STRADDLE-ROW. 



152E) 



263,978. THOMAS M. SMITH, i^;^ws~ 

 villi', Ark. ('.iriiliinud Sciii|mr ami Ilur- 

 ruw. S.-i-l. r^. 1KK2. Filed Wiiy 10, 1882. 



Tlu- (il»|iM',t (if tills iiiveiitifm i.s to )»roiliifir 7\, 

 iiiauliiiii) coiislt'iu'lt'il ill .siicli ii in:iiitKT us tu 

 jiCi'iiim ami ciiltiv:ilc a low dI' itoltnit »tr ollu-r 

 pliiiits at tmo jiassa^iii aloit^ tlie siiltl row. 



1. A coiiilHtii'il Kcrapor mid harrow con- 

 structed sidi.staiitially as IktcIii sliowii anil di;- 

 fcrilicd, nir.I coiisistin;; nC llic frame A, llie 

 ndJiiHtalilc lirarin;^ Itars <!, (.licndjn.slal)lo hat.s 

 and scrapors 10 I), and tlio adjiistaliln brains 

 and teelli I* U, as set furlli. 



3. In a comliincil sera)icr and harrow, tlm 

 comhliiatioti, with tlio Ininio A, of tlicadjn.st- ■ 

 able scrapers 1>, lliosloltod adjn.-^tabloacrapt'r- 

 carr.vhip bars I', the slotted adjnslablo .stand- ! 

 ni'd (i, and the slotted crossbar M, substan- i 

 tiallyas hcn-in shown luid ilc-scriticd, whereby j 

 the sorapcrs can be rradily adjusted as tlif 

 work to ill- dnitc may rcijnire, as si-t fnilh. 

 266.238. Wn.T.fAM H. WEST. Grand 



Island. Xob. (Cultivator. Oct. 17, 1882 ' 



Kil.-d Mar. l;{, 1H82. 



This iiivrniioii has fui' itaobjecl tlic produc- 

 tion of a cidiivaiin^' implement which t^hall 

 bu atiapli'd fur. seveiul distinct puriioses—thab 

 is, till- pnpariiig oFhuid for grain and the cul- 

 tivation of corn in alt its rariotis stages; and 

 it eonsisis mainly, first, in the special con- 

 .stniclion of pails by means of which tho im- 

 idomcnt isadaiited to cultivate corn two rows 

 atoncp; and, second, in the combpiatioii, with 

 tho double cnlrivjitur, of a lioad-block of spe- 

 cial conetrnetion, by means of which tho iin- 

 plemont is adapted for prepari.ighunl for grain, 

 as will bo fully des'^ribeil hereinafter. 



I. Tliceombiiiation, with the inner beanie, A, 

 niiiled by rods n, of IIic shitted outer licams, 

 }K Uui-n-iX to the beams A, the tiansxerse 



bcain.s I'' 1' (i, 5penrod to the inner beainsaiid 

 working in the slots of the hinged beams, and 

 means for securing the Idnged beams to tho 

 tr.iiisi else beams, suli.stanhally as and for the 

 piirpovcset foi'th, 



'J. lii I'limbinaiion with a ilunble cultivator, 

 eid)stanlially .ts deseribed, a removable head- 

 blo<'k, I. OS anil for the purpose nCL forth. 



.■(. In (•(imbiiiation with thecultivator-beams | 

 A A, Inning the reccs.scs /' /', the head-block j 

 1, with |)ins i i, as describeil. 



4. 'riieeombination, with the hinged beams!) 

 anil ttie Ir.iMsv.'rM' beams F of the two fr.imes, 

 of thedflarhabliMlrafr bars.l, substantiaMy att 

 tiiid for the puiposo si-t forth. 



.■). The lailtivutor drscribt'ii, having the in- 

 ner be.iiiis, A A, nniteil by Ihc aiched rods a 

 a, the oilier beams, 1> I), with eaiMrily hn- lat- 

 eral adinstinent. the beams K IMi, and Ihr 

 heait-bhKk I, snhstaiitiallv asset fi.tlli. 



266,734. JAMES W. SUBSA and JOHN 

 T. DOWDALL, St. Louis. Mo. Cotton 

 <'nltivaior. 0<i. 31, 1882. Filed June 

 2(]. 1882. 



