Proper Incubation Makes Big Flock,
But It Takes Much
Care.
By II. E. Dvorachek, College of
Agriculture, Fayetteville.
Successful incubation commences
■with proper storage of the eggs prior
to the time that they are put in the
machine. Eggs should be kept in a
cool temperature of approximately
70 degrees and if this temperature is
not maintained it will die and cause
the egg to be culled out as infertile
at the first candling. It is recommend
ed that the eggs be turned daily and
for twelve hours before the hatch is
begun they should rest on end with
the large end up so that the air cell
may adjust itself. A good cellar is a
prerequisite of a good hatch. It should
be one that is well ventilated at all
times, and the windows should be so
arranged that no direct sunlight falls
on the machine.
Very often we are asked the type of
incubator one should buy. During in
cubation there is probably very little
difference in the regularity of heat
maintenance of a hot water and a hot
air machine. However, the latter is
more quickly heated up at any time.
The hot. water machine has the advan
tage in the fact that if the lamp should
unexpectedly be extinguished the
heat will be retained longer. On ac
count of the tank arrangement on this
kind of machine it is doubtful if iTTs
as durable over a period of years as
the hot air machine due to natural
rusting out.
Always run an Incubator for at
least a day before puttfrig In the eggs.
This enables the machine to thorough
ly dry out. It permits of correct tem
perature adjustment and at the same
time gives the operator a knowledge
of the workings of his machine.
On the egg tray the eggs should not
be piled one upon thf other. The ma
chine should not be so crowded that
efficient turning can not take place. In
imitation of nature the eggs should be !
turned regularly twice a day, morning
and night, commencing on the even- j
ing of the third day.
Temperature may be recorded on !
the eggs or by the thermometer in sus
pension immediately above the egg
tray. This latter method is unques
tionably the better because it obviates
the danger of the thermometer bulb
resting upon an infertile egg or upon
one in which the embryo has djed- It
is recommended that the machine be
regulated at a temperature of 102 de
btees during the first week and 103
degrees thereafter.
Candling should be done twice dur
: ins the hatch, on the seventh and
fourteenth days. On the seventh day
i under the candle the live perm will
have the‘appearance of a spider due to
| the network of veins that are develop
inp. Infertile egps will appear clear
and perms that, have died will show
up with a semi-circular red line. The
purpose of candlinp on the fourteenth
day is to determine the size of the
air cell so that the operator may know
whether he is supplying sufficient
moisture. Dead chicks at this time
will have an Immobile appearance
and the air cell will be hazy as com
pared with the clear air cell of the
egg containing a live chick. Infertile
eggs may be saved and boiled for the
chicks; but they should not be mar
keted.
The greatest problem in artificial
incubation is the proper supplying of
moisture to the egg. It is a fact that
from nine to eleven per cent of the'
total contents of the egg may evapo
rate during the hatch and moisture
must be supplied to compensate for
this loss. A big advance in the manu
facture of incubators recently has
been the introduction of sand trays
which are kept puddled with water
during the hatch. These trays set im
mediately below the egg tray in the
machine. Some people have dishes of
water in the bottom of the incubator.
Others sprinkle the eggs with warm
water, using a whisk broom or an
atomizer, all of which methods are
good, but it would seem that the sand
tray arrangement is the best, both
from the standpoint of labor and effi
ciency.
Regular oare of the lamp during the
hatch is necessary. The charred por
tion of the wick may be scraped off
with a match. When the lamp is re
placed in the machine after filling it
should not be turned up too high be
cause smoking may lake place. An
accumulation of soot may result and
consequently the flame may go out
and min the possibililies of a good
hatch.
On the evening of the eighteenth day
the machine should be closed and not
opened again until hatching is well
over. The idea is that the chick must
not be disturbed immediately before
hatching. The hatch should be en
tirely over on the evening of the
twenty-first day. If it takes longer it
signifies that the machine has been
running at a too low temperature and
the operator should correct this fault
in his next hatch. The chicks may
be left in the machine for 48 hours
without feed before transferring them
to the brooder.
Feed plenty of charcoal, as it is ono
of the best things for kee-ping. th.e
poultry healthy.
