CULTIVATORS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



No. 53,947.— JARVIS C.\SE, Springfield, Ohio.— 

 Cultivators.— April 17, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — Suspending the plough beams from the 

 rock shaft F, mounted on the posts H, substantially as 

 shown and described. 



2. — The lock bar or brace c, arranged to operate in con- 

 nection with the shaft F, as and for the purpose set forth. 



3. — The standards I, connected by the chain L, and pro- 

 vided with the foot rests s, as shown and described. 



4. — Attaching the shields O by means of the bent amis n 

 and staples /, as set forth. 



No. 54,099.— THEOPHILUS F. BERTRAND and 

 PETER SAMES, Rockkord, \\.l..— Cultivators.— April 

 24, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The combination of the ploughs, draught 

 rods, and elbow levers O, with the frame and driver's seat, 

 when constructed, arnin,;ed, and n; (.rating as described. 



2.— The combination ..f tlic -taii^laid. braces, eye-bolt, 

 and grooved block, when coii^tiuctcd and arranged as de- 

 scribed, to vary the angle of the pluugli to the crop, as set 

 forth. 



3. — The combination of the standard eye-bolt /, loop /«, 

 and draught rod M, constructed and arranged as described, 

 to secure centre draught when ploughing at an angle to the 

 crop. 



No. 54,139.— J. L. FOUNTAIN, New Milford, III. 



— Comhiiu'tl Sr.vl.rs ai„l Cultivators.— April 24, 1866. 

 Claim. — I.— Tlie arranL;ement of hanging the cultivator 



to the hounds C at (j, ami by links/ the levers S r, in com- 

 bination with tliL- hiiiind^, axlL-, and cultivator frame, as and 

 for the purposes set forth. 



2. — The adjustable arms D, cross-brace F, and pieces E 

 E, for extending and contracting the frame, in combination 

 with the seeding apparatus, lever L, and seat O, arranged 

 as and for the purpose described. 



No. 54,160.— .SAMUEL HOFFHEINS, Ha.milton 

 TowNSHir, VY.ti^.— Cultivators.— April 2\, 1866. 



Claim. — The combination of the devices for raising the 

 shovels from the ground, and consisting of the levers G G, 

 foot boards H II, and n.cking seat I, operating substantially 

 as described and represL-nted. 



No. 54,317.— WILLIAM D. FISHER, Freeport, III. 



— Cultivators.— May I, 1866. 



Claim. — The arrangement and combination of the drops 

 C, equalizer E, adjustable frame A, regulating lever G, and 

 fenders J, when arranged as herein described, and for the 

 purposes set forth. 



No. 54,637.— BENJAMIN F. YOUNG, Toul(in, III. 



— Cultivators. — May 8, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The inside frame B and the mode of con- 

 necting it with the frame A, constructed and operated sub- 

 stantially as described. 



2. — The iron lever F hung upon a pivot by which the 

 front shovels are swung to the right or left. 



3. — The adjustable wooden wedges I, together with the 

 crooked iron necks D, by which the front shovels are ad- 

 justed so as to throw the dirt to or from the corn. 



4. — The side or guage P, by which is adjusted the depth 

 the shovels enter the ground. 



No. 54,659,— ORLANDO BARR and FRANKLIN F. 

 COX, Bkldit, Wis.— C«//KY7A-r,f.— ,I//r 15, iSoo. 



Claim.— The rod B' B', as sliuwu in I 1 ;, i, the head 

 blocks B B, sliding upon the sai'l i-l 1;' W. cnnected 

 with the gear b b, and foot lever auil section pinion D, the 

 slidnig rods A A attached to the beams A' A', and the de- 

 vice and arrangement of the draught rods^^^, and chains e 

 e, wdien constructed substantially as and for the purpose 

 herein set forth and described. 



No. 54,751.- WILLIAM McCORMICK, Muscatine, 

 \OWK.—Cultiz'a!ors.—May 15, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The cast iron standards Z, provided at their 

 upper ends with lips i, to fit over the upper and lower edges 

 of the plough beams I, in order to avoid the use of the 

 braces to retain the standards in position, substantially as 

 set forth. 



