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ii\tr. llii- sKckft i;-, nml pivot-bolt connec 

 inj5 snjil iinl and ii\K'. ol' a luaociod rigidly 

 coiiaoctini; iho block, mhI. and :v\l.-. substnn 

 lially JL"* cifscrilM'd. 



U*. Tiic coiiibiiiidiuii ol' llio arcSi, the axle, 

 Hie ihall rod.a ]>ivotcomicclingSiiidelements 

 wilh vM-h oilier on a eoiicoitrie. axis, mid n 

 llexibleeMiiiioctiuii belwecu Iheareli and n\'lR, 

 all subsliinlially as ilescribed. 



13. Thu ooiiibiiiatioii.with lliearch and the 

 beams, of a bent baiiK-up arm, pivoted to the 

 :ireh and proviiled Mitb a rigM-angnlnr bend, 

 suli'-iaiiliiilh as; dosci-ilx'd- 



295,937. WM. S. PATES, asuignoi- to 

 Hap"-ood i'low Co,, Alton, Ills. Cultiva- 

 tor. ' April 1, 1884. Filed Jan. 11, 1884, 



I, 111 a lonj;in;less ciillivatur, the fniiuc 

 (Miwistiii;; of the arched axle provided willi 

 horizMiitat anus, llic spindles pi'ovidod wifli 

 the pcrforatwl head aiul the bi;^, the swivel E, 

 the dtallbar, constructed U shaped, one leg 

 thereof attached to the outer md of the spin- 

 dle.an<l thi- other lej; attached to the said lug, 

 and thr axle bar (J, in (ioiabination, all sub 

 stantially as and for ihe pnrpose set Ibrtli. 



'J. 'I hi- spindle I>, provided with the per- 

 fni;ilrd bead and the lug, in eonibinatiou with 

 the aithed a\lc provided with horizontal 

 arms, lliesiiil spiadle couiiccted to the said 

 axle by a sm ivel, itcriuiltiug the said spindle 

 to .swing, as .>>hu\vii, and with the draft bar, 

 the said In-altiiehedtothesaid draft bar with 

 a bolt, all substantially :is and for the pur- 

 pose set foilh. 



3. Theswivel K. couslrnctrd with theopen- 

 mouUied eye or collar, with perforated lips 

 adapted to be drawn together by means of a 

 bolt ainlnnt,the.shoiilderand the rounded ex- 

 tension screw- threaded, as shown, in combi- 

 nation wilh the arched axle provided -with 

 horizontal arms, and spindles provided with 

 the perforated bead, snbstanlially as and lor 

 the purpose set forth. 



4. The draft-bar, couslrnctrd U-shaped, its 

 legs straddling the wheel, in eombinatiou 

 with the spindle i)rovidcd with the perforated 

 head and the big, one Ic^r „f the said draft- 

 bar attached to the outer end of the said spiu- 

 Ule, the other leg attached to Ihe said lug, as 

 .shown, and for the purpose speeilied. 



5. Thestoploekl, conslriicted wilhan eyf, 

 m, and provided with the arm f/', in combina- 

 tion with the sleeve J and the axle A, the said 

 eye clasped to the .sleeve with the bolt .9, and 

 tiie said arm adapted to stop and abut against 

 the said axle, as speeilied, and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



G. In a longueless cultivator, the conibina- 

 ti'.n of the axle A, wheels H, spindle D, 

 swivel ]■:, draft bar F. axle-bar (i, slee\e J. 

 slop loik T, and jdow C. substantially as ;nid 

 ibrllie |.nip.)M-s.-| f„rlli. 



296,025. ANDREW J. MARBBRRY, 

 Cabot, Ark. Cultivator. April 1. 1884. 

 Filed Jan. 27, 1883. 



]. In a cultivator, the device for securing 

 the shovel tn the shank and holding it iu any 

 desired position by means of a yoke, t, bent 

 around the shank from the rear, the forward 

 ends r»rovided withwiucs or flangcsto receive 



the concave side of the sliovel, and seemed by 

 means of bolts, and arranged for throw ing the 

 soil either to the right or left. sHltstautially 

 as herein set forth. 



2. The combination, iu a cnllivator, of the 

 yoke, the adjOsting Imles and bollfi, and the 

 shovel arranged on the shank so :».s lo rock 

 thereon laterally and adjastrcrtically, asand 

 for the purpose substantially as herein set 

 forth. 



.3. The combination of the gage-rods J J, 

 bowed centrally to be used a.s cranks in mov- 

 ing the idows inwardly or outwardly, as de- 

 sired, with the ring and hook to secure said 

 rods in position, substantially as herein set 

 forth. 



4. The combination of the cyebolts pro- 

 vided with stems, as showu, and the plates G 

 H, with the gage-rods having right and left; 

 hand screw-threads, substantially as herein set 

 forth. 



5. The combination, iu a cultivator, of a 

 doubletree, A, provided at each end with a 

 series of oblong slots, the central part bowed 

 as described, and the clevis formed of two 

 plates connected by means of bolts to tlje 

 beam, with .the plates CiH, theeyebolts I, and 

 the gage-rods J, the whole arrauged and com- 

 bined substantially us herein set forth. 

