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lar braces c, the handles K adjustable on said 

 braces by means of the clamp w v, and the ad- 

 justable link connections h h', substantially as 

 specified. 



142,864. ROBERT M. PATTILLO, 



Cartersville, Ga. Reversible Plow-Points. 



Sep. 16, 1873. Filed Apr. 19, 1873. 



Claim. The plow-iron C, when provided 

 with notch afand bolt-holes d' , and reversely 

 curved at each end, as and for the purpose de- 

 scribed. 



144,247. WILLIAM BAGNALL, Ot- 

 sego, Ohio. Cultivating Plows. Nov. 4, 



1873. Piled Aug. 9, 1873. 



The standard has an offset to afford seats for 

 two kinds of plows, the lower one for a small 

 plow designed to run under the surface in an 

 almost horizontal position. The upper projec- 

 tion forms a seat for the larger plow, which 

 throws the earth toward the rows of plants. 

 . Claim. The standard G g r , constructed as 

 described, and combined with the foot E, as 

 and for the purpose specified. 



144,477. ANDREWS RIVIERE, 



Barnesville, Ga. Plows. Nov. 11, 1873. 



Filed Aug. 30, 1873. 



Claim. The combination of the beam A, 

 pivoted standard-bars B, curved brace D, ad- 

 justable rod E with crank F, and share C, ar- 

 ranged substantially as and for the purpose 

 described. 



144,707. WILLIAM T. SHIPP, 

 CHARLES J. PETERSON, and RO- 

 BASON L. McLURD, Brevard Station, 

 N. C. Plows. Nov. 18, 1873. Filed Sep. 



I 3'. l8 73- 



Claim. 1. As an improvement in plows, 



the combination of beam A, standards B, which 



are adjustable by key b, landside C, shoe F, 



and detachable share E, substantially as and 



for the purpose described. 



2. In combination with standard-bars B and 

 head C, the top support G, sliding adjustably 

 between the bars and share E, fastened by 

 wedges d 1 d 3 , as described. 



3. The top adjustable support G, having 

 wider head with recess /, and slotted arm d 2 , 

 as specified. 



145,901. ALFRED RODEN, Mumford, 



Ala. Cultivators Dec. 23, 1873. Filed 



Nov. 19, 1873. 



An improvement on former patent in the use 

 of two beams pivoted to three slotted cross- 

 bars, and held at any distance apart by a 

 diagonal brace. 



Claim. The combination of the beams A 1 

 A 2 , slotted cross-bars BCD, slotted and per- 

 forated brace E, and their bolts, all as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



146,225. ISAAC A. BENEDICT, West 



Springfield, Pa. Winged Plows. Jan. 6, 



1874. Filed Oct. 4, 1873. 



• Claim. 1. The brace-rod H and keys I, in 



connection with the notched slots <? 3 of the 

 arms E, substantially as herein shown and de- 

 scribed. 



2. The combination of arms E E and wedge- 

 wheels J J, clamped by the same pivot-bolt to 

 the standard C, as described, whereby the wings 

 may be expanded or contracted to suit wide or 

 narrow rows, and turned down flat for shallow 

 culture, or set up for hilling corn or potatoes. 



146,524. COLEMAN GAINES, Lincoln, 

 111. Plows. Jan. 20, 1874. Filed July 11, 



1873- 



Claim. The mold-board, shares, and point 



of a plow, formed of one piece of metal, the 

 mold-board curved, as described, in the line of 

 draft, and straight transversely, the point run- 

 ning parallel with the surface of the ground 

 and the shares projecting laterally, all substan- 

 tially as shown, and for the purpose set forth. 



146,815. ISAAC M FORD, Belton, Tex. 



Plows. Jan. 27, 1874. Filed Dec. 1, 1873. 



Claim. An improved plow-plate formed of 

 a single piece of iron or steel, with its point C 

 formed at irregular angles, as shown, and with 

 a rearwardly-inclined landside flange, D, ex- 

 tending from the angular Yme/d, the latter be- 

 ing concaved upon the arc of a circle, as set 

 forth, and the mold-board E, from its rearward 

 corner e to the point at d, being convexed, as 

 specified, all constructed and arranged substan- 

 tially as herein shown and described. 



149,088. THOMAS M. ALLEN. Macon, 

 Ga. Plows. Mar. 31, 1874. Filed Dec. 

 20, 1873. 



Claim. In a plow, the combination and ar- 

 rangement, as shown and described, of the 

 pivoted standard B, slotted at each end, the 

 slotted handles C, bar D, provided with clamp- 

 nuts, the beam A, having a notched groove in 

 its under side, the clamp or keeper G, wedge 

 Ff, pivoted brace F, slotted shovel I, and clam- 

 ing device J K, all connected to operate as 

 specified. 



149,518. FRANCOIS JOSEPH PETIT- 

 JEAN, Natchitoches, La. Plows. Apr. 

 7, 1874. Filed Nov. 22, 1873. 

 Claim. The slotted standards D D', adjust- 

 ably secured to the beam A, in combination 

 with the link G, connected to the standards by 

 pivots ij, as and for the purposes described. 



152,510. OSCAR F. PHILLIPS, Lynch- 

 burg, Va. Shovel Plows and Cultivator 

 Points. June 30, 1874. Filed Apr. 9, 1873. 

 By means of a supporting-seat, which pro- 

 jects downward from the main portion of the 

 shovel, and the construction of the joint with 

 spurs or lugs, a firm connection between the 

 two parts is made. 



Claim. In a shovel-plow, the detachable 

 share B, having projection d, spurs i i, and 

 bracket g, in combination with the blade A, 

 having recess <?, projection /, and bolt 0, all 

 constructed and operating substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



