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Louden (Patent Allowed) Adjustable Cow Stalls— Fig. 948 



One of the important things in Cow Stalls is to get the stall floor the proper length to suit the cow. 

 If made too short the cow will either stand with her hind feet in the gutter or be cramped too close against 

 the manger. If made too long the droppings will fall on the rear end of the stall floor and soil the cows. 



A number of things have been devised in the attempt to overcome this difficulty, but most of thern have 

 proved of little or no value except perhaps, to furnish "talking points" in making sales. The principal 

 device used has been the so-called "Stanchion Alignment." It is claimed that by adjusting the stanchion 

 backward or forward, long and short cows alike can be aligned on the gutter regardless of the distance from 

 the manger to the gutter. This has seemed plausible and it is certainly "easy" if it will only do the work. 



A few facts briefly stated will show the futility of this plan of alignment. In the first place, the cow will 

 always align herself, if possible, on her feed in the manger, and the only sure way to align her on the gutter 

 will be to make the distance between the gutter and the manger to suit the length of the cow. 

 That it cannot be done by merely adjusting the stanchion backward or forward is eviderit from the fact 

 that the cow's neck is from 15 to 20 inches long. A long cow "aligned forward" will simply step back 

 until her head comes in contact with the stanchion, and a short cow "aligned back" will simply move 

 forward until her shoulders come against the stanchion. She always aligns herself on her feed. 



A change of 5 to 10 inches in the location of the stanchion, will never do the business. The way to do 

 it effectively is to regulate the distance between the manger and the gutter to suit the length of the 

 cow. This is the plan we have adopted in our Adjustable Stalls. Individual mangers are attached to 

 special frames which are adjustable on the permanent frame of the stall, so that the distance between the 

 manger and the gutter can be adjusted back and forth 13 inches, or more if required to suit the length of 

 each individual cow. 



A good view of the arrangement is shown by Figs. 948 and 949, the latter being an end view, and the 

 former a rear view showing one of the mangers raised for cleaning. The special frames to which the stan- 

 chions and mangers are attached, are provided with horizontal ends which are secured to the stall posts 

 by clamps which are readily tightened to hold the mangers and stanchions in the proper positions, and 

 loosened to adjust them to those positions. The adjustment is made by loosening the upper bolts of 

 the clamps, while the lower bolts remain tightened to hold the clamps in their proper positions. 



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