610 KEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Iiuprovoineut in processes for prepariug vegeta'ble fiber for upholstering. Tliis ro- 

 lares to tlie preparation of palmetto fiber for filling mattresses, and for other purposes. 

 No. 668. Granted to James L. Cutter, Brooklyn, N. Y., December 21, 1875. 



Improvement in istle machines for producing the fiber of Bromdca sylccsiris, applied 

 in Mexico to the manufacture of hammocks, sacks, ropes, nets, cotton-bagging, wagon 

 sheets, carpets, and similar objects. No. 171708. Granted to Guillermo Roberto Welke, 

 of Parras de la Fuento, Mexico, January A, 167{). 



Improvement in flax and hemp machines. No. 172519. Granted to John Stewart, 

 of Brooklyn, N. Y., January 18, 187G. 



Improvement in ramie machines. This machine is intended to prepare the fiber of 

 ramie, flax, and other textile substances directly from the diy stoclr, so that it shall 

 he presented in marketable form by one single operation. Is^o. 172610. Granted to 

 Charles C. Coleman, San Francisco, Cab, January 25, 1876. 



Improvement in hemp and flax brakes. No. 178110. Granted to Luther E. Burdin, 

 Paris, Ky., May 30, 1876. 



Improvement in machines for separating the fiber of ramie and other fibrous plants. 

 No. 181382. Granted to John B. Vogel, of New York, August 22, 1876. 



Improvement in machines for dressing and combing tampico and bristles. No. 184940. 

 Granted to Enoch B, Whiting, of Saint Albans, Vt., November 28, 1876. 



Improvement in tampico combing and dressing machines. No. 184943. Granted 

 to George Willett, Burlington, Vt., November 28, 1876. 



Improvement in machines for cutting fibrous material. This machine is intended 

 to cut thin shavings of wood for stuffing mattresses for dyeing, &c. No. 184912. 

 Granted to James Langster, Buftalo, N. Y., November 28, 1876. 



Improvement in processes of softening, decolorizing, and cleansing aninial and vege- 

 table fiber. No. 187882. Granted to William Maynard, of New York, February 27, 

 1877. 



Improvement in processes of manufacturing paper-pulp from the fiber of Abuliion 

 avicenncc. No. 196666. Granted to Douglas Hickox, Springfield, 111., October 30, 1877. 



Improvements in machines for treating flax, hemp, and other similar plants. No. 

 19047£. Granted Norbert de Landtsheer, of Paris, France, May 8, 1877. 



Improvement in flax brakes. No. 197063. Granted to John H. Tablcr, November 

 13, 1877. 



Improvement in machines for extracting the fiber of pita (Jr/ave Aynericnna). No. 

 197555. Granted to Carlos do la Baquera, of New York, N. Y., November 27, 1877. 



Improvement in anparatus for digestiuij; and macerating fibers by chemical reagents. 

 No. 107850. Granted to William W. Harding, of Philadelphia, Pa., December 4, 1877. 



Improvement in machines for polishing vegetable fiber, for use in the brush-making 

 trade. No. 198315. Granted to George Shaw and Thomas Shaw, of Dukinfield, Great 

 Britain, December 18, 1877. 



Improvement in machines for treating palmetto leaves, &c., for upholstery purposes. 

 No. 201269. Granted to George F. Miller, Jacksonville, Fla., and W. G. Benedict, 

 Orange Park, Fla., December 27, 1877. 



Improvement in the manufacture of paper pulp from salt water fibrous plants. No. 

 199427. Granted to William E. FarrcU, of Philadelphia, Pa., January 22, 1878. 



Improvement in treatment of cocoa-nut fiber, for manufacture of various useful 

 products. No. 202662. Granted to Eug. Pallu, of Paris, France, April 23, 1878. ^ 



Improvement in separating wool and cotton, and similar animal andvegetable fiber, 

 from fabrics. No. 202672. Granted to John Y. Slater, Baltimore, Md., April 23, 1878. 



Imiirovemeut in machine for making fiber from palmetto leaves, for upholstering 

 purposes. No. 202766. Granted to Lucius P. Summers, of NewBritaiu, Conn., April 

 23, 1878. 



Improvement in treating j)almetto fiber for tise in the arts. No. 203177. Granted 

 to George F. Miller, of Jacksonville, and W. G. Benedict, of Orange Park, Fla., April 

 30, 1878. 



Improvement in machines for preparing yucca fiber. No. 203386. Granted to A. 

 Stoner, of Stony Point, La., January 29, 1878. 



Improvement in fiber-cleaning machines. No. 204906. Granted to George D. Luce, 

 of New Orleans, La., March 2, 1878. 



Improvement in i>rcparing iialmetto fiber and pine leaves for mattress filliugs. No. 

 205035. Granted to Washington G. Benedict, of Orange Park, Fla., June 18, 1878. 



Improvement in hemp and flax brakes. No. 205910. Granted to Gelston Sanford, 

 of Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1878. 



Improvement in fiber machines. No. 205911. (Same name and date as preceding.) 



Improvement in processes for disintegrating the stalks of hops for fiber. No. 209286. 

 Granted to Isaac D. Ntirdlinger, of Stuttgart, W{irt:cmberg, Germany, October 22, 1878. 



Improvement in separating and cleaning vegetable libers for paper i)ulp. No. 

 210339. This refers to the fibers of sugar-cane, sorghum, and Indian corn. Granted 

 to Charles Lauga, New Orleans, La,, November 26, 1878. 



