Improvement in Cotton Cultivators, Scrapers, and Choppers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Cultivators, Scrapers, and Choppers.

Patent for a new cotton cultivator that allows for a worker to adjust the cultivator's angle based on soil depth.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Young, John H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows (open access)

Improvement in Plows

Patent for a new design for a subsoil plow. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Clifton, Josiah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc. (open access)

Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc.

Patent for the improvement of presses for hay and cotton, by means of a screw. It includes an illustration and description.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Cunningham, Matthew G.
System: The Portal to Texas History