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Why Lights Make Your Hens Lay
More Eggs.
Nethft g seems $o strange and
mysterious in poultry -keeping as the
fast that artificial light used at night
in the henhouse will increase egg pro-
duction. Yet it is afact that they
Will do that—sometimes as much as
100 per .cent. And if you are not us-
ing lights on your Rook, no matter
bow small the flock, you are losing
money
e
part of the limited ration goes: to-
ward the maintenance of her body,
and what is left, if any (and there
seldom is any without lights), is used
to make egg 'material.
;;orae pullets start the fall with a
fair lay, and, when the ration begins
to run • short, draw, material for mak-
ing eggs from the reserve in their
bodies. When this supply becomes
exhausted, they have to quit.
Now let us see just how a lantern
Using lights costs nothing extra, can best be used, Take an actual ex -
either in time, money, or equipment„ ample,: Suppose that it normally gets
Almost every commercial poultryman dark at five o'clock, and on dark days
has adopted the practice in the last, half an hour earlier. It doesn t get
few years, and nota few farmers have light again until about '7 or 9:30 in
been practising it successfully for the, the morning, There are fourteen
last year or two, even on small farnfeoudrs iwhich the hen goes use the lantern ani hour
out
flocks' and a half at night, and the' same in
The thing is very simple. Use any, the morning, we have a feeding period
kind of a light. An ordinary farm -1 of thirteen hours instead of ten, and
barn kerosene lantern works fine, the fasting period is reduced from
Mang the lantern in the henhouse
while milking and doing the chores! fourteen hours to eleven, a period in
which the hens have become good and
after dark at night and before sun -1 hungry, but not starved and empty
hens have plenty to eat and
rise in the morning. See that the i for three or four hours, which would
drink. have been the case had the lights not
That's all you need to do. And youbeen used.
Another practice fast becoming
papular among poultrymen is what is
known as the "night lunch." The birds
are allowed to go to roost at sunset.
About three hours later the light is'..
hung up, and the hens feed for an
hour. It is then only about ten hours
before sunrise, and that night lunch
easily lasts until the early feed in
the morning.
Electric lights, of course, are hand-
iest; an ordinary kerosene Iantern
does well One lantern, if the globe
is clean, will lieht a;floor space of 100
egg production should at once double
itself.
Since it is so simple, how do we
explain it? Well, first of all, remem-
ber that the lights have no direct
bearing on the matter. They are only
a means to an end. It is a feeding
problem, pure and simple.
A lien is an egg -manufacturing ma-
chine. The feed she eats is the raw
material for the eggs her system
manufactures. The more feed she
eats, the more eggs she makes. She
cannot, however, see to eat in the
dirk. So, as the days shorten in the square feet. In a 245h."20 -foot house,
NI and winter, she eats less, °Fr'd two lanterns, one at each end of the,
consequently produces fewer eggs, house, are enough. They should be
The night lights simply give her a hung about three feet above the floor.
chance to eat more feed, and she at One 40 -watt eleetrie light in a pen
once begins to lay more eggs. Eating 20x20 -feet will do, although two may
and laying is her business in life; and be better. These also should be hung
as it is no fun to eat in the dark (if
you don't believe it, tryit about three feet from the floor.
3 yourself it is very important that the hens
some time), biddy goes to bed with have feed and:water while the lights
the sun, and your egg factory, just are on. The feed can be a mash in
like any other factory under the same self -feeders or boxes, or some scratch
circumstances, is . not running at full
capacity because the management has
failed to supply a lighting system for
the laborers to work by.
The farther north you are, the
atfhorter are the days in fall and win-
ter, and the. more night light your
hens need. The hen has eyes that are
absolutely blind in the dark, She is
feed, such as corn, wheat and oats, at
the rate of about five pounds per 100
birds, or preferably. both ;Hash and
scratch feed.
As spring conies on and the days.
get longer, the length of time the
lights should be used gets shorter, at
the rate of five or ten minutes a day,
until the natural night peric•d is only
helpless, and has only one thing to ten or eleven hours. In the event that
do, which is to sleep, and that is ex-
actly what she does.
Without lights tho hen's last feed
at night has to last a very long time
until morning, so that when she comes
off the roost she is literally starved.
You niay say some hens lay under
these conditions. True enough, but
that hen is not the average hen, but
a very efficient manufacturer of eggs.
