1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3i 
Coaxing the Hot-Air Hen. 
(continued.) 
mometer as has been described. Should 
the bulb be lower you will be running 
the eggs at a higher temperature, and 
vice versa. 
While I believe that some ventilation 
is very necessary, it must not be carried 
to excess. Fresh air should circulate 
constantly through the egg chamber, but 
should be so distributed as to cause no 
draft. As there are many different meth¬ 
ods of ventilation, in the different ma¬ 
chines, no rule can be given, as what 
might be right for one might not be for 
another. It is best to follow the book of 
instructions which every incubator com¬ 
pany sends out with each machine, as the 
makers ought to know how to run their 
own machines to the best advantage 
(although they don't always). 
More diversity of opinion exists over 
the moisture question, perhaps, than over 
any other part of artificial incubation. 
With the machines I use, it troubles me 
not at all, as the arrangement for the 
same is very nearly perfect. The past sea¬ 
son, I did not use any moisture with sev¬ 
eral hatches, and had excellent success. 
My machines were located in a cellar, 
which is the very best location. If I ran 
my machines in a very dry atmosphere, I 
would use a little moisture on the 19th 
day. Some machines would need it much 
sooner, as so much depends on its venti¬ 
lation. A machine with little ventila¬ 
tion requires much less applied moisture 
than one that is ventilated to excess. As 
to airing or cooling the eggs, when I made 
my first attempt at hatching with incu¬ 
bators, I was prejudiced against cooling. 
Hy some, it was claimed to be absolutely 
necessary, while others were equally sure 
that it was detrimental to best results. I 
reasoned it out in this way : I knew that 
hens cooled their eggs, but was it bene¬ 
ficial ? They could not do otherwise, as 
they had to come off their eggs to eat 
and drink. So I thought that, if the eggs 
were kept constantly at the same tem¬ 
perature, it would result in a better 
hatch. I tried for about a year to be¬ 
lieve in my theory, and practiced it, but 
never could make satisfactory hatches of 
hardy chicks during that time. Since 
then, after a good trial of the cooling 
method, I have changed my idea about it, 
and can now hatch a large percentage of 
hardy chicks, bound to thrive if given 
half a chance. 
The method I pursue is this: I turn 
the eggs twice each day, morning and 
evening. I commence after the eggs 
have been in the machine 48 hours, and 
turn the last time on the 18th day. The 
eggs should be cooled once daily from 
the fourth to seventeenth days of incuba¬ 
tion. With a hot-air machine, they 
should be cooled by opening the door of 
the incubator, only a very short time at 
first, gradually increasing the time, cool¬ 
ing the eggs down to about 92 degrees. 
At first, it will not take long, but as the 
chicks develop, it will gradually take 
more time, and on the 12th to the 17th 
days, with the outside temperature at 
about (30 degrees, it will take from 20 
minutes to one hour. They should be 
cooled half before and half after tuiming, 
that is, when cooling them for 20 minutes, 
cool them 10 minutes, then turn, and air 
them 10 minutes more. The eggs should 
be cooled in the same way, for a hot- 
water machine, except that they should 
be removed from the machine, and the 
door closed, because, if left open, the 
water in the tank would be reduced in 
temperature somewhat, and it would take 
some time for it to reach the proper tem¬ 
perature again. After turning the eggs 
for the last time, don’t, under any cir¬ 
cumstances, open the door of the egg 
chamber, because the chicks, at this 
time, are very sensitive to any draft. 
Mr. McFetridge aptly says, “ It is well 
to take advice sometimes, but when one 
is running incubators, let him remember 
that one machine can’t be run two ways 
at one time.” Also, “ Never open the 
egg drawer, except when it is necessary 
to attend to the eggs or take out the 
chicks.” I consider starting the egg 
rather low and gradually working- the 
temperature up, the most vital point con¬ 
nected with artificial incubation. 
E. B. UNDFiKIIILL. 
Early-Laying Pullets. —On page 820 , 
I quote from C. E. Chapman’s article : 
People write of pullets laying at four months of 
age, as though the whole floek were laying, and 
as if it were a common thing. A novice is led to 
think that he can receive ready money from that 
time for their eggs. I do not believe that there is 
a large flock in the country that pay daily ex¬ 
penses for food at seven months of age. Visits 
to both fancy and business poultry plants con¬ 
firm the impression. 
