to years of hard, diligent study and ex- 

 periment along scientific as well as practical lines. 

 A great many people have entered into the manufac- 

 ture of incubators and brooders with the crude idea 

 that it did not require any special knowledge or ex- 

 perience to produce successful equipment. This ac- 

 counts for so many impractical machines being foisted 

 upon an unsuspecting public, and also for the preju- 

 dice which many people still have against incubators 

 and brooders. 



■\Ve all know it is no easy ta.sk to imitate nature, i 

 and especially is this true in the process of changing | 

 the outwardly inanimate nature of an egg into a 

 living chick. Even the hen has her troubles, some- ! 

 times complete failure. Then, is it not reasonable to | 

 assume that to build a machine to do the work of i 

 nature it must be made on scientific principles and in 

 a thorough workmanlike manner? i 



This accounts for the fact that Prairie State ma- 

 chines, representing as they do the highest develop- 

 ment in mechanical devices for artificial incubation, 

 built by skilled mechanics, cannot be sold on a par 

 with the numerous cheap low-priced affairs. And, if 

 the prospective buyer could see the Prairie State pro- 

 duct side by side with the low-priced machines, no 

 iuestion would remain as to which is the better value. 

 Prairie State Incubators Are Built to 

 "Hatch Chicks That Live." 



Real merit always stands out, and it is this quality 

 which has given to Prairie State incubators and 

 brooders the reputation they have long enjoyed of 

 being the best in the world. Ask any poultry expert 

 — any poultryman who makes poultry-raising his life 

 work — the man who knows, and he will tell you that 

 tV.e Prairif State hfad- them all. 



No. Standard Series Sand Tray Incubator. Price, 

 crated, $31 00 f. o. b. Washington. Capacity— 100 hen 

 egg=i. Dimensions — Top. 25 by 30i/$ inches. Total 

 height— 38 inches. Weight, crated — About 135 pounds. 

 Weight, net — About 87 pounds. Equipment — 1 gal- 

 vanized hardware cloth egg tray. 1 thermometer, test- 

 ed and mounted; 1 egg tester. 2 non-roll slats. 1 re- 

 movable burlap mat, extra wicks, one-piece seamless 

 lamp, galvanized sand tray, operating directions, 

 everything c-omplete, ready to run, exc-ept eggs and oil. 



No. 1 Standard Series Sand Tray Incubator. Price, 

 crated, $39-00. Capacity — 150 hen eggs. 115 duck eggs. 

 Dimen-ions — Top. 29 by 34 inches. 17 inches deep. 

 Total height — 39^^ inches. ' Weight, crated — About 

 160 pounds. Weight, net — About 108 pounds. Equip- 

 ment — 1 galvanizefl hardware cloth egg tray. 1 ther- 

 mometer, tested and mounted; 1 egg tester, 2 non-roll 

 slats, 1 removable burlap mat. extra wicks, one-piece 

 seamless lamp, galvanized sand tray, operating direc- 

 tions, everything complete, ready to run, except eggs 

 and oil. 



No. 2 Standard Series Sand Tray Incubator. Price, 

 crated, $55-00. Capacity— 240 hen eggs, 200 duck eggs. \ 

 EHmensions— Top, 38 by 40j^ inches; 20^ inches deep. 



Total height— 42 inches. Weight, crated — About 240 

 pounds. Weight, net — About 175 pounds. Equipment 

 — 2 galvanized hardware cloth egg trays. 2 thermoni- 

 I'ters. mounted and tested; 1 egg tester. 4 non-roll 

 slat-i, 2 removable burlap mats, extra wicks, one-piece 

 seamless lamp, 2 galvanized sand trays, operating di- 

 rections, everything complete, ready to run, except 

 eggs and oil. 



No. 3 Standard Series Sand Tray Incubator. Price, 

 crated, $70-00. Capacity — 390 hen eggs. 300 duck eggs. 

 Diniensions^Top, 48 by 45^ inches; 205^ inches deep. 

 Total height — 42 inches. Weight, crated — Alxiut 275 

 pounds. Weight, net — About 220 pounds. Equipment 

 —2 galvanized hardware cloth egg trays, 2 thermome- 

 ters, mounted and tested; 1 egg tester, 4 non-roll 

 slats, 2 removable burlap mats, extra wicks, one-piece 

 seamless lamp, 2 galvanized sand trays, operating di- 

 rections, everything complete, ready to run, except 

 eggs and oil. 



Cypress Case. The outer case is of cypress, known 

 as the wood everlasting. The particular WockI em- 

 ployed in constructing an incubator case has no bear- 

 ing upon the hatching qualities of the machine. We 

 have selected cypress at a considerable cost to our- 

 ~ selves over other 



woods because it 

 is the most dura- 

 ble under all pos- 

 sible atmospheric 

 or climatic eondi- 

 'ions, and because 

 it "takes so well 

 tlie beautiful na- 

 tural-wood finish 

 characteristic o f 

 I'rairie State In- 

 cubators. 



The inner case, 

 or egg - chamber, 

 is constructed of 

 thoroughly s e a - 

 soned soft wood, 

 such as pine or 

 poplar, all joints being tongued and grooved. 



Xo sheet steel enters into the Prairie State case. 

 A satisfactory sheet-steel ca.se might be made, but if 

 properly constructed, would necessitate a much higher 

 price. 



Nor do we resort to inferior substitutes, such as 

 pasteboard, burlap, oil cloth or combination board. 

 Such materials cannot la.st under the varying condi- 

 tions of incubator use. 



Under no circumstances do w^e permit glue to enter 

 into the Prairie State case. The assembly throughout 

 is with nails and screws, all comers being firmly lock- 

 ed to prevent breakage, and ample allowance being 

 made for expansion and contraction. 



The attainment of this method of construction is 

 Ipsting durability alike in flooded cellars and in dry 

 warm rooms. The fact that humidity is applied in 

 the incubator when heated to a high degree of tem- 

 perature without injury to the case demonstrates the 

 skill and experience embodied in its construction. 