 296,860. MARIOl^W. McOANN, Poaey, 



lud. Cultivator. April 16, 1884. Filed 

 Nov. 5, 1883. 



1. Iu a wheelcultivator, the combination, 

 with the wheel spindle having a bracket, B', 

 at its inner end pivoted on the axle, of a draft- 

 rod journaled on said spindle and secured to 

 said bracket, substantially as described, and 

 for the purposes specified. 



2. In a wheel- cultivator, the coinbiualion, 

 with the wheel spindle E, provided with a 

 bracket, B', and adapted to be hinged to the 

 end of the axle, of the draft-rod C, jourualed 

 on said spindle and adjustably secured to said 

 biackct, whereby the iliatl-rod may have ver- 

 tical adjustment on said spindle and bracket, 

 substantially as set forth. 



3. The eombinatiou of the bracket R', hav- 

 ing in its front end the slot h and on its rear 

 end the lip &', the whcelspindle li, the draft- 

 rod C, adjustable on ?aid spiniUeaud bracket, 

 and the hinged axle A, substantially as shown 

 and described. 



4. The combination, iu a wheel cultivator, 

 of the axle A, the horizontal portions of which 

 are in two parts, the link-shaped extension- 

 pieces r>, adapted bo be adjustably .secured to 

 eitherofsaidpart.s.thewdieel spindle B, hinged 

 thereto, and thedraft-rodC, adjustably mount- 

 ed on said spindle, substautially as described, 

 and for the purposes speeilied. 



5. In a wheel-cultivator, the eombination, 

 with the plow-beam 1% of the runner K', piv- 



i Dtcd thereto at its front enci, and provided 

 with a notch, e, and the spring K', secured to 

 said plow-beam and running back over the 

 cud of said runner when it is in a raised po- 

 sition, and engaging with the notch c when it 

 is in a lowered position, substantially as de- 

 scribed, and for the purposes speeilied. 



297,914. BYRON 0. BRADLEY, iwsi-n- 

 or to Kiirst A Bradley Manulaeturiiig Co., 

 Chicago, IIIh, Drag Bar tor Cultivator 

 Beams.. April 29, 1884. Filed Nov. 26, 

 1883. 



The object cf 1lii> iuviidioii is U» npply a 

 drag-bar to beams (d' llial class of eurti\ators 

 ten'ncil ''(oiignelcss,''aud have such drag-bar 

 lirmly locked in both its elevated and de- 

 pressed \)(isiiious, thereby iirevwnling acei' 

 dental displaccnuait of such dmg-bar iu ime, 

 no huUt«r whcth*,'r it is elevated or depres.scd; 

 audits nature, consists in pivoting the drag- 

 bar in a mortise or recess fbrincd in the for- 

 ward end of the beam, and having its upper 

 end, when the drag-bar is dcpressc^i, project 

 above the top of tlie beam and engage m ith 

 the hole or opening in a spring-plate attached 

 to the upper face of the beam, and thereby 

 lock and hold firmly the drag-bar in its de- 

 pressed position, and having this end, ^^ lien 

 the drag-bar is raised, engage with the spring 

 plate and lock and hold the drag bar in its ele- 

 vated position, all as hereinafter more speclii- 

 -cally described, and pointed oat in the claim. 

 The combination, with a beam, A. of the 

 dr;ig-bar B, having a projecting end, /», and a 

 spring or spring-plate, C, having an opening, 

 c, sul^tantially as and for the purposes speci- 

 fied.^ 



299,626. RICHARD CRACRAFT, as- 

 signor to the Berwick Agricultural Co,, 

 Ber\viek> Ills, t^ultiviitor.' June :J, 1884. 

 Filed Pec. 14, ISH3. 



1. Iu atouguelessenltivator, in combination 

 with the arched axle and wheels, and plow- 

 gangs connected to the axle by a joint which 

 permits free movement of the gan^ upwardly, 

 but limits their downv-ard movement, a draft- 

 plate constructed in two parts, an angular part, 

 D', rigidly couuected with the whcelspindle 

 plate, and the part D", hinged to the angular 

 part D'at its rear cud and its forward cml ad- 

 justable vertically with refcience to the parts 

 D', substantially as and for tlie purpose speci- 

 fied. 



2. In eombiuation with the arched axle 

 and wheels, vertically-adjustable draft-plate, 

 and plow -gangs hinged to the axle, the blocks 

 I, constjueted as aCscribed, and adapted toco- 

 act with the beam-plate J, havingshoulderaj, 

 substantially as and for tbopurposespcciiied. 



3. luatonguclesscoltivator, in combination 

 with an arched axle and plow gangs hiugcd 

 thereto, and provided with devices for sus- 

 pending the gangb to the axle, a shoo con- 

 structed as described and leversibly attached 

 to the axle, subst.anlially asand for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



4. Iu a cultivator, in combination with the 

 plow-beams and plow carrying standards, the 

 plate /, having hole I' and stud T, and the 

 plate )«. having lobular stud m' and bent 

 brace m', substantially as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



