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PLOWS. 



3,898. BANCROFT WOODCOCK, 



Wheeling, Va. Plows. Jan. 31, 1845. 



Claim. The manner in which I have given 

 stability to the respective parts of my plow by 

 securing the same together by the means here- 

 in set forth — that is to say by the combined 

 action of the staple and wedge D and c of the 

 projections e e on the point, of the hooked 

 knob/and its wedge h, arranged and connect- 

 ed with the other parts, as set forth, by which 

 arrangement and connection of the respective 

 parts I leave those parts which are to bear the 

 main strain and shocks in a form which insures 

 the necessary strength and prevents them from 

 moving out of their places. 



3,913. SETH I. ROBERTS, Jefferson- 

 ville, Pa. Plows. Feb. 12, 1845. 

 Claim. The combination of the stubble-bit 



with the landside-casting, in the manner and 



for the purpose herein set forth. 



3,918. E. BALL, Greentown, Ohio. 



Plows. Feb. 20, 1845. 



Claim. The manner in which I have com- 

 bined the colter, the landside, and the self- 

 sharpening point so that the three may be se- 

 cured together by two bolts, giving at the same 

 time great strength to these, as hereinabove 

 described. 



4112. SAMUEL SHEARER, Big Prairie, 



Ohio. Plows. July 14, 1845. 



Claim. The combination of the shoe m with 

 the mold-board of the above-described plow, 

 in the manner and for the purpose described, 

 so that the plow shall always run in the proper 

 position. 



4,222. THOMAS B. QUIGLEY and 

 HARVEY HALL, Mansfield, Ohio. 

 Plows. Oct. 7, 1845. 

 Claim. The combination of the adjustable 



wheel with the adjustable beam, as described. 



4,263. JOHN BALL, Greentown, Ohio. 



Plows. Nov. 8, 1845. 



Claim. The combination of the point A, 

 cutter C, and mold-board H, by means of the 

 mortises in the point and the cutter, the tenon 

 D on the lower edge of the cutter, and the 

 dovetail tenon F on the landside of the mold- 

 board H, so as to unite them and render them 

 more permanent and durable than plows now 

 in use. 



4,465. SAMUEL WITHEROW, Get- 

 tysburg, Pa. Plows. Apr. 18, 1846. 

 Glaim. The arrangement by which the 



tongue can be raised behind and lowered at 



the point, as above described. 



4,482. HARVEY H. MAY, Galesburg, 



111. Plows. Apr. 25, 1846. 



Claim. Extending the standard or post of 

 the plow above and lapping over the beam, for 

 the purposes and in the manner herein de- 

 scribed. 



4,493. JOHN M. MAY, Philadelphia, 



Pa. Plows. May 2, 1846. 



Claim. 1. The making the landside, the 

 mold-board, and post of plows all of one piece 

 of plate metal, as herein described thereby sav- 

 ing much expense in making, and being more 

 firm and substantial than when made of sepa- 

 rate pieces. 



2. The adaptation of a guard superficially 

 applied to finished plows, as herein described, 

 thereby adding to their durability by protect- 

 ing the parts most liable to wear, when re- 

 moved leaving that part of the plow as perfect 

 as when new, and may be used or omitted at 

 pleasure. 



3. The method of attaching and securing 

 the movable progressive share by means of the 

 bolts passing down below the mold-board, in 

 combination with the notches in the back edge 

 of the share, substantially as herein described, 

 thereby saving (when this form of plow is used) 

 the great expense of shares, as one progressive 

 share equals in service several of the ordinary 

 kind. 



4. The method of fastening and adjusting 

 the colter as herein described, thereby present- 

 ing successively a great length of cutting edge 

 to sever obstructions before the plow. 



4,549. DAVID ANTHONY, Union 

 Springs, N. Y. Plows. May 30, 1846. 

 Claim. The combination of the case c, box 

 m, screw g, and nut d, and clamp e, constructed 

 and arranged in the manner and for the pur- 

 pose above described, and as represented in 

 Figs. 1, 2, and 3. 



4,552. JAMES JOHNSON, Wooster, 



Ohio. Plows. May 30, 1846. 



Claim. The mode herein described of con- 

 necting the mold-board and landside of a plow, 

 and bracing them by means of the projections 

 a and b, the bracing-rod c, and the connections 

 d and e below, in the manner and tor the pur- 

 pose specified. 



4,928. DAVID PROUTY, Dorchester, 



Mass. Plows. Jan. 13, 1847. 



Claim. The adjustable and shifting wing or 

 wings, in combination with the mold-board, as 

 described, by means of which the same plow 

 can be adjusted to the cutting of furrows of 

 different widths, as set forth above. 



4,976. GEORGE BARTLETT, Smith- 

 field, R. I. Plows. Feb. 20, 1847. 

 Claim. The location of the joints near the 

 line of draft, or, in other words, near the axis 

 about which the plow should, and ordinarily 

 does, revolve when rolled for the purpose of 

 guiding it. 



125. GEORGE BARTLETT, Smithfield, 

 R. I. Plows. Patented Feb. 20, 1847, No. 

 4,976. Reissued Nov. 7, 1848. 

 Claim. Connecting the handles and beams 

 or lower parts of plows placed parallel and ad- 

 jacent to each other by means of jointed rods, 

 links or hinges when the same are arranged in 



