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Hinged mold-boards connected to the cross- 

 arms of a lever, by which they are alternately 

 turned vertically upon their edges in the po- 

 sition of a land-side. 



Claim. The combination of the hinged 

 mold-boards G and the pivoted lever H J with 

 the standard B, the plow F, and the round E 

 of the handles D, substantially as herein shown 

 and described. 



177,955. THOMAS PARKER and JAS 



DOWNING, Menomonee, Wis. Plows. 



May 30, 1876. Filed July 17, 1875. 



The curved beam terminates upon the col- 

 ter edge of the plow, and forms the upper part 

 of its throat. A horizontal rear arm swivels 

 the connected plows. 



Claim. The curved beam A, terminating at 

 its rear end in the horizontal bar B, and having 

 the curved extension a in combination with 

 the mold-board of the plow constructed as de- 

 scribed, and for the purpose set forth. 



180,713. JULIUS HARTMAN, Louis- 

 ville, Ky., assignor of two-fifths his right to 

 Anton Lauer, same place. Reversible Plows. 

 Aug. 8, 1876. Filed Dec. 1, 1875. 

 Claim. The standard or frame B, having 

 the landside L formed therewith, in combina- 

 tion with the reversible share or mold-board E 

 F G, the reversing spindle and the share 

 locking mechanism substantially as shown and 

 described. 



183,162. BENJ. B. HAWSE, Morris- 



ville, Vt. Furrow Gauges. Oct. 10, 1876. 



Filed Sep. 20, 1875. 



Claim. 1. The draft plate or hanger C, 

 placed verically on the end of a plow beam, 

 having the lateral slot s and the vertical slots i 

 i substantially as described, and for the purpose 

 set forth. 



2. The draft rod regulator composed of the 

 vertically slotted plate C and the laterally ad- 

 justable parts D D, forming the laterally ex- 

 tensible slot s and the vertical slots / t, sub- 

 stantially as described, and for the purpose set 

 forth. 



184,440. WILLIAM STRAIT, Oneonta 



N. Y., assignor to C. L. Strait and C. E. 



Van Dusen, same place. Side-Hill Plows. 



Nov. 14, 1876. Filed Sep. 11, 1876. 



Claim. 1. The combination with a plow 

 having a stationary or fixed beam, of the ad- 

 justable or laterally and freely pivoted handles 

 whereby the operator is enabled to walk di- 

 rectly in the furrow, and in either direction 

 the furrow may be turned substantially as speci- 

 fied. 



2. The devices for pivoting the handles to 

 the standard consisting of the lugs or pin b b 

 and metallic angular pieces D, having semi- 

 circular portions d secured around the lugs or 

 pins, in the manner substantially as described. 



3. The combination of the pivoted handles 

 with the standard A, having the opening in 

 which the handles are pivoted and the con- 



necting bar a 1 arranged to form a stop to limit 

 the movement of the handles, as described. 



4. In a reversible plow the combination, 

 with a laterally adjustable colter or cutter and 

 laterally swinging or adjustable handles, of the 

 lever F or its equivalent substantially as de- 

 ccribed, whereby said colter or cutter is ad- 

 justed laterally by the movement of the hand- 

 les substantially as and for the purpose speci- 

 fied. 



5. The combination of the colter or cutter 

 E, shifting lever F, loop or guide G, and adjust- 

 able handles C, supstantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



9,116. WILLIAM STRAIT, Oneonta, 

 N. Y., assignor to Charles E. Van Dusen 

 and Celestia L. Strait. Side-Hill Plows. 

 Original No. 184,440. Nov. 14, 1876. Re- 

 issued Mar. 9, 1880. Filed Feb. 16, 1880. 



Claim. 1. In a plow having a stationary 

 beam, the combination of a reversible mold- 

 board with handles made laterally adjustable 

 and capable of having the central point between 

 the handles moved either to the right or left 

 past the line of the beam, in order to enable the 

 operator to walk in the furrow when turned 

 either to the right or the left, substantially as 

 set forth. 



2. In a plow having a stationary beam, a re- 

 versible mold-board and laterally-adjustable 

 handles, in combination with a colter or cut- 

 ter made adjustable either to the right or the 

 left, substantially as specified. 



3. The devices for pivoting the handles to 

 the standard, consisting of the lugs or pins b b 

 and metallic angular pieces D, having semi- 

 circular portions d, secured around the lugs or 

 pins in the manner substantially as described. 



4. The combination of the pivoted handles 

 with the standard A, having the opening in 

 which the handles are pivoted, and the con- 

 necting-bar a', arranged to form a stop to limit 

 the movement of the handles, as described. 



5. In a reversible plow, the combination, 

 with a laterally-adjustable colter or cutter and 

 laterally swinging or adjustable handles, of the 

 lever F, or its equivalent, substantially as de- 

 scribed, whereby said colter or cutter is adjusted 

 laterally by the movement of the handles, sub- 

 stantially as and for the purposes specified. 



6. The combination of the colter or cutter 

 E, shifting-lever F, loop or guide G, and ad- 

 justable handles C, substantially as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



184,449. DANIEL F. VICKERY and 

 WILLIAM P. PRICKETT, Oxford, 

 Ala., assignors to themselves and R. G. Rob- 

 erts, same place. Reversible Plows. Nov. 

 14, 1876. Filed Aug. 7, 1876. 



Claim. In a reversible plow, the crossed 

 standards E, carrying independent shares F, 

 and connected at the top by. the pivoted rota- 

 ting bar G, in combination with the plow-beam 

 A, keeper I, and drop-pin J, as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



