The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-31
STARKE'S DIXIE PL0W.

ny INyITATIoNpF MR.. y. O. WILLIAMS, OF
ID the county of Nottowsy, number Of gem
tiernen assembled at his residence Saturday. Decem-
Der 10, to test by practical experiment the oompar-
alive value Of the DIXIE PLoW, manufactured by
starke q Co., and any other that might enter the
The plows we're taken to the field at half past two
p. NJ the following gentlemen acting as judges r.
w. Epes j. b. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. 8. Gil
liam VIM. Il. Christian, Richard Epes, DR.. Daring,
Sidney arayes Walton Sydnor, Y. G. Williams, @.
N seay, and J. NJ. Hurt. Mr.. 8. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen. Mr. W. sydnor
working the Watt pillow and 8. Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them wi th mastery skill and
success.
The plows entered we're the Dixie twohorse right
and left-hand plows, and the Watt two-horse LETT
hand. Soon after the trial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie righthand 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 the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
rougbness of the castings, after short trial 1t was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was well-trodden, tenacious clay, with tmo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting and turning clear without choking.
As the Dixie new conner, as the contest
waxed warm most Of the judges took hold OF It to
test personally its practical working Whiie there
is no intention to do injustice to any, as neither
party had agent representative present and 10th
plows 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 q wider furrow.
Sd. 1t more effectually inverted the sod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater.
9Th. The mechanical arrang cement 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 them for
their own use J. M. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"Whg" for publication by myself; that am not
acquainted with Mr.. Starke that he had never seen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents ard was
in no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to J. NJ. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
we the iut gss in the "Plow Trial." on the farm of
Mr.. +. G. Williams, published In the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that journal
as a Communication by the judges who made the
award
JMHURT,
Il @ WILLIAMS,
w II CHRISTIAN,
JB WILLIAMS,
JAS s GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
will at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he 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 eld-trals where they rightly belong-to farm
themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No 1440 Main street