| Show Artificial Lighting Is Stimulus to Laying Hen The use of some form of artificial lighting Is a stimulus to la laying hens liens because It offers more hours of daylight 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 lengthening the days clays and partially partially par par- liall duplicating spring conditions There is some criticism of the time use of lights due to the apparent bad results results re re- re- re suits on the tile health of the birds that thatis is often noticed In the winter Some feel that If are fully matured by fall and are bred to la lay layno layno no artificial stimulation Is needed Egg production from some flocks will bear attitude but where comparatIve comparative com corn tests have been made between between between be be- tween flocks lighted and unlighted there is no evidence to to prove pro that lighting causes a greater greatel chance for forI I contracting disease Lighting offers an opportunity fo for fOl greater food consumption making possible possible possible pos pos- sible the manufacture of more eggs says Prof A. A G. G Philips head of ot the poultry department Purdue sity No fiNo one can question these facts The application of these prIncIples principles principles prin prIn- becomes an Individual IndI problem with ever every poultry flock fiock With pullets pullets pullets pul pul- lets maturing early a fall molt may maybe maybe maybe be dela delayed ed and priced high eggs ob ob- ob- ob tamed In such a case there Is usually a let up In production followed by molt In January When eggs are wanted want ed In January from the other hens that have haye molted In the fall faU the use of ot lights may be applied between January Januar 1st and |
