The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright (1908) (14804883513)

Hearson's Foster Mother, a chicken brooder
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Title: The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, Robert Patrick, 1857- ed
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: London, The Gresham publishing company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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©:r^ Fig. 1.—Double Coop lamp itself is placed in the sleeping compart-ment, and the other in which the lamp is con-tained in a separate section of the brooder. Thelatter is preferable, as the fumes from burn-ing paraffin oil are highly injurious, unless thecombustion is perfect—an ideal which is neverrealized. The gases given off by burning petro-leum are known to cause partial paralysis of thenervous system, therefore those rearers whichare constructed so that the products of com-bustion are carried away to the outside airare obviously better. One great advantage
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Fig. 2.—Hearsons Foster Mother possessed by the brooders in which the lampsare placed in the sleeping compartment is thatthey are cheaper, but the money saved on theoutlay may easily be lost later by the poorerresults. Specially constructed brooder houses are a ne-cessity for winter rearing. These are large, lofty,well-built houses, divided into compartments,each one containing a brooder. The most con-venient measurements are as follows: width,12 ft.; height in front, 5J ft.; height at back, 6jft.; height at gable, 7^ ft. The gable is made9 ft. from the front of the house. A wooden 204 Chicken Rearing — Chick Pea floor covers the entire length, but a passage 3 ft.■wide is allowed at the back. The length dependson the number of chickens to be accommo^ted,and this is calculated by making each com-partment 5 ft. wide and putting 50 chickens

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