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DITCHING. 



4,751. SAMUEL THRAILKILL, La 



Fayette, Ind. Ditching-Plows. Sep. 10, 



1846. 



Claim. In combination with the adjustable 

 mold-board, adjusting the depth of the for- 

 ward part of the machine substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



5,148. HENRY B. SOMMERS, Green- 

 field, Ind. Turf-Plows. June 5, 1847. 

 Claim. 1. The above-named toothed roller, 

 /, in combination with the shares h h, operat- 

 ing in the manner and for the purpose de- 

 scribed. 



2. The forward cutter, d, in combination 

 with the wheels i i, and shares h h for leveling 

 the bogs of turf, in the manner described. 



3. The vertical cutters n n, in combination 

 with the shares h /?, for separating the furrow 

 from the land border, as described. 



8,341. H. L. P. GAVETT, Jackson, Mich. 



Ditching Plows. Sep. 9. 1851. 



Claim. The combination of the cutters and 

 mold-boards for cutting and turning the sod 

 on edge with the inclined adjustable spring- 

 rollers for raising, packing, and forming the 

 sods into a fence as herein described and rep- 

 resented. 



9,709. JONATHAN W. MORRILL, 



Hampton Falls, N. H. Ditching Machines. 



May 10, 1853. 



Claim. 1. The employment of the swinging 

 cutters D D D, in combination with the swing- 

 ing spade J. 



2. The combination of the swinging cut- 

 ters, swinging spade, and lever. 



10,815. JOSEPH C TIFFANY, Cox- 

 sackie, N. Y. Ditching Plows. Apr. 25, 

 1854. 



Claim. 1. One or more adjustable colters 

 or cuttefs, in combination with a permanent 

 colter, and both in combination with one or 

 more adjustable elevators, with a mold-board 

 or mold-boards attached substantially as de- 

 scribed, for the purposes set forth. 



2. The flexible adjustable spreader, Fig. -3, 

 for moving the earth from or returning it to 

 the ditch, as required, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



3. The flexible adjustable spreader, Fig. 3, 

 in combination with the plow, for the purpose 

 set forth. 



4. The devices substantially such as herein 

 described, or their equivalents, for changing 

 the position of the rear end of the beam, in 

 combination with the angular slot and curved 

 plate, substantially as described. 



I do not claim any of the parts or devices 

 above enumerated separately or alone, but in 

 combination, and in combination only. 



10,886. CHARLES K. FARR, Auburn, 

 P. O., Miss. Cultivators. Mav 9, 1854. 

 Claim. The bed A, with inclined sides b, 



as described, which, following the trace of the 



colter, renders the sides of the furrow com- 

 pact and prevents the falling in of the earth, 

 substantially as herein set forth. 



17,809. A. P. ROUTT, Somerset, Va. 



Ditching Machines. July 14, 1857. 



Claim. The employment in connection 

 with a double mold-board plow of a heavy V- 

 shaped or taper roller G, said roller being hung 

 so as to run behind and between the two mold- 

 boards, and so as to be capable of revolving 

 and adjusting itself to the different depths at 

 which the plow may be set to cut, substantially 

 as and for the purpose set forth. 



19,597. WM. WISE, Washington, D. C. 



Plows. Mar. 9, 1858. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the auxiliary 

 share with the plow, substantially as described. 



2. The combination of the guide bar with 

 the plow, substantially as described. 



20,689. MOSES BARROWMAN, Buf- 

 falo, N. Y. Ditching Plows. June 29, 

 1858. 



Claim. 1. The centerpiece, A, for the pur- 

 pose of a main frame or support for the other 

 parts of the plow, substantially as herein set 

 forth. 



2. The arrangement and combination of 

 the adjustable wheels G G, the arms H H, 

 shaft K, lever J, and segment I relatively to 

 each other and the plow, as herein described. 



25,377. E. S. BARTLETT, Romulus, N. 



Y. Ditching Plows. Sep. 13, 1859. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the arms 

 D D D, brace H, rods d d, and blocks F F, 

 substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



2. The mode of attaching and adjusting the 

 shares E E E, by means of the packing blocks 

 ///, in combination with the bolts bb and 

 arms D D, substantially in the manner speci- 

 fied. 



28,320. C. O. WEST, J. R. SMITH, 

 JOHN CAREY, GEORGE JANNEY, 

 R. HUNT, AMOS HOCKETT, D. 

 WEST, ELIEL WEST, and J. GAR- 

 NER, Martinsville, Ohio. Ditching Ma- 

 chines. May 15, i860. 

 Claim. 1. The employment of the fin M, 

 in combination with the inclined bottom L, as 

 and for the purpose shown and described. 



2. The combination of the rib e 1 , with the 

 inclined bottom B, as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



3. The employment of a hinged triangular 

 beam A, and adjustable sled F, in combination 

 with the plow, as "and for the purposes shown 

 and described. 



4. The combination with the plow, the 

 beam A, and sled F, of the adjustable pivoted 

 brace rod K. standard I, and front brace rod 

 J, as and for the purposes shown and de- 

 scribed. 



29,258 ELIASFORBIS, London, Ohio. 

 Capstans for Ditching Plows. July 24, i860. 



