. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. New Method of Fastening Cattle 21 grain board, guide, &c Fig. 3 shews the in- terior arrangement of the closing and latching devices, the device for adjusting the space for the animal's neck, and enlarged views of the arms, hook-button, & To open the stanchion, the attendant presses down on the handle of the lever, a, until^the uprighc bar, b, is raised and opened, the notch in the lever catches the pin, c, and holds it in the position as shewn. The ani- mal, in lowering its head for food, unlatches the l
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. New Method of Fastening Cattle 21 grain board, guide, &c Fig. 3 shews the in- terior arrangement of the closing and latching devices, the device for adjusting the space for the animal's neck, and enlarged views of the arms, hook-button, & To open the stanchion, the attendant presses down on the handle of the lever, a, until^the uprighc bar, b, is raised and opened, the notch in the lever catches the pin, c, and holds it in the position as shewn. The ani- mal, in lowering its head for food, unlatches the lever from the pin, and the stanchion closes by its own weight. As the bar, b, de- scends, the incline pin, d^ strikes the pin, c, and latches the bar, b, in the notch,/; ^ is a guide to the bar, b^ as it rises and falls, h (fig. 2), is a loose grain board between the guides, /, rocking backward and forward with the swing of the stanchion. To unhang the stanchion, remove the pin, y, from the bar, k, and lift the stanchion from its place; / is a hook-button made of hard wood, cut in the shape shewn in figs. 2 and 3, to allow the stanchion to swing forward; m (fig. 3) is an arm made of ^-inch round iron, bent at right angles with the keyholes near the ends, the wrists of which pass through the bars, b and ;;, fig. i; 0 (fig. 3), is another form of arm, made of ^ by i-inch bar iron, with holes near the ends for the reception of staples, by which it is hinged to the bars, b and ;/, as shewn in fig. i. These arms operate to open and close the space for the animal's neck. These stanchions are simple, cheap, and durable, requiring no iron hinges, and but four bolts in their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, S. Marshall & Co
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