iOTSIS^^^i 



^O 



FAIRFIELD . IO WA 



Louden Standardized Mangers — Fig. 1152 



One of the most important things in the construction of cow stalls is to make the manger the proper 

 size and shape to suit the various requirements of the different kinds of cows and the different methods of 

 feeding, and at the same time have them standardized so any needed metal work can be readily made to 

 fit the manger. Heretofore there has been no recognized standard. Mangers have been built m almost 

 every conceivable shape and style to suit the fancy, and without any effort to secure uniformity. 



Louden Standardized Mangers have been devised to overcome the troubles resulting from this lack 

 of uniformity. The designs presented are on correct scientific lines, and are believed to be the most 

 complete ever offered. While substantially uniform in all their curves and lines they are readily adapted 

 to be made different sizes to suit different sizes of cows and different methods of feeding. 



The standard curb is made 5 inches thick and I 1 inches high above the stall floor— 10 inches above the 

 lowest part of the manger bottom (5 inches higher than usual), and the corners are rounded so they can- 

 not in any way injure the cow. Where the stanchion is anchored the curb has a semi-circular Cut-Out 

 5 inches deep and 13 inches wide at the top, which also has rounded corners. This permits the stanchion 



to be hung low while the curb is high, thus giving 

 the cow perfect freedom as well as ample throat 

 room when lying with her head low down, and 

 prevents her from nosing her feed out over the high 

 curb at the sides. The side of the manger next 

 the curb instead of having the usual sharp corner 

 which prevents the cow from cleaning up her feed 

 and furnishing a place to catch and hold dirt, has a 

 four-inch radius which fits the cows nose nicely 

 and makes it easy to keep the manger clean. The 

 other side has a radius of 24 or 30 inches (according 

 to size), centered from the same perpendicular line, 

 which makes the lowest part of the manger within 

 5 inches of the curb. The far side of the manger 

 raises on a gradual curve so the feed naturally 

 rolls down toward the cow. 



Fig. 



1001 Louden Low Cement Manger, with Raised 

 Feed Alley Floor 



Page Ninety-eight 



