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from said frame, and the crank lever rod and 

 adjusting and locking bar, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



2. In a cotton-chopper, the combination, 

 with the sets or gangs of hoes, of plows or shov- 

 els L, attached to veratically sliding frames or 

 bars M, and the supporting guides N, in which 

 the said frames slide, as shown and described. 



3. In a cotton-chopper, the combination of 

 the adjustable plows or shares L, with the 

 frames N, provided with a row of holes at the 

 lower edge and arranged to slide vertically in 

 the supporting guide N, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



226,703. LORENZO D. BOWMAN, 



Beebe Station, Ark. Combined Cotton 



Scrapers and Choppers. Apr. 20, 1880. 



Filed Nov. 25, 1879. 



A curved side beam carrying scrapers and 

 connected at its forward end with an operating 

 lever is pivoted at its rear end to the outer end 

 of a curved rear beam supporting a chopper 

 and also connected with an operating lever, 

 both levers being within reach of the driver 

 upon his seat, whereby the implements may be 

 readily controlled. 



Claim. The combination, with the carriage 

 frame, of the curved side and rear beams, hav- 

 ing their ends pivoted together, and carrying, 

 respectively, the side scrapers and rear chop- 

 per, and each connected with an operating 

 hand lever, as and for the purpose specified. 



227,864. JOHN WARREN, Newton, 



Factory, Ga. Cotton Choppers. May 18, 

 1880. Filed Mar. 22, 1880. 



Cutting-bars in pairs having upturned cut- 

 ting ends connected by horizontal knives; to 

 be drawn across the drills. 



Claim. The combination, with the curved 

 bars C, of the blades D, having their cutting 

 ends turned upward, the horizontal blade E, 

 and the bar B, with slots f f, whereby provis- 

 ion is made for the lateral adjustability of the 

 blades, as specified. 



227,879. WILLIAM BUSCH, Schulen- 

 burg, Tex. Cotton Chopperss. Mav 15, 

 1880, Filed Mar. 6, 1880. 



One set of choppers revolving within the 

 other in the same track but in opposite direc- 

 tion. Clutch mechanism for throwing in and 

 out of gear. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton chopper and culti- 

 vator, the combination of two sets of knives,> 

 one of which revolves within the track of the 

 other and in an opposite direction, the knives 

 being geared to pass each other at the ground 

 so they will chop at the same time, substan- 

 tially as shown. 



2. In a cotton chopper and cultivator, the 

 combination of one or more sets of revolving 

 knives and a mechanism for moving them in 

 opposite directions with the clutch Irrs X, for 



locking the knives in position above the ground 

 substantially as described. 



3. In a cotton chopper, the combination of 

 the shaft Z', having the pinion Y upon its front 

 end and a wheel, C, on its rear one, the clutch 

 bars X, clutches O', intermediate pinions, F', 

 and cutters or knives which revolve in oppo- 

 site directions, each set of knives being se- 

 cured to a gear wheel, C, substantially as set 

 forth. 



4. The combination of the sleeves O', gear- 

 wheels C, springs FT, and chopper arms, the 

 choppers being made to revolve in opposite 

 directions, substantially as specified. 



228,653. JOHN C. LEE, Ladonia, Tex. 

 Rotary Cotton Choppers. June 8, 1880. 

 Filed Sep. 13, 1S79, 



The rotary chopper frame is hinged to the 

 axle, is elevated by a lever, and, whether up or 

 down, its pinions engage with the geared bear- 

 ing wheels. Crank screws bear against arms 

 upon the chopper frame to regulate the depth 

 of the rotary knives, and a spring holds them 

 down to work. 



Claim. The combination, with the sulky 

 frame having the gears /, adjusting screws h, 

 and catch/, of the swinging frame b, having 

 the shaft c, pinions e, drums d, and levers m 

 and n, and the springy, all as described, and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



229,194. JOSEPH H. SMITH, Marl- 

 borough, Tenn. . Cultivators. June 22, 

 1880. Filed Nov. 4, 1869. 



Claim. The slotted frame A, cut away to 

 form arcs a on each side of its slots, in com- 

 bination with the cultivator-standards pivoted 

 in the slots by the bolts b and provided with 

 the curved shoulders a\ cross-rods E, hav- 

 ing the upturned arms e, independent rods 

 /, each connected with an arm and a standard, 

 lever E', and spring G, having the offset g, the 

 whole constructed, arranged, and operated in 

 the manner and for the purpose set forth. 



231,083. WILLIAM Gr.PATTON, 



Parks Station, Tenn. Cotton-Choppers. 



Aug. 10, 1880. Filed May 19, 1880. 



The chopper arms or levers are arranged in 

 pairs and actuated by a cam and springs. 

 When one set of arms passes over the shoulders 

 of the cam to the feather part the springs come 

 into action and throw the shovels apart, where- 

 by the desired chopping is effected. The axle 

 and cam are stationary. 



Claim. 1. In combination with the spokes 

 T J of the main wheels, the cross-bars K to 

 which are pivoted the chopper-carrying levers 

 L, as and for the purpose described. 



2. In combination with the non-rotating- 

 axle E, having secured thereto the cam H, the 

 crossed chopper-carrying levers L and their 

 springs N, as and for the purpose described. 



