Show kinds of lighting for use in poultry houses while electric lights are ideal for use ilse in the poultry house other forms of lighting such as kerosene gasoline gas or acetylene may be used with satisfaction it Is not necessary to use a strong light to obtain satisfactory results says E al funk of the missouri college of agriculture many poultry men have use used 10 or 15 watt electric lights with very good results both mash and grain should be kept in open hoppers so the birds can easily find the feed fresh water should also be available the lights should be located about 6 feet above the floor and arranged so that the feed and water containers are well lighted 11 eted two lights approximately 15 feet apart and 10 feet from the front of a 30 by SO 30 poultry house will provide sufficient illumination two lights 10 feet apart should be used in 20 by 20 poultry houses the lights should be arranged so that the roosts boosts wl will 11 be ilium illuminated bated otherwise the birds may fall fail to leave them |