. Artificial incubating and brooding. Fig. Ill. 1—Il ii i I .^ I I I \\ 1 \M i; \ I UK V Fig. 1—(;roumi plan. AAA. roouis masking entrance to incubatory. B B B. ovens where eggs areliatched. C C. manholes admitting attendants to upper tier. D D. Iiallway. Fig. II—Sectional view length-wise. AAA. upper chamber to ovens. B B B. lower chambers. C C C, manholes. D D. fire Ill—Sectional view lengthwise—same lettering as for Fig. II. mometers are not used. The attendants endeavor to keepthe heat a trifle greater than that of their own skin. While the oven is being warmed, notice is sent
. Artificial incubating and brooding. Fig. Ill. 1—Il ii i I .^ I I I \\ 1 \M i; \ I UK V Fig. 1—(;roumi plan. AAA. roouis masking entrance to incubatory. B B B. ovens where eggs areliatched. C C. manholes admitting attendants to upper tier. D D. Iiallway. Fig. II—Sectional view length-wise. AAA. upper chamber to ovens. B B B. lower chambers. C C C, manholes. D D. fire Ill—Sectional view lengthwise—same lettering as for Fig. II. mometers are not used. The attendants endeavor to keepthe heat a trifle greater than that of their own skin. While the oven is being warmed, notice is sent out to thevillages that the establishment will purchase eggs on such adate. The coimtry people arrive with large crates containingfrom 1 000 to 2 000. These are purchased outright by theestablishment at the rate of S4 per 1 000. The floor of the oven is covered with a coarse mat madeof palm leaves; on this a little bran is sprinkled to preventthe eggs from rolling. The attendant changes the positionof the eggs twice a day, taking tho
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