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being mounted in keepers 52 secured to the frame 18. A rack 53 is secured to the for- wardly extending portion 5 of the frame and this rack is designed to engage a projection 5 54 on the lever 7. From the foregoing the operation of my in- vention will be readily understood and may be briefly described as follows:--The driver sitting on the seat 25 may at any time dis- 1o connect the bevel gear 23 from the gear 22 by placing his foot upon the lever 48. By shifting the lever 40, the hoes or choppers are moved back and forth upon the shaft 13. This enables the driver to manually shift the 15 choppers as may be required from time to time to insure the leaving of "stands" in the row and the chopping out of the inter- vening plants. When it is desired to raise or lower the frame 1 relatively to the rear end 20 of the tongue or pole the lever 17 is raised or lowered and connected to the rack 53. My invention is of simple construction, is
strong and durable and operates efficiently for its purpose. Many changes may be made in the details 25 of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:-30 In a cotton chopper, the combination of a frame mounted on wheels, a centrally dis- posed longitudinal shaft, a hub mounted on said shaft and provided with radial hoes or choppers, an extension on the hub provided 35 with a groove, a forked connecting rod engag- ing said groove, a lever to which said connect- ing rod is pivoted, and a rack for said lever. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. CALVIN E. SMITH. Wi tnesses: B. C. HOwELL, J. W. GARNER