Title: Cow milking system

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Abstract: The disclosure teaches a novel cow milking system which provides an adjustable width aisle having a milking side and a head side, a fixed fence disposed on the milking side, a moveable herring-bone fence adapted to move as an integral unit disposed on the head side and having stanchion means for engaging the shoulders of the cows and moving them back to a desired position; and means for moving the herring-bone fence that, in a preferred embodiment, is a plurality of links pivotally attached to the fence and to a plurality of fixed anchor points. Also, gate means to control the ingress and egress of the cows are provided. A novel feed dispensing means is also taught by the disclosure. There is provided a funnel for each cow stall, means of conveying the feed at a desired, measured rate from a source of feed to said funnels, a wheel with radial compartments for holding a measured amount of feed disposed in the funnel, and means for directing the feed into the compartments seriatim from the funnel. Feed trough means are provided below the funnel and means for rotating a plurality of wheels in unison at a predetermined rate to deliver a measured amount of feed to each cow from one of the compartments in the associated wheel during the milking cycle are also provided. The feed dispensing means for rotating a plurality of wheels in the funnels in unison at a desired rate has an axle connecting the wheels and means to turn the axle, such as an electric motor. The rate of delivery may be varied according to the need of the herd being milked. In another aspect, the disclosure teaches the combination of the feed dispensing means with the cow milking system.


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