The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-17
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
CTARKE's DIxIElpLow.

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BY INVITATION BIZ MR. F. O WILLIAMS,
of the county of Nottfwpy, q number oil gentle
men assembled ut his residence Saturday, De
cember 10, TO test ty practical experiment the
comparative value of the DIXIE FLOW, manu-
featured by Stare & Co., and any other that
might enter the field of competitions -
The plows weIs taken to the field at half
past two p NJ, tlf following gentfmen acting as
judges: +. w. Eppes, j. b. Wiliams, Robert
Scott, Jas s Gillian, VIM. I. CHRISTIAN, Rich
ard Eppes, DR. Daring, Sidney GEtves, walton
Sydnor L. @ Williams, G.. N. Sesy, ana }. M.
Hurt. MIR. $. Graves and Waltonisydnor We're
the principal plowmen. Mr.. w. Silnor working
the Watt pillow, and $. Graves the Iixie-both OF
whom handled them with mastFly skill and
success.
Those entered were the Dixie lwo-hose right and
left-hand plows, and the Watt %o-horse left
hand. soon after the trial commenced, the beam
of the Dixie right-hand broke In two and was lad
aside, the contest being narrowed to ~ Watt lett
hand and Dixie righthand. The soil firt selected
was stubble loan without soil; but 20 the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence OF the
roughness of the castings, after sf9rt trial 1t
was decided to take them into another MID where
the soil was welltrodden, tenaciousflay, with
a timothy SOC covered with vegetation and with
straw The plows here performed thet work adj
mirably, cutting and turning without poking.
As the Dixie was n new conner, as ne 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 20 any, as
neither party had agent or representative pre-
sent and both plows did WELL yet thetrial, with
the award of the Judges is deemed of sufficient
importance to the interest of agriculture to Justi-
fly 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. II more effectually 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 some of the
Judges were SO pleased as to determine to order
J. M. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond "Whig'' for publication by myself; that
am not acquainted with Mr.. Starlte; 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.
January I, 1S7. j. M. HURT
We, the judges in the "Plow Trial. on the
farm of MIR. +. D. Williams, published in the
"Whig," hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that journl as a communication by the
judges who made he award
J. NJ HURT,
f. @. WILLIAMS,
w. T. CHRISTIAN,
J. b. WILLIAMS,
January o. 1871 JAS. S. GILLIAN
do not believe in plow trials made by the
manufacturers Themselves, but hope that every
farmer will at once mike n full trial of the DIXIE
does the best work. 1 hive been not able to supply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave feld-trals where they rightly belong
to themselves
p II. STARKE,
ap 12-w3m No 1i40 Main Street.