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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18947, 17 May 1933, Page 12

Automatlo Cow Counter —An Otakeho farmer, Mr H. Whitcombe, Taikahu Road, has invented a device for counting the cows in his herd as they are milked and go through' the bail, writes “Rusticus” in the Otago Daily Times. On several occasions Mr Whitcombe was faced with the trouble of missing cows, and in a large herd of nearlv 100 It was difficult to tell whether* all had been fully mustered or not. It was not uncommon for •one or two animals to be overlooked in the gorse and scrub, and on one occasion a beast was lost all night. This meant a considerable loss of .milk, and in order to overcome the problem of missing cows Mr Whitcombe set about constructing a counting device. After much thought and effort' he evolved a contrivance which has proved* successful. Each time the gate lever is opened to allow a cow to pass out it works a cam which trips a ratchet and causes a number disc to rotate. Each time the lever Is operated the disc revolves in a manner similar to that of a mileage speedometer, and the total number of cows is displayed on the dial. On the primary dial the numbers register to nine, while on the secondary dial the numbers are registered in tens. On several occasions this year the invention has-recorded the absence of cows, and has enabled a search to be made for them immediately on completion of milking.

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