The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-22
gTARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

DY INyITATIoNsoF MIR. +. O. WILLIAMS, OF
~ the county OF Nottoway, number Of gen.
Der 10, to test by practical experiment the oompsr
etive value Of the DIXIE Pillow, manufactured by
starke & Co, and any otter that might enter. the
1eld of competition.
The plows we're taken to the field at half past two
z: NJ. the following gentlemen acting Judges +.
W. Epes, j. b. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gil.
liam, VIM. T. Christian, Richard Epes DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, Y. O. Williams, q.
n seay, and j. N. Hurt. Mr. 8. Graves and Walton
| sydnor were the principal piowmen Mr. W. Sydnor
| king the Watt pillow and 8 Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them with mastery skill and
success ~
The plows entered were the Dixie two horse r,0bt
and left-hand plows, and the att twohorse ian
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 a stubble loan without soil but the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after short trial 1t was
| decided to take them into another field where the
soil was we-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 a 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, neither
plows did WE'LL yet the trial with the ward of the
judges, is deemed of sufficient Importance to the IN
terest of agriculture to justify its publication.
The award of the JUDGES unanimously In favor
of the Dixie on the following grounds:
1st. 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut wider furrow.
Sd. 1t 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
we're so pleased as to determine to 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 neysr seen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents and was
In no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
TO j. NJ HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the ges in the ''Plow Trial." on the farm of
Mr. y. O. Williams, published in the Whig hereby
certify that it directed be sent to that Journal
as communication by the judges who made the
award.
HURT,
FC WILLIAMS
W 7 CHRISTIAN, |
WILLIAMS
JAS 8 GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in plow 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 fedtrias whore they rightly belongto farm.
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No 1440 Main street.