Abstract: Disclosed is an automated milking parlor in which cows are directed from an entry area through prep stalls where they are prepared for milking and on to milking stalls where they are machine milked, by automated stall gates, feeders and washing devices substantially all of which are pneumatically operated and controlled. The milking parlor has two banks, each with one prep stall and three milking stalls, all operated by a single milker from a pit between the banks. A pneumatic logic circuit sequences and actuates the operation of all stall gates, and prevents cows from being released from the prep stall until they are fully prepared for milking and a milking stall is available. Milk received by the milking machines is piped directly to storage facilities at the exit end of the parlor, and milking machines which automatically release when the milk from the cows stops are used to actuate appropriate portions of the operation sequencing.

Abstract: In this preferred embodiment of a muscle building exercise device a disc is rotatably mounted in a frame in operative association with brake pads which resist its rotation. The brake pads consist of a pair of plates mounted in the frame, one on each side of the disc, which have surfaces containing friction material disposed in engagement with the face of the disc. The plates can be adjusted to tighten their engagement with the disc and thus increase the braking resistance to its rotation. The disc has rachet teeth in its periphery and is driven rotatably by a pair of lever arms which are pivotally mounted in the frame at one end and have a handle on the other. The lever arms carry a pawl which engages the rachet teeth and drives the disc when the lever arms are pivoted in one direction but passes over the rachet teeth when the lever arms are pivoted in the other direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a buggy shaft for a four wheel show buggy which attaches the buggy to the horse by means of a ball joint rather than a clevis hinge. The shaft is formed of steel tubing through its main portion and has a cast aluminum distal end. The ball joint is resiliently loaded and the shafts are filled with plastic material to avoid noise generation and transmission. A harness cleat is mounted on the cast aluminum end for securing the harness to the shafts and a tug guide is provided on the main portion of the shaft to keep the tug lines in proper position. In a modified form the buggy is connected to the horse by a center shaft which mounts to the harness collar by a ball joint and is similarly mounted to the buggy. In this form the shaft is formed entirely of steel tubing.

Abstract: 1. A new and distinct variety of plum substantially as illustrated and described, which is generally similar to the Casselman plum but is distinguishable therefrom primarily by its fruit having a noticeably lighter bloom, giving the skin a brighter, darker red color, and by its fruit ripening 3 to 5 days earlier, and being slightly larger and more oblong.