RIDGERS. 



5,800. GEORGE GROSS, Jr., German- 

 town, Ohio. Ridge-Plows. Sep; 26, 1848. 



Claim. The so combining and arranging of 

 the wings of my cultivator with the supporting- 

 frame that their posterior extemities can be 

 brought nearer to or separated farther from 

 each other and the rows of corn, &c, to be 

 cultivated thereby without varying the angle 

 of inclination of the wings with each other, 

 substantially in the manner and for the pur- 

 poses herein set forth. 



7,315. DAVID WOLF, North Lebanon, 

 Pa. Ridge-Plows. Apr. 23, 1850. 

 Claim. Increasing or diminishing the angle 

 of the plows with the central line of draft by 

 shifting the screws K K' to the holes c in the 

 plows and the screws L L' to the other holes 

 in the beams C C without changing the posi- 

 tion of the shanks J J', and braces M M', by 

 which more or less earth may be thrown to- 

 ward the row of plants under culture, as de- 

 scribed. 



12,075. DANIEL W. SHARES, Ham- 

 den. Conn. Ridge-Plows. ^Dec. 12, 1854. 

 Claim. 1. Connecting the wings or shoes a 

 to each other and to the frame of the machine 

 in such manner that they are made capable of 

 universal adjustment), by hanging them so that 

 they may be turned on extension bars or rods, 

 e, projecting horizontally from the rear hinge, 

 c, ^and uniting them together, or otherwise 

 equivalently hanging and connecting them, so 

 that the wings or shoes may not only be ex- 

 panded or contracted to vary their width apart, 

 but may also have their depth of entry into the 

 ground and angular set in direction of their 

 depth varied to suit various widths of the wings 

 apart and various conditions of the soil or 

 other controlling circumstances, substantially 

 as specified. 



2. The arrangement of the leveling or finish- 

 ing plate /, operating in rear of the covering 

 portions of the wings to slightly flatten the 

 tops of the rows and give a neat and substan- 

 tial finish to them, as set forth. 



29,842. E. H. ANGAMAR, New Orleans, 

 La., assignor to himself and Tobias Marcus, 

 New York, N. Y. Cane Coverers. Aug. 

 28, i860. 



This invention consists in arranging on the 

 two sides of the frame of a plow two mold- 

 boards, with adjustable wings for throwing the 

 earth towards the center line of the plow, and 

 following them by an adjustable scraper to 

 regulate and render equal the depth of earth 

 applied by the covering mold -boards. 



Claim. The combination and arrangement 

 of the twin adjustable covering plows P P, with 

 the adjustable scraper S, substantially as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



31,710. CHARLES GARDNER, Hoo- 



sick, N. Y. Cultivators. Mar. 19, 1861 



Two parallel bars are connected together by 

 V-shaped cross pieces, so as to pass over plants, 

 one of the pieces being connected to the bar 

 by a screw passing through a slotted plate for 

 the purpose of lateral adjustment. Wings are 

 also connected with the side-bars, and admit 

 of adjustment in an oblique position. 



Claim. The parallel bars A A, jointed han- 

 dle-brace D, wings F, provided with sliding or 

 extension plates G, and the V-shaped cross- 

 pieces B B, all combined and arranged for 

 joint operation, as and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



34,128. MOSES H A N D L E R, East 



Corinth, Me Horse Hoes. Jan. 14, 1862. 



Claim. 1. Attaching the wings H H of the 

 implement to the beam A, by means of the rod 

 I J, which are fitted in the eyes g, at the end 

 of bolts K, in the beam, in combination with 

 the joints //, which connect the front ends of 

 the parts d of the wings to the rods I, and the 

 slot i, in the lower parts of the rods J, through 

 which the bolts/, at the back ends of the parts 

 d, pass, whereby the wings may be adjusted, as 

 and for the purposes set forth. 



2. Forming the wings H H of two parts d e. 

 connected together by a pivot or bolt/, for the 

 purpose specified. 



3. The adjustable and yielding cultivator 

 blades F, when arranged as shown and used in 

 connexion with the wings H, for the purpose 

 set forth. 



4. In combination with the wings H, at- 

 tached to the beam A, as shown, the stay rods 

 L, and adjustable bolt M, arranged as shown, 

 to insure the proper bracing of the wings H, 

 at all points of their adjustment, as described. 



2,808. R. B. DUNN and JOHN C 

 FLINT, Bangor, assignees by mesne as- 

 signments of Moses Chandler, East Corinth, 

 Me. Horse Hoes. Patented Jan. 14, 1862 

 Reissued Dec. 3, 1867. 

 Claim. 1. The employment of two shares 

 converging towards their rear, and made cap- 

 able of adjustment to or from each other, 

 either at their front or rear, or both. 



2. Attaching or jointing the forward ends of 

 these shares to their supporting rods as that 

 they may be turned and adjusted thereon as 

 centers, more or less obliquely relatively to the 

 beam. 



3. The means, substantially as described for, 

 adjusting vertically the rear ends of the shares 

 to vary the depth of their penetration into the 

 earth. 



4. The combination with the shares of pi- 

 voted wings, extending rearwards therefrom. 



5. So connecting the wings to the shares as 

 that they will partake of their vertical adjust- 



