. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 25.—A good incubator cellar into the room, an arrangement that does not permit direct draughts to reach the incubators. It is also advisable to place muslin curtains over the windows that are left open permanently, the other windows affording most of the light. The latter may be shaded in case the sun shines through on the incubators or affects
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 25.—A good incubator cellar into the room, an arrangement that does not permit direct draughts to reach the incubators. It is also advisable to place muslin curtains over the windows that are left open permanently, the other windows affording most of the light. The latter may be shaded in case the sun shines through on the incubators or affects the temperature of the room. Fig. 25 represents the writer's idea of a very good incubator cellar.* THE OIL SUPPLY A considerable amount of labor may be saved by piping the oil to the incubator room. This is often done by placing an oil tank under ground a few feet from the cellar wall, the oil being conveyed from the tank to the cellar by means of a small pipe. This pipe is connected with one or more faucets. A very simple and inexpensive arrangement is shown in Figs. 26 and 27. The framework on which the oil barrel rests is made of planks about twelve inches wide. The upper edges of vio. oil barrdin position these planks are cut so as to conform to the shape of the barrel. The barrel should be placed in the shade to prevent evaporation of the oil. The north side of the build- * This picture was taken from Mr. Joseph Tolman's incubator cellar at Rockland, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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