DAIRYING INTEBESTS. 



185 



5 FT. 



ZFT. 



A Handy Milking Stall. 



2trr. 



the process in careful hands is really a system 

 of teaching for dairy 

 purposes, it is very con- 

 venient to be able to 

 fasten or unloosen the 

 bail without going into 

 the stall. The bail illus- 

 trated is convenient to 

 work, and removable when 

 necessary. The stan- 

 chions are 2 x 4in. hardwood put together with wooden pins 

 or bolts. The bed piece is two two-by-four inch scantling, 



and so is the 

 top piece. In 

 the illustra- 

 tion, one is 

 removed to 

 show how 

 they are fas- 

 tened; aa are 

 the stationary 

 parts, cc the 

 m o v a b 1 e 

 Bail8 ' slides that 



hold the cattle in ; ee are automatic fasteners which hold 

 the stanchions shut. In stall a the slide c is shown open. 

 When the animal puts her head in place, a push on c closes 

 the stanchion, e drops automatically and holds it shut, as 

 shown in stall B. The movable part (c) has no pin in the 

 lower end to hold it in place, but one on each side of it. 

 A pin at the top keeps it down when it is shut. In stall c 

 is shown how the movable part is moved from its place 

 when taking the stanchions apart. Stall D shows a simple 

 contrivance by which the cattle can be shut in as they 

 enter their places, and let out, also, without going 

 between them. A strong string (s) is tied to the 

 staple (n) and passes through to any convenient 

 place. Pulling on this will close them, and the one 

 attached at w and e will open them and let the cattle 

 out. 