+ TOGETHER J
Together we'll laugh at the dawn of
the sun;
Together we’ll smile till the evening
Is done,
Together, together, the day and the
weather
Are evermore fair when we two are
together.
We’ll sing at the clouds and we’ll cheer
at the rain,
And thunder must roar in a rollick
ing strain
As together we tramp through tne
wild wood and heather,
For the whole world rejoices when
we are together.
The sad wind upleaps In a frolicsome
glee;
And from woeful willows a bright
melody
Sounds through our revel when light
• as a feather
Our heart’s fare the highways of
beauty together.
Together, together, we’ll laugh in the
sun
And smile till our evening of gladness
is done.
Together, together, the days and the
weather
Will always be merry when we are
together.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
hardening Essential Factor
In School Work, Is Claim.
School gardening, not as an exercise
or a diversion, but us a fundamental
factor of a complete, rounded educa
tion, is urged by Van Evriu Kilpatrick
of New York, president of the School
Garden Association of America.
The child who does not come into di
rect contact with growing plants and
animals is deprived of his natural heri
tage, Mr. Kilpatrick, a pioneer in school
garden work in America, declares.
It took a long time to get physical
training and industrial branches, in
cluding domestic science and art for
the girls, incorporated into the curricu
lum of the public schools, Mr. Kilpat
rick points out. Ttie teaching of agri
culture, which should carry with it an
appreciation of the grejit outdoors and
its wholesome influences, ho says, is
just as essential and in time will be so
recognized.
“The purpose of our organization is
to carry that message to the people,”
Mr. Kilpatrick said. “It is a little un
fortunate many look upon school gar
dening as a pleasing diversion. It is
that, but vastly more. It is an essen
tial factor in a complete education and
should be supported in the public
schools as such.”
Cordiality an Aid to Good Service
THE duty of your switchboard operator is to
answer your calls promptly and accurately
and to help make your telephone service as
perfect as possible.
She makes you feel that she is not only rendering
this service willingly but joyously. If she some
times errs, it is only because human agencies at their
best are ini perfect.
Cordial co-operation over the wire with the switchboard oper
ator who answers your calls makes it easier for her to serve you
and adds to the agreeableness of telephoning.
Every Bell Telephone it a Long Distance Station
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
We Gan Make You Some Good Clubbing Rates.
Not to Be Considered.
“Madam,” said the persuasive agent,
‘‘I have here a household necessity.
The price is only $1. Now—”
“Before you go any farther,” said the
woman at the door, “let me Allow you
why you are wasting your time.”
“Very well, madam.”
“If you were not a stranger in town
you would know that I am married to
t» man who never spends a nickel with
out groaning. According to his point
of view, nothing that costs $1 is a
household necessity.”
How It Happened.
“There goes the man who spoke the
words that made Mr. and Mrs. Blithers
man and wife.”
“Why, that fellow couldn’t perform a
legal n.aryiage ceremony. He’s a
broker.”
“I didn’t mean that he actually mnr
•ied the couple. He merely told GUth
Drs that Mrs. Glithera had money."
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Some hens fire sold too soon, nnd
many vn some farms are kept loo long.
Chance for the West.
Why don't some of our prominent
collectors of old tapestries and other
objets d’art, as the Metropolitan so
cial bureau so well puts it, go In for
old pants and give some of us con
noisseurs out here In the breezy mid
dle West a chance to unload at a
profit?—Columbus (O.) Journal.
Why Lay It on Dad?
The Detroit Free Press defines a
pessimist as “a son of the man who
didn't believe there was any such
thing as electricity."
Really Thrilling.
A lot of people crow about how ex
ceedingly interesting real life Is, but
the fact is real life isn't half as thrill
ing as reel life.—Atchison Globe.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK & MONROE RY.
South North
7:45 a. »n . Huttig 2:59 p. m
9:50 a, rn Monroe 2:07 p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig . .. 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &. Southern
PARMERVILLE & SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a. m. Huttig . 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m. Farmerville 5:45 p. m
local, f
10:10a.m. Huttig . 2:22 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
^Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. &, A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
T. B. Weaver, W. M.
W. P. Reasons, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
J. M. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEICIAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &,
S. M Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Recorder.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. O. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66.
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Mrs. Murray Maroney, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W. 0. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
Lester Malone, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
.night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. E. S. Etheridge, Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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