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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
ROBERT H. RHEA, OF DOUGLASSVILLE, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN CORN AND COTTON PLANTERS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,797, dated December 23, 1879; application filed
October 23, 1879.To all achon it may concern:
Be it known that I, ROBT. I. lRHEA, of
Douglassville, in the county of Cass and State
of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
ful Improvements in Corn and Cotton Plant-
ers; and I do hereby declare the following to
be a full, clear, and exact description of the
invention, such as will enable others skilled
in the art to which it appertains to make and
use the same, reference being had to the ac-
companying drawings, and to letters of refer-
ence marked thereon, which form a part of
this specification.
Figure 1 represents a side view of my im-
proved machine; Fig. 2. a top view with the
seed-hopper removed. Figs. 3 and 4 are de.
tail views, to be hereinafter referred to.
This invention relates to certain new and
useful improvements in the class of machines
especially adapted to be converted either into
a cotton or corn planter; and to this end the
invention consists in the general construction
and combination of parts, all as will be here-
inafter fully described, and specifically pointed
out in the claims.
To enable others skilled in the art to which
my invention appertains to make and use the
same, I will now proceed to describe its con-
struction and operation.
In the drawings, A represents the main
frame of the machine, and B a shaft pass.
ing transversely through it, and upon which
are mounted the wheels C C, and also cen-
trally thereon the seed-cylinder D, over which
and upon the frame A is mounted the re-
movable hopper E, secured thereto by the
hooks e e engaging with the staples e' ea'. F
represents a series of transverse metallic
straps set into and secured upon the seed-
cylinder at equal distances apart around the
same, which are provided with spikes .f for
the purpose of drilling cotton-seed. G repre-
sents a series of interchangeable straps pro-
vided with openings g, for the reception of
the seed when planting corn. I represents a
pivoted cut-off, andJa pivoted brushforregu-
lating and controlling the quantity of seed
passing from the hopper to the seed-cylinder
when planting corn, and which are thrown
back out of the way when planting or drilling
cotton-seed, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.
The bottom of the frame A, under the seed-cylinder, is provided with adjustable slides,
for regulating the quantity of seed to be sown
when drilling cotton-seed.
K represents the plow or shovel for form-
ing the furrow, secured to the beam k, and
L represents a scraper arranged in rear of the
plow, for smoothing out the furrow formed by
the plow.
II represents the scraper or coverer, pivoted
to the sides of the rear portion of the frame
A, and which is provided with arms am in, pro-
jecting forward under the axle or shaft B, for
the purpose of preventing the scraper or cov-
erer falling too low when lifting up the rear
end of planter.
The planter is provided with the usual han-
dles b. for guiding the same, and also a
tongue, c.
When using the machine as a corn-planter,
the straps G are used in place of the straps
F, and the valve or cut-off I and brush J
turned over upon the cylinder, so that it will
drop the corn in hills in the usual manner;
and when using the machine for drilling cot-
ton-seed, the straps F, with the spikes f, are
used in place of the straps G, and the cut-off
and brush turned over out of the way, as be-
fore referred to.
Having thus fully described my invention,
what I claim as new, and Qlesire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
1. In cotton-seed and corn planter, the com-
bination of the interchangeable metallic straps
Ff and G g, the seed-cylinder D, and pivoted
cut-off' I and pivoted brush J, substantially
as and for the purpose herein shown and de-
scribed.
2. In a combined cotton - seed and corn
planter, the interchangeable metallic straps
F f and G g, the seed-cylinder D, pivoted cut-
off I, pivoted brash J, plow K, scraper L, and
pivoted coverer l, the several parts construct-
ed and arranged to operate substantially as
shown and described.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing I
have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of
June, 1879.
ROBERT H. RHEA.
Witnesses:
J. E. MORRIS,
A. T. HIELDT.
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Rhea, Robert H. Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planters., patent, December 23, 1879; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169934/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.