Garland Globe | 1907-02-16 | Page 3 | Home-Made Cow Stanchion

HOME-MADE COW STANCHION. Direction for Their Construction Are Easily Made. F. G. Somplc, a Canadian farmor, furnishes Farm and Flrcsldo with his plan of making cow stanchion. Ho says ho has usod both chains and tho old stationary stanchion, but has como to consider his plan superior to cither of thorn. Tho figure at tho right 1p ; I y vT ' I mm Plan of Making Cow Stanchion. the Illustration shows tho stanchion closed. The ono on tho loft represents the stanchion as it appears when open. Working Diagram of Cow Stanchion. Tho two sides aro mado of hardwood hard-wood four feet long, ono nnd a quarter quar-ter Inches thick and two and a halt Inches wldo. Tho end pieces aro of hardwood, and nro one foot long nnd three and n quarter Inches squnro. Thoy nro mortised to recelvo tho sldo pieces, as shown In tho skotch nt bottom bot-tom of illustration. Tho sides aro fixed to tho ends with 'bolts, which bolng looso enough so It Is movable. Whon tho sldo falls, ns shown on tho flguro on tho right-hand sldo, tho clevis raises and whon tho sldo comes back Into position again tho clovls falls as shown In tho left-hand flguro and holds It securely. Mr. Somplo says this stanchion, Including material, mate-rial, labor, etc., should cost from 60 I to 75 cents each.