Show COLD WAVES J FOUGHT IN POULTRY HOUSES warm buildings help birds fight disease dy H P twitchell agricultural engineer ohio state university service insulating the poultry flock from the low temperatures of winter helps in keeping the birds free from disease and in a good vigorous condition one of the most economical meth of insulating the poultry house Is to pack cornstalks corn stalks around the out side walls the fodder Is best plied at least a foot thick and should be wired securely in place it may be removed in the spring in order to make the insulation ef in the control of sudden tern pera ture changes the building should be made tight to prevent heat lost through leakage doors and windows are best made to fit as snugly as possible all baffle work or muslin cur bains used for ventilation may be replaced with sash during mild er ventilation may be obtained by ad the windows if insulating board Is used in guard ing the flock against low temperatures it may be protected from the chick ens by painting it with a cement paste this can be made by mixing together equal parts of cement and fine sifted sand add sour milk until a thick paint consistency Is obtained do not use water in the mix it Is best to mix only small quantities of the paint at a time it should be stirred con scantly to keep the heavier particles from settling to the bottom apply two coats with a stiff brush twelve pounds of cement 12 pounds of sand and 1 gallon of sour milk will cover 80 square feet it two coats are ap piled bringing pullets back to production of eggs according to berley wanton mis bourl college of agriculture how to get pullets back into production in cold weather after they have gone into a molt tn november or december Is a question frequently asked the rea son why certain pullets molt Is because they do not have the inherent ability to continue to lay during the winter on the other hand many pul lets go into a molt because of faulty management or incorrect feeding pullets that lay heavily in the tall often loose body weight and this Is thought to be the primary cause of such pullets bolting molting to develop pul lets that are heavy in weight prior to the time they come into production and then feed them in such a manner that they will maintain that weight and continue to lay at the same time ts difficult to do to get pullets back into laying con in cold weather Is likewise real problem the use of electric lights and the feeding of a moist crumbly mash each day are the two methods commonly employed to hasten production both methods have the same effect in that they are conducive to a greater consumption of feed when electric lights are available care should be taken to see that they are used regularly turned on and off at the same time each day the use of lights in the morning does not require a dimming device and the oper ator Is always at home just recently the use of all night lights has been reported with a high degree of sue cess such a system calls for the use of IB watt bulbs rather than a more intense light this dim light will make it possible for the chickens to eat feed from hoppers at any time such lights will also reduce the cost of electric current one light Is used for each square feet of floor space and should be suspended about six feet above the floor missouri farmer poultry facts each dollar invested in lime returns three dollars or more to the pocket book in breeding turkeys more than with any other poultry relationship should be avoided when inbreeding Is alced lack of vitality crooked breast and other deformities will result guinea fowls have a tendency to mate in n pairs but one male may be mated successfully with three or four females the 1032 crop of turkeys was 13 per cent above that of 1031 it Is ea that were sent to market although ah increase In creise Is shown tur key production in the united states la now only where it was several years ago when the population of the coun try was much under the present figure no matter bow prime the birds are at the conclusion of the fattening period the premium of one or more ma be lost through carelessness in klaung and dressing ft ft 4 the newest luminary tn the world Is the record breaking single comb white leghorn pallet that laid agga egga to break the present world a record in weight of egg she came within two eggs of equaling the record for the number fished a few years ago by a british columbia pullet of the same breed |