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"Everything for the Poultryman" 



CONSULT THE MANAGER OF OUR POULTRY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 



When we started our Poultry Department our aim was to be the hirgest and best known in this city, 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 without a minute's 

 unnecessary delay. Be sure to get u bottle of FEK-SUL, see page 02. 



PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATORS AND BROODERS 



37 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 experiment along scientific 

 as well as practical lines. A great many people have en- 

 tered into the manufacture of incubators and brooders with 

 the crude idea that it did not require any special knowl- 

 edge or experience to produce successful equipment. This 

 i accounts for so many impractical machines being foisted 

 upon an unsuspecting public, and also for the prejudice 

 which many people still have against incubator and brooder. 



We all know it is no easy task to imitate nature, and 

 i especially is this true in the process of changing the out- 

 wardly inanimate nature of an egg into a living chick. 

 Even the hen has her troubles, sometimes complete failure. 

 Then, is it not reasonable to assume that to build a machine 

 to do the work of nature it must be made on scientific 

 principles and in a thorough workmanlike manner? 



This accounts for the fact that Prairie State machines, 

 representing as they do the highest development in mechan- 

 ical devices for artificial incubation, built by skilled me- 

 chanics, cannot be sold on a par with the numerous cheap 

 low-priced affairs. And, if the prospective buyer could see 

 the Prairie State product side by side with the low-priced 

 machine, no question 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 repu- 

 tation 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 the Prairie State heads them all. 



No. STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 

 Price, $30.00 f. o. b. Washington, Capacity, 100 hen eggs. 

 Dimensions — Top, 25 by SOV2 inches. Total height, 38 ins. 

 Weight, crated — about 135 pounds. Weight, net— -about 

 87 pounds. Equipment — 1 galvanized hardware cloth egg 

 tray, 1 thermometer, tested and mounted ; 1 egg tester, 2 

 non-roll slats, 1 removable burlap mat, exti-a wicks, one- 

 piece seamless lamp, galvanized sand tray, operating direc- 

 tions — everything complete, ready to run, except the eggs 

 and oil. 



No. 1 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 

 Price, $37.50. Capacity, 150 hen eggs, 115 duck eggs. 

 Dimensions — Top, 29 by 34 inches, 17 inches deep. Total 

 height, 39% inches. Weight, crated — about 160 pounds. 

 Weight, net — about 108 pounds. Equipment^ — 1 galvanized 

 hardware cloth egg tray, 1 thermometer, tested and mount- 

 ed ; 1 egg tester, 2 non-roll slats, 1 removable burlap mat, 

 extra wicks, one-piece seamless lamp, galvanized sand tray, 

 operating directions — everything complete, ready to run, ex- 

 cept eggs and oil. 



No. 2 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 

 Price, crated, $52.50. Capacity, 240 hen eggs, 200 duck 



eggs. Dimensions — Top, 38 by 401/0 inches; 201/2 inches 

 deep. Total height, 42 inches. Weight, crated — about 240 

 pounds. Weight, net — about 175 pounds. Equipment — 2 

 galvanized hardware cloth egg trays, 2 thermometers, 

 mounted and tested; 1 egg tester, 4 non-roll slats, 2 remov- 

 able burlap mats, extra wicks, one-piece seamless lamp, 2 

 galvanized sand trays, operating directions — everything 

 complete, ready to run, except eggs and oil. 



No. 3 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 

 Price, crated, $67.50. Capacity, 390 hen eggs, 300 duck 

 eggs. Dimensions — Top, 48 by 45% inches; 20% inches 

 deep. Total height, 42 inches. Weight, crated — about. 275 

 pounds. Weight, net — about 220 pounds. Equipment- — 

 2 galvanized hardware cloth egg trays, 2 thermometers, 

 mounted and tested; 1 egg tester, 4 non-roll slats, 2 renaov- 

 able burlap mats, extra wicks, one-piece seamless lamp, 2 

 galvanized sand trays, operating directions — everything 

 complete, ready to run, except eggs and oil. 



Cypress Case. The outer case is of cypress, known as the 

 wood everlasting. The particular wood employed in con- 

 structing an incubator case has no bearing upon the hatch- 

 ing qualities of the machine. We have selected cypress at 

 a considerable cost to ourselves over other woods because 

 it is the most durable under all possible atmospheric or cli- 

 matic conditions, and because it takes so well the beautiful 

 natural- wood finish characteristic of Prairie State incubators. 



The inner case, or egg-chamber, is constructed of thor- 

 oughly seasoned soft wood, such as pine or poplar, all joints 

 being tongued and grooved. 



No sheet steel enters into the Prairie State case. A satis- 

 factory sheet-steel case might be made, but if properly con- 

 structed would necessitate a much higher price. 



Nor do we resort to inferior substitutes, such as paste- 

 board, burlap, oil cloth or combination board. Such materials 

 cannot last under the varying conditions of incubator use. 



