The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-09
STARKE'S DIXIE pLOW.

| ID Y INVITATION OF MR.. +. O. WILLIAMS, OF
| ID the county of Eottowsy, q number Of gen.
| tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday, Deem.
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the comper.
| alive value Of the DIXIE Pillow, manufactured by
starke Co, and any otLer 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 r.
W. Epes, j. 0. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gill
liam, VIM. T. Christian, Richard Bpes. Dr. Daring,
| Sidney Graves Walton sydnor, f.. O. Williams, g..
| N. seay, aud j. III Hurt Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
| sydnor were the principal powmen Mr.. W. sydnor
wo, king the Watt pillow and Graves tie Dixie
both of whom handled them with mastery skill and
success.
The plows entered were the Dixie two.horse right
and left-hand pows, and the ~att two.horsc left
hand Soon after the trial commenced the beam Of
the Dixie ght hand broke in two and was laid
aside the contest being narrowed to the Watt left.
hand and Dixie left hand. The soil first selected
was stubbe loan without soil but as the plows
we're new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after O short trial 1t
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was welltrodden tenacious clay, it'll timo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation aud with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably
cutting aud urning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was new conner. the contest
waxed warm most Of the judges took hold of it 10
test personally its practical working While there
is no intention to do injustice TO any, as neither
party had agent or representative present. and 10th
plows did we'll yet the trial with the award of the
judges, is deemed of sufficient i'm portauoe to the in
terest OF agriculture to justify its publication
The award of the judges unanimously in favor
of the Dixie on the following grounds
LIST. 1t cut n deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow.
Sd 1t more sffectusIly inverted the sod.
4th The draft seemed to be greater.
9th. The mechani al arrangement for altering cut
was d. emed more simple and efficient
At the conclusion tf the trial some of the Judges
were SO pleased as 10 determiae to order them for
their own use. J. M. HURT, Secretary.
1 certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"Whis" for publication by myself; that | am not
acquainted with Mr.. starke; that be had nevsr
the paper aud knew nothing of Its contents and was
In no wise party to the trial Of the piows alluded
to J. NJ. HURT
January 7, 1871.
We, the iu ges in the "Pow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. r. o. Williams, published in the Wing hereby
certify that it directed to be sent that journal
as communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT
&c WILLIAMS,
W 7 CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS s GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-
facu'ers themselves, but hope that every farmer
viii at once make a full trial of the DIXIE with
eycry pillow he find, and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
maud, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave eld-trials whore they rightly belongto farm
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE.
ap 13-w3m No l440 Main street.