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COTTON-SCRAPERS. 



structed and arranged in the manner set forth. 



23,395. THOMAS A. ROBERTSON, 



Washington, D. C. Cultivators. Mar. 29, 



1859. 



Claim. The wing A, extended obliquely 

 from the rear standard E, to a point d, from 

 which point projects a straight portion, or di- 

 vided B, in combination with the oblique cut- 

 ting G, as described. 



23,788. PATRICK SHARKEY, 



. Brownsville, Miss. Cotton Scrapers. Apr. 



26, 1859. 



Claim. 1. Arranging the scrapers F G one 

 forward of the other on guide blocks or run- 

 ners D E of different lengths, substantially as 

 and for the purposes set forth. 



2. The arrangement of a sleigh runner shap- 

 ed gauge with the short scraper E, substantially 

 as and for the purposes set forth. 



24,983. GEORGE W. BEARD, Can- 

 ton, Miss. Cotton Cultivators. Aug. 9, 



Claim. The peculiar shape given to the 

 scrapers or cutters J J, and their lateral and 

 vertical adjustment, in combination with the 

 adjustable plow beams C C, when the same are 

 all arranged in the manner and for the pur- 

 poses set forth. 



25,434. JONATHAN H. MITCHELL, 



Germantown, Tenn. Cotton Scrapers. . Sep. 



13, 1859. 



Claim. 1. The combination and arrange- 

 ment of the beam d, chair c, mold-board a, 

 and share b, when operating substantially as 

 set forth. 



2. The adjustable and changeable share b, 

 when constructed, arranged, and operating 

 substantially as and for the purpose set iorth. 



26,096. MILES EARNHART, Gold 

 Water, Miss. Cotton Scrapers. Nov, 15, 

 1859. 



Claim. The arrangement and combination 

 of the double adjustments of the mold-board 

 E, with the stock C and rigid supporting brace 

 G, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



26,597. JOHN R. KING, Raleigh, Tenn. 



Cotton Cultivators. Dec. 27, 1859. 



Claim. The arrangement of the frame/ g b 

 c, and wing or mold board m, cast solid to- 

 gether, extra landside s with its tenons d n n, 

 and brace a, with the cotton scrapers^, as de- 

 scribed for the purposes specified. 



27,716. CULLEN CASEY, Goldsboro, 

 N. C. Cotton Cultivators. Mar. 27,1860. 

 In the construction of this invention. A is the 

 beam, which is constructed of two pieces, and 

 is attached by means of the bolt c and band e, 

 for the purpose of enabling the mule or horse 

 to walk on either side of the row, as may be 

 •desired. A 1 is the stock, a the handles, B the 

 scraper, C the screw bolt connecting the front 



of the scraper with the beam A, b the bolt pas- 

 sing through screw bolt C. The scraper B is 

 attached to the frame d. 



Claim. The arrangement of the beam A, 

 scrapers B, groove B 1 and bolt G, with stock 

 A 1 , the whole constructed and operating as 

 described, for the purpose set forth. 



27,659. MARK SNOW, Auburn, Miss.- 

 Cotton-Cultivators. May 27, i860. 

 Claim. The combination of the scraping 

 mold boards d, hilling mold boards e, and 

 fenders g, when arranged and operating sub- 

 stantially as described. 



28.835. JAMES M. COBB, Jackson, 

 Tenn. Cotton-Scrapers. June 26, i860. 

 Claim. The construction and arrangement 



of the frame, sole, and mold board, when 

 united in the manner and for the purposes rep- 

 resented and described. 



29.836, EPHRAIM WELLS, Auburn, 



Miss. Cultivators. Aug. 28, i860. 



Claim. So connecting and arranging the 

 sole piece of a plow in regard to the frame, 

 beam, and handles, as that its lower side shall 

 assume an oblique position when the sole is se- 

 cured to the vertical standard of the plow, for 

 the purpose of retaining the plow in a vertical 

 position when it is passed over the inclined 

 sides of ridges, substantially in the manner and 

 for the purpose described. 



29,924. JAMES C. TEAGUE, Centre 

 Hill, Miss. Cotton-Scrapers. Sep. 4, i860. 

 Claim. The arrangement and combination 

 of the cast iron box G, with inclined bottom 

 and balanced sides, bar C, for attaching to the 

 beam and movable weights, to increase or di- 

 minish the weight of the scraper and keep it 

 balanced, substantially as specified. 



30,718. C. H. BURBRIDGE, Middle- 

 town, Conn. Cotton Scrapers. Nov. 27, 

 i860. 



Claim. Attaching the scraping wing of a 

 cotton scraper to a suitable carriage or plow 

 frame by a hinged joint and pivoted brace rod 

 K, so as to allow said scraping wing to rise and 

 fall with the uneven surfaces of the ridges, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



30,729. W. W. GRAVES, Fort Adams, 

 Miss. Cotton Plows. Nov. 27, i860. 

 Claim. The scraping plate F, when the 

 same is attached to the end of the long and 

 narrow land side bar E, and otherwise arranged, 

 so as to cut and throw the scrapings down into 

 the center of the furrow, as set forth. 



30,746. WILLIAM L. MTLHOLEN, 



Gentre, Ala. Cotton Scrapers. Nov. 27, 



i860. 



Claim. The arrangement of the beam 1, 

 braces 5 5, bolts 6 6, arms 7 and 8, nuts 10 

 and 11, snares 4 4, hinge joint 9, standard 3, 

 handle 2, as described, for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



