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A Few Words About Stanchions 



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There is nothing of greater importance in Dairy 

 Barn Equipment than the Stanchion by which the 

 cow is held. It should be strong and durable to hold 

 the cow securely and yet allow her all the freedom 

 of movement necessary for her comfort. A rigidly 

 hung stanchion should not be permitted, and if the 

 law against cruelty to animals was strictly enforced it 

 would not be permitted. 



The cow must be made comfortable to produce 

 the most milk and return to her owner the largest 

 profits. Therefore the stanchion must be flexibly 

 hung so its lower end will be free to swing in a circle 

 of 8 to 10 inches. This is necessary to allow the cow 

 to pitch forward in getting up and lying down 

 without jamming her shoulders against the stanchion 

 and to avoid cramping her neck in lying down at one 

 side or the other of the stall. 



The stanchion should be as smooth as it is possible 

 to make it, so it will always be easy to clean and 

 easy to keep clean. Also, to make it easily disin- 

 no cracks or crevices anywhere to catch and hold dirt 



There should be 



to furnish breeding places for disease germs. 



There should be no square corners to rub against the cow's neck. This applies with greater force to 

 the lower end of the stanchion than it does to the sides, because a cow when in her stall will be lying 

 down half the time, and her neck will be in contact with the lower end of the stanchion. 



The lower ends of the stanchion bars should always be sloping or well rounded and never flat nor 

 have square or sharply rounded corners. This is necessary to prevent the cow from getting her front foot 

 caught between the manger curb and the lower flat or square end of the stanchion and having it seriously 

 injured. A number of cases have occurred in which valuable cows have been ruined in this way. 



The hinges at the lower end should be exceedingly strong and be laterally rigid to prevent torsional 

 displacement of the stanchion sides in which case the latch at the upper end will fail to register with the 

 catch on the hinged side. There should be no flat surfaces on the hinge castings to catch and hold dirt 

 nor sharp corners to injure the cow's neck. 



The latch should be strong and absolutely animal proof, and at the same time, be easily unlatched. 

 A "Push-Down" latch is better than a "Lift-Up" or a "Turn-Around" latch, because it can be opened 

 with one hand, closed or mittened, which cannot be done with the other kinds of latches. 



The Louden High Carbon Tubular Steel Stanchion shown on other pages, has all the good 

 points enumerated and is, without any question, the best stanchion manufactured. It is decidedly the 

 strongest stanchion in the market, the tubes of which it is made measuring 4} 2 inches in circumferences 

 as against 2 '8 inches for the "T" steel of which many stanchions are made. It is also the neatest and 

 smoothest, and has no "dirt catchers" or other objectionable features. 



The Louden Tubular Steel Stanchions are made in three different widths — 53^2, 7 and 8V2 inches, 

 (Narrow, Standard and Wide). These sizes will fit the smallest or largest cows. Some people have the 

 mistaken idea that a stanchion, like a hat or a coat or a pair of shoes should fit closely. On the contrary 

 it should never fit closely. The looser the better provided the cow cannot pull her head through. 

 Fig. 1 157 shows a large cow and a six-months old calf, each securely held by the same size Louden 

 Tubular Steel Stanchion. 



With the three sizes we make any cow, from the smallest to the largest, can be securely and comfort- 

 ably held, 90 per cent of them requiring only the standard or 7-inch size. A large, beefy-neck cow will 

 occasionally require the wide or 83^-inch size, and occasionally it would be better to have the narrow or 

 53/^-inch size for an exceedingly small cow or heifer. 



One size of stanchion can generally be taken out and a different size put in as easily and quickly as an 

 adjustable stanchion can be adjusted, and you can buy Louden Tubular Steel Stanchions for 30 to 40 per 

 cent less money than you will pay for adjustable stanchions. 



The Louden Tubular Steel Stanchion has stood the test of time and is growing more popular every day. 

 Half a million are already in use in all parts of the world and the sale is rapidly approaching the million 

 mark. In the long run it is cheaper than a halter and is much more convenient. As a cow tie the Louden 

 Stanchion is safer and better in every way. 



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