§ g GRIFFITH @. TURNER CO >% i 



09 



Universal Hover. 



UNIVERSAL 



When used in 



HOVER— Pri 



ioors alone, la 



PRAIRIE STATE UNIVERSAL HOVER 



It may be attached to any form of outdoor brooder, two feet or more in height, to 

 any size or form of colony House, shed, coop, piano, dry goods or organ box. It also 

 enables those who wlsli to build their own brooders to gee the best brooding device pos- 

 sible in an economical manner. It fills that want, felt by everyone who raises poultry, 

 for something they can use anywhere, any time, and do the work well. 



The hover is twenty-two inches in diameter, the top of which is wood, lined with 

 strawboard, a 4-inch rim extending downward, to which is attached six inches of felt 

 curtains. The hover stands on three iron feet, but is not stationary, and may be raised 

 and moved instantly, if desired. 



A thermometer is provided, which may be read from the outside without disturbing 

 any part of the brooder. The lamp is made of metal, using a No. 2 Sun Hinge 

 Burner and a metallic chimney seven inches in length, thus assuring a steady, bright, 

 clear flame ; the lamp being on the outside of the brooder in view at all times. Sur- 

 rounding the hot-air flue or chimney is a fresh-air pipe through which fresh air, slightly 

 warmed, is injected into the upper part of the brooder. This diffuses downward and 

 through the curtains, thus furnishing a perfect system of ventilation. At an additional 

 cost of $1.25 to the regular price a standard Wafer regulator may be attacued to the 

 hover, by the use of which a uniform temperature can be maintained without close atten- 

 tion. It is not essential, but a great convenience during the cold, changeable weather, 

 and greatly aids the operator in supplying the desired conditions for newly hatched 

 chicks, relieving him of any cause of worry concerning the brood. 



with lamp case, smoke conductors, lamp and thermometer $9.00 



1 smoke conductors- are not required. Hover and lamp 8.00 



Hover regulator, $1.25 extra. 



for hover 

 mp case an 



THE PRAIRIE STATE PORTABLE HOVER 



The Prairie State Portable Hover embraces in principle and construction all 

 those original and successful features which at once established the high reputation 

 of the Prairie State Universal Hover. It is a Universal Hover so modified as to 

 bring the lamp case to the floor level without sacrificing safety, economy of oil 

 consumption, or ventilation, and involving attached lamp case and all-steel con- 

 struction. It is a Portable Hover built along lines different from all others. Con- 

 trary to general practice in building Portable Hovers, we have so designed this 

 hover as to furnish a lamp case which is a separate unit in itself, entirely de- 

 tachable from the hover proper, if so desired, being quickly attached by a unique 

 and simple clamp, distinctively Prairie State. The arrangement is therefore such as 

 to prevent interference in the hovering space by the intrusion of any part of the 

 lamp box or by other drums or similar obstructions. This is to be particularly ,oted, 

 for the tendency of young chicks to crowd against such obstructions if well 

 known, and the danger from crowding against hot or cold drums is easi y rec- 

 ognized. Furthermore, in hovers involving location of lamp at the center, there 

 is the added danger resulting from similar tendency to approach a light, or to 

 huddle in spots which are warmer than the space surrounding. Removal of all such 

 obstructions, with uniform distribution of heat from above in all tsarts of the 

 hover, renders every' square inch of the hovering space equally available to the 

 chicks, and is an exclusive characteristic of Prairie State Portable Hovers. No 

 other Portable Hover now on the market provides a heating power equal to that 

 of the Prairie State, with a correspondingly low rate of oil consumption and an 

 equivalent volume of fresh air constantly forced in for free ventilation. This cur- 

 rent of air is taken in through screened openings near the base of the lamp box, 



is forced therefrom through a space between the smoke pipe and its outer jacket into the body of the hover 

 is there radiated and diffused downward, passing out under the curtain. The principle is exactly that of the 

 Hover. Ie its passage, this fresh air current at once cools the lamp to a degree which lowers oil consumption : 

 wa rmed before entrance into the hover. It is readily seen what a contrast this method forms to the poorly loci 

 tilation of center lamp types. 



Prairie Stat' Portable Hover, 100-chick size..... $18.00 Prairie State Jr. Portable Hover, 60 to 1 



iust under it; 



Prairie State 

 rnd is at the s 

 rted lamp and 



top and 

 Universal 

 ame time 

 bad ven- 



00-chick size. . . .$11.00 



THE COMBINATION COLONY BROODER NO. 1 



This Brooder House is constructed cf tongued and grooved boards. The 

 brooder is full size in all dimensions, 3 feet wide, 6 feet long and 3 feet high 

 in front and 2 feet in rear, with tin roof. The interior is divided by a mov- 

 able partition into two compartments — the nursery room and the exercising' 

 room or sun parlor. The nursery is double walled, top and sides, with dead- 

 air space and paper insulation between the board partitions, securing 

 warmth and uniform temperature. A strong point in the nursery is the cir- 

 cular hover without obstructions of any kind, such as hot drums or domes, 

 leaving every inch of inside space available for the chicks. It is open all 

 around. No cold corners or hot spots to crowd into. A glass door in front, 

 22 inches wide, furnishes light and access to the chicks. A movable board 

 — - under the door 



brings the opening 

 level with the floor 

 of nursery and per- 

 mits easy cleaning 

 of the apartment. 



No. 1 — Colony (Outdoor). ft'eight, crated, ."500 lbs. $30.00 



.2 



This Brooder is similar to the No. 1 in construction and is 60 inches 

 loner, 30 inches wide, 20 inches high in rear and 30 inches in front. 



The interior is divided into two large compartments by a movable par- 

 tition — the nursery room and the sun parlor or exercising room — the floor 

 throughout being on a level and 8 inches from the ground. Be- 

 tween the nursery and exercising room is an opening 18 inches 

 s wide, with a wooden door, hinged to open and close at will, so 



\ when desired the chicks may be confined in either apartment. 



With the wooden door opened, the space is covered with a 

 * heavy felt curtain, slit for easy passage of the chicks back and 

 forth. Two glass doors, 26x14 inches, furnish access to the 

 ■ j chicks confined. A movable board below the glass door brings 

 each opening level with the floor and permits easy cleaning of 

 each apartment. 

 No. 2 — Colony (Outdoor). Weight, crated, 208 lbs $27.50 



