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COTTON-SCRAPERS. 



82,990. FRANCIS REESE, Elyton, 

 Ala. Plows. Oct. 13, 1868. 



A guide plate secured to the main frame runs 

 near the gro ind and prevents the scraper from 

 breaking the ground that the plant * tands on, 

 and also the hilling plow from covering the 

 plant. 



Claim. The guide plate, and the combina- 

 tion of the scraper, hilling plow, and other 

 parts as described. 



86,205. WILLIAM R.BLANOHARD, 



Hertford, N. C. Cultivators. Jan. 26, 

 1869. 



Claim, i. The combination of the draught- 

 bar H, bolt J, brace-rod K, and slotted brace- 

 rods L, with the beams A, and rods F, sub- 

 stantially as herein shown and described, and 

 for the purpose set forth. 



2. An improved cultivator, formed by the 

 combination of the beams A, standard B, 

 handles C, horizontal bars D, adjusting con- 

 necting-rods G, scrapers E, rods F, draught- 

 bar H, boft J, brace-rod K, and slotted brace- 

 rods L, with each other, substantially as herein 

 shown and described, and for the purposes set 

 forth. 



86,704. JAMES SCOTT SMITH, 



Helena, Ark. Cotton-Scrapers. Feb. 9, 

 1869. 



Claim. 1. The scrapers A B, ground-plates 

 C C, frame F F, frame R R, thumb-screws D 

 D D D, braces E E E E, slots S S S S, as con- 

 structed, combined, and arranged. 



2. Prows T T, orifices u u, hinges V V, in 

 combination with scrapers A B and plates C. 



3. In combination with scrapers A B and 

 ground-plates C C, the plates H H, nuts III 

 I, bar J, and cutting-boards K K, all as de- 

 scribed and shown, and for the purposes speci- 

 fied. 



94,774. J. REYNOLDS, Crystal Springs, 

 Miss. Combined Plows and Scrapers. Sep. 

 14, 1869. 



Claim. 1. The concave mold-board scraper 

 D, constructed as described, that is to say, 

 with its landside end projecting substantially 

 as specified, when used in combination with 

 the plow C c y , for the purpose set forth. 



2. The adjustable brace-rod E, in combina- 

 tion with the beam A, standard C c l , and mold- 

 board scraper D, substantially as herein shown 

 and described, and for the purposes set forth. 



98,341. B. F. BOWLING, Holly Springs. 

 Miss. Combined Cotton Scrapers and Cul- 

 tivators. Dec. 28, 1869. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the adjust- 

 able harrow E with the scraper, substantially 

 as and for the purpose herein set forth. 



2. The construction and arrangement of the 

 oblique connecting-bar G, pivoted to the front 

 upright B of the stock, and guided and braced 

 by the rear upright C thereof, as described. 



100,188. J. REYNOLDS, Crystal Springs, 

 Miss. Subsoil Plows and Scrapers Com- 

 bined. Feb. 22, 1870. 

 Claim. The combination of the scraper F 



and standard G with the beam A and plow D 



C, substantially as herein shown and described, 

 and for the purpose set forth. 



103,877. THOMAS J. HARRIS, Gun- 

 town, Miss. Cotton-Scrapers or Cultivators. 

 June 7, 1870. 



Claim. The arrangement and construction, 

 as described, of the mold-board B, share G, 

 flange D, and foot E, for the purpose set forth. 



103,930. DANIEL G.RITTENHOUSE. 



Shelby Depot, Tenn. Cotton-Scrapers. June 



7, 1870. 



Claim. 1. In a cotton-scraper, the frame 

 E, having the supplementary standard u, with 

 its attaching-surface q and bolt-hole/, and the 

 head /, with its staple s, substantially as shown 

 and described, for the purpose set forth. 



2. The arrangement of the mold-board A, 

 beam B, handles C C, stiffen ing-brace D, and 

 frame E, constructed substantially as repre- 

 sented and described, as and for the purposes 

 set forth. 



104,396. JAMES LYTCH, Laurinburg, 

 N. C. Cotton-Scrapers. June 14, 1870. 

 Claim. The arrangement of the fixed cen- 

 tral guide plate E, so as to project below the 

 cutting-edge of the share A, to steady and 

 hold the latter in the soil, in connection with 

 the auxiliary scraper F, in the manner and for 

 the purpose herein shown and specified. 



105,326. LUTHER M. GANONG, Fri- 

 ar's Point, Miss. Cotton-Cultivators. July 

 12, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The bar D, as constructed, in 

 combination with scrapers E E or plows G G, 

 arranged in the manner and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. A cultivator, consisting of slotted beam 

 A, handles B B, and standard C, bars D D', 

 scrapers E E, plows G G, and thumb-screws a 

 a, all constructed and arranged as shown and 

 described. 



108,979. ANDREW DAY, Crystal 

 Springs, Miss. Plows. Nov. 8, 1870. 

 Claim. The arrangement of the curved bars 

 F F, keepers G, screw-bolt and the nuts a a, 

 the scraper H provided with slots h' , and the 

 bolts I, as shown and described, for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



109,334. GEORGE MILLIRON, Pyha- 

 lia, Miss., assignor to himself and P. T. Rai- 

 ford, same place. Corn and Cotton-Scra- 

 pers. Nov. 15, 1870. 

 Claim. The scraper, consisting of beam A, 



standard C, handles E E, rods G G, and share 



D, the said share being provided with projec- 

 tion d, which extends half-way up from its 

 lower corner, all as set forth and described. 



