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COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



such a way, that the cotton plants will be left 

 in hills of a few stalks, and the scrapers will 

 thin out the sides of the hills, while the hoes 

 will thin off the top of the hills. 



Claim. The arrangement of the scollop- 

 edged driver B', pinion C, rotary shaft H, and 

 adjustable rotary hoes G G, with the adjustable 

 scrapers D' D', frame A, wheels B B, and gov- 

 erning handles D D, as shown and described, 

 for the purposes set forth. 



55,607. W. W. BLAIR, Lebanon, Tenn, 

 Cotton Cultivators. June 19, 1866. 



The colters and adjustable scrapers are in 

 the advance, and are followed by harrow teeth 

 and cutters which revolve upon a horizontal 

 longitudinal axis to give tilth to a strip where- 

 on to plant. 



Claim. 1. The arrangement of the adjust- 

 able revolving harrow H with the revolving 

 and adjustable chopping knives J J upon the 

 shaft I, substantially as and for the purpose 

 herein specified. 



2. The scrapers M M, pivoted near their in- 

 ner ends, as represented and adjusted by means 

 of the rods d d, levers c c, and rack-bars gg, 

 substantially as and for the purpose herein 

 fully set forth. 



3. The arrangement of the adjustable scraper- 

 feet D D, .with the scrapers M M, and the cut- 

 ters or colters L L, substantially as and for the 

 purpose described. 



57,841. WILLIAM J. ANDREWS, 



Columbia, Tenn. Cultivators. Sep. n, 

 1866. 



A harrow and scraper on one side of the 

 row of plants, and on the other side a knife, 

 making intervals in the row by its recipro- 

 cating motion. The gauge determines the 

 penetration of the cultivator devices. 



Claim. 1. The harrows g and scrapers N, 

 attached to adjustable frames L, applied to the 

 front part of the framing A, in connection 

 with the reciprocating thinning hoe I, all ar- 

 ranged and applied to a mounted frame in the 

 manner substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. The gauge K, applied to the draught pole 

 J, in combination with the lever O, attached 

 to the rear end of the framing and connected 

 with the rear end of the draught pole, substan- 

 tially as and for the purpose specified. 



60,625. A. K. and B. H. POSTER, Hal- 

 lettsville, Texas. Cotton Cultivators. Dec. 

 18, 1866. 



The forward share is divided longitudinally, 

 and the sides are adjustable laterally. The 

 central cutter is' within the side cutters, and 

 has a lateral reciprocating movement by means 

 of projections on its sustaining bar, which 

 come in contact with cam bolt-heads on the 

 wheel. 



Claim. 1. The share E, composed of two 



parts d d, arranged in V-form, with a space e 

 between their front ends, and attached to a 

 standard F and to the front ends of the handles 

 B B, in the manner shown and described, or 

 in an equivalent way, to admit of being adjust- 

 ed at a greater or less distance apart at their 

 front ends, substantially as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



2. The reciprocating cutter L, operated 

 from the wheel D through the medium of the 

 screws * and the rock-bar I, provided with the 

 arms//', in combination with the share H, 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



3. The fitting or securing of the screws i to 

 the wheel D by means of the concentric an- 

 nular grooves c / in the side of the rim b of 

 said wheel to receive the nuts a of the screws i, 

 whereby the screws may be readily applied to 

 and detached from the wheel "and secured at an 

 equal distance apart, substantially aa described. 



61,438. DAVID P. LEWIS, Huntsville, 

 Ala. Cotton Choppers and Thinners. Jan. 

 22, 1867. 



A cutter with edges on both sides is arranged 

 in a frame capable of vertical adjustment to 

 regulate the depth of cut. The motion of 

 the cutter is imparted from a wheel driven by 

 bevel gears from the axle of the supporting 

 wheels. 



Claim. A machine for cutting and thinning 

 cotton and for other purposes, constructed and 

 arranged, and combined substantially as herein 

 shown and described. 



61,845. CHARLES A. McCAUGHAN, 



Moscow, Tenn. Machines for Thinning 

 Cotton Plants. Feb. 5, 1867. 



Shares suspended from the carriage frame 

 pass on each side of the row of plants. A cut- 

 ter swings transversely and chops gaps in the 

 rows of plants, leaving them in hills. The 

 cutter is attached by compound levers to the 

 frame, and is operated by gearing and endless 

 chain connection to the driving wheels. 



Claim The double scraper F, attached to 

 suspended frame E, combined with the double 

 transverse cutter g, operated by the swinging 

 frame h, for the purpose of thinning cotton 

 plants in a row at one operation constructed 

 and operating substantially as herein described. 



62,660. W. McCRACKEN, Bainbridge 



lnd. Cotton Cultivators. Mar. 5, 1867. 



The share has dovetail projections, which 

 are held between cleats on the mold board. 

 The ground wheel is attached to, and vibra- 

 table on, the beam for vertical adjustment. 

 The hoe vibrates laterally by the action of a 

 cam wheel. 



Claim. 1. The scraper I, in combination 

 with the plow, the former being placed at the 

 rear of the latter and arranged relatively there- 

 with, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. The connecting of the share F, to the 



