Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. The device brushes the weevils into the furrows where they are crushed. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Scott, Earl Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopping Device (open access)

Stalk-Chopping Device

Patent for a stalk chopping device that connects to plows allowing the stalks to be plowed under the soil and used as fertilizer.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: George, James B. & Stelzig, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History