CULTIVATORS-WHEEL OR SULKY. 



ed to the sides of said drag-beam, and extending rearward- 

 ly of the share, as shown, and for the purpose mentioned. 



3. — In a cultivator, the detachable middle slotted link b, 

 in combination with the arch J, substantially as specified. 



4. — The fulcrum/', with its connection-pin Z, in com- 

 bination with the blotted extension-axle B, substantially as 

 specified. 



No. 146,030.— WILLIAM H. STRONG, Cunion 

 Township, Seneca Cou.ntv, ( iiiiu.— Wlu-el-Cidtivators. — 

 December ■^o, 1873. Filed A/,:y 19, 1^73. 



Claim. — In a wheel-cultivator, tlic lugs A A, cranked 

 levers D E, bar F, chain G, and liooka I I, arranged and 

 attached in the manner described, and for the purpose 

 hereinbeTore set forth. 



No. 146,576.— ISAAC CORY, Dalton, I^d.— Cultiva- 

 tors. — January 20, 1874. Filed September 27, 1873. 



Claim. — I. — The combination, with seat-bar D and stir- 

 rups G, of the clamps F F, to hold both seat and foot-rest 

 adjustably to the frame, in the manner described. 



2. — The front bar K, bowed in the center, and the mid- 

 dle bar H, bowed on each side, combined with the side 

 bars C C, to allow the ploughs to be pivoted in front, the 

 handles to rise up, and the implements to be moved lateral- 

 ly or vertically, in the manner described. 



No. 146,638.— lA.ME.S P. BATTEN, Union Precinct, 

 assignor of one-half his right to THOMAS M. TURNER, 

 Fremont, Nebr. — January 20, 1874. Filed November 

 25, 1873- 



Claim. — I. — The equaUzer or curved yoke D, chain li, 

 and pulley e, in combination with rods^' and hinges /, as 

 and for the purposes set forth. 



2. — In combination with the hinged plough-beam and 

 standard, the curved bar k, acute angled scraper F, and 

 shovel G, constructed and operating as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



No. 146,822.— MATTHEW GREEN, Walker Sta- 

 tion, Mo. — Co7nbmed Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Harroxvs, 

 and Corn Planters. — January 27, 1874. Filed Septem- 

 ber 6, 1873. 



Claim. — In a wheeled implement, the supporting frame 

 a b d, the beams and guide rods / vi, the arched axle C C, 

 combined and adapted, as set forth, for the attachment of a 

 cultivator, stalk cutter, harrow, or corn planter. 



No. 147,245.— LYMAN W. DICKERSON, Manlius, 

 N. \.— Quack Diggers and Cultivators.— February 10, 

 1874. Failed September 20, 1873. 



Claim. — The segments F and G, with teeth //, in combi- 

 nation with the frame A, ratchets M M', and ropes s s, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. 



No. 147,669.— JAMES B. LUCAS, Pellsville, III.— 

 Cultivators and Ploughs. — February 17, 1 874. Filed 

 July 19, 1873. 



Claim. — The combination of the br.ices W, couplings X, 

 brace Y, and couplings Z A' with the tongue C, hounds D, 

 bent axle B,and braces F, substantially as herein shown and 

 described, and for the purpose set forth. 



No. 148,261.— BYRON D. TABOR, Wli.soN, N. Y., 

 assignor to himself and C. D. TABOR, same place.— O////- 

 vators. — March 3, 1874. YWtA January 29, 1S74. 



Claim. — I. — In a cultivator, the arm G, with its short axle 

 D, spindle /), journals </, and stops e, in combination with 

 pronged lever H, forming half-boxes//, substantially as and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



2. — The combination in a cultivator, of the pronged lever 

 H, having half-boxes //, and lug /, with stops e, rack-bar 

 I, and spring a, substantially as and for the purpose de- 

 scribed. 



No. 148,781.— JEREMIAH H. TROUT, Kingwood, 

 assignor to hmiself and ISAAC S. CRAMER, Sergeants- 

 VILLE, N. J. — Corn-PlouK — March 17, 1873. F'l^d ^^o- 

 vember 15, 1873. 



Claim. — The combination of a shovel-standard in two 

 pans, K L, and jointed to allow an outward lateral move- 

 ment to the lower part, with a spring on the outside and a 

 lever on the inside, to enable the plow to be operated in the 

 manner described. 



