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2. The arrangement on the front end of the 

 beam A, of the clevis B, and adjustable curved 

 bar J with roller K, substantially as and for 

 the purposes herein set forth. 



3. The adjustable side wings H H, pivoted 

 to the sides F F and made adjustable by means 

 of the bolt a, passing through curved slots in 

 the sides, substantially as shown and described. 



4. The combination and arrangement of the 

 beam A, clevis B, bar C, point D, cutter E, 

 sides F F, bottom G, wings H H, handles I I, 

 curved bar J, and roller K, all substantially as 

 shown and described. 



101,729. DANIEL HARMON, Coles 

 County, 111. Ditching-Plows and Hedge- 

 Graders. Apr. 12, 1870. 

 Claim. 1. The devices employed for con- 

 necting together and rendering relatively ad- 

 justable the plow-beam and truck, consisting 

 of the bars D and E, the lever F, the divided 

 or double standard G, and the stay-rods h, 

 substantially as shown and described. 



2. The hereinbefore-described spreader, con- 

 sisting of the land-side L and mold-board M, 

 connected together and made relatively ad- 

 justable by means of the rod N and bars O and 

 P, substantially as set forth. 



3. The means employed for regulating the 

 draft of the spreader, consisting of the bar S, 

 the wheel T, the bar U, the brace V, and the 

 lever W, all constructed and arranged to oper- 

 ate substantially as shown, and for the purpose 

 described. 



4. The general construction and arrange- 

 ment of the various parts of the hereinbefore 

 described device, substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



102,599. ISAAC S. SHEETS, Troy, 



Ohio. Ditching-Plows. May 3, 1870. 



Claim. The combination of the plow-plate 

 C, guide plate G, and wing H, when said parts 

 are arranged on one side of the beam, and ope- 

 rated successively to raise the dirt from the fur- 

 row, guide it to the side of the ditch, and push 

 it from the edge thereof, in the manner de- 

 scribed. 



103,595. ROBERT G. F O R S Y T H, 



Clayton, Ind. Ditching-Machines. May 



31, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The double-acting ditching-plow 

 herein described, having a triangular wooden 

 frame, composed of the inclined supports B, 

 horizontal beam A with swell a', and prop C ; 

 also, provided with the flanched bits a, guides 

 e, and the adjustable drag-beam D, to which 

 are secured the mold-boards Z, when con- 

 structed and arranged to operate in the man- 

 ner and for the purposes substantially de- 

 scribed. 



2. The adjustable drag-bar D, composed of 

 the check-bars s, connected at each end by the 

 pivot-blocks /, to which are attached the hitch- 

 ing-staples K, when constructed and arranged 

 to operate in either direction, substantially as 

 spesified. 



3. The foundation beam A, provided with 

 the central swell a', when constructed and ar- 

 ranged to operate in the manner as and for the 

 purposes herein set forth. 



4. In combination with the adjustable drag 

 beam D and the adjustable guides e, the mold- 

 boards Z, when constructed and arranged to 

 operate substantially as specified. 



105,858. WILLIAM STACY, Hardin 



County, Iowa. Machines for Ditching and 



Hedging. July 26, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The conveyor M, provided with 

 flange N, cam-lever O, rack R, and pivoted 

 board P, all constructed and arranged to op- 

 erate substantially as and for the purposes 

 herein set forth. 



2. The arrangement of frame ABC, bot- 

 tom G, cutters I I and. J J, apron K, scoop L, 

 conveyor M, and cam-lever O, substantially as 

 herein set forth. 



105,902. SAMUEL N. CALDWELL, 



Pilot Grove, assignor to himself and William 



Burton, Newton County, Ind. Grading and 



Ditching-Plows. Aug. 2, 1870. 



Claim. 1. An adjustable mold-board, com- 

 posed of three separate sections, substantially 

 as herein shown and described, and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



2. In combination with the land-side, the 

 arched standard e, and the curved brace m, 

 with its elongated point, as shown and de- 

 scribed, and for the purposes set forth. 



105,995. ANDREW J. STEPHENS, 



Milford, 111. Ditching-Machines. Aug. 2, 



1870. 



Claim. 1. The pivoted cutter L, operated 

 by the lever M, adjustable on the perforated 

 bar N, to act as guide, as shown and described. 



2. The blades Z Z, pivoted at their front 

 ends to the fixed standards B, and at their 

 rear ends to the standards A', which are made 

 vertically adjustable with reference to the beam 

 A, by means of the pivoted beams B' and per- 

 forated standards C, all as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



3. The arrangement, with the beam A, of the 

 caster-wheel O, pivoted guide-cutter L, blades 

 Z, and slide T, with their respective standards 

 and adjusting levers, the plow C F, extension 

 I, and bar J, as shown and described. 



106,443. STEPHEN SIDNEY WOOD, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. Ditching-Plows. Aug. 



16, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The branch-handle O, attached, 

 by an adjustable band, P, to the main handle, 

 for the burpose specified. 



2. The combination, in a ditching-plow, of 

 plate E and straps F with a pivoted beam, A, 

 each constructed and relativel); arranged as 

 and for the purpose specified, 



107,393. JOHN H. MARTIN and 

 CLINTON D. BRADSHAW, Danville, 

 111. Ditchers and Graders. Sep. 13, 1870. 

 Claim. The arrangement, with the hinged 



