The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-17
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.
pY INVITATION on MIR. r. O. WILLIAMS @

pY INVITATION on MR.. p. O. WILLIAMS, Oh
~ the oounty Of Nottoway, humber OF gen
tlemen assembled at This residence Saturday, Decem
Der 10, 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 we're taken to the field at half past two
| 2. NJ the following gentlemen acting judges r.
W. Eyes, b. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. 8. Gil.
| liam, VIM. I. Christian Richard Epes. DR.. Daring
| Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, II. G. Williams c.
N. seay, and J. NJ. Hurt. Mr.. 8. Graves and Walton
Sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. W. sydnor
wo, King the Watt pillow and Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them with mastery skill and
| success.
| Ihe pIows entered were the Dixie two-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 was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie lefthand. The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the pIows
we're new, and did not turn in consequence Of the
roughness Of the castings after short trial II was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil wass weltrodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting aud urning clear without choking.
AS the Dixie was a new conner, the contest
waxed warm most OF the judges took hold of 1t to
test personally its practical working. While there
is no intention to do injustice to any, as neither
party had agent or representative present and 10th
pows did WE'LL 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 wider furrow.
Sd 1t more effectualIy inverted the sod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9th. The mechanic al arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
AT the conclusion VI the trial of the Judges
were SO pleased as to determine order them for
their own use. J. M. 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 eeen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents and was
In no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to -.fl J. M. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We the iu6ges in the "PIow Trial." on the farm of
Mr. +. O. Williams published in the Wing, hereby |
certify that it directed be sent to that Journal
as communication by the judges who made the |
award.
JMHURT,
FC WILLIAMS,
w CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS 8 GILLIAN.
January 9, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-.
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
VIII at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he can 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 feld-trals where they rightly belong-to farm
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap l3-w3m No 1440 Main street.