Also making the screw spindle removable from the seat, substantially as set forth. 71,968.--PLOW.--T.E.C. Brinly, Louisville, Ky. I claim, 1st, The mode of attaching the beam, D, to the plows by a socket, C, connected with the land side by braces, B B, substantially as set forth. 2d, The combination of the socket, C, constructed with diagonal flanges, C', the handles, and the beam, substantially as set forth. 71,969.--COMBINED SHOVEL AND SIFTER.--Stephen P. Brooks (assignor to himself and Benjamin Woodward), Somerville, Mass. I claim the within-described combined shovel and sifter, constructed and operating substantially as set forth. 71,970.--SEAT AND DESK.--A.H. Brown, May's Landing, N.J. I claim the hinged brace, J, passing through the guides, M, upon the inside of the ends, B, of the seat and hinged to the outer edge of the folding desk, H, all arranged as described whereby the gravity of the brace, J, as the desk is raised causes the L-shaped notch, L, to fit and catch in the guide, M, to hold the said desk raised, for the purpose specified. 71,971.--GRAIN FORK.--E G. Bullis, Manchester, Iowa, assignor to Charles J. Riggs, same place, and said Riggs assignor to D E. Lyon, Dubuque, Iowa. I claim, 1st, The combination of a band-cutting device with a pitching fork, substantially as and for the purposes described. 2d, The combination of the rearwardly-extended parts of the tines, C, the cross head, B, grooved bars, E, sliding cutter, F, and springs, L, with each other, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. 3d, The combination of the pivoted or jointed bars, G H I, with the sliding cutter, F, shank, J, of the fork head and handle, A, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. 71,972.--SEED PLANTER.--Matthew S. Burdick. Milton, Wis., assignor for himself and John M. May. I claim, 1st, Thumb screw, I, in combination with part, H, and seed cup bar, D, when constructed, connected together and used substantially as and for the purposes described. 3d, Seed-cup bar, E, or its equivalent, when combined with seed-cup bar, D, in the same planting machine so that corn and pumpkin seed and other flat seeds, as squash and melon seeds, may be planted at one operation, substantially as described. 3d, Spring, O, or its equivalent, attached to and combined with seed-cup bar, E, substantially as and for the purposes described. 4th, Jaws or points, F and G, provided with partitions, h and h, for the purpose of dividing the seed, when used in combination with parts, A and A' B and E and N, substantially as described. 5th, A general arrangement and combination of legs or bars, A and A', hoppers, B and C, seed-cup bars, D and E, covering, N, and jaws, F and G, when constructed, connected together and used substantially as and for the purposes described. 71,973.--PULLEY BLOCK.--John A. Burnap, Albany, N. Y.