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plow frame can be propelled forward or backward ; the 
plows at the (for the time; forward end are raised from 
the ground by means of windlass, p, and chain o, the bar, 
f, at the other end being lowered so that its plows will 
enter the ground. The wheels, a, grip the ground for 
traction. The guiding of the machine is effected by 
winding the chain, wt, around the shaft, n, thus moving 
one of the bars, A, toward the forward eud of the plow 
frame in advance of the corresponding bar on the oppo¬ 
site of the frame. The plow can be guided from either 
end, but always by the plows at the rear end. If desired 
that end of the bar, I, farthest from the traction wheels 
can be raised higher than the nearer end to facilitate 
steering. The steering can also be facilitated by operat¬ 
ing the wheels on that side only of the plow-frame from 
which the plow is moving. 
PlowPoint.— Geo. P. Swift, Columbus, Ga. 
Jan. 22; No. 292,448. This invention consists in at¬ 
taching to the front of a plow-point, of any desired 
shape or size, a vertical blade, which is held in place by 
a fastening bolt having a grooved head to fit over the 
upper edge of the cutting-blade. A triangular head is 
preferred. 
Cotton, Corn and Tobacco Fender.— 
M. F. Duncan, and R. E. Doyle, May’s Lick, Ky. No. 
290,009. This fender is intended to raise the leaves of 
plants, while soil is being thrown round the stalks by a 
plow. Itsform and the manner ofattaching itare shown 
in the engraving. The point is slightly curved inward ; 
the rear end curves upward and outward, and carries a 
book to remove grass and wee.Is, and to loosen the soil 
close to the plants. 
Farm and Flood Fence.— A. L. Cottrei, 
Sidney, Ohio. Dec. 18 ; No. 290,403. This aims to im¬ 
prove the construction of fences for lauds subject to 
fioods. It belongs to the class of fences supported by 
posts hinged at the bottom, so as to be tilted over by the 
current when submerged. The special features of Mr. 
Cottrel’s post are shown in the engraving. He claims 
the socket as constructed, into which a flat post is in¬ 
serted and hinged. The twisted bottom-bar k, a sock¬ 
eted block secured in the ground to receive the point y, 
and the hooked and hinged brace I, supporting the post 
as shown. 
Clover-seed Harvester.-H. H. Spears, Paris, 
Ky. Jan. 22; No. 292,377.—The object of this invention 
is to improve the means of raising, lowering and inclin¬ 
ing the bed of a clover-seed header. The toothed por¬ 
tion of the header is not shown in the engraving. The 
invention claims the combination of the frame a, 
mounted on wheels, the cross shaft y, provided with a 
sprocket wheel h, on each end, the suspension chain e, 
the slotted guides g, the body c, the lever rigid on the 
shaft, and the lever k, loose on the shaft. The rock- 
shaft ?!, and its connections, and the suspension rodsp. 
The operation of these parts will be readily seen from 
the engravings. 
Baling'PreSS. —G. G. Warren, and W. H. Oliver, 
Beauregard, Mich. Jan. 1; No. 291,489.—The inventors' 
a''" is to provide a simple, easily made, portable and 
compact press for baling hay, cotton, moss, and other 
fibrous material. The figure shows the construction 
clearly. The patent covers the compound lever, com¬ 
prised of the parts/, /t, 6, p, and the driving wheel with 
its connections. 
Centrifugal Creamer.— W. C. L. Lefeidt, 
Schoeningeu, Brunswick, Germany. Jan. 29, ’84 ; Nos. 
292,661, and 292, 662.—These patents cover improvements 
in the process and means of separating cream from miik 
by centrifugal action. The cream is now withdrawn 
from the milk by a continuous process, the feed of fresh 
milk, and the discharge of skimmed milk going on at 
the same time. The engraving shows a longitudinal 
central section through the most approved I'orm 
of apparatus, the vessel rotating on a horizontal axis 
while the cream is skimmed off at one end, and the 
skimined milk removed at the opposite end, the fresh 
milk betng supplied through the axis at the creaming 
end. There are other forms of apparatus, which are op¬ 
erated vertically; and others open at the top and of 
simpleraud less costlj'construction. In the engraving, 
pis the inlet pipe for new milk, d the outlet pipe for 
cream, and h the outlet pipe for skimmed milk. 
Combined Seeder, Plow,and Harrow. 
~F. S. Armstrong, Secor, Illinois. Jan. 1; No. 291,125. 
The engraving shows a sectional elevation through the 
middle from front to rear. The T-shaped frame tf, «, 
is supported by the driving-wheels h, h, and a guiding- 
wheel g. The shaft of the front wheels operates the 
mechanism of the seed-bo.x a. The plow-frames are 
pivoted to the bar d. ns also are the harrow frames c. 
The machine is guided by the wheel p, and the lever p^. 
The plow and harrow parts may be used separately cr 
together. The claims of the patent cover the parts 
named, with their .connections, the lifting levers and 
notched bars b- and e- and the seat. 
Corn-Planter.—^^. G. Selby, Princevillc, III. 
Jan. 1; No. 291,093.—The claims of this patentcover the 
pivoted frame/, in combination with the supporting 
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wheels, having bearings such that when the driver rests 
his weight on the free end/, the planter is raised out of 
the ground, and supported on the wheels ; also the con¬ 
struction of the seed-box a, the spouts S, the shoes s, 
having an adjustable gauge-plate and packer p, p, the 
seed-dropping disk/ and its operating mechanism. 
Fence-Post. —Fannie S. Smith, Topeka, Kansas. 
Jan. 15 ; No. 292,141. This improved fence-post is 
made out of strap iron, bent as shown in the engrav¬ 
ings, and notched and pierced for binding wires and 
fence wires. The construction is extremely simple and 
cheap, the disposition of the parts being such as to 
secure stiffness with economy of material. 
