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ROTARY. 



A of a rotary plow, substantially as described, 

 for the purposes specified and set forth. 



176,897. JAMES O. STONE, Leaven- 

 worth, Kans. Rotary Cultivators. May 2, 

 1876. Filed Feb. 5, 1876. 

 Claim. The combination of a series of cir- 

 cular saws, I, and the shaft G with the wheels, 

 axle, and frame of a plow, substantially as here- 

 in shown and described. 



177,668. JOHN K. UNDERWOOD, 



Sauk Centre, Minn. Rotary Plows. May 



23, 1876. Filed Mar. 13, 1876. 



Claim. 1. In combination, in a rotary gang- 

 plow, the bent horizontal arm E, rigidly at- 

 tached at its forward end to the truck, the di- 

 agonal brace F attached to the rear part of 

 the arm E and to the forward part of the im- 

 plement, the bent vertical part of the said brace 

 forming the plow-beam guards or keepers, and 

 the pivoted and diagonally-arranged plow beam, 

 having its free end arranged in the said keepers, 

 substantially as and for the purposes specified. 



2. The combination of the bent arm E, piv- 

 oted plow-beam I, beam-guide F, lever H, 

 ratchet G, pawl a. piece a', connecting-cord b, 

 and dish-shaped plow-wheels J J, set diago- 

 nally to the line of draft, all arranged substan- 

 tially as described, in a rotary gang-plow, for 

 the purposes set forth. 



3. The combination of the plow-beam I, hav- 

 ing a broad or flat central part, the separate 

 axles c c, elongated loops d d, nuts e e, and 

 wheels J J, journaled adjustably on the single 

 beam, all substantially as and for the purposes 

 specified. 



179,320. THOMAS A. KERSHNER, 



Seymour, assignor to himself and Alexander 

 Carr, Medora, Ind. Revolving Harrows and 

 Pulverizers. June 27, 1876, Filed Tan. 15, 

 1876. 



Claim. 1. The teeth H, made with curved 

 forward edges, concaved rear edges, and broad 

 heads pointed to the rearward, in combination 

 with the cylinder G, substantially as herein 

 shown and described. 



2. The combination, with axle B and frame 

 C, of the hinged frame E and pendent hinges 

 F, arranged substantially as and for the purpose 

 specified. 



179,427. THOMAS ROUSE, Indiana- 

 polis, Ind. Rotary Harrows. July 4, 1876. 

 Filed Jan. 21, 1876. 



Claim. 1. In a rotary harrow, the combin- 

 ation of the master wheels A', pinions R 1 , shaft 

 R 2 , harrow heads R R, and harrow bars P, ar- 

 ranged to be revolved in the adjustable boxes R 3 , 

 secured in the hangers C C 2 C 3 in the manner 

 shown, for the purposes set forth and described. 

 2. In combination with the adjustable boxes 

 R 3 and hangers C, the lifting rods D D, pro- 

 vided at their upper ends with a rack which en- 

 gages with the pinins E E that are operated by 

 means of the lever w, in the manner shown for 

 the purposes set forth and described. 



179,918. JACOB HAYNES, Basnetts- 

 ville, W. Va. Cultivator-Plows and Har- 

 rows. July 18, 1876. Filed May 1, 1876. 



Claim. 1. The combination- of the station- 

 ary rods D, the chains F, the connecting rod 

 G, and the lever H, with the main frame B and 

 with the frame E, that carries the plows I J K 

 L, substantially as herein shown and described. 



2. The pivoted frames X, and spring-catch 

 bar Y, in combination with the journals of 

 drive-wheels A, frame E, and rotary plows L, 

 substantially as and for the purpose specified. 



181,870. DAVID B. SHERMAN, Cas- 

 tleton, Vt. Revolving Garden and Field 

 Hoes. Sep. 5, 1876. Filed July 15, 1876. 

 Claim. A frame consisting of sideboards A, 

 front end board B, rear top board C, and han- 

 dles K, in combination with roller, rotary hoe, 

 and wheel-axle substantially as and for the pur- 

 poses specified. 



181,959. WILLIAM McO. MATHES, 

 Caldwell, Tex., assignor of a part of his right 

 to Thomas M. Hunt and William Philip, Sr. f 

 same place. Combined Spading, Plowing 

 and Stalk-Cutting Machines. Sep. 5, 1876. 

 Filed July 5, 1876. 



Claim 1. A series of spades arranged in a 

 plane parallel with the axis of the machine, 

 and interposed spades in planes at right angles 

 thereto, all attached to a reciprocating cross- 

 bar and operating as herein set forth. 



2. The combination of the range of spades 

 N O and the range of plows T, operating to 

 loosen and turn the ground in the manner sub- 

 stantially as herein described. 



3. The combination, with the spades N O, 

 of the knuckle joints R and springs S, con- 

 structed and applied as specified, to permit 

 the spades to bend backward on striking art 

 impenetrable body, and regain their operative 

 position. 



4. The combination of the skeleton roller 

 Y, spades N, and plows F, as and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



5. The combination of the clutch wheel or 

 pinion F, for throwing the spades in and out 

 of gear, and the lock W w, for securing the 

 crank shaft k so as to retain the spades in their 

 elevated position. 



181,976. PETER D. PELS OR and 



HENRY C PELSOR, Metamore, Ind. 



Rotary Spaders, Stalk Cutters, and Field 



Rollers. Sep. 5, 1876. Filed Jan 15, 1876. 



Claim. 1. The roller A, provided with 



rows of alternating slots a 1 in its face, and 



with corresponding radial slots a 1 in its ends, 



the side plates C, provided with circular grooves 



c l and eccentric branch grooves c 2 in their inner 



surfaces, the cutters G, and the cutter bars H, 



in combination with each other, substantially 



as herein shown and described. 



2. The combination, with the roller having 

 slots a 1 a 2 , the bars H, and the spades G, of 

 the side plates C C, having eccentric grooves 



