The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-31

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BY INVITATION OF MIR. +. q. WILLIAMS,
OF the county OF Nottoway, a number of gentle
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De-
yalSe Of tie 1 Dixie Pow %an as
Iactured hy Starke Co., and any sotherathat
might enter the field of competition. -
The plows were taken to the field at half
past two I. M, the following gentlemen acting as
Judges: +. w. Eppes, ]. Il. Williams, Robert
S SEQ jas 3 Gillian, VIM I. Christian, Rich
Hurt: Mr.. s. Graves and Walton Sydhor We're
the principal plownien. Mr.. w. Sitinor working
the watt pillow, and =. Graves the Dixie-.both Of
whom handled them with mastery skill and
success iiff9 llIl .fs'J a7lf E777'i y lJ1i717,
Those entered were the Dixie two-horse right and
left-hand plows, and the Watt 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 tothe Watt left
hand and Dixie right7hand The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil; but as the plows
We're new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness Of the. castings, after short trial it
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was 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. r
AS the Dixie was a now conner as the contest
waxed warm most of the Judges took hold of it
to test personally its practical; working While
rnsre Is no intention to do injustice to any, as
sent, and both plows did WELL yet the trial. with
the award of the judges, is deemed of sufficient
Importance to the interest of agriculture to iust-
fly its publication. ~ 81 .-sfia = ~
The award of the Judges was unanimously in
favor Of the Dixie on the following grounds iS..a
LIST. 1t cut q deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow '''isN ''lN
Sd. 1t more efect1ally inverted the sod rs liat
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater p.
r 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
I'M HURT Secretary.
I certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond "Whig'i for publication by myself; that i
am not acquainted with Mr.. Starl1e; that he had
never seen. the paper and knew nothing of It's
contents, and was in no wise a party to the trial
January 7, 1871. i''H J. M HURT
We, the judges in the ''Plow Trial. on the
farm of Mr.. +. @. Williams, published in the
Wing hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that journal as q communication by the
judges who made the award. .snsl,f2.fiigrll
]. M. HURT,
F. G. WILLIAMS, "
~ f5ifiili W.T.. CHRISTIAN,
fntR .l!lg-la - J. b. WILLIAMS, d
January o, ISL ,es JAS, S. GILLIAN, n.
do not believe in plow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
farmer will ut once make full trial of the DIXIE
with every pillow he can find, and buy that which
does the best work. have been not able to supply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave field -trials where they rightly belong
ic H m ,t3iIaP II. STARKE,iW
ap l2-w3m NJ Il f No l440 Main Street.