Soil tillage apparatus

Claim 1

IN A SOIL TILLAGE APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION OF (A) A TRACTOR INCLUDING A TRACTOR FRAME HAVING MOUNTED THEREON TRACTOR DRIVING AND SUPPORTING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH A GROUND SURFACE; (B) A FRONT TILLAGE TOOL LOCATED AHEAD OF SAID TRACTOR; (C) ABOUT TOOL MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID FRONT TILLAGE TOOL ON SAID TRACTOR FRAME AHEAD OF SAID TRACTOR DRIVING AND SUPPORTING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID TRACTOR FRAME, BETWEEN A RAISED, INOPERATIVE POSITION CLEAR OF THE GROUND AND A LOWERED, OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN IT TILLS THE SOIL BELOW SAID GROUND SURFACE, (D) SAID FRONT TOOL MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FRONT TOOL LIFTING MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FRONT VILLAGE TOOL AND SAID TRACTOR FRAME FOR MOVING SAID FRONT TILLAGE TOOL BETWEEN IT SAID RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS; (E) A CARRIER LOCATED BEHIND AND CONNECTED TO SAID TRACTOR AND INCLUDING A CARRIER FRAME HAVING MOUNTED THEREON CARRIER SUPPORTING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID GROUND SURFACE; (F) A REAR TILLAGE TOOL LOCATED BEHIND SAID CARRIER; (G) REAR TOOL MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID REAR TILLAGE TOOL ON SAID CARRIAGE FRAME BEHIND SAID CARRIER SUPPORTING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID CARRIER FRAME, BETWEEN A RAISED, INOPERATIVE POSITION CLEAR OF THE GROUND AND A LOWERED, OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN IT TILLS THE SOIL; (H) SAID REAR TOOL MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING REAR TOOL LIFTING MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID REAR TILLAGE TOOL AND SAID CARRIER FRAME FOR MOVING SAID REAR TILLAGE TOOL BETWEEN ITS RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS; (I) SAID REAR TILLAGE TOOL COMPRISING A SEEDER HAVING LATERALLY SPACED SEEDING DEVICES; AND (J) SAID CARRIER SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING LATERALLY SPACED WHEELS RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN THE PATHS OF SAID SEEDING DEVICES AND ADAPTED TO FIRM THE SOIL AHEAD OF SAID SEEDING DEVICES.