CULTIVATORS. 



ijLi ■' . I _' ill 1 •■ 1;. \. , ill . ..nstructcci, arranged, and 



I ,1 Ih I. \ii|i IU-:VNOLDS and OLI- 



\ i I i I \hl ' il;|i l:l \ Mil. lis, North Briiickwatkh, 

 \]\ . < , -.—/)-,vW'.v 24, 1S72.— Antedated /)<■- 



Ml' ! I 11' I < niade of thin sheet steel cut and bent ai 

 1)1- ji i\ i.-!ii iii^Il^. Klexible wire teeth project rearwardly. 



( l.iini. — I.— fhe gang of hoe blades, each formed with 

 the lil.idu .iiul il^ standard both indined in the (Hrectioiis as 



2. — In tumliination with the hoe-blades, the spring raUc- 

 leelh fastened to the hoe-standard, and inclining down- 

 Hard, and diverging therefrom, substantially as shown and 

 .lescribed. 



3. — In combination with the hoc blades, constnicted and 

 arranged as described, the mould-board s, substantially as 

 shown and described. 



No. 134,665.— lOHN M IIEIGES, York, V.\.—Cu/n- 

 7:,tors.-/a,a,.,ry 7, 1873. 



A cultivator having a curved mould-board ])ivoted to the 

 rear end of either outside beam, and capable of being adjust- 

 eil to act in connection with either of the cultivator-teeth. 



Claim.— The curved inould l.uanls 1), having flanges ,/ at 

 the upper rear end, piMilcil lo the nar encK of beams B B, 

 and so arrangeil thit tliL- ji'iiiil- "f ~.-iid mould-boards may 



:-.' I ;».i - ; ;i II >M> <■. iioijsdx, iiMn.KA, 



1 he liL-am- of tliL- cuhuali.i .ire parallel to each other, and 

 are adjusted l>y means of Imlts and nuts. The shorter beam 

 i^ secured against backward -train by means of a spring- 

 brace, attached l)y a hinge joint to its forward end, and by 



riiim. — The lieams A B, when connected by the hinged 

 and slotted sjiring-lirace C, in combination with the screw- 

 bolts E E, all constructed, arranged, and ojierated as set forth. 



No. 135,301.— JOH.V TWEEDY, Vkr.wn, Isu.— Com 

 Covercrs.— y,tnuaiy 28, 1873. 



A clod mover of a triangular or V-shape, loosely attached 

 to the rear part of a cultivator-plough so as to adjust itself 

 to the shape of the ridge and removes clods or other ob- 

 structions that might prevent corn from coming up. 



("laim. — I. — The clod-mover I, in combination with the 

 srnii I in ular ni arched mould boardll and ploughs (1, sub- 

 si.iiii!,ill\ .1- h.icin shown and described, and for the pur- 



2 — Ihe LI mil.ination of the long staples I. ro.l K, and 

 guide or keeper L, with the dod nil. VLT I. muii. n id ir or 

 arched mould l)oard H, and beam .\, Mil i-iaiiii.ill\ a- herein 

 shown and described, and for the puri"i-L-. -d luiih. 



No. 135,414.— IRA E.MRICK, Vi-.k.n...n, .Micii.— C«;-« 

 Cultivators. — Fehytiory 4. 1873. 



The standards and beam of adjustable and reversible cul- 



a M ii'li , .ml .\,ln.;i . \\liieh may be easily loo.sened for 

 pii '. .: • ,,■ ' . , -. 



ill I 1 method of securing the standards 



ail ! h. nil- 1 i-i ilii-i l'\ iiirans of the cro.ss bar I, eyebolt K, 

 and stajile I. a- and for the purpose set forth. 



No. 135,736.— WILLIAM TAYLOR, M.\Nsi-iiii.i), 

 Mass. — Cultivators. — Fi-hrunry ir, 1S73. 



The expanding wings are connected by means of rods to 

 a block sliding in the beam. 



