CORN-COVERERS. 



3,151. JOHN P. BRYAN, Princeton, Ky. 

 Cane-Coverers. June 24, 1843. 



Claim. The form* of the teeth and the man- 

 ner of arranging them in the triangular frame 

 to present the flattened sides of each to the 

 earth by advancing one side of the triangle as a 

 front bar instead of the angle or point, as is 

 usually done. 



18,756. TOBIAS MARCUS, New York, 

 N. Y. Corn-Coverers. Dec. 1, 1851. 



Claim. The adjustable mold-board F, ar- 

 ranged and operated by means of the circular 

 slide M, in combination with the adjustable 

 beam A, and socket B, secured by braces C 

 and N, in the manner and for the purpose as de- 

 scribed and shown. 



29,351. HARMON L. BENNETT, Long 

 Branch, N. J. Machines for Covering Po- 

 tatoes. July 31, i860. 



This invention consists in the arrangement 

 of a double mold board, adjustable to any de- 

 sired angle with the beam, so that the earth is 

 gathered into a row from two furrows, and 

 covers the potatoes or other articles planted to 

 any desired depth, according to the inclina- 

 tion of the covering mold boards. 



Claim. 1. The triangular mold board /, 

 provided with shares k k and i, and adjustable, 

 relatively to the beam a, by the bars g h, 

 substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 



2. In combination with the aforesaid triangu- 

 lar mold board, I claim the harrow /, attach- 

 ed to the bar m and to said mold board f, in the 

 manner and for the purposes specified. 



31,130. WASHINGTON ROBERTS, 



Roachport, Mo. Covering Plows. Jan. 15, 

 1861. 



The object of this invention is to cover the 

 seed and press down the ground upon it by one 

 operation, and it consists in the combination 

 of two inwardly flaring shares, attached in an 

 inclined position to the standard of the plow, 

 with a pressing roller arranged close behind 

 the shares and supported by pendants, which at 

 the same time form braces for the shares. 



Claim. The arrangement of the inwardly 

 flaring shares A, attached by means of the 

 arm C to the inclined standard B in combina- 

 tion with the pressing roller F, supported by 

 pendants e, the whole being constructed and 

 operated as and for the purpose set forth. 



58,277. SAMUEL P. METZ and 

 MARTIN ROHRER, McDonaldsville, 

 Ohio. Corn Coverers. Sep. 25, 1866. 



Claim. The upright B, frame C and sup- 

 port E, with roller D in combination with the 

 plow beam A, the whole being constructed 

 and arranged as set forth. 



68,329. A. J. COMBS, Olney, 111. 

 Corn Coverers. Aug. 27, 1867. 



The plows throwing up the two sides of the 

 ridge are followed by a loosely pivoted roller 

 that adjusts itself to the inequalities of the 

 ground. 



Claim. The combination of the frames A 

 and E, handles C, roller F, and shovels B, all 

 arranged and operating in the manner and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



74,350. BENJAMIN T. HARDESTY, 



Sunderlandville, Md. Tobacco Hill Pre- 

 parers. Feb. n, 1868. 



The plow throws the soil inward, which is 

 then reduced by the harrow and smoothed by 

 the roller. The latter is connected to the cross- 

 bar by links, and to the handles by links and 

 chains. 



Claim. The combination of the plow, rake, 

 and roller, and the manner in which the roller 

 is attached, 



78,665. JACOB D. HAYNIE, New 



Antioch, Ohio. Corn Coverers. June 9, 

 1868. 



The two series of tines rake the large clods, 

 grass, &c, away from the furrows, the shares 

 throw the loose earth upon the corn, the weight- 

 ed roller pulverizes the remaining clods and 

 produces a level surface, and by the adjust- 

 ment of the clevis, the shares may be made to 

 penetrate the earth to a greater or less depth. 



Claim. 1. The arrangement, substantially 

 as described, of the two series of rearwardly 

 diverging tines F F', adjustable shares G G', g 

 g', H, and roller I, as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. In combination with the described ele- 

 ments F F', G G', g g', H, and I of the pre- 

 ceding clause, the adjustable clevis L /, M m, 

 for the object explained. 



80,680. JAMES SWART, Hoffmann's 

 Ferry, N. Y. Corn and Potato Coverers. 

 Aug. 4, 1868. 



The covering shares are so connected with 

 the frame as to admit of their being readily 

 adjusted to throw more or less soil over the 

 rows as desired. The rollers are mounted in 

 hinged frames at the rear of the machine and 

 are steadied by means of springs bearing upon 

 the frames. The lead wheel is capable of a 

 vertical adjustment. 



Claim. 1. The covering shares G G', con- 

 structed as represented and described, and pro- 

 vided with the adjustments g, g*, a, and g 1 g 1 *, 

 g 2 , substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. The combined arrangement of the adjus- 

 table lead wheel E, shares and scrapers G G', 



