Show Artificial Lighting Is Stimulus to La Laying ing Hen The use of some form of artificial lighting Is a stimulus to laying hens because It offers more mord hours of daylIght daylight day day- light and Increases food consumption Its use Is now generally accepted as not a proposition of fooling the fowls but of at lengthening the days daj's and ana partially partially par par- duplicating spring conditions T There There-is lere some criticism of ot the use of lights due to the apparent bad results results re re- suits on the health of ot the birds that thatIs Is often ofte noticed In the winter Some feel that If It b he hEV-D hEV are fully matured 1 by Y fall and are bred to lay layno no no artificial stimulation Is needed neede Egg production from some flocks will bear out this tilts attitude but Out where corn corn- tests have been made be Ibe- between between be- be tween flocks lighted and ted there Is no evidence to prove that lighting causes a greater greatel chance for contracting disease Lighting offers an opportunity for fo for greater food consumption making possible possible pos pas I sible the manufacture of oi more eggs says Prof A. A G. G Philips head of ot the poultry department Purdue sity No one can question these facts The application of these principles prin prin- becomes an Individual problem with ever every poultry flock fleck With pullets pul put lets maturing early a fall tall molt may be delayed and priced high-priced eggs o ob oh tamed In such a case there Is usually a let up In production followed by molt In January When eggs are wanted wanted want want- ed in January from the other hens that have molted in the fall the use of lights may be applied between January Januar 1st and C |