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the eye at the top and a short one through the bottom eye, 

 and fixing it to the wall in that way. 



There is yet another plan, closely resembling the above, 

 but considerably stronger, and one which I should recom- 

 mend for large and powerful goats ; it consists of an 

 ordinary screw-bolt (Fig. 16) dropped into a couple of 

 screw eyes and secured on the other side by a nut, a ring 



Fig. 15. Simple Fastening- 

 Iron for use in Goat-stalls. 



Fig. 16. Screw-Bolt to fasten 

 Goat to in its Stall. 



having been previously slipped over the bolt to slide up 

 and down ; this I prefer to the bent rod, as it is stronger 

 and more easily removed when required. These screws 

 are best inserted in one of the front boards of the stall, 

 within an inch of the opening admitting the goat's head, 

 the bottom screw being placed about i2in. from the 

 ground. It is necessary for the goat to be fastened as 

 near to the centre as possible, to prevent her turning 



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