(under the class definition) Apparatus which include in addition to a means to unearth a plant or buried object from the soil, a member having a soft or flexible portion or portions adapted to contact the plant or object after it has been freed from any substantial accumulation of accompaning earth inorder to frictionally engage or impinge upon the surface of said plant or object for the disclosed purpose of removing adhering surface dirt or other foreign matter.
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12, for means to clean some portion of the unearthing apparatus outside of the normal path of the unearthed articles.
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15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning, especially
3.1+, for vegetable brushing, wiping or cleaning apparatus.