Show BEST TO INSULATE HEN HOUSE WALL only method of eliminating frost deposits there Is one in advantage in build ln the poultry house wall with a dead air space between the studding and that Is that this dead air space affords considerable insulation and this Is tl ti e most important factor in controlling the der of moisture and frost on the inside wall frost deposit Is caused by the inside wall belnac cold and anthlny an thing that can be done to insulate the wall and beep keep it warmer will reduce the amount of frost deposit and possibly eliminate it entirely if it Is desired to spend quite a little money on a poultry house wall and make it especially bood from this standpoint it would be ad disable to further insulate this wall by using a stiff insulation board between the st uddin divid ng the 4 inch air space arcain into two spaces spates it Is also important to have this insulation practically air tight so as not to let the air circulate from one nir ir space into the other such a wall will add expense to the house but it Is the only satisfactory way to eliminate frost de posit on tl e wall all entirely the air spaces in this wall nall are radically as effective as the insulation material itself so you can see the importance of having them artificial he hell heit it in poultry houses Is coming to be used a little more than formerly especially where standard bred birds are being raised if it Is used judiciously it seems to be and that means of course that it must not be used enough to 10 as to get the birds used to a I 1 t con in other words use a amount of heit hett and use it only at in dakota I 1 armer grade grad e pullets as they develop to maturity some pullets mature and start lay ing sooner than others but it Is not en aery cry one who takes advantage of this fact and grades his pullets according ly many poultry men separ separate lite their pullets into grades putting tl ti ose pul put lets into pens by themselves that develop before tl it e others and are ready to go on laying this Is an ad advantage vanti e for these birds since they can be put on a laying rati raft n as they are ready for it and allowed to go on laying they need not be held back from the te rest of the flock it Is also an addan tige tage for tl ti e remainder of the flock they will have more room more of an opportunity at the mish hoppers and altogether a better chance to grow and develop As the best of these develop they in turn can be put in a laying pen peno and the rest will have a still better chance to develop sev eral divisions may not be possible where housing accommodations are limited but where suf dent lelent pens are available this separation of the most forward birds from the others will be found to be beneficial for winter eggs delaying the housing of pullets pallets until they are well started laying Is one of the main causes ot of a w winter inter and fall molt a disastrous blow to winter ego production says miss cora cooke ex tens on specialist in poultry minnesota university farm houses and equip ment should be ready so that the pul lets can be shoved in as soon as they start to lay A ready house Is one that Is clean thoroughly disinfected insulated for winter and well venti rated in the winter as well as in the sun mer don t have a lot of fixing to be done on the house after the pullets are in miss cooke admonishes because it worries them too much she advises sorting tl ti e pullets keep ing the big thrifty yellow legged ones a and nd s shipping hipping the runty pile ones any surplus of go d pullets crould be sold as an overcrowded house Is not con ducile to profits even with the best of hens miss boke also advocates separating the pullets pallets into two lots if some are further developed than oth ers give hens real home there Is nothing that will have g geater meater influence on the poultry rals ran ers er s SUC success cess or failure than the way in which alch I 1 ie e houses his flock birds no matter hov well fed will not return maximum profits unless well housed the poultry house Is the hen ben s home and to be comfortable and give goo I 1 production the house should have proper ventilation insulation and atlon a proper location plenta of alight liht be dry and add hive ample flo r space hens eggs bigger it his has been shown that if birds are handled properly tl ey will idy my ah ut 80 per cent is dinv eggs as year ld id bins as they lid ild as pullets die rhe egg will nill I 1 ie e larger and hue hive a greiter maikut bilue throughout the jear ear pi her begs hilll ill run in she than hel but tor for al at ut eight vee s they will be much and bring only about i per lent cent as much F aggs gs from hens will also he be w rth cot s dorahle more for bi hitching pur poses tran eggs from pule Is |