The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-29
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

DY INvIrATI0N.0F MIR. Il. @. WILLIAMS, OF
| ID the county of Nottoway, a number of gen.
tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday, Deoem.
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar-
| alive value of the DIXIE PL0W, manufactured by
starke Co., and any other that might enter. the
| field of competition.
The plows were taken TO the field at half past two
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting judges II.
W. Epes, J. D. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. GIL
liam, VIM. 7. Christian, Richard Epes, DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, +. O. Williams, G.
N. sesy, and J. NJ. Hurt. Mr.. g. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen. Mr.. w. sydnor
| working the Watt pillow and 8. Graves the Dixie
both OF whom handled them With mastery skill and
success.
This plows entered the Dixie two.horse right
and left-hand plows, and the Watt twohorse 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 the Watt left
hand and Dixie left hand. Tho soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after short trial it was
soil was weltrodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting and turning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was conner, the contest
waxed 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 neither
plows did we'll, yet the trial. with the award of the
Judges, is deemed of sufficient importance to the in
terest of agriculture to Justify its publication.
The award of the judges was unanimously in favor
of the Dixie on the following grounds:
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut wider furrow.
Sd. 1t more effectualy inverted the sod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion Of 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 no wise party to the trial Of the plows alluded
to J. M. HURT.
January T. 1871
We the juf ges In the "Plow Trial." on the farm of
Mr.. +. O. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that it was directed to be sent to that journal
as communication by the judges who made the |
award.
JMHURT,
FC WILLIAMS, |
w CHRISTIAN,
B WILLIAMS, |
JAS 8 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 plow he can find, and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must |
leave eld-trias whore they rightly belong-to farm.
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE.
ap l3-w3m No 1440 Main street. |