Year: 1888

page_text: I, FREDERIC SMITH, of Bridgewater Chambers, Brown Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to combine fodder and water troughs arranged at
suitable distances apart, such water troughs being connected together by a channel
so that a constant supply of fresh water is within the reach of the animals' heads,
whilst the stream of clean water ensures a continuous change of the water in the
drinking trough.
Combination troughs with water channels as above set forth may be placed and
arranged within a mistal or shippon, and will be found a valuable acquisition for dairy
farms and the like.
The supply of water to the channels may be regulated by an ordinary ball tap
arrangement, with or without the use of feed water cisterns, whilst the troughs, which
are preferably made of earthenware, may be enamelled, ensuring thereby absolute
cleanliness, essential to the health of milch cows and other animals.
One end of the channel may be constructed on the system of a weir for retaining
the water in the trough at a given height, and a sluice may be employed for flushing
the whole range of troughs when required.
The general arrangement of drinking and feeding troughs with a continuous water
feed channel prevents any accumulation of sour food; and as the troughs are curved
or hollowed out, the food does not adhere in the corners of the troughs.
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TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: Animals.
I, FREDERIC SMITH, of Bridgewater Chambers, Brown Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to combine fodder and water troughs arranged at 5
suitable distances apart, such water troughs being connected together by a channel so
that a constant supply of fresh water is within the reach of the animals heads, whilst
the stream of clean water ensures a continuous change of the water in the drinking
trough.
Such being the nature of my invention, I will now proceed to describe the same
more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying sheets of
drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. 1 is cross section shewing the combined fodder and water troughs.
Fig. 2 plan view of same, and
Fig. 3 front elevation.
A represents the fodder troughs and B the water troughs, arranged in combination
side by side as shewn in the drawings, where the water trough is preferably at a
higher elevation than the fodder trough. Clean water is fed to the troughs by the
tap C, the overflow escaping over the weir D and down the outlet pipe E to the
drain, and when the water troughs require to be emptied the plug F is removed for
that purpose.
Combination troughs with water channels, as above set forth, may be placed and
arranged within a mistal or shippon, and will be found a valuable acquisition to
dairy farms and the like. The supply of water to the channels may be regulated by
an ordinary ball tap arrangement, whilst the troughs, which are preferably made of
earthenware, may be enamelled, thereby ensuring the absolute cleanliness essential to
the health of milch cows and other animals. As the channels are open and unob-
structed throughout their entire length, they are open for inspection in all parts, and
by means of the inward curve a formed on the top edge of the channels, the food
cannot be thrown out and wasted.
The general arrangement in drinking and feeding troughs of the continuous
water feed channels prevents any accumulation of sour food, and as the bottoms of
the troughs are curved or hollowed out, the food does not adhere in the corners of
the troughs.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what ]
claim is :-
Firstly. Fodder and water troughs arranged and combined substantially as shewn
and described.
Secondly. Fodder and water troughs, and means for supplying water thereto,
arranged and combined substantially as shewn and described.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.