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COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



the sliding cross-piece G, to engage and disen- 

 gage the bevel gear />, // in the manner and 

 for the purpose herein specified. 



66,895. F. MARION SHIELDS, Ma- 

 con, Miss. Cotton Plows or Cultivators. 

 July 16, 1867.. 



The triangular, convex, side plated hoes 

 are attached by stocks to a horizontal beam, 

 to whose tongue a team is attached, 



Claim. 1. The hoes Ddd', when construct- 

 ed in the manner and for the purpose herein 

 described and represented. 



2. The combination of the hoes D D D, 

 beam A, shanks or stocks E E, draft tongue 

 or beam B, and handles C C, all arranged sub- 

 stantially in the manner and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



3. In combination with the above the fend- 

 ers F F, applied in the manner and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



67,289. CHARLES GIBBON, Hicks- 

 ford, Va. Cotton Cultivators. July 30, 

 1867, 



The rotating axle connects by gearing with 

 the rotating cutters which stir the ground 

 about the plants. The lever raises the hinged 

 frame to which the plows are attached. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the front and 

 rear plows H H 1 1 with the hinged main frame 

 A and lever K substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. The rotary cutters G G, in combination 

 with the scraper plows H H and the rear plows 

 I I, all arranged substantially in the manner 

 as and for the purpose set forth 



3. The pivoted bar M on the frame A, in 

 combination with the rotary cutter shaft F and 

 the lever K, all arranged substantially as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



67,700. JESSE ADAMS, Clarksville, 

 Texas. Cotton Cultivators. Aug. 13, 

 1867. 



The adjustable hoes are rotated by bevel 

 wheel connections with the axle, and are put 

 out of gear by the hand lever that raises the 

 rear end of the hinged frame. 



Claim. 1. The series of adjustable hoes 

 H H attached to and working on the shafts E, 

 substantially as and for the purpose described. 



2. The hinged adjustable frame D, in com- 

 bination with the revolving shaft E, and lever 

 L, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



72,479. E. H. GOELET and E. B GOE- 

 LET, Goldsborough, N. C. Cotton Culti- 

 vators. Dec. 24, 1867. 



The outward-turning shares are followed by 

 an oscillating chopper, and that by two shovel 

 plows. 



Claim. 1. The arrangement of vibrating 

 knives or hoes gg between the scrapers H H 



and the sliding plows J J, in a two-wheel ma- 

 chine, substantially as and for the purposes de- 

 scribed. 



2. The right and left-hand knives gg formed 

 on or applied to shanks e e, secured together 

 and applied to a rock shaft G, substantially as 

 described. 



74,006. ANDREW RUNSTETLER 

 and ALBERT WINDECK, Peoria, 111. 

 Cotton Scrapers and Cutters. Feb. 4, 1868. 

 The plows are upon pivoted standards, whose 

 tops are connected to a hand lever and are os- 

 cillated thereby. The plows are followed by 

 two adjustable revolving choppers. 



Claim. 1. The mode, substantially as set 

 forth, of adjusting the scrapers c c, by means 

 of curved irons h h connected with the regu- 

 lator I. 



2. The combination of a driver's seat, the 

 levers M and L for controlling the action of 

 the revolving hoes H H, and the regulator I 

 for controlling the scrapers, substantially as set 

 forth. 



74,519. ZINA DOOLITTLE and A. M. 

 CROWDER, Houston Factory, Ga. Cot- 

 ton Cultivators and Choppers. Feb. 18, 

 1868, 



The choppers are upon vertical shafts which 

 are oscillated by connection to a lever whose 

 free end has an antifriction roller acted upon by 

 pins on the side of one of the ground wheels. 

 The lever may be moved by the slide rod out 

 of the course of the pins to throw the chop- 

 pers out of action. 



Claim. 1. The cutters P, connected to ver- 

 tical arbors I, operated through the media 

 of the levers J J, link L, lever arm M, and 

 pins h, on the wheels B, all constructed and 

 arranged substantially as and for the purpose 

 herein set forth. 



2. The scrapers F F and shares G G, in 

 combination with the cutters P P, all con- 

 structed and arranged to operate in the man- 

 ner substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



3. The adjustable draught rod E and semi- 

 circular bar D, arranged as shown, for the pur- 

 pose of adapting the machine for one or two 

 horses. 



4. The slide rod Q and lever R, arranged 

 and applied to the device, substantially as and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



77,292. I. J. KIDD, Young's Settlement, 

 Texas. Cotton Scrapers. Apr. 28, 1868. 



The machine is supported on two wheels and 

 straddles the row. The shares are intermit- 

 tingly reciprocated across the row so as to 

 make gaps therein and leave the plants in 

 hills. This is performed by cams on the inner 

 faces of the wheels which actuate rods attached 

 to the share beam, causing it to oscillate trans- 

 versely and horizontally. 





