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with a transverse opening, i, and the lugs or
tongues h of the removable wings are provided
with a similar opening, j, which aligns with
the opening i when the wings are fitted to the
5 sweep, and through these aligned openings are
passed through-bolts I, the inner ends of which
receive nuts J, that draw the heads of the bolts
against the tongues of the removable wings
and firmly bind the latter in their proper place.
Io The wings B and G are twisted and curved
transversely and longitudinally, as shown, so
that the upper inner edges thereof overhang
the sweep, and by means of this peculiar form
of the wings the dirt or soil is more effectually
15 and evenly thrown to one side of the sweep
and upon the growing plants.
When it is desired to throw the dirt upon
only the plants at one side of the furrow, one
of the removable wings is detached, and if
20 the soil is to be thrown upon the other side of
the furrow, or the device is to be used for
throwing the dirt upon the hills on both sides
of the furrow, the other or both of the wings
are adjusted and secured in place.
25 We have found by practical experimentsthat
our improved sweep is especially valuable in
cultivating corn, cotton, and cane in wet
weather, as well as in dry weather, and for
clearing the furrow of grass, and the device is
30 especially valuable in the cultivation of corn
and cotton plants while they are young, as it
throws only the necessarv or required quan-tity of earth upon the plants and does not com-
pletely cover them.
Our improved sweep can be secured to a 35
plow-stock of any class and in any suitable
manner; but as the invention in the present
case is confined to the peculiar form of sweep
herein shown and described we have not
deemed it necessary to illustrate the plow- 40
stock.
The plate E maybe formed integral with the
removable point and bear against the sweep,
or it may be formed with the sweep and bear
against the point. 45
Having thus fully described our invention,
what we claim as new, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
A cotton-sweep formed with tapering sides
having the bent edges or flanges b, and curved 50o
in transverse section, in combination with the
independently-removable wings B G, secured
to the upper edges of the sweep on opposite
sides of its longitudinal axis, each wing being
twisted to cause its inner edge to overhang the 55
body of the sweep, substantially as described.
In testimony that we claim the foregoing as
our own we have hereto affixed our signatures
in presence of two witnesses.
SAMUEL TIMOTHY LEWIS.
JOHN HENDRICK BABB.
Witnesses:
C. M. FORD,
P. K. GORLL.
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Lewis, Samuel Timothy & Babb, John Hendrick. Corn and Cotton Sweep., patent, September 28, 1886; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171351/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.