The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-29
STRIKES DIXIE Pillow.

pY INVITATION OF MR. y. @. WILLIAMS ar,
tismsn no oospu OF Nottowsy, number of gon-
aenen assembled at his residence Saturday Deesr.
Der ~ to test by practical experiment he comma
stlyc value of the DIXIE Pillow nanufsct,,redP H.
ssaske Co. end any other that might enter the
The plows were taken to the field at half mast tue
" a.. the foiio%Ing gentlemen acting as Judges v
" bpes, j. u. Williams, Robert Scott Jas n al
Lam WIN. 7. Christian, Richard Epes. Dr. Daring
sidney Graves, Walton sydnor F. C. Williams a.
Syd Seay, and 4 M Hurt Mr. s. Graves and walton
syunor were the principal powmen Mr.. W. sydnor
Mo,,,king the Watt pillow and 8 Graves the Dixie
Oo.n OF whom handled them with mastery Elk II and
The plows entered wore the Dixie two horse rich,
sno ieit.nand pows, and the watt two.horse left-
, Soon after the trial commenced the beam Of
me Dixie right hand broke in two aud was laid |
aside, the contest being narrowed TO the Watt Is,
nano and Dixie lefthand. The soil frat selected
was stubble loan without soil but az thu nIns
were new, and did turn in conseonenca ~ az
aoughness OF the castings after a short trial it was
ueIiuea to take them into another field where the
sp was welitrodden, tenacious clay " 18th a timo
my 500 covered with vegetation and with straw
me plows here performed their work admirable
| cu.ung and uining clear without choking
as tne Dixie was new conner as the oon tast |
msAeu warm most oil the judges took hold of II to
test personally its practical working While ,bsre
Is no intention to do injustice to any, as neither |
party had agent or representative present and 10Th
plows old WE'LL yet the trial. with the awsrd of th
Is deemed Of sufficient Importance to the in
erest OF agriculture to justify its publication
The award of the judges was unanimously in favor r
Oh the Dixie on the following grounds. !
"a 1t cut a wider furrow ga
ga. II more effectually inverted the sod. Z
stn. The draft seemed to be no greater
o'l. me mechanic al arrangement for altering out
was usened more simple aud efficient w. | v
AT the conclusion II the trial some of tho ;udo. a
we're SO pleased to determine to order thar ~ o.
, '"n a'e' >. NJ HURT, Secretary. y
certify that the above was sent to the Rcbnons z
wing Tor publication by myself that am MOI | a.
quanted with Mr. starke that he had never seen u
me paper and knew nothing of its contents and was y
~ no wise party to the trial of the plows auded .
Janparvv ,s-, j. NJ. HURT N
til
we the gss In the "PIow Trial on the farm Of CO
ar TT. ~. U Williams, published in the Whig. hereby :,
ery that was directed be sent TO that onrnsI t
$50 COMMUNICATION by the judges who made the uc
JMHURT ~
'f.if.a G WILLIAMS co "
E lstF.srI lfa w 7 CHRISTIAN NJ.
WILLIAMS i -
Janror, n ,er, JAS 8 GILLIAN. ~ e..
el -at 80 hal
70 not believe in pillow trials made BY the mann fh
uiuera themselves, but hope that every farmer mo
~ at once make full trial of the DIXIE witb tro
pow ne can find, and buy that which does ihe as
~ work. have not been able to supply the de- 500
anu, nor ny my orders for sometime and jmnst aon
ave where they rightly belong-to farm our
an, % II sTARKE. =
- io-"om No 1440 Main street ssi