US146822A

US146822A - Improvement

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Publication number: US146822A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1874-01-27
Anticipated expiration: 1891-01-27

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEIV GREEN, OF W'ALKER 'STATIOI MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT iN CUMBINED CULTIVATORS, STALK-CUTTERS, HARROWS. AND CORN-PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,822, dated January 27, 1874; application filed September 6, 1873.

YTo all whom it may concern;

` which consists of the central top beam a, to i which the hitching attachment B, for three or four horses, is applied, and the side beams b, which are placed lower than top beam a, under a suitable angle of inclination toward the same. The tongue and beams c and b are of wood, and laterally supported by the arched iron bars d, which are of sufficient size to sustain the different parts. The front bar d connects, by forward-extending rods d', with the hitching attachment B. The axle C turns in bearings e at the top of side beams b, and is produced with a central arch, C', which extends over the top beam a, and two curved side eX- tensions, which pass downward below beamsV b, and carry the spoke-wheels D at their outer j ends. A lever, f,is rinly attached to the arched part C ofthe axle, and adjustable by means of a spring, f', in a rack, g, of top beam a by the action of the driver from seat h, raising or lowering thereby the wheels D, and producing the depression or elevation of the plows. Common sod-plows or revolving stalk-cutters F are rigidly applied to the front end of side beams b, while plows Gr are' attached to them, back of the lateral bars d, in such a manner, by suitable bands and bolts, that they may be taken off at will. Both side beams I are also provided with barrow-teeth fi, which are shorter than the plows, and are used after the same are detached. Additional plows, G', are applied to auxiliary beams Z,

rear bar d, being also provided with harrow teeth i. A guide-rod, m, passes from the front end of beams l over rods d', and is then connected by a pivoted lever, m, to rear bar d, on which lever il is set by the driver in notches m2, and thereby adjusted to the width of the thrown out of use by raising beam e, by means of a lever, n, pivoted and set into a rack, n', at the sides of rear bar d, which lever is connected by a chain, o, to the to-p of the beam l. The corn-planter is arranged in front of rear bar d, and attached to top beam c. It consists of a seed'box, p, in connection with shovel-plow l, which widens into a tubular opening, with spread wings, for guiding and depositing the corn at a suitable depth. The seed is dropped by the act-ion of a sliding lever, q, which takes up a certain number of seed through a hole at the bottom of box p, and carries it to the guidetube. Lever q slides on the top of 'side beam b, being carried forward and backward by the alternating motion of spring q', and one or more lugs, r, applied to the circumference of wheel D at points corresponding to the distance of the rows. Apin, s, which is fastened by chain or rope to sliding lever q, is inserted in holes s of the same when the planter is to be thrown out of action. A covering-roller, L, is applied back of the planter for placing the earth over the seed. i

The apparatus is intended for the different farming operations,used as desired. It isused as a eultivator and stalk-cutter combined across the rows, running the cutters` on each side ot' the young plants, and throwing up the earth to the adjoining rows by the front plows,whilc the rear plows open the earth between them. The stalk-cutters serve for the purpose of cutting the stalks, and also as fenders for protecting the young corn from being loosened by the tearing up of the stalks, and preventing injury by the falling of heavy clods upon them.

Aft-er the first plowing the auxiliary front plows are taken olf, and placed on the side beams after the rear plows have been taken ofi', changing both front and rear plows, so as to throw the earth toward the corn, and lproduce the covering up ofthe weeds. For har- The side plows G may also be entirely 10\\'ing,tho plows are taken offffmd the ground the arched axle C C', Combined and. adapted, smoothed for seed-p1anti11g,each a-t the proper as set forth, for the attachment of a cult-ivatime. tor, stalk-cutter, barrow, or corn-planter.

Hzwiun' thus described inv invention I claim 4 l ,Y T :is new 51d desire to seoufe by Letters Pat- MATTHE GREEB' ent- A n Titnesses In :L Wheeled implement, Jche suppoitiug- NV. T. MITCHELL, l. frame a b d, the beams and guide-rods l m, BEN. F. MITCHELL.