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MOLE. 



25.845. ADAM MILLER, Mount Pleas- 

 ant, Iowa. Mole Plows. Oct. 18, 1856. 

 Claim. The employment of the rod H, in 



combination with the colter B, provided with 

 staples o o l , and the mole J, provided with 

 the hooks m n and s s, substantially as and for 

 the purposes specified. 



25.846. JOHN MORRISON, De Witt, 

 111. Mole Plows. Oct. 18, 1859. 



This invention consists in a novel means em- 

 ployed for varying the position of the line of 

 draft relatively with the beam and mole, where- 

 by the implement may be guided or moved by 

 the draft alone. 



Claim. The draft chain G, bar F, loops H 

 H, and the adjusting screw rods J J, or their 

 equivalents, combined, arranged, and applied 

 to the plow, substantially as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



25,855, ELIJAH THORN, Selma, Ohio. 



Mole Plows. Oct. 18, 1859. 



Claim. The arrangement of the frame F, 

 as constructed with the boxes a a, which are 

 attached to the rear of the frame A, and with 

 the axle I and wheels J J, the several parts 

 being connected together and used, not only 

 for elevating the machine, but for guiding its 

 rear and changing its position, substantially 

 as set forth. 



25,902. SAMUEL F. JONES, St Paul, 

 Ind. Mole Plows. Oct. 25, 1859. 

 Claim. 1. The employment of the ball a, 

 not generally, but when said ball is secured in 

 such a manner, upon the top of the rear of the 

 mole, that it will revolve when the mole is in 

 motion for the purpose of arching the top of 

 the drain and closing an opening left by the 

 colter, substantially as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



2. The combination of the nose E, mole D, 

 ball a, rod d, and wheel F, when the same are 

 used for the purpose of forming and arching 

 the drain and closing the opening of the colter, 

 substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



25,988. GEORGE WHITCOMB, 



Springfield, Ohio. Mole Plows. Nov. 1, 



1859. 



Claim. The construction of a flexible mole, 

 by the combination of sections which are not 

 attached to each other, but by being held in 

 place by the chain J, or its equivalent, as set 

 forth. 



26,082. AARON BOWERS, JACOB 

 H. GRIGGS, and JOHN WILSON, 



Monmouth, 111. Mole Plows. Nov. 15, 1859. 



Claim. The combination of the peculiarly 

 constructed mole A, with the scrapers a a and 

 presser D, arranged and operating in relation 

 to each other, as and for the purpose set forth. 



26,355. P. E. HINCKLEY, Gales- 

 borough, 111. Mole Plows. Dec. 6, 1859. 

 Claim. 1. The combination of the clearer 



or hanging colter F and the rotating colter G. 



constructed and arranged as described for con- 

 joint operation. 



2. Constructing the sword M of the mole 

 plow with a hole or bore N through it, of 

 sufficient size and suitable shape to admit at 

 the same time a rod of metal large enough to 

 raise and lower the point of the mole, and also 

 to admit the air to pass free into the drain 

 through the sword and mold, as described. J 



3. Expanding and contracting the mole of 

 a mole plow, substantially as and for the pur- 

 pose described, or by any other mechanical 

 means. 



4. Constructing the mole of a mole plow 

 in sections consisting of two sides and a top, 

 hinged to a head block and operated by a 

 wedge, as described. 



5. Two revolving cutters, with plain out- 

 sides and connoidal insides, which may be 

 placed upon a common axle and adjusted to 

 the beam in such a manner as to be forced to 

 cut into the ground and press the earth laterally 

 into the sword cut and firmly close it up, sub- 

 stantially as described. 



26,426. WILLIAM P. GOOLMAN, 



Dublin, Ind., assignor to himself and Sam- 

 uel B. Morris, Wayne county, Ind. Mole 

 Plows. Dec. 13, 1859. 

 Claim. 1. The lever F, rigidly attached to 

 a pivoted mole R, in the described combina- 

 tion with the rack F, the whole being con- 

 structed and arranged and operating substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes set forth. 



2. The cam D, in the described combina- 

 tion with the colter Q, and adjustable pivot 

 mole R, operating substantially as and for the 

 purpose set forth. 



26,708. IRA C. PRATT, Morton, 111. 



Mole Plows. Jan. 3, i860. 



Claim. 1. Pivoting the mole point on the 

 adjustable cutter D, for allowing lateral motion 

 in said point and the mole attached thereto, sub- 

 stantially as described. 



2. The screw /, or its equivalent, in combi- 

 nation with the mole IKK K 1 , for securing 

 the pipe in such a manner that it may be drawn 

 within the perforation made by the mole I, 

 substantially as described. 



26,771. JOHN LANE, Lockport, 111. 



Mole Plows. Jan. 10, i860. 



Claim. The combination, with the peculiar- 

 ly constructed mole A A 1 , of the shoulders c c, 

 which extend from the base of the mole slope 

 backward as they rise, and terminate at a point 

 about midway between the back of the stem 

 or colter and the rear end of the mole, sub- 

 stantially in the manner and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



27,233. ELIAS PARISH and WAT- 

 SON PARISH, Jr., Galesborough, 111. 

 Mole Plows. Feb. 21, i860. 

 Claim. 1. The combination of the grooved 



hinged piece B with the colter C and mole 



