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are curved toward each other, and between
which is secured the shank or standard 11 of
the furrow-opener 12, which latter may be
secured to the said standard by means of a
pivotal bolt and a break-pin, so as to give
way without injury to any of the parts of the
machine in case obstructions should be en-
countered in the nature of rocks or stumps.
To the under or rear sides of the arms 10
10, I secure an inclined chute 13, the upper
end of which is directly below the opening
N, through which the seed escapes at the rear
end of the hopper, and which serves to con-
vey the seed to the furrow. The arms 10 10
are connected with the sides of the frame by
means of inclined braces 14 14, and the said
arms, with their attachments, are thereby re-
tained in position for operation. Standards
15 15, to the lower end of which the coverers
16 are attached, are suitably connected to the
rear ends of the side pieces of the frame, and
the upper ends of said standards are likewise
connected with the sides of the frame by the
handles 17 17, which are grasped by the op-
erator, who may thereby steer the machine
when in motion.
Pivotally attached to the upper side of the
cros-piece D, near the front end of the frame,
is a forwardly-extending rod 18, the front end
of which is provided with a hook 19, to which
the draft may be attached. The front end
of the said- rod moves laterally in a slot 20,
formed in a bracket 21, attached to the up-
per side of the front piece B of the frame,
said slot serving to confine the motion of the
rod 18 within proper limits. Owing to this
method of connecting the draft to the ma-
chine the latter will be in no wise affected
by the irregular movement of the team, but
will move smoothly and evenly over the
ground.
The operation and advantages of my in-vention will be readily understood from the
foregoing description, taken in connection
with the drawings. 45
The construction of the machine is simple
and inexpensive, the spiral conveyer-shaft
performs the operation of dropping the seed
with regularity and accuracy, and the ma-
chine is capable of being operated and handled 50
conveniently by a single man.
Having thus described my invention, I claim
and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the
United States-
In a cotton-planter, the combination of a 55
rectangular frame provided near its front end
with an axle having the transporting-wheels,
the hopper having a longitudinally-grooved
bottom in which is mounted a spirally-
threaded conveyer extending through the 6o
rear end of said hopper, a transverse shaft in
front of the hopper, having a sprocket-wheel
connected by a chain with a sprocket-wheel
upon the axle, intermeshing pinions upon the
transverse shaft and the conveyer-shaft, a 65
regulating-slide, a shaft mounted longitudi-
nally in the hopper and having a series of
agitators and provided at its front end with
a pinion meshing with a spur-wheel upon
the conveyer-shaft, the arms 10, carrying the 70
shank of the furrow-opener and having an
inclined chute secured to their rear sides, the
standards connected to the rear end of the
frame and having the coverers, and the han-
dles, all arranged and combined to form an 75
organized machine, as herein set forth.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
presence of two witnesses.
JOHN R. COOK.
Witnesses:
F. H. SNIDER,
A. O. GRAVES.
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Cook, John R. Cotton-Planter, patent, October 15, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172183/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.