8 Feb., 1908.] 



A Simple Set of Calf Bails. 



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A SIMPLE SET OF CALF BAILS. 



The accompanying drawing is that of a set of calf bails designed and 

 in use by ^Ir. W. H. Dunstan, Superintendent of the Church Training 

 Farm, Apollo Bay. There are five bails which are placed along the fence 

 of the calf paddock ; this arrangement enables the attendant to feed them 

 from the outside, and his clothes are in consequence kept freer from dirt. 

 The calves all obtain a given quantity of milk, and they are also prevented 

 from knocking over the buckets. They soon learn to go in readily when 

 the buckets are placed in position. After feeding it is advisable to leave 

 them in the bails for about ten minutes and then they wall not contract 

 the habit of sucking ears. 



FRONT VIEW. 



SECTION. 





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PLAN. 



As will be seen from the sketch and the following details, the con- 

 struction is simple and the bails may be easily extended as occasion de- 

 mands. The work of erection may be carried out in about three or four 

 hours. The uprights marked A consist of 5-feet lengths of 3 x 2 driven 

 1 5 inches into the ground ; immediately behind these are the posts Z which 

 are of the same dimensions. The B's are 4 feet long and are driven in a 

 similar distance about 14 inches apart; J is nailed on posts B. C is 

 fastened with 4-inch nails (clinched) to rails D and E. whilst D is nailed 

 to posts A. E is allowed to slide between posts A and Z, F (6 x i) is 

 nailed to A, G lever, H stop to hold lever. The frame (I) is made by 

 driving short posts (K) in the ground about i foot in front of bails ; 3 x i 

 lengths (L) with cross pieces (M) to fit the buckets are nailed to the short 

 posts. 



