New Method of Fastening Cattle 



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grain board, guide, &c Fig. 3 shews the in- 

 terior arrangement of the closing and latching 

 devices, the device for adjusting the space 

 for the animal's neck, and enlarged views of 

 the arms, hook-button, &c. 



To open the stanchion, the attendant 

 presses down on the handle of the lever, a, 

 until^the uprighc bar, b, is raised and opened, 

 the notch in the lever catches the pin, c, and 

 holds it in the position as shewn. The ani- 



mal, in lowering its head for food, unlatches 

 the lever from the pin, and the stanchion 

 closes by its own weight. As the bar, b, de- 

 scends, the incline pin, d^ strikes the pin, c, 

 and latches the bar, b, in the notch,/; ^ is a 

 guide to the bar, b^ as it rises and falls, h 

 (fig. 2), is a loose grain board between the 

 guides, /, rocking backward and forward 

 with the swing of the stanchion. 



To unhang the stanchion, remove the pin, 

 y, from the bar, k, and lift the stanchion from 

 its place ; / is a hook-button made of hard 

 wood, cut in the shape shewn in figs. 2 and 3, 

 to allow the stanchion to swing forward ; m 

 (fig. 3) is an arm made of ^-inch round iron, 

 bent at right angles with the keyholes near 

 the ends, the wrists of which pass through 

 the bars, b and ;;, fig. i ; (fig. 3), is another 

 form of arm, made of ^ by i-inch bar iron, 

 with holes near the ends for the reception of 

 staples, by which it is hinged to the bars, b 

 and ;/, as shewn in fig. i. These arms 

 operate to open and close the space for the 

 animal's neck. 



These stanchions are simple, cheap, and 

 durable, requiring no iron hinges, and but 

 four bolts in their construction. 



