The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-18
SrARKE'S DIXIE Pillow.

10y INVITATION OF MR. +. O. WILLIAMS, OF
- the county of Nottoway, q number of gem
tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday, Decem-
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar
alive value of the DIXIE Pillow, manufactured by
Starke & Co., and any other that might enter the
feld of competition.
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges F.
", Epes j. d. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gil
liam, VIM. I. Christian, Richard Epes, DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves Walton Sydnor, i. Q. Williams, G.
Seay, and j. NJ Hurt. Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
5ydnor were the principal plowmen. MIR. w. Sydnor
working the Watt pillow and s. Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them wit mastery skill and
success
The plows entered were the Dixie twohorse right
and left-hand plows, and the Hatt twohorse left
hand. Soon after the trial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie right hand broke in two and laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie lefthand. The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after short trial it
decided to tab them into another field where the
soil well-trodden, 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 new conner. as 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
party had agent or representative present. aud 10th
plows did WELL yet the trial. with the award of the
judges is deemed of sufficient importance to the in
terest of agriculture to justify its publication.
of the Dixie on the following grounds:
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow.
3D. 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 of the judges
were pleased as to determine to order them for
their own use. JIM. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to tho Richmond
"Whig' for publication by myself; that am not
acquainted with Mr.. Starke; that he had
the paper and knew nothing of it's contents, and
in no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
| to ]. NJ. HURT.
january, 1871.
We, the JUG ges in the "Plow Trial. the farm of
| Mr. r. G. williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that journal
as communication by the judges who made the
| award. eae .--E
| 20 WILLIAMS,
| W T CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January Q, 1871.
I 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 pillow he find, and buy that which does the
| best work. have not been able to supply the de-
| mand, fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave eld-trals where they rightly belongto farm
PHI sTARKE,
| ap 13-w3m No 1440 Main street.
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Address,
VICTORIA MANUFACTURING CO.,
de 9--w1y II Park Place. New York.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
L STATES for the Eastern District of Virginia.
In the matter of John Carpenter, bankrupt-ir
| bankruptcy.
AT Richmond Va, this 2lst day of March, 1871.