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Grain Measure and Tally. (open access)

Grain Measure and Tally.

Patent for improving the measurement of grain.
Date: August 7, 1888
Creator: Holland, John Newton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a funnel-shaped fly trap for catching flies and other insects by either entrapment or drowning. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Raifsnider, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hedge. (open access)

Hedge.

Patent for a new way to plant hedges, which "consists in an improved method of planting and training the cactus-plant (preferably of the species known as the 'scabbard' or 'brush cactus') to adapt it to form a thick and impenetrable fence which shall resist the attacks of cattle, and will grow regularly and evenly after the young plants have been properly trained" (lines 13-20).
Date: February 7, 1882
Creator: Fleming, Edward H.
System: The Portal to Texas History