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STEAM. 



76,060. JOHN C DELAVIGNE, New 



Orleans, La. Steam Plows. Mar. 31, 1868. 



Claim. 1. The construction and arrange- 

 ment of the frame A, of any desired size, in 

 combination with the traction wheels D, sub- 

 stantially as shown and described. 



2. In combination with the frame and wheels, 

 the shaft H, formed substantially as described. 



3. The arrangement and operation of the 

 gangs of plows or cultivators D, and the man- 

 ner in which the same are controlled, substan- 

 tially as described. 



4. The vertical protecting rods E, substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes herein described. 



77,031. N. A. GRAY, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Steam Plows. Apr. 21, 1868. 



Claim. 1. So hanging or jointing the dig- 

 ging apparatus to the locomotive that the said 

 apparatus will have an independent adjustment, 

 whereby it is rendered adjustable according to 

 the unevenness of the ground, in the manner 

 and by the means substantially as set forth. 



2. The stay I, rod H, and arm J, arranged 

 in relation to the digging apparatus, as and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



3. The arm J, cross-head K, spades or picks 

 L M, and keys R, arranged in the manner and 

 for the purpose substantially as specified. 



4. The construction and arrangement of the 

 spades and picks, when combined with the 

 compound crank and operated in the manner 

 and for the purpose substantially as set forth. 



82,538. JOHN MARQUIS, San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal., assignor to himself and Ole 

 Bergerson, same place. Steam-propeller 

 Plows and Cultivators. Sep. 29, 1868. An- 

 tedated Sep. 16, 1868. 



Claim. 1. The construction and application 

 of the cutters C C C in form similar to that of 

 a screw, and having bits b b b, at the ends of 

 the blades, substantially as described, for the 

 purpose set forth. 



2. The attachment of the said cutters or 

 screws, in a diagonal manner, to the rear por- 

 tion of the frame at such an angle as to over- 

 come the side draft, and impart to the said 

 cutters, in their rotation, a progressive ten- 

 dency, substantially as described. 



3. The bars or levers I I, for raising and 

 lowering the frame and cutters, and employing 

 the axle as a fulcrum for that purpose, substan- 

 tially as described. 



82,963. CONRAD LOCHER, Oroville, 

 Cal. Agricultural Locomotives, with Spad- 

 ing Apparatus. Oct. 13, 1868. 

 Claim. 1. The application of equalizing 

 gears between the axles of a wagon, so, in turn- 

 ing a curve, each wheels adopts the speed 

 which the curve requires, and receives its pro- 

 pelling motion from the engines, by means of 

 gearing, or their equivalent. 



2. The gearing and connection through the 

 king bolts. 



3. The spaders, so constructed that they 

 enter the soil like a pick, (nearly vertical,) cut 



off a slice like a spade, and turn it over like a 

 plow. 



4. Turning the spaders in the same direction 

 as the wagon, thereby assisting locomotion. 



5. The combination of the whole, in the 

 way and manner herein set forth. 



84,621. MAX EYTH, New York, N. Y. 

 Rope Bearing Attachment in Machines for 

 Steam Culture. Dec. 1, 1868. 



Projecting from the sides of the cultivator 

 are two arms curved upward, and extending to 

 such a height above the ground as to pass over 

 the growing crops. 



Claim. Curving the arms or " outstrippers" 

 a a' upward, so that the same will clear the 

 growing crops, as herein shown and described. 



89,361. EUGENE A. TOUNLEY and 

 EMK, S. FRIEDRIOH, Washington, 

 D. C. Steam Plows. Apr. 27, 1869. 



Claim. 1. The frames E E, having the 

 traction-feet or treads a a, coiled springs b, 

 constructed in the manner and for the purpose 

 substantially set forth. 



2. The combination of the shafts B B, cams 



D, or cranks D', with the frames E E, con- 

 structed and arranged to operate in the man- 

 ner substantially as described. 



3. The combination of the lever G', con- 

 necting-bar h, link h', with shafts g g, and 

 caster-wheels F F, arranged to operate substan- 

 tially in the manner and for the purpose as 

 described. 



4. The combination of the lever H", shaft 

 H, segmental pinion G", with prooved wheels 

 G G, shafts g g, and caster wheels F F, ar- 

 ranged to operate in the manner and for the 

 purpose substantially as described. 



5. The combination of the lever K, having 

 pawls k' , spring k" , with segmental toothed 

 pinion j, shaft J, and toothed standard I', for 

 the purpose substantially as described. 



6. The flexible traction-feet or treads a a, 

 when used for propelling a machine, substan- 

 tially as described and for the purposes set 

 forth. 



7. The steam-plow machine above described, 

 when the several parts are constructed, ar- 

 ranged, and combined together in one machine 

 in the manner substantially as set forth. 



90,799. S. B. WILKINS, Milton, Pa. 

 Steam Plows. June 1, 1869. 

 Claim. 1. In combination with the cylinder 



E, the frame N, plows W, and gauge-wheels S 

 S, arranged substantially as described, for the 

 purposes set forth. 



2. The employment, in a steam-plow, of one 

 or more plows, arranged in line, with rows of 

 teeth upon a rotative cylinder, substantially as 

 and for the purpose specified. 



3. The combination of the plows W with 

 the guage-wheels S, stands T, and screw-rods 

 U, provided with the hand-wheels V, substan- 

 tially as herein described, for the purpose set 

 forth. 



