Show 1 s1 sa 4 SOME GOOD POINTS IN POULTRY HOUSE ventilation one of biggest problems letter better insulation has brought tile the greatest improvement of all to the poultry house says successful farming insulation reduces reduce s the harmful effects of the extremes of cold and heat and makes the house more comfortable at till all tempera tules the straw loft house became popular because it provided a cheap and efficient roof insulation a point largely neglected in the earlier houses the half monitor type of house was never very successful ful because it lacked insulation in the roof and was consequently a cold damp house in winter and a hot one in the t he summer many of these monitor montt houses have been greatly improved by the audition addition of a straw ceiling A similar insulating effect con can be secured by some of the insulating su boards now on the market ventilation Is another important problem in poultry house construction because of its effect on dampness and tile the inside temperature the only way to remove the excess moisture in the house Is by ventilation ti or change of air air movement should be very slow so that no draft of cold air Is noticeable in the average li run of poultry houses the liens hens probably suffer more in cold veather readier due to too much lenti entila lation tion rather than too little both the nebraska and iowa experiment peri ment ent stations have found that liens hens show no harmful effect from tightly closed quarters during the winter while neither of these stations recommend a tightly closed poultry house their findings indicate the importance of air purity may have been overemphasized in the post past |