The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-10
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
CTARKE's DIXIE PLOw.

Bf INVITATION OFMR- I. G. WILLiAMs-
Oh tne county OF Nottoway number of gentle-
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
comparative value of the DIXIE PLOW, manu-
iaetnred by Starhe & Co.. and any other that
might 5ld enter the field Of competition
| Inc piows were taken to the field ut half
past TWO T. M, the following gentlemen acting as
Judges L. W. Eppes, J. b. Williams, Robert
Sc9 SEQ Jas. ;; Gillian, VIM. T. Christian, Rich
ard Eppes DR. Daring, Sidney Graves, Walton
Sydnor, r. .. Williams, q. N. Seay, and j. M
Hurt, Mr.. 5. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the principal plowmen. Mr.. W. Sidnor working
the wait plow, and 5. Graves the Dixie-both Of
whom handled them with mastery skin and
success
Those entered were the Dixie two-horse right and
ieit-nand plows, and the Watt two-horse left
nand. Soon after the trial commenced the beam
OF the Dixie right-hand broke in two and was laid
ASIDE the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand ana Dixie righthaJd. The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the ployvs
were 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 we-trodden tenacious CLAW with
umothy sod covered with vegetation and with
straw, The plows here performed their work adj
mlTapiy, cutting and turning without choking
As the Dixie was Il new conner ms 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 pre-
sent, and both plows did WELL yet the trial, with
the award OF the judges, is deemed of sufficient
fly its publication -
The award Of the judges was unanimously in
favor Of the Dixie on the following grounds
lst 1t cut deeper fuirow
I'd. 1t cut a wider frirrow
80. IL more effectually Inverted the sod
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater
oth the mechanical arrangement for altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient.
AT the conclusion of the trial some of the
Judges We're so pleased as TO determine to order
them for their own use '''
hi A t.lt j. ". HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond Wing for publication by myself that
am not acquainted with Mr. Starke that he had
never seen the paper and knew nothing of its
contents, and was in no wise a party to the trial
OF the plows alluded to- .i' & = Hi.
January 2, 1871. a' j.. M. HURT
We, the judges in the Pillow Trialp on the
ia ,r1i OF Mr. +. q. Williams, published in the
WING hereby certify that it was directed to be
semitic that Journal as a communication by the
judges who made the award
j. NJ HURT,
+. G. VILLAINS,
' tl ta Is w. I. CHRISTIAN, |
j, Il. WILLIAMS,
January 8, 1871. JAS. S. GILLIAN
do not believe in plow trials made by the |
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every |
farmer will at once make full trial of the DIXIE
With every pillow he can find and buy that which |
does the best work. L have been not able to supply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime and |
must leave tield-trials where they rightly belong
to themselves M
p. II. STARKE,
ap l2-w3m ST fi No. l440 Main Street