10 Feb., 1919.] 



Fastening for a Cow Bail. 



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AN INGENIOUS FASTENING FOR A COW-BAIL. 



By M. Thomas, Dairy Supervisor. 



The accompanying sketch shows an ingenious method for closing and 

 opening a cow-bail with only one rope. 



This clever device was made, and is being used, by Mr. Daniel 

 Hanrahan, blacksmith, of Sebastopol. 



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The sketch shows the bail open, and ready for the cow to enter. 

 By pulling the rope at the rear of bail, the bail post is dra^vn up, and 

 fastens in the niche of the head-piece as shown at B (dotted lines). 



By pulling the rope tighter the bail post passes the small iron tongue 

 in the head-piece, when the spring at the bottom of the bail will return 



