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COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



3. The device as a whole, consisting of the 

 beam A, plate G, wheel H, rim I, shaft T, 

 chopper K, arms M M', scraper N, post C, rod 

 P, brace D, handles B B, and round E, all 

 constructed and operating substantially as and 

 for the purposes specified. 



96,562. ROBERT I. DRAUGHTON, 



Claiborns, Ala. Cotton Cultivators. Nov. 

 9, 1869. 



Claim. 1. The combination, with the frame 

 A and wheels C of the oscillating frame F, the 

 two sets of rotary cutters S, adjusting shaft M, 

 arms K, L, connecting rods H I, and adjust- 

 ing catches, substantially as specified. 



2. The combination, with the frame A wheels 

 C, of the oscillating frame G, rotary cutters W 

 arranged to work across the rows, the adjust- 

 ing shaft N, arms and connecting rods substan- 

 tially as specified. 



.3 The combination on one frame A, and 

 wheel C of the two sets of cutters S,*"and the 

 one set W, when- arranged on oscillating or 

 adjustable supports, and to act upon both sides of 

 the row, and transversely thereof, substantially 

 as specified. 



97,277. MAJOR E. DAVIS, Rome, Ga. 

 Combined Revolving Hoes and Cotton-Cult- 

 vators. Nov. 30, 1869. 



Claim. The herein-described construction of 

 the gear-wheel E F, revolving hoes G, support- 

 ing-wheels H, and shares I I', when arranged 

 and combined with the main wheels C, frame 



B, and shaft D, as specified. 



100,128. JOHN D. DUNN, Griffin, Ga. 

 Combined Cotton Choppers and Cultivators. 

 Feb. 22, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The hoes H H, constructed as 

 described, with a sharp ridge, a, running longi- 

 tudinally in the center, and other ridges b b, 

 from the center ridges to the edges, substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes herein set forth. 



2. The wheel D, provided with arms E E, 

 having spaces G G between them, and said 

 arms provided with movable hoes H H, con- 

 structed as described, and operating substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes herein set forth. 



101,962. E. M. GREESON, Americus, 

 Ga. Cotton-Thinning Machines. Apr. 12, 

 1870. 



Claim. The arrangement of the frames A 

 B and D, adjustable wheel E, and the cutter 



C, all substantially as specified. 



102,541, WILSON HOLT, Dawson, Ga. 

 Cotton-Choppers. May 3, 1870. 



Claim. The arrangement of the cam-groove 

 d ', which actuates the arm of the hoe G, on a 

 boss of the draft-wheel, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



104,154. RUFUS C. HOLT, Morehouse 

 Parish, La. Cotton - Choppers. June 14, 

 1870. 



Claim. The arrangement of the adjustable 

 standards F F' F" F"' F"", brace-rods H. cut- 

 ters G G' G" G"' G"", frames ABC, hounds 

 J, tongue I, handles K, and wheels D D', when 

 these several parts are constructed, united, and 

 operate as herein described, for the purpose set 

 forth, 



108,159. PETER R. LEATHERMAN, 



Woodville, Miss. Cotton-Cultivators. Oct. 

 11, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The scrapers E E and plows G 

 G, arranged in connection with the hinged 

 plates H, so as to be raised above the surface of 

 the ground by means of the cord K, as shown 

 and described. 



2. The wheels B C, with inclined faces, ar- 

 ranged to run in the paths formed by the 

 scrapers, substantially as specified. 



108,358. STILLMAN A. JEFFER- 

 SON, Franklin, Tenn. Self - Adjusting 

 Rotary Cotton-Choppers. Oct. 18, 1870. 

 Claim. 1. The combination of the. sliding 

 head-block N, curved guides O, shafts G H, 

 wheel E F, and lever S, all arranged substan- 

 tially as shown and described, for the purpose 

 specified. 



2. The combination of the adjustable gauges 

 R with the bar or yoke Q, sliding head-block 

 N, shaft G, and cutter-wheel or drum E F, 

 substantially as herein shown and described, 

 and for the purpose set forth. 



108,918. JOHN AUGUSTUS LUTZ, 



Waynesborough, Va. Cotton - Choppers. 

 Nov. 1, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The cutters I I, provided with 

 points ff and flanges h h, in combination with 

 the revolving wheel G, when constructed and 

 arranged to operate substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. The combination of the lever N, rod M, 

 with arms/ r, connecting-rods s, slotted bar 

 /, rod v w, and collar x, all constructed and 

 arranged substantially as and for the purposes 

 herein set forth. 



109,124. NATHAN M. HALE, Cleborne, 

 Texas. Cotton - Scrapers and Choppers. 



Nov. 8, 1870. 



Claim. The combination of the frame C, 

 throwing-on plows s s, throwing-off plows * i, 

 and oscillating hoe m, when all these parts are 

 arranged as described. 



110,531. JOHN H. W. YOUNG, Hen- 

 derson, Texas. Cotton-Cultivators, Scrap- 

 ers, and Choppers. Dec. 27, 1870. 

 Claim. 1. The combination with the frame 

 A and the axle B, of the blocks b b, handles c c, 

 rack-posts//, lock-bar r, and springs ss, sub- 

 statially as and for the purpose specified. 



2. The scraper-shank, when pivoted to the 

 frame, and provided with a curved slot and 

 set-screw, for the purpose of enabling the 



