COTTON-CHOPPERS. 



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T, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



5. The combination, with the bar P, carry- 

 ing the hoe Q, of the socket O, provided with 

 the lever R, pivoted to the bracket S on the 

 said socket, and mechanism for vibrating said 

 socket, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



255,058. JOHN M. WALDEN, Fort 

 Valley, Ga. Cotton-Choppers. Mar. 14, 

 1882. Filed Dec. 19, 1881. . 

 Claim. 1. In a cotton-chopper, the combi- 

 nation, with the runners A and the rock-shaft 

 E, of the beams F, carrying the chopping- 

 hoes H I J, and alternating beams G, carrying 

 the guard-plates K, substantially as herein 

 shown and described, whereby the plants are 

 chopped to a stand and the plants left for a 

 stand are protected from injury, as set forth. 



2. In a cotton-chopper, the combination, 

 with the runners A, the rock -shaft E, and the 

 intermediate beams G, of the plates K, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described, 

 whereby the crust of the soil is cut at the op- 

 posite sides of the plants left for a stand and 

 the said plants protected from the soil moved 

 by the chopping-hoes, as set forth. 



3. In a cottoiV-chopper, the combination, 

 with the handles O, the side beams F, and the 

 runners A, of the bent lever R, the spring S, 

 the rods T, and the latches U, having pins V, 

 substantially as herein shown and described, 

 whereby the beams can be locked in place and 

 unlocked, as set forth. 



255,258. CHARLES P. DIOKERT 

 and EMANUEL McD. HELLER, Wal- 

 ton, S. C. Implements for Siding and Thin- 

 ning Cotton. Mar. 21, 1882. Filed Sep. 

 24, 1881. 



Claim. 1. The combination, with a rigid 

 wheel-frame carrying two transverse laterally- 

 adjustable bars, each provided with a pair of 

 scrapers on its outer end, the pairs of scrapers 

 lying on opposite sides of the frame, of mech- 

 anism, substantially as described, for laterally 

 adjusting the bars as set forth. 



2. The combination, with a rigid wheel- 

 frame carrying two transverse laterally-adjust- 

 able bars, each provided with a pair of scra- 

 pers arranged as set forth, and means, substan- 

 tially as described, for laterally adjusting said 

 bars, of mechanism, substantially as described, 

 for operating two hoes on the same shaft for 

 thinning out the plants, as set forth. 



3. The combination, with the driving-wheel 

 e, provided with the circular bevel-gear i, and 

 the shaft k, provided with the bevel-pinion c' , 

 and double cranks m n, of the handles 0' , 

 pivoted respectively to the double cranks, hoes 

 p p ', and guides q q, substantially as described, 

 and for the purpose set sorth. 



4. The combination of the frame a, laterally- 

 adjustable rack-bars r, provided with scrapers 



u, shaft v, provided with hand-wheel a', and 

 cog-gear b' ', driving-wheel e, having bevel-gear 

 i, shaft k, provided with bevel-pinion c' ', and 

 double cranks m n, handles o' , hoes//', and 

 guides q, substantially as described, and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



255,643. DREURY W. MASSEE, 

 Marshallsville, Ga. Cotton-Choppers. Mar. 

 28, 1882. Filed Jan. 3, 1882. 



Claim. The combination, with the beam A, 

 and standard D, of a single blade, E, notched 

 at b, the wings d d, the wings c c, formed on 

 said blade, and the stiffen ing-bar F secured to 

 said blade at the back thereof by means of a 

 bolt, e, and the eyes a a on the braces G G, 

 substantially as described. 



257,009. JOSIAH R. HOWARD, 



Clinton, N. C. Cotton - Cultivators. Apr. 

 25, 1882. Filed Feb. 23, 1882. 



In this machine are combined scrapers, chop- 

 pers, center plows, and gravitating hillers. 

 The guide-wheel is swiveled and turned by 

 ropes attached to the cross-head. A loose 

 gear-wheel for clutch device. Draft and guide 

 wheel to one side of center. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the adjust- 

 able draft-frame A, pinion K, revolving chop- 

 per N, guide-wheel E, supporting - wheels D' 

 D', scraper F, and the gravitating blades R, 

 all constructed and arranged to operate sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



2. The combination, with the draft-frame 

 and its supporting-wheels, of rotary choppers, 

 adjustable scrapers, furrow-plows, and gravita- 

 ting earthing-up blades, substantially as and 

 for the purposes described. 



3. In a cotton-chopper, the pivoted gravi- 

 tating earthing - up blades R R, formed as 

 shown, in combination with the heads * and 

 slotsy, substantially as described. 



258,512. JOHN M. WALDEN, Fort 



Valley, Ga. Cotton-Choppers. May 23, 



1882. Filed Mar. 13, 1882. 



The chopper has intermittent motion, caused 



by being hung upon a crank-lever pivoted at 



its angle, and connected to a pinion that is 



struck at intervals by the pins in a double 



disk-wheel. The chopper works through one 



of the side plates of a double fender. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton-chopper, the com- 

 bination, with choppers P and scrapers h, of 

 the guards /, having rear curved extensions, j, 

 higher in the lower edge than said guards, as 

 and for the purpose described. 



2. In a cotton-chopper, the combination, 

 with the frame-blocks g, and choppers P Q, of 

 the guard «, extended forward of the chopper 

 and having slot k, as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



3. The combination of the spur-wheel V, 

 wheel F, having bar-tappets W, working-lever 



