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AMERIOAIT AGRICULTURIST. 
[May, 
OUR RECORD 
OF 
Recent Agricultural Inventions. 
Plow. —T. Millen, Thomasville, Georgia. Jan. 
S2; No. 292,343.—The inventor seeks to avoid the clog¬ 
ging of the brace, wliich usually supports the plow 
standard, while bracing the standard thoroughly and 
preserving the old-fashioned connection of the handles 
with the beam. The standard and heel-piece are cast in 
one, and carry a clip-socket for the shovel. The heel¬ 
piece, the beam and the handles are fastened together by 
the bent braces, e, e, which are bolted to the opposite sides 
of the parts connected so as to support and brace them 
firmly. The improvement is applicable to any plow hav¬ 
ing a heel and standard connection for shovel cultivator 
or mold-board. 
Gang-Plow.— H. M. Cormack, Malden, Mass. 
Jan. 1; No. 291,156.—The figure shows a sectional eleva¬ 
tion from front to back through the middle of this im¬ 
proved gang-plow. The improvements claimed consist 
in certain novel features of construction and arrange¬ 
ment of parts. They relate chiefly to the means em¬ 
ployed for raising and lowering the plows, for adjusting 
the plows lengthwise along the auxiliary frames, so that 
the two gangs of plows may be made to turn their fur¬ 
rows in the same or in opposite directions, for regulating 
the width and depth of the furrow, and for handling the 
harrow. This plow is intended for use with steam 
power. 
Attachment for Plows.— v. Wood, Peru, 
Ind. Jan. 22; No. 292,272.—The inventor seeks to im¬ 
prove the construction of harrow attachments to plows, 
to obtain greater lightness and efficiency. The bar has 
oblique tooth-sockets, and is attached to the plow stan¬ 
dard and the mold-board, so as to have a vertical adjust¬ 
ment. The teeth are independently adjustable, and are 
held in position by set-screws or otherwise. 
Harrow.— A. C. Evans, Springfield, Ohio. Jan. 1; 
No. 291,174.- By bending the harrow-tooth as shown in 
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the engraving, Mr. Evans is able to make a reversible 
harrow, straight-toothed on one side, and inclined¬ 
toothed on the other, of extremely simple construction. 
The manner of inserting the tooth in the beam, is part 
of the invention. 
Harrow.— S. Shoemaker, Nokomis, Ill. Jan. 1; 
No. 291,414.—This is a combined harrow and corn- 
marker. The drag-bars are three-cornered, smooth in 
front and toothed behind, and rigidly connected by 
cross-bars. The teeth of the middle beam are inclined 
forward, the others backward. The corn-markers are 
flexibly attached to the middle bar. 
Hay-Fork.— Henry Stahl, Cherry Mills, Pa., Jan. 
22.; No. 292,378.-^he construction of this fork is clear¬ 
ly shown in the engravings. The inventor seems to 
have succeeded in his purpose to make a light, strong, 
and efficient yet inexpensive fork. 
Thrashing Machine.— w. H. & J. Butter- 
worth, Jr., Trenton, N. J., Jan. 29; No. 292,731.—The 
inventors claim a considerable number of improvements 
in the machines known as vibrating thrashers. A sec¬ 
tion of an improved machine is shown in the engrav¬ 
ing ; the patented features are of such a nature that a 
brief description of them is impossible. 
Plow.— A. A. Eoberts, Quitman, Arkansas. Jan. 
1 ; No. 291,087. The improvement lies in the means 
for attaching the plow to the frame, which consist 
in the combination of the slotted beam a, the forked 
and pivoted cam-lever.c, and the clamping device b, as 
shown in the engravings. The improvement is specially 
applicable to cultivator plows. 
Dust Exhauster and Conveyor for 
Thrashing Machines.— Havid Logan, Harts- 
town, Pa., Jan. 29,1884; No. 292,498.—The construction 
of this device is clearly shown in the engravings, fig. i 
being a perspective view of the casing of a separator 
with the invention attached, fig. 2, a section of the same. 
In operation the dust is exhausted from the closet b, by 
the suction of the rotary fan in the fan-chamber h, pass¬ 
ing through the elastic tubes o, and out through the 
pipes s and the conveyor tube, t. The direction of the 
discharge is determined by the direction of the rotation 
of the fan, and that is governed by the twist of the belt. 
Machine for Gathering Insects from 
Plants. - Ferdenand Wiskocil, Prairie Du Sac, Wis., 
Jan. 15,1884; No 292,083..—This machine is specially 
adapted for the work of collecting potato beetles. As 
the machine is propelled the crown-wheel revolves, its 
cogs engaging a pinion on the fan shaft, causing the fan 
to revolve and strike the insects oflf from the plants 
into the box, which may contain poison for killing them. 
The screen prevents the insects from being thrown be¬ 
yond the box. The wheels and other parts of the ma¬ 
chine are adjustable to suit the work in hand—the 
width of the rows, the height of the plants and so on. 
Straw Cutter.— J. N. Slaughtenhaupt, Cham- 
bersburg. Pa., Jan. 22.; No. 292,263.—This invention 
simply adds to the cutting machine previously patented 
by the same Inventor the inclined spout d, and its fast¬ 
enings as shown. 
Machine for Sharpening Mowing 
Machi ne Knives.— Spencer McCay, Topeka, 
Kan., Jan. 22, 1884 ; No. 292,244.—The claims of this 
patent cover the mode of hanging the grinding wheel 
«, on the swinging frame m, so that the wheel can be 
moved up and down, and from side to side to follow the 
bevels of the teeth ; together with the means for turn¬ 
ing and guiding the wheel, and for rigidly holding the 
knives to be ground. The engraving shows a plain view 
<uf the machine. 
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