The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-13
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
CTARKE's DIXIE PLOw.

BY INVITATION OF MIR. F. O. WILLIAMS,
of the county of Nottoway, n 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-
factured by Starlze Co., and any other that
might enter the field of competition.
The plows were taken to the field at half
past two p. M, the following gentlemen acting as
Judges +. w. Eppes, J.. b. Williams, Robert
ard Eppes, DR.. Daring, Sidney Graves, Walton
Sydnor, f. @. Williams, g: n: Seay, and J. M.
Hurt Mr.. s. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the Watt Isow and s. Graves the Dixie-both OF
whom handled them with masterly skill and
success. sifsY ~
Those entered wei the Dixie two-horse right and
left-hand plows. aud the Watt two-horse left
hand soon after tine trial commenced, the beam
of the Dixie rght-hand 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 stubble loan without soil; but as the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was q welltrodden, tenacious clay, with
a timothy sod covered with vegetation and with
straw; The plows here performed their work adj
mirably, cutting and turning without choking.
AS the Dixie was a new conner as the contest
walked warm most of the judges took hold of it
to test personally its practical working. While
there is intention to do injustice TO any, as
neither party had agent or representative pre-
sent, and both plows did WELL yet the trial, with
the award OF the Judges, is deemed of sufficient
fly its publication. s i. ~. 80.
The award of the judges was unanimously in
favor of the Dixie on the following grounds:
LIST. 1t cut q deeper frlrTow. 81 ss
I'd. 1t cut q wider furrow. t ft
3d. 1t more eflectually 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
| them for their own use. 9Ga
| JIM HURT Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
| nond .sWhig, for publication by myself; that
| am not acquainted with Mr.. Starle; that he had
never seen the paper and knew nothing of its
| contents, and was in wise party to the trial
| of the plows alluded to-
| January 7, 1871. J. M. HURT.
We the Judges in the "Plow Trial. the
| farm of Mr.. f. G. Williams, published in the
s'Whig" hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that journal as a communication by the
| judges who made the award.
+. @. WILLIAMS
w 7. CHRISTIAN,
| ]. b. WILLIAMS,
January 0, 1871 JAS. S. GILLIAN.
/ 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
| with every pillow he can find, and buy that which
does the best work. have been not able to supply
| the demand nor fill my orders for sometime and
must leave field-trials where they rightly belong
Ito themselves.
p II. STARKE,
ap 12-w3m No. l440 Main Street.