The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-20
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

DY INvITATloNi0F Nh y. o. WILLIAMS OF
ID the county of Nottowsy, number of gem
Der TO- to test BY practical experiment the oompsr.
| alive value of the Dixie Pillow, manufactured by
starke. a Co. and any Other that might enter. the
Tho piows we're taken to the field at half past two
z: d.. the following gentlemen acting as judges Il.
w Epes J, D. Williams, Robert SCOTT, Jas. 8. GIL
liam, VIM. T. Christian, Richard Epes. DR.. Daring
Sidney Graves, Walton Sydnor, +. O. Williams, q.
n seay, and J. N. Hurt. Mr. 8. Graves and Walton
sydnor were The principal plowmen Mr. W. sydnor
woi King the Watt pillow and Graves the Dixie
both OF whom handled them with mastery sk II and
success. -7~r
The pows entered wero the Dixie two borse right
and left-hand pIows, and the att two horse left
hand Soon after the trial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie right hand broke in two and was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to tho Watt left
hand and Dixie lefthand. The soil first selected
was a stubble loan without soil but the pIows
were now, and did not turn IN consequence Of the
roughness Of the castings, after short trial 1t
decided to tab them into another field where the
soil was well-trodden, tenacious clay, it'll timo
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The pows hero performed their work admirably,
cutting and urning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was new 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, neither
party had agent or representative present and 10th
plows old well, yet the trial. with the award Of the
Judges is deemed of sufficient importance to the h
terest Of agriculture to Justify its publication.
The award of the judges was unanimously in favor
OF the Dlxle on the Following grounds.
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow.
%. 1t cut wider furrow.
Sd 1t more effectually inverted the sod.
9TH. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9Th The mechanic al arrangement for altering cut |
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion II the trial some of the Judges |
were so pleased as to 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 seen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents and was
In wise party TO the trial of the pows alluded
to J. NJ. HURT.
January :, 1871.
We, the iuiges In the "PIow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. y. O. Williams, published In the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed be sent to that Journal
rs communication by the judges who made the
award
HURT,
&c WILLIAMS
W T CHRISTIAN, |
JB WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January Q, 1871.
do not believe In pillow trials made by the manu-
facturers themselves but hope that every farmer |
viii at once mako full trial of the DIXIE with
svery pillow he find, and buy that which does the
test work. l have not been able to supply the de-
nand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
cave feld-trias where they rightly belong-to farm
Yrs themselves.
PHI sTARKB
ap 13-w3m No l440 Main street.