INTERIOR LIGHTING 10-49

The hog house, especially the large-size community type, is somewhat

similar to the enclosed sheep barn. Similar illumination is recommended.
The general barn areas usually are apportioned to each of the general
farm activities. The lighting described under the specific types of barns
should be applied to the individual portions. The haymow is located in
the upper portion of most barns. With one 100- or 150-watt incandescent
lamp for each mow, placed near the ceiling in shallow dome, angle, or RLM
dome reflectors, barn work is facilitated. In some localities the regulations
require the use of dust-tight equipment. Luminaires should distribute
light over the driveway or floor space located below and between the mows.
Poultry Houses
The poultry house usually includes the hen house, the brooder house, and
the feed room, all of which may or may not be under the same roof. Light
is necessary for the proper care of the flock and the maintenance of the
houses.
The hen house usually is illuminated for increasing egg production by
extending the daylight period during the short fall and winter days.
For a 20-foot by 20-foot hen house two outlets should be provided, spaced
at the ceiling 10 feet apart, and midway between the droppings board and
the front of the hous?. (See Fig. 10-33c.) Shallow-dome reflectors
should be used to provide the highest levels on feed hoppers, water pans,
and scratching floor. Some light should be provided on the roosts also.
Sufficient light usually is provided for morning or evening by tAvo 60-watt
incandescent lamps. Two 25-watt lamps will be adequate for all-night
lighting. For large rooms, approximately one half a watt per square foot
should be provided. Where lights are used in the evening they should
be dimmed as the end of the period approaches so that the hens can see to
get on the roosts before the lights are turned off completely. The dimming
may be accomplished by operating an auxiliary circuit of 10- or 15 watt
lamps alone for a sufficient time to allow the hens to roost before turning it
off, or by means of dimming equipment. Clock or manual control may be
used for both systems. Some poultry raisers use electric lighting only in
the morning hours, eliminating the necessity for dimming equipment or
auxiliary circuits.
The brooder house, in which chicks old enough to be transferred from the
incubator are kept, usually can be lighted by one 40-watt incandescent
lamp mounted close to the ceiling in the center of the room. Ultraviolet
radiation frequently is used in both the brooder and hen house. (See page
16-16.)
The feed
room usually will contain feed bins and auxiliary space for
grinding, mixing, etc. Large storage spaces should be individually lighted
by 40-watt incandescent lamps. Adequate general lighting usually can be
provided by means of a centered RLM dome. The best arrangement is to
have a luminaire opposite alternate bin partitions.