Claim. — The block J, arranged in a longitudinal slot of 

 the beam A. tile bars I, connecte.l therewith at the under 

 side and pi^oted 10 ihe middle jmrlion of the wings H, the 

 lever N, ami |ilai.- 1 1. all a- -h.iun and .!e-cribed. 



No. 135, s-2. I;KNJ.\M1.\ \V1II1-:K, Siii-;rrii.i.'s 

 Mount, V>\\ \.^ Cnllir.iln \, l.i^:n.i:v II. 1S73 



Claim.— 'Ihe beam E Mith -III I 1 1. mill a lNh.^M^ end, 



shoulder .r, and groove r, ill > n,. m ; a ■ ■'.. 1 iiLa\e<i 



block/with ears: c, the sh, a,. I I ,, -1),;. . ual i-ih, , /. 

 all substantially as and fill ih : 1;. ., j, i m aiiaiih. 



No. 136,249. — 111 1^1 A k 1,1 II nil-;, I.AMISIIAI.K, Pa. 



— Cultivators.—]-. a;, 1-- 



A straddle row I -male horse. The inner 



triangular frame, lia.m- h in.ll ., 1- piMiied to the outer 



frame, so that it may be swung to either side. In operation 

 three hoes pass between two rows, while one hoe passes 



Claim. — r. — The comliinalion of the frames A and D, 

 constructed and arranged as shown, the said frames being 

 |iiviiteil or hinged together in front so as to permit the inner 

 frame to be swung from side to side, as and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. — The cultivator, cmisi-ting of the tri nigularmain frame 

 A holding the plates „, cro- -ui.lcs „' « iii holes ,/-' and 

 standard „^ an.l shovel- C, aii.l llie |.isoi,a frame 1) having* 

 ska-, I I- K' and liandles E', sub>tantially as specilied. 



\ 1 ■,'.-- I KUWARD WIARl), Lniiisvii.i.|.;, Ky., 

 a- : I II :i l;l\k\MIN F. AVERY, same place.— C«//«v;- 



justment to carry one, two, or three -IioncI-, and lo change 

 the same to different po,itioi,s, as -lioun ,„ ike drawing. 



No. 136,897.- ZLCIIARIAII If. l;L.\CLIsn,L\L, .St. 

 Mary's County, Md —Case K.—TohaL-co Hilkrs.— March 



.\ leveler, having a flat surface and central projecting rib 

 for smoothing the ground and keeping the machine in a di- 



!•:, whe 



ded with a 



2.— A hi 



ed substanl 



3.— A k 



marking ri 



po-e--Jt k 



a, — .\ h 



.e -pecined. 



- 1 he combination of the leveler E an 



•, A, all being constructed substantia 



No. 136,898.- ZECIIARIAII 1). IJLACKI.STO.VE, St. 

 Mary's Coun'IY, Md. — Tuhacco Cultivators. — March 18, 

 187.3- 



The weeding blades are attached to spring-arms, and may 

 be raise<l or lowered liy means of levers ' and connecting 

 cliains. 



Claim.— I.— .\ runner .V, when provided with a pair of 

 cultivatingimpleiiiuii-, \V. in fi ait, and a pair of adju-talde 

 cutting or wcediiiL; 111, . • II uucted and arrangeil as 



nnected to the runner 

 for the purpose set 



forth. 



3. — In combination with the vveeders m and curved spring 

 arm H, the lever /> and connecting rod or chain d, for the 

 jnirpose set forth. 



No. 137,221.— MYRON LEWEI.LIN, BiiRciiN, N. Y. 

 — Cultivators.— March 25, 1873. 



A jointed head armed with teeth for the purpose of rak- 

 ing through the rows of corn, and thus freeing them from 

 weeds and dirt; arranged for attichment to a coumion cul- 



Claim.— The cross beam C, « illi joinU-il he.ads C C, the 



No. 137,649.— IX)RENZO BALDWIN, Stone Mills, 

 N. \ .—Cultivators.— April 8, 1873. Application filed 

 November 23, 1872. 



A frame provided at the sides with bolts made to receive 



