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ened earth and directing the plow in its path, 

 substantially as described. 



30,263. JOHN A. STEWART, Phila- 

 delphia, Miss. Plows. Oct. 2, i860. 

 The invention consists in the arrangement 

 of an adjustable triangular point, perforated 

 cutter, and landside, also perforated and ad 

 justable, and the mold-board of a plow. 



Claim. The arrangement of an adjustable, 

 triangular point C, perforated at J 1 J J 1 , cutter 

 and landside D, also perforated and adjustable, 

 and mold-board A of a plow, the whole con- 

 structed substantially as and for the purposes 

 set forth. 



30,352. HENRY D. ROGERS, Graf- 

 ton, Ohio. Securing Points to Plows. Oct. 

 9, i860. 



This invention consists in providing the for- 

 ward portion of a plow with a steel or harden- 

 ed point, the upper lip of said point extending 

 back and above the forward portion of the 

 plow, and the under portion of said point ex- 

 tending the entire length of the lower portion 

 of the landside of said plow, and there secured 

 by means of lips and set screw. 



Claim. The securing the points B by means 

 of the shoe A, hook D, and set-screw E, the 

 whole being arranged in the manner and for 

 the purpose as described. 



31,684. G. A. WALKER, Annville, Pa. 



Plows. Mar. 12, 1861. 



The shank of the plow point is of tapering 

 form, the upper and lower sides being concave 

 or grooved so as to fit in a corresponding re- 

 cess in the landside. When one side of the 

 point is worn, it may be readily removed and 

 reversed within the recess, thus rendering it 

 self-shapening. 



Claim. The arrangement of the detachable 

 and reversible plow point B, with landside re- 

 cess D, said point having a tapering shank C, 

 with concave upper and lower edges d d, and 

 being otherwise constructed as described. 



35,819. J. S. HALL, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Plowshares. July 8, 1862. 



Claim. Drawing and bending a plowshare 

 out of a single piece of steel or iron that shall 

 have a blade B and cutter A upon it when fin- 

 ished, substantially as described. 



36,447. EDWIN BEMENT, Fostoria, 



Ohio. Plow Points. Sep. 16, 1862. 



Claim. ■ The ribs B C, both above and be- 

 low the plow point proper, for the purpose of 

 protecting the corners from wearing off or be- 

 coming rounded by use, and also to strengthen 

 the point against a vertical strain and thus 

 preserve it from being broken, as specified. 



44,442. DAVID NELSON, Port Wash- 

 ington, Ohio. Plows. Sep. 27, 1864. 

 Claim. A plowshare cast with a socket, for 

 the purpose of receiving and securing a steel 

 point, in the manner and for the purpose here- 

 in set forth. 



50,942. ANTON MASCHKA, Chi- 

 cago, 111. Plowshares. Nov. 14, 1865. 

 The leading feature in this invention con- 

 sists of a sharp blade projecting at right angles 

 to the wing of the share at the rear end there- 

 of, in combination with the share and mold- 

 board. The office of this blade is to cut off 

 roots that would otherwise escape the action 

 of the share. 



Claim. In combination with the mold- 

 board O, stand a, and brace d, the root cutter 

 c, when constructed in the manner herein set 

 set. 



53,491. CYRUS W. SALADEE and 

 THOMAS SIMPSON, Newark, Ohio. 

 Plow Points. Mar. 27, 1866. 

 Claim. 1. Imbedding the point A 1 in the 

 top surface of the share B, in the manner and 

 for the purpose substantially as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



2. The stud C 1 . figure 3, or its equivalent, 

 in combination with the point A A 1 , indenta- 

 tion F, and slot H, as and for the purpose sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



3. The bevelled lips E of the point A, fig- 

 ure 3, in combination with the corresponding 

 lips E, figure 2, substantially as and for the 

 purpose shown and described. 



4. The short wedge D, figure 3, in combin- 

 ation with the stud C 1 , and slot H, in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose substantially as shown 

 and described. 



53,565. P. K. BRONSON, East Avon, 

 N. Y. Plowshares. Apr. 3, 1866. 

 A projection on the rear of the point enters 

 a dovetail depression in the nose of the share ; 

 a vertical set-screw passes through and attaches 

 the respective parts. 



Claim. Securing the detachable false point 

 P, to the shares of plows by means of the screw 

 bolt S and the dovetail locking lips a, b, and 

 c, substantially in the manner and for the pur- 

 poses herein set forth. 



54,095. L. M. BATES, Newark, Ohio. 



Plows. Apr. 24, 1866. 



Claim. The detachable point C, attached 

 and secured to the plowshare by a shank, 

 having a dovetail section, substantially as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



57,968. TILLMAN RAMS, Keokuk, 



Iowa. Plows. Sep. 11, 1866. 



The land edge of the share has a socket to 

 receive a prolongation of the landside. 



Claim. The share A, provided with the 

 socket C, in combination with the bar secured 

 to the landside S, when constructed as and for 

 the purposes and substantially as described. 



64,914. DAVID J. SELDEN, Mount 

 Vernon, Ohio. Plow Points. May 21, 1867. 

 Claim. The wrought-iron tenon cast in the 

 cast-iron share, with shoulders on each of the 

 four sides of the tenon, the point with the mor- 

 tise to fit the wrought-iron tenon, with either 



