Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-05-02
INCUBATOR BEST
Finest Stock Is New Matched Arfk
fealIy BY Means Of IN.
cubatian.

More depends upon the hrouding
than The Matching. although both play
an important part m the conduct OF a
poultry plant. The brooder IS harder
TO run than the incubator Few be-
sinners realize this faet. though an
are bound 70 discover it sooner or
later in their experience. Not many
years ago Il was not hard foS ex
perienced poultry men 10 toll at
glance poultry that had been hatch
ed IN fncuhaiors II was common
idea that the arttnciai could never
compete with the natural methods of
production, II il only another Ell,
deHce Of the short.sishtcdness Of hu
manity that every argument that they
offered as proof has been overthrow,
aud that the best poultry that now
goes TO the market Is artiaeaily
Matched and reared by the large com.
morolal plants. as well as the many
smaller poultry farms that are follow
ing the business as a living
The skinny white carcass Is largely
a thing OF the past and what now ex
lists Is only an index TO the Ignorance
or earelessneas OF the operator and
in no way reflects on the incubator or
brooder This Il not saying tIiafI
breeders are absolutely satisfac.
tory in their work Within the past
10 or Is years great improvements
have been made, and results are much
better than formerly. When both the
brooder as wen az the incubator was
in the experimental stage, but yet
much remains to be done In both the
improving of the incubator aud the
brooder There are many good rea
sens why this difference should exist
lneubators have only to hold an equal
temperature, n few cubic feet OF air
which is shut on from the outside at
mosphere by insulated walls, and
which remains under practically Ike
conditions at all times There Is some
animal heat from the eggs after the
germs begin to develop animal life,
but the increase Is gradual and the
change very slight.
The most important problem IN get
ting TO the egg chamber more fresh
air and the proper amount OF moist
.ure. These two problems are being
solved and when. this Is accomplished
then incubation viii be Of greater
value. But the hroodcr Is loosely con
strueted. The hover chamber must
be readily accessible from and TO the
cooler chambers, and the chicks must
be allowed 10 run from one to another
at viii One minute there may be ian.
der the hover 80 or 40 chicks. each
giving off a share OF animal heat, and
the next there may be 10 or perhaps
none. to be followed in few minutes
by 30 or 40 that are feeling the cold
and returning to the hover for warmth
Conditions with the brooder change
quickly, and the brooder must be open
Iy built. So far no one has been able
to construct brooder that will meet
the demands so fully as IL desirable or
fully enough TO relieve the operator
Of load OF work and worry. which
is with him from the time the chicks
are Matched until well by the danger
mark at four weeks Of age. when the
chicks can then stand greater change
in heat and cold
We are far from condemning brood
ers We use them; have for some
Is years Could not conduct a pout
try business without them. They are
necessary, and II one Is willing to care
for them as they must be cared fofN
satisfactory degree OF success VIII re.
ward your efforts and the results win
average on the best side Of the ledger.