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- 2. The combination of the spade carrying 

 case F with the crank wheels g, substantially 

 as described, to alternately thrust down and 

 raise up a series of spades. 



3. The sliding frame G, carrying a series of 

 spades k, in combination with the suspended 

 case F, substantially as described, 



4. The frame or forked bars n n, when pivo- 

 ted to the fixed shaft da, at their upper and front 

 ends, and connected with pitman or rods o, 

 extending from their lower and rear ends to 

 the adjustable auxiliary frame E, for the pur- 

 pose of carrying rotary cutting cylinders and 

 adjusting them relative to the series of spades 

 k, substantially as and for the purposes specified. 



. 5. The combination of the hand wheel M, 

 pinions y, shaft x, auxiliary frame E, and rack 

 u, substantially as described, and for the pur- 

 poses specified. 



164,960. ALEXANDER F. BATCH- 

 ELLER, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Corn Culti- 

 vators. June 29, 1875. Filed Apr. 24, 1875. 

 Claim. 1. Longitudinally - adjustable axles 

 a, in combination with laterally and vertically 

 adjustable spindles G hung from the axle B, 

 substantially as described. 



2. Handles E, adjustably pivoted to frame 

 D', and connected to the spindles G, in com- 

 bination with the suspension-links u, rods o, 

 and spring s, substantially as described. 

 . 3. In combination with the revolving plows 

 h, the rolling-clearers/, and the segment-rack 

 J, substantially as described. 



166,721. WILLIAM C. B. RICHARD- 

 SON, Cleveland, Ohio. Rotary Spaders. 

 Aug. 17, 1875. Filed Jan. 11, 1875. 

 Claim. 1. In combination with the hinged 

 spades J J', the scraper, consisting of the pivo- 

 ted frame M and hoes a", arranged to operate 

 substantially as described, and for the purpose 

 specified. 



2. The shaker K, as arranged in relation to, 

 and in combination with, the spades J', as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



169,499. JOHN K. UNDERWOOD, 



Sauk Centre, Minn. Rotary Gang - Plows. 



Nov. 2, 1875. File d J ul y 3 r > l8 75- 

 Claim. 1. The frame A C, having two sets 

 of axles, D R, hook-bolts U, standard M, and 

 keepers K, adapted to receive rotary plows or 

 cultivators, in the manner described. 



2. The combination, with rotary plows H, 

 of beam I, pivoted upon the frame at J, and 

 swinging in keepers K, the forked lever L, the 

 bars O, standard M, and pin N, as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



7,865. JOHNK. UNDERWOOD, 



Anoka, Minn. Rotary Gang -Plows. Pat- 

 ent 116,499. Nov. 2,1875. Reissued Aug. 

 28, 1877. Filed July 24, 1877: 

 Claim. 1. In a rotary plowing -machine, 

 carried on truck-wheels, the rotary plowing- 

 wheels H H, with flaring rims, having sharp, 

 smooth, and perfectly circular peripheries, 



mounted on truck -wheels, and working in 

 planes diagonal to the line of draft, substan- 

 tially as described. 



2. The rotary plowing-wheels O O P P, ar- 

 ranged in pairs upon a frame mounted upon 

 truck- wheels B B, and the wheels in each pair 

 diverging from each other from the ground up- 

 ward, substantially as shown and described. 



3. The combination of the frame A, truck- 

 wheels B B, hook-bolts U, lever V, standard 

 M, and wheels O O P P, combined and ar- 

 ranged to operate substantially as described. 



4. The combination of the rotary plowing- 

 wheels H, pivoted beams I, keepers K, lever 

 L, and standard M, all mounted on truck- 

 wheels B B, and combined and arranged to 

 operate substantially as described. 



5. In combination with the truck - wheels B 

 B, frame A, and plowing-wheels H H, set 

 diagonally to the line of draft, I claim the 

 the caster-wheel F, with its flange /, all ar- 

 ranged to operate substantially as described. 



6. The combination of the frame A C, hav- 

 ing two sets of axles, D Q, hook-bolts U, 

 standard M, and keepers K, adapted to receive 

 rotary plows or cultivators in the manner de- 

 scribed. 



7. The combination, with rotary plows H, 

 of beams I, pivoted upon the frame at J, and 

 swinging in keepers K, the forked lever L, bars 

 0, standard M, and pin N, as and for the pur- 

 pose specified. 



170,661. D. W. BRODNAX, Sr., Rock- 

 dale, Tex. Rotary Spade Cultivators. Dec. 

 7, 1875. Filed Sep, 20, 1875. 

 Claim. 1. The combination, with the frame 

 D, with supporting arches E E', of the com- 

 pound lever F and yoke I, for raising the cul- 

 tivator wheel, as described. 



2. The rotary spade cultivator composed of 

 frame D, supporting arches E E', jointed hinged 

 hand lever F, yoke I, rods H, and wheel G, 

 all constructed, arranged, and adapted to op- 

 erate as and for the purpose described. 



174,245. GjEORGE E. HOPKINS, 



Walla Walla County, Wash., assignor of one- 

 half his right to J. D. Cook, same place. 

 Rotary Cultivators. Feb. 29, 1876. Filed 

 July 7, 1874. 



Claim. 1. The cylinder A a, revolving 

 loosely upon a stationary shaft, E, slotted at 

 each side around its periphery, and constructed 

 around each head with guides A', as and for 

 the purposes described. 



2. The arms C, constructed with slots C, 

 stud G, pin e, and hole d ', as and for the pur- 

 poses described. 



3. The stop arm D, with roller stud G', as 

 and for the purposes described. 



174,796. WILLIAM H. FOYE, San 



Francisco, Cal. Rotary Plows. Mar. 14, 



1876. Filed Mar. 3, 1876. 



Claim. The combination of the spirally 

 curved steel cutting and re-enforcing strip or 

 strips C, with the concavo-convex spiral cutters 