2. — The arrangement of the plough beams I, as shown, 

 to wit : the rear ends being provided with rods J, to fit into 

 staples or guides K, at the lower parts of uprights G, at the 

 rear of the frame A, and their front ends connected by 



are attached by universal 

 me A, the uprights G pass- 

 the front bent parts a* of 

 n, substantially as and for 



chains R to upriclit; C ^hirh 

 joints^ to the fi ■ ■ : 1' -: \\:- IV. 

 ing down betw i ■ :■ : i M , ud 

 one of the clevi- - \. •<: . ,.l1i i..a 

 and for the purpose si)ecitied. 



3. — The attaching of the doubletree Q to the front ends 

 of the beams I, when said beams are connected to the bar 

 I*j through the medium of the uprights O, in the manner 

 substantially as set forth. 



4. — The arrangement of the treadles T T, with the beams 

 I I, and levers W, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



No. 54,763.— EDWIN PARMELE and R. N. PAT- 

 TERSON, Davenport, Iowa. — Cultivators. — May 15, 

 1866. 



Claim. — I. — Applying shovel standards to a carriage in 

 such manner that that they are allowed to rise or fall 

 bodily or independently of each other, and also of being 

 moved laterally together by the feet of the attendant, sub- 

 stantially as described. 



2. — The slotted shovel standards D D, in combination 

 witJi the treadles r r, and the driver's seat, substantially as 

 described. 



3. — Connecting the standards D D to the roller e, in 

 such manner that their lower ends can be swung forward 

 and upward in combination with contrivances for allowing 

 said shovel standards to be .adjusted laterally, and also 

 moved up and down in a direction with their length, sub- 

 stantially as described. 



4. — So constructing the two treadles r r, that each one 

 serves as a lever, and also as a means by which both 

 standards can be moved simultaneously either to the right 

 or to the left, substantially as described. 



No. 54,842.— FRANCIS M. BIRDSALL, Martins- 

 ville, Ohio — Furrowing Machines. — May 22, 1866. 

 Antedated May :6, 1866 



Claim. — The plough frames e, longitudinal strips e' , and 

 levers d, in combination with ploughs g, frame A, and 

 sliding straps h, constructed as above described and for the 

 purposes set forth. 



No. 54,854.— H. F. B'VERLY, Clinton, III, assignor 

 to ISRAEL C\y\V\WA\..— Cultivators.— May 22, 1866. 



Claim. 1- riu' - H- ling bolts /• /•, slots //, and pendants 

 b b, cuiiiIhuc'I ,iihI operated substantially as and for the 

 purpose .p.olK.i. 



2. — I he roller L, lever/, and chain M and //, com- 

 bined and operated substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



No. 55,093.— WILLIAM HAMMOND, Marshall, 

 Mich. — Wheel-Cultivators and Gang Ploughs. — May 21), 

 1866. 



Claim. — The employment, independently, or in connec- 

 tion with each other, of the bent axle, bearing levers L, in . 

 combination with the fulcrum pins F, and adjustable stop- 

 t;auge plates G, connected and arranged relatively to and 

 with the frame and wheels of a cultivator, or gang plough, 

 substantially as and for the purpose herein specified. 



No. 55.381.— H. B. SMITH, Eureka, \i.l..— Cultiva- 

 tors.— June s, 1866. 



Claim. — I. — The construction of the frame .\ in the 

 maniui iil -luiiiillN as herein shown and described, to 

 admit < 1 : !i : i ring expanded and contrai-ted laterally 

 to adjh _ nearer together or further apart, as 



may In n |uiii<l, ml admit of a direct application of the 

 draught uf each animal to the device, as set forth. 



2. — In combination with the frame A thus constructed, 

 the pivoted beams C C, arranged or applied substantially as 

 and for the purpose set forth. 



3. — The connecting of the plough beams G G to the 

 beams C C, by means of the universal joints H*, con- 

 stracted substantially as shown and described, to admit of 

 the vertical, lateral, aud rolling motion of the ploughs, as 

 set forth. 



4. — The combination of the adjustable frame A, pivoted 

 beams C C, plough beams G G, all arranged to operate in 

 the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



No. 55,993. — A. M. BLACK, Auburn, III. — Cultiva- 

 tors. — July 3, 1S66. 



Claim. — I. — The pole a having a cross-bar A rigidly 



