. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. COVERED RUN FOR COOP WITH COVERED RCN. Reamner was the first who attempted in a systematic and earnest manner to natch chickens by heat artificially applied. His method was to place the eggs in a wooden cask, and then surround it with fresh manure from the barn yard in a state of fermentation, which was renewed as frequently as necessary to keep the proper degree of temperature. This method, undesirable as it is, was employed for a considerable time, and
. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. COVERED RUN FOR COOP WITH COVERED RCN. Reamner was the first who attempted in a systematic and earnest manner to natch chickens by heat artificially applied. His method was to place the eggs in a wooden cask, and then surround it with fresh manure from the barn yard in a state of fermentation, which was renewed as frequently as necessary to keep the proper degree of temperature. This method, undesirable as it is, was employed for a considerable time, and quite successfully in France. Cantelo was the first who devised the method of supplying the heat from above, in imitation of the hen. Various kinds of incubators have since been invented, some of which were attended with so much care and labor in management, that although they would hatch a large proportion of the eggs, their use could not be regarded as profitable. Within a few. 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 Flint, Charles L. (Charles Louis), 1824-1889. New York, Casselberry
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