The art of incubation and brooding; . be prompt, as we are ready and respectfully, B. & C. Von Cuwn. The above letter was mailed to forty manufacturersof incubators. We presume they all received it,as none were returned, though our printed addresswas on each envelope. We waited a month. Five 79 ^^lir^^^!^^(^^i^^^^^i^^^^«^^^^^^^^^^i^^e^«^(^i!^^S5j5e^s«|s«JseJs^ %i jaafc&i;frfc&£tf•&&&& jasfccfc cfc &&&&&&4&&&&4>&&&&sfccfcsk4aci:;fclikgr«^ responded ; some of them sent cuts, but only onesent directions for operating. We give these factsas an answer to those who may wish to know


The art of incubation and brooding; . be prompt, as we are ready and respectfully, B. & C. Von Cuwn. The above letter was mailed to forty manufacturersof incubators. We presume they all received it,as none were returned, though our printed addresswas on each envelope. We waited a month. Five 79 ^^lir^^^!^^(^^i^^^^^i^^^^«^^^^^^^^^^i^^e^«^(^i!^^S5j5e^s«|s«JseJs^ %i jaafc&i;frfc&£tf•&&&& jasfccfc cfc &&&&&&4&&&&4>&&&&sfccfcsk4aci:;fclikgr«^ responded ; some of them sent cuts, but only onesent directions for operating. We give these factsas an answer to those who may wish to know whywe have not described all incubators, as well as afew. Without directions for operating, the simplepicture of the exterior of a machine, is no morethan you can see in the advertisements in poultrypapers and in the catalogues of the manufacturers. 80 ^<^^^^e^^^^^ejse^^^^^ej5<^^t^i^(^^i*^^^^^^etof^«to^^^9el»^^^sejsl^ 4 •g •a ?*. Fig. i. THE THERMOSTATIC INCUBATOR. The Thermostatic Incubator was patented July31, 1877, by E S. Renwick. It was one of thefinest hot water incubators made in its day. It is 81 t ^&&&&tytytytytytytytytyty^^ty&ty&fytyty^ty<^^^tytytyty&tytyty^tytytylS% ^^^^^j^.^^l^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-,^,^,^^,^ manship. Then why is it that other incubatorsare offered at such low prices? Simply becausethe material in one of Mr. Campbells incubatorscosts more than many of the gaudy rattle-trapmachines are sold for. The craze to get somethingfor nothing creates a lively market for worthlessso-called incubators.


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