The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-14
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

DY INVITATI0N.0F Mr.. y. O. WILLIAMs OF
ID the county Of Nottoway, q humber OF ger.
tlenen assembled at his residence Saturday, Deem.
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the oompar.
alive value of the DIXIE Pillow, manufactured by
starke & Co., and any other that might enter the
field Of competition.
The plows we're taken to the field at half past tv
p. NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges r.
w Epes, j. B. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gil.
liam, VIM 7. Christiau, Richard Bpes. DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton Sydnor, II. G. Williams a.
N. seay, and J. