CULTIVATORS. 



whole may be oper.Heil substantially as and for the purposes 

 herein set forth. 



2. — The round pieces D D, with their shoulders c c and 

 springs//", in combination with the handles C C, for con- 

 trolling tile action of the outside cultivators, as herein speci- 

 fied. 



No. 80,015.— A. P- ROUTT , LiHERTY Mills, Va.— C«/ 

 Jha/ors.—JnIy 14, 1868- 



A device .ittached to the plough standards for the purpose 

 of eradicating weeds and grass between the rows. 



Claim. — -I. — The instrument, consisting essentially of the 

 standard M, loop j, point in, and blades ;; k, having sharp 

 front cutting edges, when the several pans thereof are con- 

 structed and arrange<< as above described, and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



2. — The combination of said instrument with the plough 

 st.tndard B B and wedge \V, substantially as described. 



No. 81,054.— LEWIS R. WRIGHT, Troy, N. Y.— 

 Cultivators ond Ploui;lis Com/niu;f.— August II, 1868. 



All the parts may be aggregated 10 form the compound 

 implement — plough and cultivator — but tliu teeth and stand- 

 ards are readily detachable, in order that the plough may 

 be use'd alone, and ■■ice versa. 



Claim. — I. — The double mould board B and C, so hinged 

 ajid connected together that the main part of said mould 

 B may be elevated or depressed at will, according to the 

 height of furrow desired to cut, substantially as fully herein- 

 Ijefore described and set forth. 



2. — The hinging of the sections of the mould board C and 

 C to the centre standard E', whereby a lateral motion may 

 he given to the mould boards B and B', to regulate the 

 width of furrow to be cut, substantially in the manner and 

 for the purposes more fully hereinbefore described and set 

 forth. 



3. — The slotted arms, or their equivalents, D D, in com- 

 iiination with the mould boards B and B"; substantially in 

 the manner and for the purposes herein described and set 

 forth. 



4. — The upright or tooth shoe E in combination with 

 the brace F, or its equivalent, all cast in one solid piece, 

 substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein fully 

 described and set forth. 



5. — The curved reversible tooth H, in combination with 

 the tooth shoe E and brace F, each being constructed and 

 operated substantially in the manner and for the purposes 

 hereinbefore described and set forth. 



No. 5,532.— LEWIS R. WRIGHT, Schenectady, 

 N. Y. — Cultivators and Ploughs Combined. — Patent No. 

 81,054, — Dated ^;/v''"; 11,1868. Re issued, ^«.fi«/ 12, 

 1873. [Application filed.^/ffv 21, 1873.] 



Claim. — I. — The double mould board B and C, so hinged 

 and connected together that the main part of said mould 

 board B may be elevated or depressed at will, according to 

 the height of furrow desired to be cut, sub.stantially as here- 

 inbefore described and set forth. 



2.— The hinging of the sectionx of the ninuld board C and 

 C to the centre standard P"', wh^ Tiliy :i lil.i d motion may 

 be giventothe mould board, \\ .in<l I'.' im regulate the 

 width of furrow to be cut, sulixtaim, illy 111 llic manner and 

 for the purposes more fully hereinlietore described and set 

 forth. 



3. — The slotted arms or their equivalents D D, in com- 

 bination with the mould boards B and B', substantially in 

 the manner as and for the purposes herem described and set 

 forth. 



4. — The curved reversible tooth H, with concave sides, 

 the front surface of which is nearly flat, as and for the pur- 

 poses set forth. 



No. 6,836.— LEWIS R. WRIGHT, Hudson, N. Y., 

 assignor by mesne assignments, to GIFFORD, JOHNSON 

 & CO.— Cultivators and Ploughs Combined.— ^o. 81,054. 

 — Dated ^a^/«^ 1 1 , 1868. — Re-issue, No. 5,532 — Dated 

 August 12, 1873. — Re-issued, January 4, 1876. — [Filed, 

 November 9, 1875.] 



Claim. — I. — The double mould board B and C, hinged 

 and connected together, so that the main part of the said 

 mould hoard B may be elevated or depressed at will, ac- 

 cording to the height of furrow desired to be cut, substan- 

 tially as hereinliefore described and set fnrth. 



