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partitions at a point four inches back from the rear of the manger 

 and thirtj-flve inches above the cement floor. This pipe keeps the 

 cow from moving forward into the manger and dropping manure on 

 the stall platform. The proper adjustment of this pipe is very im- 

 portant to the comfort of the cow as well as the eflSciency of the stall. 

 If properly placed the cow cannot move too far forward and can stand 

 at ease with the head above the pipe or eat comfortably with the head 

 below it. A second important feature is the swinging or gate like 

 portion of the partition. Such hinged partitions have been used to 

 allow the cow to turn slightly and leave the stall without backing out, 



Fig. 34. 



but these are too short for that purpose. They are intended to open 

 partly at milking time to give the milker more room than the single 

 stall afifords and protect him from the movement of the animal in the 

 adjacent stall. There is a piece of chain extending from post to post 

 at the back of each stall. At one end the chain is attached to the 

 post by a bolt running through the same with an eye on one end into 

 which the chain link is welded and a thread and nut on the other 

 end; at the other end of the chain there is a hook. The gate has a 

 hasp fastener with a loop turned on the end of the hasp. When the 

 cow is shut in the stall the hook is placed in the staple extending 

 through the eye of the hasp. When the cow is to be milked the hook 

 on chain of adjacent stall is removed to the loop in the end of the hasp, 

 when the gate swings open allowing the milker to enter the stall, but 

 preventing the cow from backing out, see Fig. 34. 



