Chickens By The Wholesale

One of our üuclid stroet frienrls bas fitted up an spar traent on his premisas, in which to hatch ohiekens through artificial heat. Tlio first experiment con sisted in arranging iifty cggs upon shelves ïu the room, covering them with cotton, and raising tho temperatura oí the room with a gas heater, to 105 degreea. ïhis was done three weeks ago, and yesterday the chieks eommenced to break the shell and to peep in the conventional rnaoner common to all well regulated chiekens. Our friend liit upon 105 degrecs as the proper temperature, by placing a thermometer under a setting hen, whieh raiaed tho meroury to that point. Ho is much pleased with his success, and thinks of continuiiii; opersitions on a