Louden Side Post Cow Stall-Fig. 959-Continued 



Specifications 



Fig. 959 Stall Complete consists of I Main Post; 1 Side 

 Post: I Stall Partition: 39 inches of Top-Rail (more or less): 2 

 Interlocking Dust-Proof Couplings: I Grip Clamp: 1 Tubular 

 or Wood-Lined Stanchion: 1 Regular Stanchion Holder: I Guide 

 or"HoId-Open" for Stanchion, and I Regular Stanchion Anchor. 



End Section Complete consists of I Main Post: I Stall 

 Partition; no Top-Rail: I Interlocking Dust-Proof Coupling: 

 and 1 Single Piece Elbow. 



Weight. 939 Stall complete with Tubular Steel Stan- 

 chion and 39 inches of top-rail. 62 '2 lbs.: End Section Com- 

 plete (no top-rail). 29 lbs. 



Note: When one end of a row of stalls is joined to a wall 

 the end section at the other end will be counted as a part of 

 the stalls, but if a wall flange or a partition next the wall 

 is used, or a post is set between the stanchion and the wall 

 or is extended up to the ceiling, an extra charge will be 

 made for these parts. 



St. Ansgar. Iowa, July 16, 1916. 

 Louden Machinery Co.. Fairfield. Iowa. 

 Gentlemen: 



In reply to yours of recent date wish to say that 

 1 am very well pleased with the equipment I bought 

 from you two years ago and am satisfied that no man 

 would go wrong in buying equipment from your 

 Company. For the treatment I received was prompt 

 and courteous and the workmanship and material are 

 of the best. Will try to send you a photo of my barn 

 at some future time should you wish it. And will be 

 glad to have prospective buyers look over my equip- 

 ment at any time and 1 will recommend it as being the 

 best line of barn equipment that I know of. 



Robt. Doscher. 



Fig. 1149 



Standard Size. The top-rail, main posts and parti- 

 tions are made of Pg O. D. best quality of steel tubing. 

 The side posts are made of I 5^ steel tubing. 



Note: The height of 959 Stalls and the lengths of the 

 Posts are the same as the 812 Stalls See specifications on 

 page 77. The Stall Partitions, the Stanchions and the finish 

 are the same. 



Illustration. The cut shows two stalls and one End 

 Section on the cross alley where the end curbs are located. 

 When there is an alley at each end of a row of stalls, an 

 extra end section is required for which an extra charge will 

 be made. 



Separate Stalls or a Continuous Top-Rail — Which? 



If preferred, we can furnish Stalls Built Separately (in- 

 stead of having a Continuous Top-Rail), as represented by 

 Fig. I 194. which shows the Louden 812 Stalls with the top-rail 

 left off and the upper ends of the posts joined together over each 

 stall, the only connection between them being the cross braces to 

 which the upper ends of the stall partitions are connected. Not- 

 withstanding our ability to furnish stalls of this kind, we must 

 cond'^nin them. 



The Continuous Top-Rail is an important part of cow 

 stalls, and when we discard it we sacrifice strength and dura- 

 bility. Stalls built separately are also harder to line up and 

 to hold in line. In addition to this, it is more difficult to 

 adjust them to fit the barn. With the Continuous Top- 

 Fig. 1194 Rail all that is necessary is to adjust the couplings to make the 

 stalls any width desired or to make them different widths to accommodate the space in the barn. If the 

 top-rail is too long, cut it off; if too short, add a piece to it. , „ , , j . ^u 



With stalls built separate this cannot be done. In such cases the stalls have to be returned to the 

 factory and other stalls built to take their place. Everybody knows that in Union there is strength, 

 while in "division there is weakness." Build your stalls with a continuous top-rail arid you make them 

 strong. Build them separate and you make them weak. It is also easier to add nriore stalls as they 

 are needed when the Continuous Top-Rail is used. In every way the Continuous Top-Rail is superior to 

 the separately-built stalls and we cannot help but think that this idea is a passing fad. Nevertheless, 

 if our customers want stalls of this kind we will bow to their wishes and will give them the best possible 

 under the circumstance. 



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