. Poultry for the farm and home. Coilrlfsy of Field lllusLraLud Millions of chicks areshipped in this mannerthrough the mails everyyear. It is lucky for thechicks that have to travelin this way that they carrya 48-hoiir lunch basket intheir tummies. Just an ordinary babychick sells for from 12 to 15cents. One with a littlebrains and breeding backof it can command twicethat amount. THE COAL-STOVE BROODER IS PRACTICALFOR FARM USE. Coal-slove bro<»<ler with hover raised. The coal-stove brooder is proving very satisfactory for farmuse. It provides plenty of heat at low cost, prevents the chi
. Poultry for the farm and home. Coilrlfsy of Field lllusLraLud Millions of chicks areshipped in this mannerthrough the mails everyyear. It is lucky for thechicks that have to travelin this way that they carrya 48-hoiir lunch basket intheir tummies. Just an ordinary babychick sells for from 12 to 15cents. One with a littlebrains and breeding backof it can command twicethat amount. THE COAL-STOVE BROODER IS PRACTICALFOR FARM USE. Coal-slove bro<»<ler with hover raised. The coal-stove brooder is proving very satisfactory for farmuse. It provides plenty of heat at low cost, prevents the chicksfrom crowding andpiling up, takes butlittle labor each day tocare for it, and it canbe used in many typesof buildings. On the brooder-house floor placeabout a half inch offine sharp sand overwhich scatter a htterof fine cut straw or al-falfa or clover hay. Operate the brooder a few days before the chicks hatch toinsure that it is working properly and to dry out the sand andlitter. At starting, the temperature should be 100 degrees under theedge of the hover near the floor. Gradually reduce the temperature as the chicks grow older. The action andcondition of the chicksshould be the guide incontroUing the they tend to pile upor chirp constantlymore heat is needed; ifthey go too far fromthe stove the heat istoo great. When com-fortable at night, thechicks spread out onthe floor under theedge of the hover andmake
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