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PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS—S/«« 1906 
The Reliable 
Gas Brooder 
The Reliable Gas Brooder is the result of years of exhaustive ex¬ 
periment on the poultry ranch and scientific mechanical development 
in the Reliable factory. Practical and economical in operation, iow 
in first cost and of pleasing appearance, this brooder has attained 
great popularity. 
Constructed of the best quality galvanized copper bearing iron, 
reinforced around the edge with heavy wire. 
The canopy is pressed from one piece of seam¬ 
less metal, making it extremely durable, rigid 
and properly shaped. The Reliable Brooders 
are equipped with baffle plate below the 
burner, which eliminates the fire hazard, and 
permits hanging the brooder closer to the 
floor, throwing the heat further out and over 
the backs of chicks. This new safety feature means a great saving 
in fuel and insures a more uniform heat for the chicks. The broodei 
is also equipped with suspension brackets which permit the easy 
removal of the burner for cleaning. 
New type burners with hot point flame furnish ample heat. This 
type insures perfect combustion before the flame comes in contact 
with the steel plate. The separate pilot light burns constantly with 
a clear blue flame, and is not easily extinguished. During the heat 
of the day the thermostat shuts off the main burner, and when 
temperature lowers, the gas starts flowing automatically, and is 
ignited by the pilot. 
The Reliable Gas Thermostat is equally efficient with all kinds of 
gas. The double wafer is extremely sensitive to the slightest change. 
The valve and seat are made of brass, so shaped that they cannot 
stick and will wear indefinitely. The working parts are protected 
from damage by a metal cage. 
No. 500—36-Inch. Capacity 500 Chicks Price $13.50 
No. 700—48-Inch. Capacity 750 Chicks Price 16.00 
Shipping weight 23 lbs. and 30 lbs. respectively. 
Hudson Oil Burning Brooder No. 132 
Safety, Efficiency, Dependability, Durability, Convenience 
This broodei* is built from the Number 10 Stove with the addition of a 32-ineh re¬ 
flector canopy, with top-opening cover for easy burner inspection. It is of the room 
heater type—a style which is becoming more popular with the use of special brooder 
houses. In this system of brooding the chicks range over brooding floor at will, finding 
the exact comfort they individually want. Recommended capacity 300' to 600 day-old 
chicks in buildings up to 10x12 ft. Room size determines brooding capacity, for Hudson 
Brooders are oversize in heat producing power due to practical efficiency in every part— 
valve, burner, drums, canopies and hovers. 
Drum, 19^2 i^i. diameter, 6 in. depth, 23 gauge blue steel. Combustion chamber, 9 in. 
diameter, lO^/^ in. length, 18 gauge, 6 gallon oil tank. Overall height, 23 inches. 
No. 132—Brooder. Completely equipped except for oil tank stand.-.$12.00 
Stand for oil, tank, each.-. -95 
Hudson Thermostat Wafers 
Hudson Electric Hover Brooder 
A compound, solid post wafer that responds instantly to temperature 
variations. Absolutely accurate and dependable. Fits all standard makes 
of brooders, both coal and oil type. 
No. ,33—Size 3 inches, for coal brooders...30c each 
No. 33—For oil Brooders. . .. ......- 30c each 
Just the right size for those who hatch or buy only a few chicks. It 
will take care of 100 chicks or less, giving the same advantage as the 
large poultry raiser has with his larger equipment. 
It is heat^ with a light bulb, using very little equipment. Galvanized 
canopy 24 inches in diameter. Price, each $2.85. 
Reliable Gas Thermostat 
This gas Thermostat is simple to install on your brooder, and easy to operate. It is equally efficient with all kinds of gas. The double 
wafer is extremely sensitive to slightest temperature change, and is thoroughly tested before it leaves the factory to insure reliability at any 
brooding temperature. No rubber or composition in the construction of this Thermostat. The valve and seat are made of brass, so shaped that they 
cannot stick, and will wear indefinitely. The working parts are protected from damage by a metal cage. Price, each $5.00, 
Tested Thermometers 
The best incubator or brooder is useless unless the thermometer used 
therein is accurate. Hundreds of hatches in incubators fail because of 
inferior thermometers. A large number of chickens are killed in brood¬ 
ers owing to defective or worthless thermometers. The thermometers 
listed herein are manufactured especially for us, and are thoroughly 
tested and seasoned before they are shipped. 
Tycos Certified Incubator Thermometer 
Engraved tube, every fifth line and figure stamped on the scale. Each 
one accompanied by maker’s certificate of accuracy. Each, $1.00. 
Taylor Brothers Incubator Thermometers, 80c each; postpaid, 90c. 
Taylor Brothers Brooder Thermometers, 65c each; postpaid, 75c. 
Premier Poultry Titter 
Vacuum Cleaned 
Saves Time, Labor, Money 
It is a natural absorbent, capable of taking up and holding four or 
five times as much moisture as straw, shavings or sawdust, and there¬ 
fore acts as an insulator and humidity control. It prevents spread of 
disease not only because it keeps the house dry and clean, but because 
it is sanitary—free from bacterial and parasitic life. It absorbs offen¬ 
sive odors and helps keep down the ammonia fumes in the droppings. 
It is harmless to birds if eaten by them. It provides a resilient cushion 
over the floor so that birds will not develop bumble foot. 
It reduces fire hazard. It requires no breaking up, is easy to spread, 
and may be left in the poultry house for several months. Peat Moss is 
one of the best humus or mulch products known to horticulture, and 
with addition of poultry droppings it becomes a fertilizer of the finest 
tyi>e. Per bale of 11 bushels, $1.75 each; per bale of 22 bushels, $2.75 
each. Ask for prices on larger lots. 
