Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — First Lessons in the Handling of Incubators. [ARTICLE]

First Lessons in the Handling of Incubators.

Study your incubator. Acquaint yourself with all its parts. Read the manufacturers' directions for setting It up. Set it up carefully and according to instructions. Never try to run an incubator in a drafty place, nor near a stove nor where the sun shines upon it. Set fertile eggs only. Waste no effort upon those that are doubtful. Keep the lamps full and the wick and tube clean. Avoid smoke. See that the eggs are clean and dry before setting them. Balance all eggs, large end up, a few hours before placing them In the tray. Do not overfill the tray. Turn every egg the third day. Cool the eggs every morning. Be sure your hands are clean when handling eggs. Test all eggs the seventh, eleventh and fifteenth day. ' Do not expect to learn all about the air cell the first hatch. You will learn that later. Do not disturb the eggs after the evening of the eighteenth day.