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It soon became evident that in giving the cow this freedom and comfort, 

 another difficulty had been encountered. 



It is cow nature, when entering the stall, to put her head in the wrong place 

 if she can. And it seems to be human nature for many hired men to some- 

 times lose patience and abuse the cow. And the owner pays for it with less 

 milk in the pail. 



The problem was simply this: A rigid stop was needed between the 

 stationary bar of the stanchion and the stall post, when the stanchion was 

 open; but this stop must not be there when the stanchion was closed. 



So the James Sure Stop Swinging Post was devised, and most efficiently 

 has it accomplished the purpose. 



The James Sure Stop Swinging Post and Lock Open Device steer the cow's 

 head right into the open stanchion — saving time and trouble. 



But when the cow is locked in the stanchion, the sure stop post can be 

 swung back out of the cow's way — giving her plenty of head room so that she 

 can card herself on either side and lie down naturally. 



When the stanchions are open, ready for the cows to enter, the attendant, 

 by the simple throwing of a bar, closes the open spaces on one side of the 

 stanchions for an entire row of stalls, no matter how many. It works so easily, 

 a child can handle it. 



As soon as the cows are locked in the stanchions, by the same easy move- 

 ment, all the swinging posts are swung back against the stall partitions, entirely 

 out of the cow's way, giving her unobstructed freedom of movement. She has 

 just as much room at the head of the stall as she has at the rear — and she 

 needs it. 



With the James Stall of 3 feet 6 inches in width, the cow has head room 

 of 40 inches, 20 inches on each side of the center of the stanchion. 



The Lock Open Device 



The Sure Stop Swinging Post, of course, closes the opening only on the 

 side of the stationary bar of the stanchion; the open arm of the stanchion serves 

 as a stop on the other side. 



To prevent the stanchion from swinging when the cow is entering, James 

 Steel Stanchions are furnished with a U-shaped Lock Open Clip which engages 

 the frame of the stall. 



The wood stanchions are furnished with a Chain Lock Open Device which 

 accomplishes the same purpose. 



