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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC. 



" EVERYTHING for the POULTRYMAN " 



CONSULT THE MANAGER OF OCR POULTRY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. 



When we started our Poultry Department our aim was to be 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 without a minute's unnecessary delay. 



PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATORS AND BROODERS 



35 YEARS AT IT BRINGS SUCCESS 



The development of Prairie State equipment to its pres- 

 ent high degree of perfection was not due to chance, but 

 to years of hard, diligent study and experiment along scien- 

 tific as well as practical lines. A great many people have 

 entered into the manufacture of incubators and brooders 

 with the crude idea that it did not require any special 

 .knowledge or experience to produce successful equipment. 

 This accounts 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. 



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

 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 prin- 

 ciples and in a thorough workmanlike manner? 



This accounts for the fact that Prairie State machines, 

 representing as they do the highest development in me- 

 chanical 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 product side by side with the low-priced 

 machines, no question would remain as to which is the bet- 

 ter 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 the Prairie State heads them all. 



SPECIFICATIONS 



NO. STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR, 



Price, crated, $21.50 f. o. b. Washington. 



Capacity: 100 hen eggs. 



Dimensions: Top, 25 by 30% inches. 



Total Height: 38 inches. 



Weight, crated: About 135 pounds. 



Weight, net: About 87 pounds. 



Equipment: 1 galvanized 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 directions, 

 everything complete, ready to run, except eggs and oil 



NO. 1 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCCBATOR. 

 Price, crated, $25.00. 



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 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 directions, 

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



NO. 2 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 



Price, crated, $35.00. 



Capacity: 240 hen eggs, 200 duck eggs. 



Dimensions: Top, 38 by 40% 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 ther- 

 mometers, 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 direc- 

 tions, everything complete, ready to run, except eggs and 

 oil. 



NO. 3 STANDARD SERIES SAND TRAY INCUBATOR. 



Price, crated, $40.00. 



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 ther- 

 mometers, 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 direc- 

 tions, everything complete, ready to run, except eggs and 

 oil. 



CYPRESS CASE 



The outer case 

 ia of cypress, 

 known as the wood 

 everlasting. The 

 particular wood 

 employed in con- 

 structing an incu- 

 bator case has no 

 bearing upon the 

 hatching qualities 

 of the machine. 

 We have selected 

 cypress at a con- 

 siderable cost to 

 ourselves over 

 other woods be- 

 cause it is the 

 most durable un- 

 der all possible at- 

 mospheric or cli- 

 matic conditions, 

 and because it 

 takes so well the 

 beautiful natural- 

 wood finish char- 

 acteristic of 

 Prairie State In- 

 cubators. 

 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 c!oth or combination board. Such materials 

 cannot last under the varying conditions 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 corners being firmly locked to prevent breakage, 

 and ample allowance being made for expansion and contraction. 

 The attainment of this method of construction is lasting 

 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 temperature without in'ury to the case dem- 

 onstrates the skill and experience embodied in its construction. 



