COTTON-SCRAPERS. 



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3. As a new article of manufacture, a sweep, 

 A, having the bead a 3 and the flanges a\ ar- 

 ranged as described. 



151,248. FRANCIS M. SHIELDS, 



Hashuqua, Miss., assignor to himself and 

 John C. Holmes, same place. Plow-Sup- 

 porters. June 2, 1874. Filed Oct. 18, 



1873- 



Claim. The wedge-shaped plow-iron sup- 

 port A, having flange E on its upper face, hol- 

 lowed out and provided with points G on the 

 lower, and having central slot H, as and for 

 the purpose specified. 



155,893 W. SANDLIN, Minden, La. 



Cotton-Scrapers. Oct. 13, 1874. Filed 



July 11, 1874. 



The scraper rests upon the colter edge of 

 the plow, and will remove the surface -earth 

 close to the rows of plants. 



Claim. The concave scraper A, provided 

 with lug a 1 that rests against the land-side, lug 

 a 1 that rests upon the upper side, the shank a 3 , 

 as shown and described. 



158,457. G. W. BEARD, Grenada, Miss, 

 Cotton-Scrapers. Jan. 5, 1875. Filed Nov. 

 16, 1874. 



Claim. The combination, with bar-share 

 plow C, of the scraper D, concaved on its 

 working-face, and having the edge d 2 corres- 

 ponding to that c 1 of plow, the said scraper 

 .and plow being secured to separate standards, 

 and relatively arranged, as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



158,580. ARTHUR B. FARQUHAR, 



York, Pa. Plows. Jan. 12, 1875. Filed 



Sep. 19, 1874. 



Claim. The sweep B, made of a triangular 

 plate of steel, the shorter sides forming the 

 cutting-edges, and shaped to present a level 

 point rising to the rear in regular curved lines, 

 and having the notches G cut away, as shown 

 and described, forming the wings C, with 

 curved edges L, all as and for the purposes set 

 forth. 



159,658. M. EUSTACE, Highfield, 

 Drumcondra, and JAS. KENNAN, and T. 

 KENNAN, Dublin, Ireland. Machines for 

 Thinning or Spacing Crops. Feb. 9, 1875. 

 Filed Dec. 6, 1873. 



Claim. 1. The combination of two guide- 

 frames, II and IV, fixed to transvers bars B B, 

 with other frames. I, III, and V, connected to 

 the transverse bars by guides I and springs, 

 chains, or links K, so as to be capable of in- 

 dependent vertical motion, substantially as 

 herein described in reference to Figs. 5, 6, and 

 7 of the drawings. 



2. The guides A 1 A 2 , formed of metal bars, 

 and secured so. that they can be adjusted in 

 length and position to suit drills of different 

 widths, substantially as described with refer- 

 ence to Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. 



3. The combination of a straight guide, A*, 



with a curved guide, A 1 , and hoe-blade F, 

 placed either behind or in front of A 1 , sub- 

 stantially as described with reference to Fig. 

 14 of the drawings. 



161,256. RODERICK McRAE, Fayette- 



ville, N. C. Combined Cotton Choppers 



and Scrapers. Mar. 23, 1875. Filed Dec. 



1, 1874. 



A reversible blade with upturned ends, the 

 wide edge designed for scraping, and the nar- 

 row for chopping, cotton. 



Claim. The reversible double-edged scra- 

 ping-share and chopping-blade H, having turn- 

 ed-up sides or vertical oblique flanges L to 

 adapt the same for use, in the manner and for 

 the purpose herein set forth. 



170,632. T. J. LEE, Pender County, N. 



C. Cultivators. Nov. 30, 1875. Filed 



Oct. 8, 1875. 



A surface-scraper attached to a plow-beam, 

 to operate in advance of the turn-plow-beam, 

 and a hilling-scraper secured to the land-side. 



Claim. In combination with an ordinary 

 plow, C, the front and rear blades A and B, 

 substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 



178,769. ISAAC F. HARRISON, Rod- 

 ney, Miss. Corn and Cotton Cutters and 

 Scrapers. June 13, 1876. Filed May 17, 

 1876. 



An adjustable curved cutter is secured to the 

 beam of a common corn or cotton plow, at a 

 point near the rear end of the land-side. The 

 vertical part of the cutter is some six or eight 

 inches from the beam, and by means, of a slot 

 can be adjusted to a greater or less distance. 

 The lower end of the cutter curves inward, 

 and nearly forms contact with the heel end of 

 the land-side of the plow. 



Claim. The cutter, bent or curved, as 

 shown and described, to adapt it for attach- 

 ment to a plow, and for adjustment laterally as 

 shown and described. 



182,915. LEROY 0. GILLASPIE, Sr., 



Brownsville, Tenn. Cotton-Scrapers. Oct. 



3, 1876. Filed Dec. 20, 1875. 



A slotted brace to regulate the angle or 

 pitch of the scraper. 



Claim. In combination with the plow-foot 

 B, having its lower end narrowed, as shown at 

 a, the scraper-wing D connected thereto by 

 the pivot-bolt b, and the slotted angle- regula- 

 tor G, connected to the wing and to the plow- 

 foot, substantially as shown and described. 



183,199. JOHN R. NEWTON, Rusk, 



Tex. Plows. Oct. 10, 1876. Filed June 



12, 1876. 



The scraper is attached to the beam by 

 hangers, is placed obliquely, and abjustable 

 both vertically and horizontally. The mold- 

 board proper is divided into two sections, the 

 upper section being adjustable. 



Claim. The combination of wing C, point 

 D, and scraper F, combined and arranged on 



