Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1918 — HOW TO HELP INCUBATOR. [ARTICLE]

HOW TO HELP INCUBATOR.

J Follow the manufacturer’s di- ; • rectlons in setting up and oper- • • ating an Incubator. • • See that the incubator is run- • J nlng steadily at the desired tem- 9 • perature before filling with eggs. • 2 Do not add fresh eggs to a tray • • containing eggs which are under- • 2 going incubation. • • Turn the eggs twice daily as- J 2 ter the second and until the • • nineteenth day. Cool the eggs • 2 once daily, according to the • • weather, from the seventh to the 2 • nineteenth day. • • Turn the eggs before caring 2 • for the lamps. • 2 • Attend to the machine careful- » • ly at regular hours. • 2 Keep the lamp and wick clean. • • Test the eggs on the seventh • 2 and fourteenth days. • • Do not open the machine after • 2 the eighteenth day until the • • chickens are hatched. 2