. Artificial incubation and incubators ... old lamp in place,T— Moisture —Ventilator flues from egg —Inner door with glass window, (shownopen). the faucet for drawing off a portion of the water; D, false frontthat closes up after the egg drawer and water trays are pushedinto their place; I, large air tube passing down into the eggchamber; J, shelving for the chicks to run out on; K, lattice work 122 THE NEW CENTENNIAL INCUBATOR. to keep chicks on the shelves; L, flexible curtains to allow chicksto run out and in under the brooder. THE NEW CENTENNIAL INCUBATOR (Fig. 94.) is the
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... old lamp in place,T— Moisture —Ventilator flues from egg —Inner door with glass window, (shownopen). the faucet for drawing off a portion of the water; D, false frontthat closes up after the egg drawer and water trays are pushedinto their place; I, large air tube passing down into the eggchamber; J, shelving for the chicks to run out on; K, lattice work 122 THE NEW CENTENNIAL INCUBATOR. to keep chicks on the shelves; L, flexible curtains to allow chicksto run out and in under the brooder. THE NEW CENTENNIAL INCUBATOR (Fig. 94.) is the invention of the author of this book. It is the culmina-tion of nearly twenty years study and experiment. Point bypoint has been worked out, tested and adapted, until the pres-ent machine is offered to the public, with the firm belief thatthere is nothing better to be had in the market either at home orabroad. The reader will please observe that I do not claim—as do someof my modest competitors—to have the only incubator in the. Fig. 95.—THE EUREKA INCUBATOR. (See Page 96). market that will hatch a reasonable percentage of the do I claim to have a perfect Incubator—as do others—for there is no work of mans hands that ever was or can be per-fect ; and he who claims his invention or creation as such, is toowell satisfied with himself to see wherein he has made mistakes,and too obtuse to correct them or improve his work. The inventor who considers his creation as perfect, and thenrest upon his oars, soon strands upon the shoals of ignorance andself-conceit; while his wide awake rivals are carried onward by THE NEW CENTENNIAL INCUBATOR. 123 the tide of improvement, to success and fortune. Recognizingthe above facts, I have made it my aim to give as perfect a machineas possible, to improve wherever I saw a necessity or an oppor-tunity; to add every convenience essential to success, and toturn out a thoroughly good and practical Incubator, at the low-est
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