2. — The sections of the mould boaid C and C, hinged to 

 the centre standard E', whercliy a lateral motion may be 

 given to the mould boards B B', to regulate the width of 

 furrow to be cut, substantially in the manner and for the 

 purposes more fully hereinbefore de.scribed and set forth. 



3. — The slotted arms or their equivalents D D, in com- 

 bination with the mould boards B and B-', substantially in 

 the manner as and for the purposes herein described and 

 set forth. 



4. — The cultivator tooth made with nearly straight edges 

 and V-shaped end, sharpened upon the under side, curved 

 in a vertical plane, and with the face flat, or nearly flat, 

 transversely, substantially as and for the purposes speci- 

 fied. 



No. 81,148.— J. H. DICKSON, Alfokd, Ind —Ploughs. 

 —August 18, 1868. 



The ends of the plate are bent up and slotted, and secured 

 to the beam by bolts, so that it may be adjusted to change 

 the depth of penetration of the clod-cutting knives. 



Claim. — The adjustable plate C, and the curved knives D 

 D, when used in combination with a shovel or other plough, 

 B, and its beam A, the several parts being constructed and 

 arranged substantially as and for the purjiose herein set 

 forth. 



No 81, i8q.— JACOB MEYER, Bloom Township, 

 Ohio.— 5/wv/ /'Aw.-Z/r- .-///.,'/«/ iS, 1868. 



The outer lili'ii-li -t in. l.M-il, Mlivnir upon pivots so that 

 the movable pl-ii-li- lll.l^ I- i.li.<-l nearer to or further 

 from the centi.il m.ui-iiii\ | J.-ii-li, ilie desired relative po- 

 sition being niaimauieil by nieaiij of the spring catches, and 

 the rigid, notched bar. 



Claim. — The upright centre bar A, provided with the 

 notched cross-bar L, in combination with the springs d d, 

 and the lugs e .-, substantially as and for the purposes here- 

 in set forth. 



No. 81,807.— D. McNEELEY and C. J. CADY, Spur- 

 GEON, \s\i.— Cultivators.— September I, 1868. 



The rear plough standard is fixed to the draught beam, 

 and the forward standards to' the cross beam supported 

 thereby, the wheel having its bearings below in plates press- 

 ing against the beam, and supjjorting the shaft in their ears, 

 the parts being strengthened by braces. A detachable rake 

 is also fastened behind and to the rear standard. 



Claim. — I. — The combination of the draft beam .\, with 

 plates J J, slots and set-screws i s', and wheel D, substan- 

 tially as described. 



2. — The arrangement of the beam A, handles B B, wheel 

 D, ploughs E E E, standards C C C^ cross-beam L, braces 

 K o 0' 0" , and attachable and detachable rake F, substan- 

 tiallv as sliowii and described. 



No. 82,043.- MICHAEL STOLL, Conestoga Town- 

 sinr, assignor to himself, BENJAMIN SNAVELY and 

 ANTHONY ISKE, Lancaster, Vk.— Potato Ploughs.— 

 September 8, 1868 



The shovels are so arranged that when in one position the 

 soil is thrown outward, and when reversed the soil is thrown" 

 inward. 



Claim. — Tlie arrangement and construction of my shovels 

 I, 2 and 3, with their respective beams, slots, screw-bolts b, 

 and counter-sunk segment G, and adjustable bearings E, in 

 combination, with or without the separate centre piece A, 

 Fig. 2, all made in the manner and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



No. 82, 089.— JOSEPH H. CLIFTON, Newcastle, Pa. 

 -Cultivators.— September 15, 1868. 



The knives and spikes break up the soil, and the large 

 wooden teeth on the cross-bar form drills. 



Claim.— I. — The board A, provided with the knives a, 

 &c., and teeth b, as and for the purpose set forth. 



2. — The board A, in combination with the bar c and teeth 

 c', as and for the i^nvpotf. cet forth. 



No. 82,1V li!iiM\S THORLEY, Southfield, 

 Mich.— (■/., - .7//,,.^ 15, 1S68. 



Thedrau-ii. 1 • '. hi ■"< the widest part of the ma- 

 chine. Braces or ••levers are attached to the forward ends 

 of the hinged plough beam, and to a rod in a slotted plate, 

 to admit of the ploughs being adjusted to a greater or less 

 width. 



Claim. — I. — The quadrant I, provided with flanges J, 