Now I wish only to say that, if Mr. 
Chapman had taken the trouble to make 
the visits he claims to have, and to state 
the truth of the matter, he could have 
found, at least one breeder less than 
five miles from his own door, who has 
never bred and raised a flock of pullets 
that did not much more than lay eggs 
enough to pay for their keeping at seven 
months of age. I refer to my own stock, 
and a fair example is a flock of 125 of the 
present season’s stock hatched late in 
June, and at this writing (December 18) 
a little less than six months of age, and 
that are laying eggs enough to double in 
value the cost of their entire keeping, 
and they are gaining right along. These 
pullets are my latest hatch. I have 400 
older that are doing much better, and 
for want of room, these are still all run¬ 
ning together in one flock in part of the 
brooder house. These 125 are not the 
entire hatch of pullets, but are what are 
left after taking out about 75 of the best 
and earliest-maturing birds. Because 
one man has failed is no reason why he 
should attempt to make the public be¬ 
lieve that all others have. c. n. w. 
Groton, N. Y. 
Don’t neglect your cold—let your doctor prescribe 
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Aid digestion with Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills. 
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Crushed Oyster Shells, Calclte, Crushed Flint, Granu¬ 
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Groat Egg Makers 
M ANNAS Green Bone Cutter 
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will make hens lay lots of egKS. They prov« 
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catalog, buckeye Incubator Co., Springfield, 0. 
Mouitor Incubator. 
Ill. 80-Page Cat. for stamp; 
tells all about Poultry. 
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Guernseys. 
225 purebred Guernseys of the best American and 
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ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM. 
RHIKBCUFF. N. V 
JERSEY CATTLE FOR SALE. 
R C CUlHMnN ) 907 Liberty 8t„ Pittsburgh, Pa 
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HolsteinsareMoney Makers 
They are strong and rugged. They give a big pail 
full of good milk. They make the best use of the 
coarse farm fodder. They are gentle, happy, and 
seldom sick When done at the pail they ornament 
the butcher’s block. They are prepotent, and alwavs 
stamp their good qualities upon their oalves. TIIK 
HOLSTEIN IS THE BUSINESS COW. The 
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C HENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, N 
Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
Ramboulllet Sheep; Poland-China. Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs; White and Bronze Turkeys. Peafowls 
and Blooded Chickens. J. D. VAN VALKENBURGH. 
C(| PER CENT ST. LAMBERT. Will sell for reason- 
vUable price or will exchange. Bull calf dropped 
December 2, 1897, dam Wabash Rioters Maud 69670; 
sire Uno of St. Lambert 38918. Write for butter rec¬ 
ord of tlie mother. Courtney E. Ferris, Smyrna. N.Y 
Reg. P Chinas Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. Choice 
service Boars and bred Sows, 
for 30 days, to reduce stock 
quick. Special cut prices on 
above. Pigs all ages. Poultry. 
Cochranville Chester Co Pa. 
F. H. CATES & SONS, 
Chittenango, N. Y. l’OLAND-CHINAS 
Well established and reliable. Write. 
Hamilton & u () . 
25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON LIST PRICES. 
Now is the time to order 
choice Chester White Pigs 
at 25 per cent discount, pro¬ 
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durlrg October, as this dis¬ 
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after November 1. Tbesn 
pigs are bred from registered sires and dams, and 
are entitled to register. Come, see my stock and 
make your own selections. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
KLONDYKE 
and the Northwes’ern Territory will require millions 
of pounds of bacon du-iBg the next few years. 
Oheshires are a Bacon Hog. All ages, for sale 
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l ERKBHIRE, Chester White, 
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PUCCIJIRC DIHC fr<)m eight to 12 weeks 
IfW 111 IB C illlv old, from Registered 
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pipe Some of the finest Improved Chester 
B VA ^9 White pigs you ever saw, 8 to 10 weeks 
old, for $6 apiece; pairs not akin, $11; trio, $15. All 
stock eligible to registry. 
Two Hoistein-Friesian Bulls, one yearling and one 
calf dropped March, 1897, for sale at a bargain. 
C. K. RECORD, Peterboro. N. Y. 
Cheshires from Foundation Herd 
1 have now shipped 471 times to men I had sold to 
before. Noted for lean meat and rapid growth. 
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