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ved line, its forward end or point extending 

 about to the center of the disk C, and com- 

 bined with said disk, which is mounted by 

 sleeve E, on the inclined arm F, extending 

 from the plow-beam, substantially in the man- 

 ner and for the purposes set forth. 



2. In a plow, the combination of the re- 

 volving concavo-convex disk with the half- 

 share and mold-board arranged to work in 

 unison, said disk cutting in advance of the 

 mold-board, substantially as described. 



243,102. BYRON C BRADLEY, 



Chicago, 111., assignor to Furst & Bradley 

 Manufacturing Company, same place. Cast- 

 er-Colters and Jointers. June 21, 1881. 

 Filed Nov. 25, 1879. 



A rolling castor-colter and a jointer attached 

 to a single standard. 



Claim. In combination with the standard D, 

 the attached fork C, having its depending arms 

 embracing and carrying the rotary castor- 

 colter, and the rigid bar E, secured directly to 

 the fork or standard and provided with a joint- 

 er A, substantially as described, whereby the 

 standard serves as a single point of connection 

 between the plow-beam and both the caster- 

 colter and jointer, as set forth. 



243,124. CHARLES A. HAGUE, 



Chicago, 111., assignor to Furst & Bradley 

 Manufacturing Company, same place. Join- 

 ters. June 21, 1881. Filed Oct. 22, 1880. 

 Claim. 1. The vertically - adjustable front 

 and rear brackets, B and D, arranged at the 

 side of the plow-beam, and each having its 

 lower end bent, as described, in combination 

 with the colter E, having the front and rear 

 ends of its upper longitudinal portion con- 

 nected with the bent ends of the brackets to 

 form two points of connection between the 

 plow-beam and the colter, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



2. The combination of the adjustable brack- 

 brackets B D with the bracing landside E, 

 having slotted lateral projections i j, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose described. 



283,126. CHARLES A. HAGUE, 



Chicago, 111., assignor to Furst & Bradley 

 Manufacturing Company, same place. Cast- 

 er Gage-Wheel. June 21,1881. FiledOct. 

 22, 1880. 



Claim. 1. The bracket B, provided with 

 the depending axle, c, in combination with 

 the socket C, swiveled on the axle, and pro- 

 vided with the front projection i, and rear pro- 

 jection, d, having the slot e, the arm g, pivoted 

 to the projection i, and the transverse bolt /, 

 extending through the slot e and engaging the 

 arm g in rear of its pivot, substantially as and 

 for the purpose described. 



2. In combination with a plow -beam, a 

 bracket bolted to the same and constructed 

 with a depending cylindrical axle, a socket 

 swiveled to the axle, and a vertically-movable 



arm carrying a rotary caster-wheel, and pivoted 

 to the socket at front portion and adjustably 

 connected with the socket at the rear portion 

 thereof, substantially as shown and described. 



243,138. CHARLES S. JENKINS, 



Lansdale, Pa. Plows. June 21, 1881. 

 Filed Apr. 9, 1881. 



A jointer is provided with an adjustable gage- 

 wheel upon a gravitating arm. The wheel 

 gages the depth of the jointer but not of the 

 plow, unlesss the arm is made rigid. 



Claim. 1. In a plow, a colter pivoted to 

 the plow and adapted to rise and fall by its own 

 gravity independently of the plow, to accord 

 with the undulations of the ground, as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



2. In a plow, a colter secured to an arm 

 pivoted to a plow, said colter being adapted to 

 rise and fall by its own gravity independently 

 of the plow, to accord with the undulations of 

 the ground, substantially as and for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



3. In a plow, a colter pivoted to the plow, 

 in combination with a wheel secured to said 

 colter, to cause the same to rise and fall in ac- 

 cordance with the undulations or variations in 

 the surface of the ground, as and for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



4. In a plow, the combination of the plow- 

 frame A, plow-share B, pivoted arm D, colter 

 E, guide-wheel M, and scraper N, as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



5. In a plow, the combination of the 

 pivoted colter E and its arm, slot J, adjustable 

 bracket K, wheel M, and scraper N, as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



6. In a plow, a colter, E, in combination 

 with a guide-wheel, M, pivoted to the same, 

 and mechanism to adjust said wheel with refer- 

 ence to the colter, substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



243,799. ALBERT M. ROSS, Ilion, N. 



Y. Jointer-Plows.' July 5, 1881. Filed 



May 4, 1881. 



Claim. 1. The frame or holder B, consist- 

 ing of the plate m, having a transverse rib e, 

 at each end, the central standard, E, with its 

 front and rear braces, d, in combination with 

 the hook-bolts /, substantially as shown and 

 described. 



2. In combination with the above-described 

 frame or holder B, the vertically- adjustable 

 curved standard G and mold-board C, all con- 

 structed and arranged to operate substantially 

 as and for the purpose set forth. 



246,557. EDMUND D. REYNOLDS 

 and OLIVER B. REYNOLDS, Brock- 

 ton, Mass. Rolling-Cutters for Plows. Aug. 

 30, 1881. Filed June 10, 1881. 

 Claim. 1. The rolling-cutter B and frame 

 B', having the hub C, in combination with the 

 slotted-adjusting plate D, provided with ribs /' i 



