The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-25
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
rTARkEss DIXIE pow.

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BY INVITATION OF MIR F. G. WILLIAMS,
of the county of Nottoway, a number of gentle
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
cember 10, to test by practical experiment the
comparative value of the DIXIE PLOW manu-
featured by Starke Co.. and any other that
might enter the field of competition 1. A..
The powsl We're taken TO the 1ield at half
past two =. NJ the following gentlemen acting as
Judges: y. W. Eppes, ]. b.. Williams, Robert
ard Eppes, IN, barring, Sidney Graves, Walton
Sydnor, 7. G. Williams, G.. N; Seay, and J. NJ
Hurt. Mr.. $. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the principal powrneii. Mr. w. Stinor working
the Watt pillow, and S. Graves the Dixie--both OF
whom handled them with mastery skill ana
success. g
left-hand plows, and the Watt two-horse left
hand Soon after the trial commenced the beam
of the Dixie right-hind broke in two and was laid
aside the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie right-hand. The soil first selected
was q stnbbe loan wiihoutsoil; but as the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after a short trial 1t
was decided to take them intoanother field where
the soil was a wel-trodden,, tenacious clay with
n timothy sod covered with yegetatlon ana Win
straw. The plows here performed theirworlS adj
mirably, cutting and turning without choking.
I As the Dixie was new conner, us 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 pre-
sent, and both plows did we'll yet the trial, with
Importance to the interest of agriculture to usti
| fly its publication -s.f I'D ~ -.
> The award of the judges was unanimously in
| favor of the Dixie on the following grounds
lst 1t cut deeper fu1row. gl,f r.. tifff' if,a
| I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow. n; 1870.
Il Sd. 1t more effsctually inverted the sod
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater. Uql5l8i
9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient
At the conclusion of the trial some of the
| judges were pleased as to determine to order
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- y j. M. HURT, Secretary
/ certify that the above was sent to the Rich
| mond ''Whig' for publication by myself; that
am moi acquainted with Mr., Starke; that he had
never seen the paper and knew nothing of its
contents and was in no wise n party to the trial
January AM piSS I, i ISL y q ]. M HURT
We, the Judges in the f'Plowl Trial. on the
! farm of Mr. i. G. Williams, published in the
"Whig," hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that Journal as a communication by the
Judges who made the award. lfNh.g 0sifiTA
l. dt slijfI ~ j. M. HURT, s. = 4
+. G., WILLIAMS,
b. Vi tat" W.T.. CHRISTIAN,
| Dls 1851 . j. b. WILIlAMS,F j
& January Q, 1871. , JAS. S. GILLIAN. "a
1 4 do not believe in pillow trials made by the
| manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
farmer will at once make full trial of the DIXIE
does the best work have been not able to supply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave field-trals where they rightly belong
| Ito themselves
/ p II. STARKE, u
APP l2--w3m No. l440 Main Street.