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with the standards b' b 2 , top bar, b 3 and hori- 

 zontal flange b 4 , and provided with the roller 

 d, journaled in the lower end of the rear stand- 

 ard, b 2 , the brace-bar f, secured in a horizon- 

 tal position to the lower ends of standards b' b 2 , 

 and having its rear end extended and inclined 

 upward and secured to the rear end of the beam 

 a, and steadying roller^, all arranged to oper- 

 ate substantially as and for the purposes set 

 forth. 



224,750. GEORGE WATT, Richmond, 

 Va. Plows. Feb. 17, 1880. Filed Dec. 

 20, 1879. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the plow- 

 point having knob or ear a and lugs b with the 

 plow-stock A, having cavity c, and the mold- 

 board C, as shown and described, said ear be- 

 ing constructed to enter the cavity and project 

 beneath the edge of the mold-board, as speci- 

 fied 



2. The combination of the colter section C, 

 having hook-bolt g and lug/', with plow-stock 



A, having cavity h and a hole to receive said 

 bolt, all as shown and described, for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



3. The plow-stock or bed A, beveled on its 

 lower edge, also on the rear edge of its lateral 

 flange and the landsideat points, and provided 

 with the cavities c h m, and holes whereby it is 

 adapted for attachment of the point, mold- 

 board, and sole, as specified. 



4. The combination of the stock A, con- 

 structed as sh< wn and described, and the point 



B, divided mold-board C C, and sole D, pro- 

 vided with the ears and hooks and the bolts for 

 fastening the same, all constructed and ar- 

 ranged as shown and described, for the purpose 

 of forming an improved plow. 



224,753. ROBERT W. WHITE- 

 HURST, Norfolk, Va. Plows. Feb. 17, 

 1880. Filed Dec. 10, 1879. 

 Claim. 1. In a plow, the herein-described 

 means for securing the point or share and mold- 

 board, consisting in a socket, c, on the outer 

 face of the standard-foot, and an opening d, 

 through the same in line with the inner surface 

 of the landside part, and the share having the 

 lug, e, projecting above its upper edge and 

 adapted to fit within the socket and there be 

 bolted, leaving the upper face of the lug flush 

 with the outer face of the foot, and the mold- 

 board having in its lower side a lug, /, provi- 

 ded with a bolt hole and adapted to fit in the 

 opening d through the foot, on the lower side 

 of which it is secured by a bolt entering the 

 hole h in the landside part, as shown and des- 

 cribed. 



2. In a plow, the means for avoiding the ex- 

 posure of bolt-heads, consisting in a socket, c, 

 on the outer face of the standard-foot, and an 

 opening, d, through the foot in line with the 

 inner surface of the landside part, and the share 

 having a lug, e, projecting above its upper 

 edge and adapted to fit within the socket, leav- 

 ing the upper face of the lug flush with the outer 

 face of the foot, and the mold-board having on 



its lower side a lug, /, provided with a bolt- 

 hole and adapted to fit in the opening d through 

 the foot, on the lower side of which it is secured 

 by a bolt entering the hole // in the landside part 

 of standard, and the landside E, secured to the 

 standard so as to cover the bolt in the hole h, 

 as shown and described. 



252,324. MYERS S- BETTICE, Attica, 

 Ind. Sod-Cutters. Mar. 9, 1880. Filed 

 Dec. 11, 1879. 



Claim. In combination with the share and 

 mold-board, of a plow, the sod-cutter, F, pro- 

 vided with two threaded pins or prongs, a a, pass- 

 ing one through the share and the other through 

 the mold-board, the plate or bar b, and nuts d 

 d, substantially as and for the purposes herein 

 set forth. 



225,341. ARCHIBALD L. CHUBB, 



Grand Rapids, Mich. Plows. May 9, 1880. 



Filed July 10, 1879. 



Claim. 1. In a plow, the colter-standard C, 

 let into a groove in the landside and secured 

 therein flush with the landside, in combination 

 with the colter B, secured to such standard at 

 its upper end, and resting at its lower end in a 

 groove, d, formed in the plow point, substan- 

 tially as described and shown. 



2. In a plow, the combination, with the land- 

 side and mold-board and the handles F, of the 

 spreader-bar E, bracing the landside and mold- 

 board apart and passing through the handles 

 which are pivoted thereon, and the bracket H, 

 having slot g and bolt h, for adjusting the han- 

 dles vertically, substantially as described and 

 shown. 



227,406. LOUIS BEGON, San Francisco, 



Cal. Central Draft for Plows. May 11, 



1880. Filed Dec. 27, 1879. 



Claim. 1. In a plow having the mold-board 

 united in a rigid manner to a main beam, the 

 supplemental and independent beam G, with its 

 arm H, said arm being adapted to apply the 

 draft power directly in a line approximating 

 the center of resistance, while the draft-beam 

 is allowed a free movement about that point 

 and accommodates itself to unequal resistances, 

 substantially as herein described. 



2. In a plow having the mold-board rigidly 

 united to a main beam and provided with a sup- 

 plemental draft-beam and arm, whereby the 

 power may be applied in the line of the center 

 of resistance, while the draft-beam is allowed 

 to accommodate itself to unequal resistances, 

 the support and ring E, movable and adjustable 

 at the end of the stationary beam, whereby the 

 deviations of the plow consequent to occasional 

 and equal resistances are limited and correct- 

 ed, substantially as herein described. 



227,606. SAML. L. ALLEN, Cinnamin- 

 son, N. J. Plows. May 18, 1880. Filed 

 July 3, 1879. 



Claim. 1. A mold-board for plows, consist- 

 ing of a series of arms a, cast or formed linteg- 

 ral with each other, and having the sam( shape 