And even that hen will either increase
her production under lights, or pro-
duce the same number of eggs a whole
lot easier. So far as "going against
Nature" is concerned, she never
meant that a hen should lay at any
time but in spring, the natural breed-
ing season. We have to work out our
own systems for getting out -of -season
eggs, especially winter eggs.
If the hen's ration is short, or feed-
ing practice faulty, the first thing the
hen does is quit laying. Self-preser-
vation demands this; so that the first
the "night lunch" system is used, turn
the lights on five or ten minutes
earlier every night, until there is only
a short time between sunset or dark
and the time of the night lunch. In
any event stop the lights gradually.
This is all the instruction necessary
for this practice, and, no matter what
practice you follow otherwise,, the ad-
dition of night lights will be found
extremely beneficial.
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The Magic Whistle.~
Robert Scofield :had always longed
for d dog, but in the apartment house
where he lived 'dogs, were not allowed.
Whenthe fancily moved .out to the
country his first question was, "Now
may I have a dog?„
"I'kl try to get one in time for your
birthday," was his father's reply.
"Don't forget that toemorrow's my
birthday," Robert said as his father
started to town one morning.
"That means the dog, doesn't it?"
said his father. "Well, I'll .do my
beat."
When the automobile came in sight
that afternoon Robert went running
to the gate. There was no dog to be
seen. "Perhaps he's asleep in the
foot of the car," he thought.
"Where's my dog?" he cried as he
swung the gate open.
His father '• smiled; "I couldn't man-
age to get hint to -day," he answered.
Then, as Robert's face fell, he added,
"But don't give- up hope."
He felt in his pockets. "Here's
something your Uncle Dick sent you,"
he remarked. -
Robert took the package and un-
wrapped it slowly. "Why, it's a
whistle," he. said.
"A special kind of whistle," was
the reply. "Your Uncle Dick said,
'Tel Robert that the way to make it
do the beet work is to blow it with
three short notes and a long once."
"Best work? What does he mean?"
asked Robert doubtfully.
"Well, he's coming to see us' to
mmorrow," father answered. "`Then
you'll find .out.'
"I'm much obliged to him for the
whistle," said Robert. "Father do you
think I'll have that dog before long?"
"I think you will," his father re-
plied.
When Uncle Dick came the next
day, he left his car down at the vil-
lage garage and walked up to the
house..
Robert was practicing on his
whistle. "Hello, Uncle ,Dick," he cried.
"This is a dandy .whistle; thank you."
"You're welcome," said Uncle Dick.
"Do you blow it the way I told you
to?„
For answer Robert put the whistle
to his lips and blew three short notes
and one long.
"Right -o," said Uncle Diek. "I think
that whistle will serve you a good
turn sooner or later, Bob."
Robert looked puzzled. "What do
you mean?" lie said. Then he -added,
"I thought I was going to have a dog
to show you when you same, but I
haven't."
Uncle Dick loved dogs as well as
Robert did, but he only nodded. "Let's
take a walk down to the village," he
suggested.
When they had gone same distance
Uncle Dick said, "How loud can you
blow that whistle, anyway, Bob?"
"I'll show you," said Robert. He
put the whistle to his mouth and blew.
and blew as loud as he could.
Uncle Dick laughed. "Just suppose
that was a magic whistle," her said,
"and you could summon with it any-
thing you wanted!"
"I'd !blow for - a dog," answered
Robert.
"Go ahead and blow," said Uncle
Diek.
Robert •ehuckied. "If I thought I
could blow a dog to me," he said, "I'd
blow till your ears couldn't hear."
With that he !blew such a blast that
the hills rang—three short notes and
a long one.
'Suddenly he saw a dark object
dashing up the read in a cloud of
dust; it dashed -straight toward Uncle
Dick and him.
To Robert's astonishment the abject
turned out to be a small black spaniel.
The little dog -was almost wagging
himself in taro.
Robert's eyes shone. "Isere, pup,
here!" he cried.
Then, as the dog lcapt an him, the
boy asked, "Where did he come from
and whose is he?"
"He _, came . from the garage where
he's been taking a': nap in my egg,'
said Uncle Dick, "and he's yours- if
you want hien.'
"Well, 'I surely do want himr Rob-
ert cried.
Then' Uncle Dick explained that
evhen Robert's father failed to find a
dog he hinieelf had ;offered to sce
what could he done.
