The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-12
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

| DY INVITATION OF MR.. Y. O. WILLIAMS, OF
ID the county of Nottoway, q number of gem
tlemen assembled AZ his residence saturday, Deem
Der 10 TO test by practical experiment the compsr
alive value OF the DIXIE PLUW. n aunfactured ny
starke & Co Hnd any other that might enter the
| field Of competition.
The ploWs we're taken to the field at half past two
P. NJ, the following gentlemen acting judges b.
| W. Epes, ~ Williams, Robert scott, Jas, 5. Gil
liam, WIN. 7. Christian, Rchsrd Epes Dr.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, r. Williams, q.
N. seay and J. ID Hurt Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr. W. sydnor
wo king the Watt pillow and Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them nth mastery SIX II and
success.
The pows entered were the Dixie two-horsc right
and lefi.hand piows, aud the att two-horse left
hand Soon after the trial commenced, the beam of
the Dixie ght hand broke in two and was laid
aside, the cont st being arrowed TO the Watt left
hand and Dixie left hand. The soil first selected
stubble loan without soil but tn. pl Tvs
we're new, and did not turn m consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after short tial it
decided to tah Q them INTO an 'ther field whore the
soil was welltrodden, tenacious clay 18th timo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably
cutting AID uinpg clsar without choking
As the Dixi. was new conner. the contest
waxed warm most Of the judges took hold of 1t 10
test personally its practical working. While there
is no intention to do injustice TO any, as neither
party had agent or representative present and 10th
pows did we'll yet the trial. With the award OF the
JUICES, is deemed Of sufficient IMPORTANCE to the in
tsrest of agriculture to justify its publication.
The award of the JUDGES unanimously in favor
Of the Dixie on the following grounds:
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow.
Sd 1t more tffectuaIly inverted the sod.
9th. The DRAFT seemed to be no greater.
9th. This mechani al 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 dstermi 10 order them for
their own use. }. NJ. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"Whis" for publication by myself that am not
acquainted with Mr.. starke that be had nevsr seen
the paper and knew nothing of its contents and
In no wise party to the trial Of the p!ows alluded
to j. NJ. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the iu ges in the "plow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. r. @ Williams published in the Wing hereby
certify that it directed be sent that journal
as a communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT,
r @ WILLIAMS,
W I CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January 8, 1871.
90 not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-
facu' ers themselves, but hope that every farmer
wi at once make full tr al OF the DIXIE with
every pillow he can find, and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
maDd, nor fill NY ordes for sometime and must
leave .eld-trias whore they rightly beong-to farm
ers themselves.
Pr srARKE
ap l3-w3m No 1440 Main street.