DITCHING. 



500. THOS- CLATON, Shelbyville, Ind. 



Excavating Machines. Dec. i, 1837. 



Claim. The form of the bottom of the 

 plow, being made with two plane surfaces, in- 

 stead of curved, as is usual, the line forming 

 the angle of these two planes being so situated 

 that the weight of the earth, when the box is 

 full, will throw the front of the plow up, as 

 herein set forth. 



2,440. H. AIKEN, Franklin, N. H. Ma- 

 chines for Excavating Ditches. Feb. 1, 1842. 

 Claim. The combination of the cutter with 

 the winding trough for making ditches, whether 

 made in the manner above described or in any 

 other mode substantially the same. 



2,512. C K. BARTLETT, Geneseo, 111. 



Ditching Plows. Mar. 23, 1842. 



Claim. 1. The combining of the angu- 

 lar trough and cutters B B and C C, made sub- 

 stantially in the manner set forth, and these 

 thus combined in combination with a platform, 

 A A, and a trough or channel, G G', on the 

 upper surface of the platform, the respective 

 parts being arranged and operating substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



2. The so arranging of the cutters C C as 

 to leave the space E between them for the free 

 escape of weeds, as described. 



2,515. C. K. BARTLETT, Geneseo, 111. 



Ditching Plows. Mar. 28, 1842. 



Claim. 1. The forming of the main body 

 of the wood-work thereof of a plank which is 

 to run on the ground, in the manner herein set 

 forth, and having combined with it a share, 

 colter, mold-board, and land-side, the operat- 

 ing parts of which extend below the bottom of 

 the plank to the depth of the intended furrow. 



2. The forming of the share, colter, and 

 land-side of one continuous piece of metal 

 bent at right angles, in the manner and for the 

 purpose herein fully made known. 



3. The manner of combining and arranging 

 the timber G G and the share, colter, and 

 mold-board of the plow so as to constitute one 

 piece by their combination, with each other, 

 which combined piece may be adjusted so as to 

 regulate the depth of the furrow by means of 

 screws and nuts or other devices substantially 

 the same with that described. 



2,897. HORACE CLEVELAND, Fort 

 Wayne, Ind. Ditching -Plows. Dec. 31, 

 1842. 



Claim. The manger in which I have com- 

 bined the lifters and mold-boards with the 

 double share and middle and side cutters, so as 

 to constitute a machine for ditching and em- 

 banking, arranged and operating substantially 

 in the manner herein set forth. 



3,538. JAMES HERBERT, Lagrange 



Co. Ind. Ditching Plows. Apr. 13, 1844. 



Claim. The employment of rotating cutter- 

 wheels attached to the forward end of the frame 

 in the machine referred to, for cutting the earth 

 and sod, as described above, in combination 

 with the said plow and side cutters, and the 

 side cutters consisting of two or more parts 

 each, as above described, and connected to- 

 gether for the purpose and in the manner 

 above mentioned. 



3,757. EDWIN OWEN, La Port, Ind. 

 Ditching Plows. Sep. 24, 1844. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the trian- 

 gular horizontal knife and shield, in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose set forth. 



2. The combination of the conductors with 

 the mold-board, in the manner and for the 

 purpose herein specified, said mold-board be- 

 ing made to slant under at its "front edge to fa- 

 cilitate its clearing. 



4,107. DANIEL F. STAFFORD, 



Rochester, Ills. Ditching Plows. July 10, 



1845. 



Claim. 1. The manner in which I have 

 combined the wheel C and the lever or tiller 

 E with the beam of the plow for the double 

 purpose of guiding and of raising or lowering 

 the fore end of the mold-board, as set forth. 



2. The manner of combining and arranging 

 the wheel H with the plow by means of its 

 cranked shaft and treadle, thereby enabling the 

 attendant, who rides upon the seat F, to raise 

 the rear end of the mold-board and to depress 

 the point, as described. 



3. The combining of the horizontal wheel 

 L and the plank or piece N, which it sustains, 

 with the plow, thereby enabling the instrument 

 to form a trench of increased width when re- 

 quired. 



4,113. ROBERT COMMINGS, Lima, 

 Ind. Ditching Machines. July 14, 1845. 

 Claim. The combination and arrangement 

 of the mold-boards H and I, formed in the 

 manner and for the purpose above described, 

 with the twisted bottom /', and ring /, and 

 base a, and adjustable cutters d, as hereinbe- 

 fore described. 



I make no claim to the other points of the 

 machine, as they are common to all ditching- 

 machines. 



4,740. W. C. BUSSEY, Rock Grove, 

 Ills. Ditching-Plows. Sep. 3, 1846. 

 Claim. The combination of two ditching- 

 machines in the manner described, so that the 

 sods cut from two parallel ditches shall be ele- 

 vated and placed with the grass out in a con- 

 tinuous ridge between said ditches at one op- 

 eration, in the manner and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



