The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-05
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
CTARKE's DINE rIow.

STARKE's DIME Flow
Dy INy1rAf'foN OF MIR. +. @. WILLIAMS.
OF nc county ot Nottcway, a number of gentle
mon nbltd at his residence Saturday. De
ce,rr "a to ts.t by pT s, experiment Che
factnredlty Sta+e & CO., aIid any other that
might enter the field of competition
The plows were taken to the field at half
past TWO i. NJ the following gentlemen acting as
Judges +, w Eppcs, j, b., Williams, Robert
Scot, Jas. Gillian, Vim. T. Christian, Rich
arh fppes, Or. Daring, Sidney Grayes Walton
Hurt Mr.. s. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the principal powmeii. MIR. ssiuinor working
the Watt pillow, and 5. Graves the Dixie--both of
success ~
Those entered were the Dixie twohorse right and
iestshand plows, aud tue Watt two-horse left
hand. soon after tire trial COMMENCED the beam
of the Dixie right-hand broke in two and was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie right-hand.f The soil firstseected
was stubble loan withoutsoil; but as the blows
We're new, and did not turn in consequence OF the
iroughness of the castings after a short trial it
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was u well-trodden, tenacious clay with
a timothy sod covered with vegetation and with
straw. The plows here performed their work adj
mirably, cutting and turning without choking
As the Dixie was new conner, as the contest
wixed warm most.of the judges took hold of it
to test personally its practical working. While
there is no intention to. do Injustice TO any as
ssn and party hG had o I s ATTY
Il y
the award of the judges, is deemed of sufficient
Importance to the Interest Of agriculture to iusti-
| fy its publication. Il .-l 10 iafsltlilr.a.s fsss
The award of the judges was unanimously in
favor of the Dixie ON the following grounds
LIST. 1t cut deeper furTow. IS b 10
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow.
Sd. 1t more effectualIy inverted the sod q
l. 4th., The draft seemed to be no greater ,,
I 9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering
\ cut was deemed more simple aud efficient. So
At the, conclusion of the trial some of the
| judges were so pleased as to determine to order
| them for their own use.
I re j. M HURT, Secretary.
/ certify thai. the above was sent to the Rich
mond Wing: for publication by myself; that /
am not acquainted With Mr. Starl1e; that he had
never seen the pnper tind knew nothing of its
contents, and was in no wise aparty TO the trial
q I .ne piows altliaep 70 isaajl1 u, ,,,,,r
| We, the judges in lthe ''Plow Trial,''l ON the
farm OF Nh, +. G. Williams, published in the
"WlIie, hereby certify That 1t was directed to be
sent TO thar joul'ffil as communication by the
judges who made the award. 1ai9ns siUfl
l8a irs VIf u 9Al H9II; ". i MTAl, 49,
I ia3 t9s tA fsN w. 4. CHRISTIAN,
| -i,!s.Lg ,3ggig y B. WILLIAMS.
January 0, 1871. JAS S. GILLIAN.
| do not believe in plow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
farinerw at once make a full trial of the DIXIE
| with every plow he can find and buy that which
does theibest work. Have been not able tosuppy
the demand. nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave field trials where they rightly belong
| Ito themselves
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