The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-26
STARKE'S DIXIE Pillow.

DY INVITATION OF MIR. f. G. WILLIAMS, OF
D.the county of Nottoway, number of gen
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
The plows were taken to the field at half past two
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges +.
w. Epes, J. d. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gill
liam VIM. T. Christian, Richard Epes, DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton Sydnor, +. G. Williams, q.
N seay, and J. NJ. Hurt. Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
Sydnor were the principal piowmen. Mr. W. Sydnor
working the Watt pillow and 8. Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them wi tn mastery skill and
success.
The plows entered were the Dixie wo.horse right
and left-hand plows and the Satt two.horse 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 left-hand 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 take 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 aud turning clear without choking.
AS the Dixie was a 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, neither
party had agent or representative present and both
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.
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 a wider furrow.
3D. 1t more effectually inverted the sod
4th The draft seemed to be no greater.
5th The mechanical arrangement for altering cut
deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion of the trial some of the judges
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 nevsr
in wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to J. NJ. HURT
January 7, 1871.
We, the gss In the "Plow Trial." the farm of
Mr. f. @. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that journal
as a Communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT,
@ WILLIAMS,
W 7 CHRISTIAN,
] B WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January Q, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-.
facturers themselves. but hope that every farmer
will at once make a 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, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave ield-trals where they rightly belongto farm
themselves
P II sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No l440 Main street.