"The Haan who sold me that little
fellow," he added, "tcld inc that he
was used to •coming to a certain
That's why I sent you the whistle
and the message:"
Robert, who was having, a grand
tussle with the dog, looked • up and
laughed- `:It's a 'magic'.evhistle all
right," he said- "Three cheers for it
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sists of equal 'parts lir.an and corn
-ineal to which is added twenty per
cent, low grade ficur. Then; add about
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oyster shells and: grit, ' During the
laying season the ducks might be
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depend 'somewhat on the size of the
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FEBRUARY 4
The Grace of Gratitude; Luke 17: 11-19. Golden Text—
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his
courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and
bless his name .—Fs. 100: 4.
Lesson_S.etting—Those who think
that a ministry of healing would make
the 'preaching of the gospel a tri-
umphal march, have something to
learn from the incident of our lesson.
Here we have .Christ healing men
afflicted with a dread disease. Yet
ninety per cent. of the men thus
healed went back to their life of
health and wholeness untouched by .a
sense of love or gratitude. They re-
ceived the gift and straightway for-
got the giver. Only one man returned
to give .thanks to the, one who had
wrought the cure for the 'blessing re-
ceived, and he was an outsider.
I. Ten Lepers Asking for Mercy, 11-13
Vs. 11, 12. As he went to Jerusalem.
Jesus has been. repulsed by the Sa-
maritans of the village that com-
mands the entrance into Samaria from
the north. Then he travels eastward
towards-Perea, along the borderland
between Samaria and. Galilee. There
met hint ten men that were lepers;
the most terrible disease among the
Jews. It was called the Finger of
God, being thought of as a sign of
God's anger. "Leprosy was nothing
short of a living death, a corruption
of all the humors, a poisoning of the
very springs of life, a dissolution, Iit-
tle by little, of the whole body.. It
was deemed an incurable disease and
was caused by unsanitary conditions
of living and poor food. Which stood
afar off. They dared not enter the
village, nor could they draw near
Jesus, for the leper, waren he saw any
one approach him, must give warning
by crying out, "Unclean! Unclean!"
Not even hisnearest and dearest may,
come near him. He is anoutcast from
God and man.
V. 13. They lifted up their voices
. have mercy on us. If they cannot
come to Jesus, they can cry aloud to
him, and thus arrest the attention of
the Master. Theircry expresses not
only the greatness of their needs, but
is an indication of faith. in Christ, as
a leader. In the New Testament we
find the Roman centurion setting
firth his faith in simple and clear
words, but true faith may express
itself in a look, a sigh, a cry. When
he saw them; looked on them with a
glance that took .in the whole story
of their life -its misery, its loneliness,.
its hopelessness. His heart of divine
pity goes out to them. ,.
II. One Leper Gives Thanks, 14-19.
V. 14, Go show yourselves until the
priests. The thought of pity -was
followed immediately by the word of
power. The leper who,was healed of
his leprosy, must show himself to the
priest who alone could permit him to.
become a restored member of society.
Lev., ch. 14 describes all the regula-
tions involved in this restoration to
society. Jesus command that they
should present themselves to the
pi is
car-ilecl with it the implication
h. 1 "ic:r- cry for mercy was to be
anoered, At the same time he tests
their faith in him for they were not
to be; healed and then 'go to the
priests, but to be healed. as they went
to the priests. Their very starting for
the priest shows a measure of faith.
Jesus says"priests" because one of
them was a Samaritan. He was to go
to his own Samaritan priest. The
Jews had no dealings with the Sa-
maritans, but in this case misery had
drawn them into a common compan-
ionship, just as in a calamity of na-
ture, such as a fire or flood, animals
that are natural enemies will be
found together.
Vs. 15, 16. One of them .. that Tie
was healed. As the lepers went, the
healing came. They saw and felt the
strange change. One of them was
immediately filled with a great grati-
tude. He thinks immediately of him
who was responsible for this blessing,
and gives'glory to God and thanks to
Jesus. He was as eager as the others
to be restored to home and friends,
but gratitude is his first and'strong-
est impulse, • He was a Samaritan.
The c:ie from whom least ,night bie
expected, was the one who showed.
he deepest realization of the great-
ress of the blessim besFowed a o'
him. The nine Jewish' lepers went to
the priest with their flesh like the
flesh of a little child, and were restor-
ed to sbciety, The Samaritan went
with cleansed body. arid . a changed.
heart, and was restored, not only to.
human fellowship, but to grateful fel-I
iowship' with God.
