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 Poultry Supply Department. 

 When we started our Poultry Department our ;iim was to he the largest and 

 South and ue m rapidly reaching our goal. This is an indication that we have pleas 



heal known in the 

 have phased our customers. 

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

 that will he a lal>or-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 Praiiie 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 incuhators and brooders with the cmde idea 

 that it did not require any special knowledge or ex- 

 perience to produce successful equipment. This ac- 

 counts for so many impractical machines l>eing foisted 

 upon on unsuspecting public, and also for the preju- 

 dice which many people still have against incubators 

 and brooders. 



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

 and especially is this true in the process of changing 

 the outwardly inanimate nature of an eeg into a 

 living chick. Kven 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 

 nature it must be made on scientific principles and in 

 a thorough workmanlike manner? 



This accounts for the f."ct 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 

 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 incuhators and 

 brooders the reputation they have long enjoyed of 

 being the best in the world. Ask any poultry expert 

 — any poultryman who makes poultry-raisin? 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, 

 crated, $31 00 f. o. b. Washington. Cap-city — 100 ben 

 eggs. Dimensions — Top. 25 by 30^ inches. Total 

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

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

 vanized hardware cloth c^ tray. 1 thermometer, test- 

 ed and mounted; 1 e^s tester 2 non-roll slats. 1 re- 

 movable burlap mat. extra wicks, one-piece seamless 

 lamp, galvanized sand tray, operating directions, 

 everything complete, ready to run, except eggs and oil. 



No. i Standard Series Sand Tray Incubator. Price, 

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

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

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

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

 ment — 1 galvanized hardware cloth c^ tray. 1 ther- 

 mometer, tested and mounted; 1 ef:^ 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. 

 Dimensions— Top, 38 by 40y 2 inches; 20}4 inches deep. 



Total height— 12 inches. Weight crated— About 240 

 pounds. Weight, mt— About 175 pounda. Equipment 

 —2 galvanized hardware cloth egg trays 2 thermom- 

 eters, mounted an. I tested; 1 egg tester. 4 non-roll 

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

 seamless l.nup. 2 galvanized Band 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 egga 300 duck eggs. 

 Dimensions— Top. AS by 45!^ inches; 20</i inches deep. 

 Total height— 42 inches. Weight, mated— About 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 

 >- lamp. 2 galvanized sand trays, operating di- 

 rections, even thing complete, ready to run. except 

 1 oil. 

 Cypress Case. The outer case is of cypress, known 

 as the wood everlasting. The particular wood em- 

 ployee! in constructing an incubator case has no bear- 

 ing upon the hatching qualities of the inn chine. We 

 have selected cypress at a considerable cost to our- 

 selves over other 

 woods because it 

 is the mo-t dura- 

 ble under all pos- 

 sible atmospheric 

 or climatic condi- 

 :ions. and because 

 it takes so well 

 the beautiful na- 

 tural-wood finish 

 characteristic of 

 I'rairie State In- 

 cubators. 



The inner case, 

 or egg - chamber, 

 is constructed of 

 thoroughly sea- 

 soned soft wood, 

 such as pine or 

 poplar, all joints being tongned and grooved. 



No sheet steel enters into the Prairie State case. 

 A s tisfactory sheet-steel case might be made, but if 

 properly constructed, would necessitate a much higher 

 price. 



Xor do we resort to inferior substitutes, such as 

 pasteboard, builap, oil cloth or combination board. 

 Such materials cannot last under the varying condi- 

 tions of incubator use. 



Under no circumstances do we permit glue to enter 

 into the Prairie State case. The assembly throughout 

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

 ed to prevent breakage, and ample allowance being 

 made for expansion and contraction. 



The attainment of this method of construction is 

 lasting durability alike in Hooded cellars and in dry 



warm rooms. The fact that h ilily 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. 



