The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-02
STARKE'S DIXIE Pillow.

DY INv1TATIoNfoF MR.. +. O. WILLIAMS, OF
| Id the county Of Nottoway, number of gen
| temen assembled at his residence Saturday Decem-
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar-
| alive value of the DIXIE PLOW, manufactured bv
starke Co., and any other that might enter the
The piows were taken to the field at half past two
?: NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges f..
W. Epes, j, d. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. ell
liam, VIM. 7. Christian, Richard Epes. DR.. Daring,
| Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor +. q. Williams @.
| N. seay, and J. NJ Hurt. Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen. Mr.. W. sydnor
| working the Watt pillow and s. Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them 18th mastery skill and
success.
The plows entered were the Dixie two.horse right
and efthand 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 lefthand. The soil first selected
was q stubbe loan without soil I; but the plows
were now, and did not turn in consequence Of the
roughness of the castings, after short trial 1t
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was we-trodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting and turning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was new conner as the contest
waxed warm most Of the judges took hold of il to
test personally its practical working While there
is no intention to do injustice to any, neither
party had agent or representative present. and both
pows did well, 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 wider furrow.
3D.. 1t more effectually 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. j. M HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Richmond
"Whig" for publication by myself; that am not
acquainted with Mr.. Starke; that he had never seen
the paper and knew nothing Of its contents aud was
in no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to j. M. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the u'g es in the "Plow Trial." on the farm of
Mr.. Il. Q. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that journal
as communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT,
&c WILLIAMS
w I CHRISTIAN,
B WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
90 not believe in pillow trials made by tho MANN.
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
will at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every plow he find, and buy that which does the
lest work. 1 have not been able to supply the de-
mand ill my orders for sometime and must
leave fedtrials where they rightly beong-to farm.
themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No 1440 Main street.