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sides A A', wing G, and plow B, of the ad- 

 justable rotary colter D, all constructed sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



108,217. HENRY VANNATTA, Jeffer- 

 son, 111. Ditching-Machines. Oct. n, 

 1870. 



Claim. The combination and arrangement 

 of the beam R, standards a, hinged bars b, 

 windlass C and d, and frame A, provided with 

 an extended front beam A 4 , with the adjustable 

 frame h, chains or rods i, and a plow, substan- 

 tially as and for the porposes specified. 



108,238. GEORGE CLARK, Dover, as- 

 signor to himself, Franklin B. Ives, Tiskilwa, 

 and R. L. Dean, Dover, 111. Road-Scrapers 

 and Ditchers. Oct. 11, 1870. 

 Claim. The combination of the adjustable 

 mold-board A, brace-rod C, and clamp f g, 

 with the bar B constructed with a point b, and 

 flange E, employed to guide the mold-board 

 A, in the manner described. 



109,091. HIRAM A. WINTER, Wind- 

 sor, 111. Ditching and Grading Machines. 

 Nov. 8, 1870. 



Claim. 1. The shear B, nose D, and plate 

 C, combined and attached to a supporting- 

 frame, A A, as and for the purpose described. 

 2. The device BCD, combined on a frame, 

 A A, with the revolving cutters L L, as and 

 for the purpose described. 



109,251. JOHN WESLEY ROBERTS, 



Hartford City, Ind. Ditching-Machines. 



Nov. 15, 1870, 



Claim. An improved ditching-machine, 

 consisting of the leveler A B and its adjustable 

 cutters C c, D d', and the plow E F, and its 

 adjustable beam G g and adjusting-bar H, said 

 parts being constructed and operating substan- 

 tially as herein shown and described, and for 

 the purposes set forth. 



109,567. JOHN ZOEBERLEIN, Balti- 

 more, Md. Carriage-Attachments for Plows. 

 Nov. 22, 1870. 



Claim. The mounted bolster K, provided 

 with a series of holes, P, and with the notched 

 bar J, hook 0, and the pivoted frame L P P 

 having holes 0' , said parts constituting a car- 

 riage-attachment for plows, adapted for adjust- 

 able connection with the plow-beam by means 

 of a chain, I, substantially as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



113,722. ISAAC T. BAKER, Gratiot, 

 Ohio. Tile-Ditchers. Apr. 18, 1871. 

 Claim. The curved bed-plate or trough A, 

 with the share B, adjustable beam D, and 

 handles F, combined and arranged substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes described. 



117,813. ROBERT M. PRIMMER, Vin- 

 ton, Iowa. Ditching-Plows. Aug. 8, 1871. 

 Claim. The mold-boards K K and plates 

 Q Q, combined, constructed, and relatively 

 arranged as and for the purpose specified. 



119,209. DAVID WHTTESELL, Mat- 

 toon, 111. Ditching-Machines. Sep. 19, 

 1871. 



Claim. 1. The combination of disks C to 

 cut the sides of the ditch, the disk L to cen- 

 trally incise the sod, and the horizontal bot- 

 tom edges of mold-boards K K to cut the bot- 

 tom, all constructed, arranged, and operating 

 as described. 



2. The movable axle-frame ADD, the lever 

 G, links F F H, and the frame I, combined, 

 as described, with plow-beam E, so as to raise 

 and lower the point of the plow in the manner 

 described. 



119,759. OSCAR F.HALE, Irvington, 

 Iowa. Ditching-Machines. Oct. 10, 1871. 

 Claim. 1. The combination of the frame- 

 work A B D, platform F, mold-boards H, 

 plow-point M, lever N, pivoted adjusting-bar 

 O, bars G I, knives J, knives R, tank K, and 

 pipes L with each other, substantially as here- 

 in shown and described, and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. The combination of the horizontal knife 

 S, inclined apron T, carrier U, and carrier- 

 frame C with the knives R J, mold-boards H, 

 and frame-work A B D, substantially as herein 

 shown and described, and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



120,690. HENRY D. WILLIAMS, 



Fairview, Iowa. Ditching-Plows. Nov. 7, 



1871. 



Claim. Bottom cutter G and the two in- 

 clined side-cutters K K, combined, as describ- 

 ed, with the single elongated mold-board L 

 and the base /', to cut, carry, and throw all the 

 dirt on one side of the ditch. 



123,262. JOHN KELLY and WILL- 

 IAM H. HENNIS, Winamac, Ind. 

 Ditching-Plows. Jan. 30, 1872. 

 Claim. The combination of the keel A, 

 metallic base a, spear-pointed at its front end, 

 V-shaped cutter G, share H secured under the 

 cutter and in a sloi in the spear-point, and the 

 metal-faced wings B B, braced obliquely up- 

 ward and outward, as shown, and provided 

 with the side-cutters b b on their lower edges; 

 all substantially as and for the purposes herein 

 set forth. 



124,974. JORDAN W. McALISTER 

 and JOHN C. POFFENBERGER, 



Jacksonville, 111. Ditching-Machines. Feb. 



27, 1872. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the plow 

 and elevating-wheel G, said wheel being pro- 

 vided with buckets H, substantially as speci- 

 fied. 



2. The combination of the guide-plate K 

 with the elevating-wheel, substantially as speci- 

 fied. 



3. The combination of the chute L and the 

 elevating-wheel, substantially as specified. 



4. The plow, elevating - wheel, guide, and 

 chute, all mounted in a frame verticallv ad- 



