Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04

INCUBATOR BARGAIN COUNTER
When you buy that incubator. stee,
clear Of the bargain counter.
Good machines aren't found In
Cheap John" shops. We haven't time
10 figure how far all the different stvIs
machines in d straight line would
reach. but we know that we couId
view all the dependable incubators I'm 3
day without doing stunts and have
plenty Of time to get 10 bed with the
chickens.
lncubators and brooders are OF two
types. not water and hot air. but many
OF them are all hot air.
Many OF our correspondents In writ.
Ing about Matching machines begin
their letters. I've been stung.~ They
got II at the bargain counter.
The exchange columns or the poul-
try journals are full OF fellows who
are anxious 10 trade machines on
Chickens They will give you n Gilt
edge guarantee with the machine. but
the only way they can get chickens IS
to swap Such machines ALWAYS incu.
bate-lOts OF trouble.
Now. It's pecks OF fun TO sit I'D nights
with an incubator full OF high priced
eggs and monkey with a smoky lamn
and a cranky regulator and. after
twenty-one days OF such nervous pros.
traticn. 10 just get left And this all
turns TO bushels OF fun and tons of
amusement II you have invited all
your relatives and friends around 70
behold the wonderful miracle of ma.
ture when those beautiful. fuzzy balls
Of chick activity break from their irk.
some environment to begin the voyage
OF life.
In such n case New Year resolutions
antimarriage pledges and church vows
often prove a failure like the hutch
and even the company's guarantee gets
black eye. Then what do you sup
pose happens when the company leu
him down easy by saying. "In such 3
case II Is the result OF poor manage
ment and infertile eggs. and we. OF
course. are not responsible and will no,
return the purchase price, Tableau.
Please remember that the best hatch
ing and brooding machinery isn't Just
so much lumber and carpenter work.
The practical incubator that turns
out the big brood OF livable chicks
wasn't Matched I'm Il pile of sawdus,
and shavinCs 10y some monCrel that
stole her nest.
II is the result OF costly experiment,
and scientific thinking.
II reputable incubator holding I5C
eggs costs YOU from $50 TO So and a
brooder TO match is quoted ut SIS to
500, don't twist your face to say,
"Whewr'
That's cheap for good brains aud sue
cessful Matching and brooding. You'll
see II later In fine eggs and stock.
When YOU buy your chicken machin-
cry, always consult n reputable poul-
tryman. He knows and IS always In
touch with new inventions and i'm
provements In the Matching and brood
Ing business. AS you are asking the
favor. inclose n stamp. This is only
common dccency.
Don't get the idea that a larger ma
chine at cheap price is better than
smaller reputable machine at the
same price.
HunSarians always buy boots for
the amount Of leather for the price.
not according to the fit.
Better have n safety device incuba-
tor that costs $50 and matches eighty
chicks 10 the hundred eggs set than a
200 egg machine that costs 500 and
burns your house down.
Large machines are harder to regu-
late, more difficult 10 keep filed with
eggs, and many Of them burn more oil
than two half the size.
They are hard 10 sell secondhand.
and Il poor hatch is big loss. The $50
egg size is our measure for best re.
suits.
y big nuisance in incubating Is
half dozen different style incubators.
This often comes from attending rum
mage sales. Some are hot air. others
hot water; some have water pans. 9TH
ers not; some have automatic ventiIa-
ton. others slides. and all the instruc-
tons are different.
IT YOU are train dispatcher or have
taken patent memory developer. Won
can do the stunt. but never leave the
variety show in charge OF your wife.
for there Will surely he a fire or a Of.
vorce.