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W. I. HOLT. l PLANTBR, COTTON GHOPPER,- AND SGRAPBR. No. 326,560. atented Sept. 22, 1885.

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WILLIAM ISHAM HOL'I, OF HARRISON, ARKANSAS.

PLANTER, COTTON CHOPPER AND SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,560, dated September22, 1885.

Application tiled July 16, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I. HoLT,"a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrison, in the county of Booney and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Planters, Cotton Choppers and Scrapers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

. My invention relates to an improvement in planters, cotton choppers and Scrapers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of a machine embodying my invention adapted for use as a cotton scraper and chopper. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of a portion of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the cottonscrapers and the guides therefor. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the machine adapted for use as a planter. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.

A represents the driving-shaft, which serves as the aXle for the machine. The cottonscraper frame B consists of a sleeve, C, fitted on the center of the axle and free to turn thereon, and forwardlyextending arms or beams D, which are cast integrally with the sleeve. To the outer sides of these beams are bolted inclined standards E, having scrapers F secured to their lower ends, as shown.

G represents curved guides that are pivoted to the upper sides of the beams, as at H, and have their outer ends curved downwardly` and rearwardly, so as to run in front of the scrapers. Vertical set-screws I are swiveled in the beams and work in threaded openings made in the guides, and serve as means for the vertical adjustment of the guides, and thus regulate the depth the Scrapers shall run in the ground. On one side of the sleeve C is a' crown-wheel, K, that is keyed to the shaft.

L represents a cotton-chopper frame, the front ends of the side beams, M, of which are hung on the shaft on opposite sides of the scraper-frame. Cross-beams N connect the side beams, and in these cross-beams is jourframe in a horizontal position, and thereby' raise the chopping-hoes slightly above them. V represents brackets having horizontal sleeves c, that lit on the driving-shaft near the ends thereof, and vertical standards b, provided with dovetai-led vertical grooves c on their inner faces.

Wis an inverted- U -shaped standard,thelow er ends of the arms of which lit in the grooves c of the brackets. To the upper horizontal portion of this standard is secured a horizontal frame, X, at right angles thereto, said frame X consisting of the side beams, d, and the front connecting cross-beam, e.

A draft-pole, Y, is bolted to the cross-beam e and the standard WV, as shown, and on this pole is pivoted one end of a lever, Z, that is connected by means of rods f with the cottonscraper and cotton-chopper frames, so as to lift said frames simultaneously from the ground in order to clear an obstruction, the frames turning on the main shaft A, to which they are hung. Driving and supporting wheels are fixed to the outer ends of the main shaft.

In order to adapt the machine for use as a planter, the cotton chopper and scraper mechanism and the wheel K are removed from the main shaft, and in place thereof is substituted aspur-wheel, A', and a frame, B'. To the rear end of the latter is secured a grainconductor, (EQ-the lower end of which, on the front side, has a furrow-opener, D', and to the rear lower side of which is attached a coverer and ridger, E. Ahorizontal-shaft, F', is journaled in the vertical arms of the standard W, and to this shaft is secured a spur-wheel, G', that meshes with wheel A', a grooved wheel, H', and the front end of an endless-belt seedconveyer, I. The rear end of the seed-conveyer is supported by a shaft, K', journaled in the lower ends of hangers L', that are bolted IOO near the rear ends of the side beams of frame X. A hopper, M', is secured between these side beams, over the seed-conveyer, and in this hopper is a horizontal shaft, N', having stirri ng-arms Oand a grooved Wheel, P,connected v by an endless belt, R', with the wheel H.

As the machine is drawn along the seeds in the hopper are stirred and caused to fall upon the endless traveling belt, and are by it conveyed to the upper end of the seed-conductor spout, and deposited in the furrow made by the furrow-opener, and covered by the coverer.

a represents collars which are adapted to be slipped over the sleeves a of the brackets V. These collars have rearwardly-extending ledges b', adapted for the attachment of the front ends of cultivator-plow beams c by means of bolts d.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the axle, the cottonchopper and cotton-scraper hung thereon, and extending in opposite directions, and the lever for raising them simultaneously to clear an obstruction, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the main shaft or axle with the brackets V, having the sleeves a and the grooved standards b, and the. standard W, secured in the grooved standards b, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the cotton-scrapers, the beams D, the curved guides or guards G, running in advance of the scrapers and pivoted at their rear ends to the beams, and the set-screws I, to adjust said guides or guards vertically, substantially as described.

4. 'Ihe combination of the axle, the sleeve C, journaled thereon, and having rthe parallel beams, the cottonscrapers having standards secured to the beams, and the curved guides or guards running in advance of the Scrapers, and secured to the beams, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the axle having the driving and supporting wheels, and the gearwheel K, the frame L, the shaft journaled in said frame, and having the chopping-hoes, and the pinion meshing with Wheel K, the frame B, carrying the cotton-Scrapers, brackets V, standard W, secured thereto, the brackets and frames B and L being hung on the axle, and adapted to turn thereon, the tongue,l and the lever for raising the frames B and L, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my'signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ISHAM HOLT. y

Witnesses:

W. A. VVATKINS, WILLIAM DOWEL.

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