CULTIVATOR-DISKS. 



with brace-; L attached thereto, substantially a-; descvibeil, 

 an 1 for the purpose set forth. 



No. 223,839.— GEORGE G. GROWI.EV, Little, 

 Kasi.1,, N. Y., assignor to KRANI., BRAMER, same place. 

 — Whcel-IIari-.nm.— April 27, l88o.— Filetl May 23, 

 1878. 



Claim. — I. — The combination, sub-.tanlially as hereinbe- 

 fore set forth, of a series of concavo convex harrow-disks 

 with a series of scrapers or clearers fixed upon a turning 

 bar or rock -shaft, whereby the scrapers or clearers m\y be 

 operated to Ijring them close to or in contact with the con- 

 cave sides of the disks, or to remove them therefrom, by 

 simply rocking the scraper bar or shaft in its bearings. 



2,— The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, with a gang of rotating harrow-disks, of a revolving, 

 rocking or turning scraper bar placed in a different plane, 

 from the disk shaft or axle to permit the scrapers or clearers 

 to enter the concavo sides of the disks. 



3.— The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of a gang l)ar or beam, a gang of rotating harrow-disks, 

 the shaft or axle of which has its bearings in supports on the 

 gang-bar, a turning or rocking bar provided with scrapers or 

 clearers mounted on the gang-bar in a different plane from 

 the disk shaft or axle, and a lever for controlling the scra- 



''"no. 227.070.— garland B. St. JOHN and JOHN K. 

 U.\I)ER\VO(1D, Cedar Rapids, ''],o\sk.— Rotary 

 rion^hs.— April 2T,\%%Q)'. Y\\itA February l(>, 1?,%Q. 



Claim. — I. — In combination with frame \), as described, 

 and rotary disks F, the horizontal under revolving cutting 

 disk, S, substantially as and for the purpose^ set forth. 



2. — The frame D, Y-^^aped at the rear. Iiaving swinging 

 side gliide-wheel, J, at the forward end, and carrying on 

 the side the disks K, combined with lever K, ratchet E, and 

 arm C, and w'heels .\, substantially as described. 



3. — In a plough, the combination of a forward out ver- 

 tically-cutting disk with a horizontal-cutting share-blade 

 located behind said disk and adapted to cut under and to the 

 bottom of the furrow, substantially as described. 



No. 227,724.— FRANK BRAMER and GEORGE G. 

 CROWLEY, LiTTi.ic Falls, N. N .—Harrows or Ctihiva- 

 /ors.—.t/ay iS, iSSo. F'ilcd Aprild, 18S0. 



Claim. — I. — The combination, substantially as herein- 

 before set foil h, .if llir main fram ■ disk-i;niicTs innnnte.I 



ipon 



■opi" 



ing each 



from the otlKi iimUmi, i- ;ii iiin -n oiaii, ,a liir \, ni w, 

 the driver, witliuul luicniipiiug luc upciaUuii ul ilje ma- 

 chine. 



2. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of the main frame, the disk-gang, its vertical shaft, 

 the socket therefor, the crank and pitinan, the rock-shaft, 

 and a lever for operating the rock shaft whereby the angle of 

 the disk-gang shaft relatively to the line of draft may be 

 varied at pleasure. 



3. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of the disk-gang,'jts vertical shaft, the socket therefor, 

 and the draft-rod, whereby the gang-shaft is promptly re- 

 stored to its working ang!e.^by the draft of the team after 

 having been turned to move the machine sidewise. 



4. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of the disk-gang, its vertical'shaft, the socket therefor, 

 the adjustable slotted plate and set screw, the stop or pin, 

 and the shoulder against which it abuts. 



5. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of the disk-gaiiy, its \crtical shaft, the socket therefor, 

 the adju^ta! !■ I ^et screw, the stop or pin, 



the -hMvil,l< 1 -uts and the draft-rod. 



o. — riic ~ i.uitiallyj as hereinbefore set 



forth, .if tin: II I Mirizontal arm .secured thereto, 



mechanism, substantially ouch as described, for elevating or 

 depressing the outer end of said arm, and a disk-gang 

 mounted thereon. 



7. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 

 forth, of the main frame, the disk-gangs, their vertical 

 shafts, the sockets therefor, levers for changing the angle of 

 each gang, and draft-rods connected to the disk-gangs. 



8. — The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set 



forth, of the draft-bar, the straddling arch or yoke, the hori- 

 zontal arms secured to the ends of said yoke, the side brace;, 

 disk -gangs mounted on the horizontal arms, and levers for 

 controlling the angle of the gangs relatively to the line of 

 draft. 



No. 233,419.— THOMAS E. JEFFERSON, Boston, 

 Mass.— /Yo?<,'/M.—y«V 27, 1883. Filed June \t, 1880. 



Claim. — I. — Cutting wheals or disks, or the equivalent 

 thereof, as at B, of relatively large and small diameters or 

 size, in combination with a plough, wh?reby the ploughed 

 soil is uniformly harrowed or cultivated, and also the pres- 

 sure aiul friction on the landside of the plough are avoided, 

 substantially as set forth. 



2. — In a plou2;h, the fuirow-side bearing-wheel D, ap- 

 plied to an auxiliary frame C, having a plough attached to it 

 in combination with disks or wheels, as at B, applied to a 

 main frame. A, whereby the frames are supported on the 

 furrowside by the disks or equivalent contrivance while plough- 

 ing and harrowing are going on, and by the furrow-side wheel 

 when the said operations cease and the plough and disks are 

 raised out of the soil, substantially as described. 



3. — The combination of the seed-planting mechanism, as 

 at E E', with the main frame, auxiliary frame, oblique 

 disks or wheels, as at B, or an equivalent contrivance for 

 relieving the plough from pressure and friction on its landside, 

 and aK. I hanoH ill- or cultivating the soil, and a plough for 



iSSo. 



rotating pjiutjd rod-, or teeth, E, com .. . _ 11 _; 1 > n ,\ .nilly, 

 and curved pointed rods or teeth K, an.ii; 1 ' uiilile 

 distances apart on the outer side of the -..i- nl 1 itum.; inlh 

 in planes parallel with the line of draft, uhtrcljy the giuuiul 

 is opened or scaiified wdthout being turnetl over on both 

 sides of the same row of plants and between the rows or 

 hills, arch G, and the drag-bars H L, substantially as set 

 forth. 



2 The combination, with two sets of rotating teeth, E, 



of the connecting U-shaped bars G and arms H, whereby 

 the ends of the bar G are connected with the frama of the 

 machine-, sul.siaiilially as .set forth. 



3.— I h, I iiniliiuitiiin, with the rotating teeth E, U-shaped 

 coniieiiin,' !',ir I ,. and arms H, of the sleeve I, supporting. 



adji 



ing upon the 



teeth E are s 



S.-The c 



ins the hubst', to whr 



lly as set foith. 



I lie shaft a. of the whe 



No, 233,455.— JOHN K. UNDERWOOD and GAR- 

 LAND B. St. JOHN, Cedar Rapids, \o\\k.— Rotary 

 Ploughs.— October 19, l88o. Filed February 16, l88o. 



Claim. — I. — The combination of the plough-frame A 

 with the pivoted caster standard F, finger i, and recessed 

 guiding and locking arm G, substantially a-s and for the pur- 

 poses set forth. 



2. — The combina ion of frame A and plough disks C 

 with the axle E, pivoted standare F, and finger i, as de- 

 scribed, and wheel D, substantially as and for the purposes 

 set forth, 



3. — In a shifting axle, substantially as described, the 

 collar O, stem S, nut n, and slotted cap L, in combination 

 with the conical chamber or bearing K, substantially as and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



No. 233,999.— THEODORE T.DANIELS, Morrison, 

 III., assignor to himself, MARTIN V. AUSTIN, and 

 HENRY S. FERGUSON, same ■^Xz.zc.—Corn-Phnters.— 

 November 2, \%%o. F\]ed ^/y 2^, 1880. 



Claim. — In a corn planter, the combinations of the frame 

 C, the seed boxes A, the hangers E, the disks H, the bent 

 axle G, the rods J, the bar K, the slotted anns L, the bolts 



