POULTRY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 



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PRAIRIE STATE SAND TRAY INCUBATOR 



To those who desire to rear as well as to hatch chicks and ducks, the selection of an incubator is of vital im- 

 portance. The high death rate experience with chicks the first ten days is more frequently due to imperfect incu- 

 bation than to any other cause. Too many incubators of today are constructed with reference solely to hatching 

 the desired numbers without considering the manner in which they are brought into existence. 



Weak, anaemic chicks, lacking in strength and vitality, are of no value, if you hatch thousands; hence the 

 importance of carefully considering the merits of an incubator in this 

 direction before making a selection. 



The Prairie State Sand Tray Incubators have proven themselves 

 by thousands of tests, both in the hands of the novice, as well as in 

 comparative results obtained by the large poultry plants using different 

 makes of incubators. 



The perfect construction and automatic heat regulation of these 

 machines makes them easily operated and results doubly certain. 



No. 



Diffusive style 



Series A, No. 1 



Series A, No. 2 



Series A, No. 3 



No. Keystone 



No. 1 Keystone 



Lack of space prevents us giving detailed information concerning the 

 Prairie State Sand Tray Incubators, Brooders and Universal Hovers, but 

 will be pleased to send descriptive catalogue of these goods on request. 



Prairie State Incubator 

 60-Egg Hatchalot InCUbatOn Price each. $8 OO 



Hen Egg 



Duck Egg 





Capacity 



Capacity 



Price 



100 



75 



$21.50 



150 



115 



25.00 



240 



200 



35.00 



390 



300 



40.00 



60 



40 



12.00 



100 



75 



15.00 



International Sanitary Hover 



International Sanitary Hovers 



The International Sanitary Hovers have stood every climatic test from 

 Panama to Quebec. Practical poultrymen, state experiment stations, and 

 poultry judges endorse them. You can raise chicks anywhere with Inter- 

 national Sanitary Hovers. No specially constructed houses are necessary. 

 There is no better place than in your regular hen houses. Sanitary Hovers 

 are as practical for the small backyard poultry raiser as for large poultry 

 farms. They are warmest at the curtain; usable anywhere; ready for busi- 

 ness wherever placed. No crowding or smothering of chicks; no kneeling 

 in mud to get at the lamp; no cutting of holes or building of platforms. 

 You want the best brooding device — you will get it in the Sanitary Hovers. 

 Price, $8.50 each. 



Blue Hen Colony Brooders 



A very high grade type of hot air brooder. Whether amateur or profes- 

 sional, you can raise successfully 100 to 500 chicks with no more trouble than 

 raising a handful. In thirty minutes it can be set up, adjusted and fire 

 started. Requires no attention, except replenishing the coal and taking out 

 the ashes. Fully guaranteed. Nothing flimsy about it. Made to stand 

 hard usage and should last a lifetime. Its chief feature is the wonderful suc- 

 cess in raising a very large percentage of strong, healthy chicks. Chicks get 

 all the fresh, warmed air needed, and without floor draughts. Simple, 

 saie, economical. Burns either hard or soft coal. 



Heater. — Solid cast iron. Has two and a quarter times the 

 grate area of any other coal brooder. Grates of the rocking and 

 dumping type. Clinkers can't lodge. Has a 12-inch Fire Pot 

 and holds 15 to 24 hours' supply of coal. The extra large grate 

 makes a thin layer of ashes and a hot fire, which doesn't easily 

 shake out. All other brooder stoves have a thick layer of ashes 

 which requires a continual watching, shaking and applying draft 

 to get proper amount of heat. 



Does Not Overheat the House. — This is probably one of the 

 greatest features of the Blue Hen. Under the hover, the chicks 

 find all the comfort necessary. The heat is applied in Nature's 

 way. A large area of the floor is warmed without overheating the 

 house. Chicks exercise in the cooler atmosphere of the room; 

 they run under the hover for warmth. No smothering or crowd- 

 ing. 



Hover and Curtain. — The hover is circular, 50 inches in diam- 

 eter. Of galvanized iron, suspended from the ceiling. Can be 

 raised out of the way for cleaning. The curtain extends down 

 to the floor, thus preventing floor draughts. It is held away from 

 the hover by arms which allow an open space at the top of the 

 curtain for the intake of fresh air. This is drawn through^ the 

 heater and warmed and sent out under the hover to the chicks. 



No dangerous dampers in the chimney to force gases^ back and 

 through doors to Idll chicks. Special thermometer furnished with 

 each brooder. Has double control regulator. The brooder comes 

 completely equipped ready to set up. Price $14.50. 



Blue Hen Hot Air Brooder 



