Improvement in Machines for Extracting Cotton and Corn Stalks. (open access)

Improvement in Machines for Extracting Cotton and Corn Stalks.

Patent for the improvement of pulling the roots of cotton and corn stalks while minimizing the damage to the soil, including illustration.
Date: February 19, 1861
Creator: Bishop, Josiah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smith's Forge. (open access)

Smith's Forge.

Patent for "The improvements consists of a cast iron box" (line 12).
Date: February 12, 1867
Creator: Risher, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History