The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-04
STARKES DIXIE PLOW.

| my INVITATION OF MIR. y. O. WIgLfAMs, OF
| - the county Of Nottowsy, number of gen
tlsmen assembled at his residence saturday, Dec m
Der 10 to test by practical experiment The compsr-
| alive value of the DIXIE PLUN, manufactured ~
siarke Co and any otter that might enter. the
| field of competition.
The plows we're taken to the field at half past two
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges ".
w. Epos, j. D. Williams, Robert scott, JAS. s. Gil.
liam, VIM. 7. Christian, Richard fpcs Dr. Daring,
| Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, Il. U Williams, a..
| N. seay and j. NJ burt, MIR. 5. Graves and Walton
| sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. ". syanor
wol king the Watt pillow and 5 Graves the Dixie.
both of whom handled them with mastery SIX IA an
success.
The pows entered were the Dixie two horse right
and left-hand pIows, and the ait two horse left
hand. Soon after the tcial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie righthand broke in two aud was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left.
hand and Dixie lefthand The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the piows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after a short trial it
decided to take thom into another field woere the
soil was well-trodden tenacious clay, nth tmo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with tttaw.
The pows here performed their work admirably,
cutting aud 'urning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was conner, as the contest
waxed warm most of the judges took hold of 1t to
test personally its practical working. While there
is no intention to do injustice to any, as neither
party had agent representative present. aud 10th
plows old well, yet the trial with the award of the
Judges is deemed of sufficient importance to the in
terest of agriculture to justify its publication.
Inc award Oh the Judges was unanimously IN FAVOR
of the Dixie ON the following grounds
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow. w.
I'd. 1t cut q widerfurrow.
Sd. 1t more effectually inverted the sod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9th. The mechanic arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion Of the trial come of the judges
were so pleased as 10 determine to order them for
their own use. j. Nj. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Richmond
"Whig" for publication by myself; that am not
acquainted with Mr.. starke; that he had never
the paper and knew nothing of its contents, and
in wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to J. NJ HURT
January I, 1871.
We, the iu ges In the 'Pow Trial." on the farm of
Mr.. n @. Williams, published ia the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that journal
as a communication by the judges who made the
award. s-UI
JMHURT,
G WILLIAMS,
: W T CHRISTIAN,
JB WILLIAMS,
10 JAS GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
will at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he find, and buy that which does tho
best work. 1 have not been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave ield-trals whore they rightly belongto farm
ers themselves.
~ Phi srARKE, l
ap l3---w3m No 144O Main street.