Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1887
Complete Left, 29th June, 1887
Complete Accepted, 29th Nov., 1887
1, JOHN FORSTER, of Longriggthorn Irthington Brampton Cumberland, Farmer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention is for shaving or hoeing two stitches or drills of Turnips Potatoes or
other plants at once on both sides of the stitches or drills so as to leave the inclined
sides of the drills smooth and clean and this invention is constructed as follows:-
Two single harrows each constructed as hereinafter described to shave or hoe a single
drill are connected together by cross bars in such manner that the distance apart can
be varied to suit the distance between the stitches or drills. Each of these single
harrows is made to open in the middle by being divided in halves longitudinally and
fixed underneath each of them are shavers or hoes (preferably four in number at each
side) which are inclined upwardly towards each other and towards the front of the
machine so as to fit the stitches or drills. The shavers or hoes are fixed to the
harrows by upright screwed shanks (preferably two in number on each shaver) which
pass through holes therein where they are secured by lock nuts so that the angle of
the shavers can be varied to suit the sides of the drills. The distance apart of the two
halves of the single harrows can be varied to suit any size stitch and fit close to the
turnips or other plants by one half being pinned in any required position on side
projecting bars on the other half.
In another form of my invention for use on heavy soil I employ teeth (preferably
eight in number) on each side of the harrow in combination with the shavers or hoes.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1887.
.
JOHN FORSTER.
Per Charles Bosworth Ketley,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Combined Drill Harrow and Horse Hoe.
I, JOHN FORSTER, Longriggthorn Irthington Brampton Cumberland Farmer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
:-
This Invention is for shaving or hoeing the sides of two stitches or drills of potatoes
turnips or other plants at once on both sides of the stitches or drills so as to leave the
inclined sides of the drills smooth and clean, and this invention is constructed as
follows:-
Two single harrows each constructed as hereinafter described to shave or hoe a single
drill are connected together by cross bars in such manner that their distance apart can
be varied to suit the distance between the stitches or drills. Each of these single
harrows is made to open in the middle by being divided in halves longitudinally and
fixed underneath each of them are shavers or hoes (preferably four in number at each
side) which are inclined upwardly towards each other and towards the front of the
machine so as to fit the stitches or drills. The shavers or hoes are fixed to the
barrows by upright screwed shanks (preferably two in number on each shaver) which
pass through holes therein where they are secured by lock nuts so that the angle of
the shavers can be varied to suit the sides of the drills. The distance apart of the two
halves of the single harrows can be varied to suit any size stitch and fit close to the
turnips or other plants by one half being pinned in any required position on side
projecting bars on the other half.
The said improved combined drill harrow and horse hoe is represented on the
accompanying drawings in plan by Fig. 1, in side elevation by Fig. 2 and in front
elevation by Fig. 3. Fig. 4 represents in plan, side and end elevations one half of
one of the single harrows and Fig. 5 represents similar views of the other half of the
same and Fig. 6 represents one of the shavers or hoes separately. Fig. 7 is a plan
and Fig. 8 a side elevation of a modified form of the combined harrow and horse hoe
represented by the preceeding Figures.
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the Figures.
Referring firstly more particularly to Figs. 1 to 6, both inclusive, A, A are the two
single harrows each arranged to hoe or shave a single stitch or drill and connected
together as hereinafter described by the two cross bars C, C so that together they
operate on both sides of two stitches or drills at the same time. Each of the single
harrows A, A is made in halves marked respectively a, each half being in the form
of a rectangular frame and preferably made of flat iron connected together by side
projecting bars & formed on the frames a' which pass through corresponding holes c
in the frames a². The holes c are conveniently formed by caps d made to embrace the
bars band bolted to the frames a, a². In each of the bars b is a row of holes e
through which a pin passes and through corresponding holes in the caps or frames by
which the halves of the single harrows can be fixed at any required distance apart to

page_text: suit any size of stitch or drill. The single harrows A, A can be fixed at any required
distance from each other to suit the distance apart of the stitches or drills by the
bolts f which pass through any one of the row of holes e in the cross bars C¹, Cand
through the halves a' of the harrows. The shavers or hoos are marked G and are
arranged in sets of four on each side of the harrows A, A ; as will be seen by an
examination of the drawings they are inclined upwardly towards each other and
towards the front of the machine so as to fit the stitches or drills. Each of these
shavers G is preferably formed of a strip of steel somewhat sharpened along its front
edge g and thicker at its back edge where the two upright screwed shanks h are
welded on, which latter pass through holes in the harrows. The lock nuts on the
shanks enable the shavers to be set to suit different angles of the sides of the drills.
K, K are handle bars bolted to the bars, and L L are uprights bolted to the
barrows for the purpose of drawing it along to which the draught chains M, M are
connected.
In another form of my invention represented in plan by Fig. 7 and in elevation by
Fig. 8 I employ teeth n (preferably eight in number on each side of the harrows A, A)
in combination with the shavers or hoes G. These teeth are fixed to bars o of similar
form to the shavers or hoes G and provided with similar screwed shanks and placed in
front of the shavers to break up the ground.
It will be evident that without departing from the nature of my invention, one of
the single harrows or hoes A may be used alone for operating on one stitch only, or
more than two of the harrows can be combined together for operating on more than
two stitches at once similarly to the harrows or hoes hereinbefore described for
operating on two stitches.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
1st. In a drill harrow and horse hoe for the purposes herein set forth the employ-
ment of the shavers or hoes G inclined upwardly towards each other and towards the
front so as to fit on the sides of the drill the said shavers or hoes being adjustably
connected to the harrow by screwed shanks / substantially as described which
permit of the angle of the shavers or hoes being varied to suit different inclinations
of the sides of the drills as herein set forth.
2nd. A drill harrow or horse hoe for the purposes herein set forth divided
centrally from front to back into two parts which are adjustably connected together
and carry shavers or hoes underneath to fit the sides of the drills for the purpose
and substantially as hereinbefore described.
3rd. The improved drill harrow and horse hoe hereinbefore described and represented
in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings, and
4th. The modified form of drill harrow and horse hoe herein before described and
represented in Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
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