V. 17. Were there not ten ,cleansed{
where are the nine? The heart of ,
Jesus was touched by the gratitude of
the one, and pained by the ingratitude
of the nine. This ineidentt,gathers up
the whole experience of Jesus in his,
ministry . on earth. Row many were
blessed. ; How many were ungrateful.
But in the respons6of the. Samaritan
he saw the wider possibilities of his
ministry. The measure of. Jewish re-
sponse was not to be the measure of
his kingdom.
Vs. 18, 19. Not found that returned
to give glory to God. - Selfishness
measures` and appreciates the ` gift..
Gratitude gives heed to the giver of.
the gift and the illative of the gift.
Gratitude Cees not only the worthi-
ness of the gift;•but the unworthiness.
o:t the recei v e ,. Nine cleansed lepers
find their way to the priest. ' One is
driven first to the feet of God. Arise,
go thy way; thy faith hath made thee
whole. The joy of the nine lepers
going home is not to be compared to.
the joy of the other ,going home. The
change in the nine, is a change of
flesh; in tho other, change of heart.
To -day's lesson has a felicitous
title, "The Grace' of Gratitude." It is
a grace, a fair, beautiful thing. ,Coii4-
tesy is a delightful element in l ninon
intercourse. The pleasant Wo.rd
pressing recognition and app-L;i?tci,o-
is like mercy., "Itis t,vire b essed::
It blesscth hint that gives and him
that takes," and one might go on with
the comparison, "'tis mightiest in
the mightiest; it becomes the throned
monarch better than his crown."
;There are some who affect to despise
gracious acknowledgements. Well,
everybody despises obsecluious syco-
phancy, but "I thank you" is often a
true sacrament,—"an outward and \•
visible sign of an inward and spiritual
grace." • We do well to remind "our-
selves as well as children to say
"Thank you," remembering the great
gratitude of the Samaritan, who "fell
down on his face at his feet, giving
him thanks."
"Praise God from whom all bless-
ings flow. The Samaritan not only
thanked Jesus, he went on to "give
glory to God." Applying this lesson
to the lives of folk to -day, the first
and most obvious observation would.
be that we should glorify God for
healing. "When he saw that he was
healed" he "glorified God." Every
one 'knows how natural it is to pray
for healing when one is really ill,
should not the impulse that drives us
to God in petition persist and consum-
mate itself in giving God' thanks?
We .should learn St. Francis' Song
of Praise for God's great gifts • be-
stowed on all. "Praised be thou, my
Lord, for Brother Sun'.. so beauti-
ful, so bright, . , for the Moon, whom
as Sister we greet, . for Brother.
Wind and for Air and Cloudy . for
Sister Water, humble, holy, rendering
service, .. for Brother Fire, so cheer-
ful and bright, so mighty, so strong,
for our Sister dear Mother Earth,
of all the protector, nourisher, and
keeper from dearth." Many of us are
Franciscans on Thanksgiving Day,
and, we may have other holy days of
remembrance, but a constant joyous
spirit of gratitude for life's, common.
mercies comes either as a special gift
of God, or is obtained with a great
suin, the sustained habit of devout re-
collection; and this habit, • like all
others, is the result of practice,
A Prop for Doors.
vee find the following described
prop for outside doors a great saver
of time, and it is always onthe job:
Place a- small strap hinge ,on the
lower cleat of the door 'six . or eight
inches from the end and nine inches
from the ground. A strip •o, wood
bluntly sharpened and about ' ..,'teen
inches long is fastened to the other
endof the hinge. When left to 'itself
this strip will drop to the ground and
form a>bm
To keeprath.e brace
off the ground
when not in use, a strong cord . is
fastened to a screweye near the lower
end the brace, run through another
acreweye eighteen inches above the
hinge andthen to the second cleat of.
the door. The string Should be long
enough to permit the brace to drop to
the ground. A nail is then driven in
the door far ' enough from the top
screw so the string when hooked onto
the nail will hold the brace up against
the ' door.—Gharles B. Ward.
Nobody cries when a scrub bull dies.
Stored spuds, too, must breathe or
they'll rot. Provide :foie ventilation in
tine potato hire.
This ie a ood time to eultirate the
g
mental, garden, for there are' weeds
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