The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-10-25
TELLS WHY FAKE SUN
FOR HENS WILL PAY
Harry Beernink Writes Article For
Poultry Magazine Showing Prof.
its That Electric Light Brings

month by the Northwest Poultry
II Journal on 1.-THE Increased Egg Pro-
duction by Artificial Lighting and
Scientific Feeding"
The article follows:
We all realize that spring and
early summer is the time when biddy
naturally puts forth her best efforts
at egg production.
Let us look at the conditions she
is enjoying at this time. AS biddy Is
very Industrious she is up at 5 a. m.
busy digging and scratching for the
raw material for her finished product
the golden egg. She is enjoying
I've long days, fresh air, the tender
grass and occasional bug or worm,
and goes to roost at p. m. happy
and crop full.
What do we find in fall and win
ter? We find biddy on most farms
getting up at or 1880 a. m. and 60
short hours as against Is hours in
spring.
Looking at her from these condi-
tions we do not wonder that it takes
her most of her time to supply her
body warmth and needs.
The two big secrets of fall and
winter egg production are, first, good
vigorous stock bred and raised with
winter eggs in view, and second, sup
plying spring conditions as nearly as
Notwithstanding artificial light.
green food, exercise. fresh air, etc.
AS we have used artificial light the
past two winters with very crafty
ing results, 1t is our intention in this
article to relate our experiences and
results obtained thereby in addition
to scientific feeding.
First we will take up the kind OF
light to be used. Whenever 1t Is at
all possible electric lights should be
installed, but where electricity can
not be obtained. gasoline lanterns or
lamps may be used to advantage. The
xmain objection to the latter being
s.at they require considerable labor
in flling. lighting and caring for
them although the results are the
same.
AS a practical night watch we can
not speak too highly of electric
lights. Have your poultry houses
connected with switch from your
house or bed room and at the least
disturbance give any midnight mar
auder a well-lighted reception and he
will not remain long.
The best results with artificial
lights are to be obtained with puilets
coming into laying between Septem-
Der / and November /. Have all
lighting equipments installed and
tested by October l when lighting
should be started.
Second, the amount OF light re-
ouired. In 20x76 foot laying house
we have FIVE sixty-watt lamps hanging
three feet from the floor. These
give an abundance of light. II good
gasoline lights with good refiectors
are used four would be sufficient.
The birds should have light from
5:45 a. m. to $50 p. m. which gives
about an average spring day. Every
thing should be done Systematically
as lighting one morning and failing
to do SO the next would result In
mora harm than good.
Where two persons are working
with the poultry. one attending the
,,orning and the other the evening
chores the long hours are not bur-
densome.
Third. Feeding methods when ar
t,e,c;a, lights are used. We will take
it for granted that the pullets are IN
their winter quarters by October i.
This should include roomy, dry we'll
ventilated houses with by 10 inches
n, good litter changed as often as II
gets damp. We will give rations for
annroximately one hundred laying
Leghorn pullets, but 1t is hard 10
estimate exactly what they Will con-
sume at different times of the seas
on: we will insist that they clean up
all their rations within one hour
from feeding. The following reed
ing schedule is one that provides SUI
acient feed not only for egg produc-
tion but also for growth and cola
weather resistance which latter items
are too often overlooked in making
a ration.
6:45 a. m. IL quarts short sprout-
ed oats in good clean litter. BY
daylight on our farm the dropping
boards are all cleaned and attendant
readv for the trap nests. Daylighs
having come-lights are turned out
all drinking pals are given q sood
.crubbing and filed with clean water
and milk. ,r
o..sr m quarts mixed grain