The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
STARkE's DIXIE PLow.

STARkE's DIXIE PLow.
by INVITATION OF MIR. +. @. WILLIAMS.
Of the county of Noftoway, a number of gentle,
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
eember 20 70 test BY practical experiment the
comparative value OF the DIXIE Pillow, manu-
featured by StarlSe & Co, and any other thai
might enter the field of competition
Inc piows were taken to the field at half
past Two 7 NJ the following gentlemen acting as
Judges; +. w Eppes, J, -. Williams, Robert
Scout, JAS s. Gillian, VIM. T. Christian Rich
ard Eppes, DIR. Daring, Sidney Graves, Walton
Sydnor r 9 Williams, GIN; Seay and I'M.
the principal plowmen. Mr. w. Sdnor working
the Watt pillow, and $. Graves the Dixie-both of
whom handled them with mastery skill and
success.
Those entered We're the Dixie two-horse right and
loft-hand plows, and the Watt two-horse 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 rght-hand The soil first selected
was o stubble loan without soil but as the plows
We're new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after a short trial it
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was q well-trodden, tenacious clay, with
timothy sod covered with vegetation and with
straw. The plows here performed their work adj
mirabiy, cutting and turning without choking
As the Dixie was new conner, as the contest
walked 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, as
neither party had agent or representative pre-
Stui, plONS well, Vet the tfldi, WITH
the award of the judges, is deemed of sufficient
Importance to the interest of agriculture to iusti
fly its publication. eH NT
The award of the judges was unanimously i'm
favor of the Dixie on the following grounds:
LIST. II cut deeper furrow
I'd. 1t cut wider filrrow ts GaHg
Sd. IL more eiIectually inverted the sod go
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.
M j. M HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond Whign for publication by myself that L
am not acquainted with Mr.. Stalke; that he had
meyer seen the paper and knew nothing of its
contents, and was In no wise a party to the trial
of the plows alluded to.
January 7, 1871. j. M HURT
We the judges in the "Plow Trial. on the
farm of MIR. +. @. Williams, published in the
wing hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that journal us, ~ communication by the
Judges who made the award
.f j. NJ HURT
if arie r. G. VILLAINS,
a w. t. CHRISTIAN,
J. ID. WILLIAMS,
January Q, 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 plow 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 feld-tiials where they rightly belong
TO themselves
ti.ssaa p. II. STARKE,
ap l2--W3m No. 1440 Main Street.