I. Inconihinalion with thecutler -blades A A', 

 pU)wftIiaM'-s ('■'■', liame-picces 11 I',', having 

 hdcral nriusorplalesf/t^.thc transverse si raps 

 or plates 10 10', having elongated slots, audi he 

 fa.stentng -bolts, by menus wlicreof the lateral 

 adjustment and irie.lination of the said cuttcr- 

 blailes and plows can be made, in tho manner 

 and tor llic |nii|myes set forth. 



'2. Tin- eombinalion, with longuc F, of the 

 <atttei blailfs ,V A', having bevel uniting edges 

 H'l', the [iluwsharcsij C, having thoir inner 

 <;ulting point, //', raised higher than the said 

 bevel i:nttiii;;-edgc, tho lattor also extending 

 forward ol the plows, as shown and described, 

 ihe frame-pieces IS It', having Iwteral arras d 

 (/', transverse strai)H or plates F F', having elon- 

 gated slots, and lasieniiigbolts, all said parts 

 loiining the improved cultivator, substantially 

 us set fui'lh. 



269,871. THOMAS MEIKLE, assignor to 

 T. Meikle k Co., Lonihville, Ky. Coin- 

 l>iti«-d riow and Cultivator. Jan. 2. 1883. 

 Filed Aug. 5. 1881. 



Tlii,s .iuveiition has for its object the con- 

 Mtruclion of a ))low which may bo iiseii either 

 as a hilling or a breaking plow. 



1. In combination with Ihe benm.s, Dows, 

 and tiaiiged and rece.sseil plates O, the T- 

 furmcd brackets 10, whereby tlio bow and one 

 end of tlie liraeket can be .secured to the beam 

 by a single bolt. j;id)>Iantially as set forth. 



2. In combination with the plow beams and 

 standards carrying tho plows, the wheels at- 

 tached to vcrtically-adjiistablo standards. and 

 flanged and rece.ssed plates G, whereby the 

 vcrtieally-a<ijiislable wheel-standards may be 

 seeureil to tho beams by n single bolt, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



3. In combination Willi tlicforwaril liow and 

 clevis, the brace to which the bow and clevis 

 aro s<-currd, adjustable by a single bolt, sub- 

 stanlially as set forth. 



290,814. WASHINGTON C THOMP 

 SON, Covington. Ky. Cotton Scmner 

 and Cultivator, jjec. 25, 1884. Filed 

 Jun.- 2. 18S2. 



Jfy device n;Iatcs to cotton scrai)crs and 



.eulfivaluis; and it consists in certain details 

 of eoustruction anil arrangement of the sev- 

 I'l-al parts, -as illustrated in the accompauyiug 

 draMings, fully set forth in the specification 

 and partieuhnly pointed out in the claims. 



1. A cotton-cultivaloi' provided with braces 

 C C, adjustably secured to the handles ut 

 their rear en<ls, and ]iivotally attached to thi: 

 forward part of the cultivator, in combina 

 tion with the braces IJ, secured to the cutting- 

 knives and the handles of the cultivator, sub- 

 stantially as sliown and described, and for the 

 purpose set forth." 



2. In a cotton-cull ivator, the .slotted up- 

 rights G, adjusted to move horizontally in a 

 slot in the bench F, in combination v\ilh llie 

 handle moving in said nprights, and tho ad 

 .instable bi-acesCC, secui-cdtothehandlesan' 

 the forward end of the machine, and liavinj; 

 the adju-stable knives or scrapers secured to 

 said braces, substantially as shown and de- 

 scribed, and for the ]iurpo.se set forth. 



3. In a cotton cultivator and .scraiter. the 

 combination of the runnei-s I>, the adjiisialjh- 

 handles j-., braces B C C','aud knives A, suh- 

 .stantially a.s shown and deseribed. 

 294,604 SETH H. FOUNTAIN, Amite 



Citv, Lu. Cotton Scraper and Cultiva- 

 tor; Ma.'. 4. IS8-I. Filed Julv 17, 1883. 



1. The condrinatioii, in a cotton culti\a(or, 

 of the Iwo front scrapci's, beveled at ^-7, and 

 having an open space between thenl, and two 

 .shovels, /i,arraugcdln the rear of each seiajter. 

 the scrajiers being made vertically adjustable 

 and the plows laterally adjustable, as and for 

 the purpose spccihed. 



2. The bar h, bolt j, screw -bolt .?, and mit.s 

 r )■' t f, in eonibination with the beam a, han- 

 dles », and frame 7J q, jointed together to allow 

 the scrapoi-s to be graduated iu depth, as de- 

 scribed. 



