The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-02
AGRICULTURAL IMpLEMENTs.
CTARKE's DIXIE PLOw. -

STARkE's DIXIE PLOw -
by fNvITATIoN;oFM MIR. i. O. wILIIAMs,
Of the county Of Nottoway, a humber Of gentle,
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
cenber 70, to test by practical experiment the
fsctfsd BY stars Stark u W, and anysosher t that
might enter the field of Competition
me plows were taken to the field at half
past two M, the following gentlemen acting as
Judges: +. w. Eppes, J. Ii. Williams, Robert
Scott, Jas. s. Gillian, VIM. T.. Christian, Rich
ard Eppes, DR. Daring, Sidney Graves, Walton
S SSaaor Mr. G MsT ssd Fl w,s sa Sy sSS
the principal plowmen. MEN, dnor working
the Watt pillow, and S. Graves the Dixie-both Of
whom handled them with mastery skill and
Those entered were the Dfxiet two. horse riQh. and
lefthand plows, and the Watt two horst 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 right-lmnd. The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after Short trial it .
was decided to take them into anotherfield where
the soil was well-trodden, tenacious clay, with
a timothy sod covered with vegetation and with
straw The plows here performed their work ad-
mirabiy, cutting and turning without choking.
AS the Dixie was now confer, as the contest
waxed warm most of the judges took hold lof it
to test personally its practical working. While
there Is no intention 10 do injustice to any, as
neither party had agent or representative pres
the award of the judges, is deemed Of sufiicient
Importance to the interest of agriculture to iust
fly its publication. ,..i,.sa af,gtI..f atfr1
The award of the judges was unanimously In
favor Of the Dixie on the following grounds.
LIST. 1t cut a deeper furrow. q y fiHls 10
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow. ytsj4 .,ga4qa
Sd. 1t more efectually inverted the sod. "a bii
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater ~ II.
9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient. U
At the conclusion of the trial some of the
Judges were so pleased as to determine to order
them for their own use. yolfiiI uIo re IGi it"
.tser 10 f,sa Il J. 81 HURT Secretary. a
i certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond Wing for publication by myself; that I
am not acquainted with Mr.. Starke h 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.nnV T9l 1i1i .ti9@' -
January (, isfi sgg igl5 nd I'M HURT. ~
We, the judges in the sPlow Trial" on the
farm of Mr.. +. g. Williams, published in the
Wing, hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent TO that journal as n communication by the
Judges who made the award. fss,fNessA :.
r.r4a rlnCJE Is J. M. HURT, 49, ~
H. tf.l ..t ~ +. @. VILLAINS, -
. w. T. CHRISTIAN,s a
t4- y SJ.B WILLIAMS, ~
january 0, ISL. ,tlal JAS. S. GILLIAN ~
I 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
does the best work haye been not able to supply
the demand nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave field-trias where they rightly belong
Ito themselves. n 80 T.,.I I'D
.'r i'sN PHI. S'TARKE, 1,
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