The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

| DY INvITATI0Nsos an. n. O. WILLIAMS, or
| ID the county Of Nottowsy q number of gen.
tlemen assembled at ibis residence Saturday Dectm-
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar.
alive value of the DIXIE PLOW, manufactured by
starko Co., and any other that might enter the
field of competition.
The piows we're taken to the field OF half past two
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting judges r..
W. Epes, j. D. Williams, Robert scott, Jas. s. Gil.
liam, VIM. I. Christian, Richsrd Epes. DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, +. @ Williams, q.
N. seay, and J. NJ. Hurt. Mr. s. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. W. sydnor
both Of whom handled them with mastery skill ard
success. rEF
he plows entered were the Dixie two-horse right
and left-hand plows, and the xatt two-horse left
hand. Soon after the trial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie right hand 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
now, and did not turn in consequence Of the
roughnoss of the castings, after short trial 1t
decded to take them into another field where the
coil was well-troddep, tenacious clay. With tmo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting aud lurning clear without choking.
AS the Dixie was new conner. the contest
waxed warm most of the judges took hold Of 1t 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 both
p1ows old WE'LL yet the trial. with the award of the
Judges is deemed of sufficient i'm portauce the m
tersst of agriculture to justify Its publication.
of the Dixie on the following grounds:
let. 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut O wider firrow.
Sd 1t more tffectuay inverted the sod.
9TH. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9th. The mechabi, al arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion Of the trial some of the Judges
were pleased as TO determine to order them for
their own use. J. M. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"Whig" for publication by myself that / am not
acquainted with Ar. Starke that he had nevsr seen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents aud was
In no wise party to the trial Of the pows alluded
TO J. NJ. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the iui ges in the "Plow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. r. O. Williams published In the Wing, hereby
certify that 1t directed to be sent to that journal
as q communication by the judges who made the
award. s.
JMHURT,
FC WILLIAMS
w T CHRISTIAN
B WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-.
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
wi at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he can find, and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill NY orders for sometime, and must
leave feld-trials where they rightly beong-to farm
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No l440 Main street.