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Corn-Shuck Chopper.

Description: Patent for "an implement for cutting and removing the corn shuck or husk from the ear of corn more rapidly than any machine in the market. The invention consists of a table having in the middle of the top a longitudinal recess wit grooves on its sides, in which by means of pressing down a treadle a horizontal knife-blade slides to and fro. This knife-blade carries on its upper side a pair of movable clamps for holding an ear of corn in its place against an upright standard which is fastened on … more
Date: November 5, 1901
Creator: Pluck, James
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Corn-Popper

Description: Patent for a corn popper used for popping corn and general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, G. B.
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Corn-Popper

Description: Patent for a corn popper. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
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Check-Row Attachment for Corn-Planters

Description: Patent for "an improved check-row attachment for corn-planting machines, the object of my invention being to provide an efficient mechanism for actuating the seed-dropping mechanism of the corn-planter and which my be operated by the feet of the driver or by a check-wire in such manner as to cause the seeds to be planted in check-rows." (lines 8-15) including illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Agee, George S.
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Composition Fuel

Description: Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
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Corn or Grain Knife

Description: Patent for a corn or grain knife used for harvesting. Illustration included.
Date: November 1, 1904
Creator: Tilley, Louis R.
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Corn-Thinner.

Description: Patent for improvements in corn-thinners for removing excess stalks in the field by constructing the “upper portion’s blade flat to present straight side cutting edges, and having the lower portion curved transversely to present to a lower semicircular cutting edge.” (Lines 53-56.) With this design, the operator would not have to stoop over, making the thinning operation easier. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: Horn, Henry G.
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Corn-Planter.

Description: Patent for a cotton or corn planter with detachable parts.
Date: August 2, 1887
Creator: Yarborough, William O.
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Corn-Sheller.

Description: Patent for improvements in corn-shellers in which it would be easily-operated and consists of “a semi-cylindrical trough having serrations upon the sides and bottom thereof, so that upon pushing the ear back and forth in the trough the corn will be scraped off.” (Lines 22-25) Illustration is included.
Date: June 2, 1891
Creator: Townsley, Christopher C.
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Corn-Header.

Description: Patent for a device for the removal of the heads of corn. The device contains a blade and attaches to a person's hand.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Hooper, Howard Henry
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Corn-Heading Knife

Description: Patent for improvements in the cutting blades of corn-heading knives that are worn on the hands. Illustrations included.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: Owen, Melville D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Row-Binder.

Description: Patent for a type of new row binders by "use of rotary cuffs and adjustable bottom disposed conveyer belts" (lines 14-15), with illustrations.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Gruben, Edward J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corn-Topper.

Description: Patent for corn-toppers for cutting off the heads of Kafir corn, milo maze, and other similar grain plants.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Pletcher, Thomas S.
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Antifriction-Bearing for Cutting Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a rotary cutting tool meant for corn harvesting that is more durable and efficient at cutting corn stalks than previously used stationary knives.
Date: February 1, 1916
Creator: Roten, Henry G. & Embry, William M.
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Twin Cultivating-Harrow.

Description: Patent for a twin cultivating harrow with an especially designed coupling that connects the harrow frames. It is adjustable and is meant to cultivate corn, cotton, and similar crops.
Date: July 18, 1893
Creator: Waldrip, Thomas A.
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Improvements in Corn-Shellers.

Description: Patent for an improved "Combined Corn Husker, Sheller, and Cleaner" (lines 4-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 17, 1875
Creator: Creekmore, Hiram C.
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Two-Row Cotton and Corn Planter.

Description: Patent for cotton and corn planters. The invention is for a two row type planter that allows for planting on "beds" or "listed" land.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Henefield, John B. & Henefield, Edward I.
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Kafir-Corn-Heading Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved Kafir corn heading machine.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Norris, John, Jr.
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Improvement in Cultivators.

Description: Patent for an improvement in the design of corn cultivators, including illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1873
Creator: Helm, Jack
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Maize Header and Cutter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved hand-operated implement designed for cutting heads of Kafir corn or maize in a more simple and efficient manner, including illustrations.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Grindstaff, Isaac S. & Johnson, Luke
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Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planter.

Description: Patent for a "new and improved corn and cotton planter" (lines 3-4), to plant both cotton and corn seed,including instructions and illustrations. The configuration includes a new combination of parts.
Date: December 25, 1877
Creator: Domschke, Charles
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Improvement in Convertible Cotton-Planter.

Description: Patent for improvement in convertible cotton-planters. The mechanism has a seed-dropping mechanism and a rear or side plow covers the dropped seed.
Date: December 20, 1877
Creator: Willie, William T.
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Improvement in Combined Planter and Cultivator.

Description: Patent for "a simple, practical combined planter and cotton and corn cultivator, which shall be easily adjusted and operated, and shall be cheap and durable" (lines 11-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: August 20, 1867
Creator: Adams, Jesse
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Stalk-Puller, Seeder, and Pulverizer

Description: Patent for an implement for pulling stalks, seeding, planting, and pulverizing the ground. Illustrations included.
Date: June 23, 1908
Creator: Bogue, Robert Jackson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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