No. 148,839.— WILLIAM D. MILLER, Springfield, 

 Ohio. — Cultivators. — March 24, 1 874. Filed October 20, 

 1873- 



Claim. — I. — In combination with the bar A, the bar B, 

 braces F F, and tongue D, to form a trussed wheel, framed 

 as set forth. 



2, — In astraddle-row cultivator, the plow-beams I I, con- 

 structed and combined with the wheel-frame A B, and 

 clevises H H, receiving their draft independent of each other 

 and of said wheel-frame, as set forth. 



3. — In combination with the slotted bar B and the plow- 

 beam I, the adjusting-clevis H, for the purpose substantially 

 as set forth. 



4. — In combination with the plow-beams I I, the adjust- 

 ing-arch M M, with the spreader N, substantially as set 

 forth. 



5. — In combination with the arch M, the lever P, and 

 saddle K, for the purpose set forth. 



No. 149,130.— EPHRAIM IVES, Pleasant Hill, Ind. 

 Sulky Cultivators.— March 31, 1874. Filed January 17, 

 1874. 



Claim. — I. — The combination, with the pivoted bars D, 

 of the centrally-arranged lever J and connecting-chains I, 

 for causing the ploughs F G to appraoch each other, and 

 the bent or crank foot-levers L and chains K, for causing 

 the ploughs to incline outward, and thus w iden the space 

 between them, as shown and descriced. 



2. — The combination of the slotted bars P, the bolts Q, 

 and the notched lock-bars R with the bent axle N and the 

 outer U-shaped hangers E, substantially as herein shown 

 and described. 



No. 149,154.— JOHN W. RABB. La Grange, Tex.— 

 Frame for Cultivators, Scrapers, ^'c— March 31, 1874. 

 VW^Ajune 21, 1873. 



Claim. — The beam C having button H, bearings B', and 

 staples C', the hound-frame U having spring S, and the 

 crank-axle B having stop-pin E, all combined as described, 

 and adapted to be used in connection with various farm im- 

 plements, subitintially as sijccified. 



149,938.- SAMUEL LUNEY, Denison, Iowa, assignor 

 of two-thirds his right to WILLIAM LUNEY and JAMES 

 LUNEY, same ^\d.ce.— Cultivators.— April 21, 1874. 

 Filed March 26, 1873. 



Claim. — I. — In combination with the main frame, having 

 the beams G attached thereto, the slotted hand-levers I, 

 mounted on the pivots J, and provided with the eyebolts x 

 and the transverse pins c, which limit the descent of the 

 beams, but allow them to rise freely and to keep a horizontal 

 position as set forth. 



2. — In combination with the hinged beams G, cross-bar 

 h, and elevated seat O, the treadles M, mounted upon the 

 main axle, and connected directly to the beams by the chains 

 k, as shown. 



150,426.- OILMAN MEEKS, Kaneville III.— Ca/rf- 

 vators. — May 5, 1874. Filed September 2C„ 1872. 



Claim. — The movable guiding tongue B, arranged rela- 

 tively to the split tongue A, and the means D for appli- 

 cation of the draft, as shown in combination with the cultiva- 

 tor beam C C, flexibly attached to the loose end of the mova- 

 ble guiding-tongue B, and acting in connection therewith and 

 the standard F, chain H, pulley G, and lever E, as specified. 

 No. 150,616.— EDMUND D. REYNOLDS and 

 OLIVER B. REYNOLDS, North Bridgewater, Mass. 

 — Wheel-Cultivators. — May 5. 1874. Filed February 14, 

 1874. 



Claim. — I. — In combination with the pole and axle, 

 made relatively immovable, the plough-frame pivoted on 

 the pole forward of the axle, and having capability of lat- 

 eral swing movement, and also to be adapted to be locked 

 forward of the axle, in a fixed position laterally with refer- 

 ence to the pole, by means of a locking pin or bolt, sub- 

 stantially as shown and described. 



2. — In combination with the plough-frame made to swing 

 vertically with reference to the pole and axle, the links q 

 and lever/, sub^tantially as described, for connecting the 

 top of the plough frame to the pole .and raising said frame, 

 and for locking the frame (vertically) with reference to the 

 pole and axle. 



3. — The shovel plotigh or plough blade C, formed, as 

 described, from a flat sheet, of the fonn shown at B. 



No. 151,530.— AMOS BARKER, Nebraska City, 



