Field notes, v1294
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W. J. Francis 1962. 3a. Clipping from "California Farmer" May 7, 1960. Peter Lent, Santa Clara County farm advisor, reporting on experiments at the Walter Johansen farm in Santa Clara County, on controlled lighting in pullet houses to increase production of eggs by 10 per hen (40 cases extra by 1165 hens in 203 days). At 8 weeks pullet restricted to eight hours of artificial light in 24 hours. At 12 weeks reduced to 6 hours of light. At 20 weeks pullets put in laying house on 14 hours of light. Agric. Ext. Ser. TH 8-4928 - Berkeley. 2320 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Calif.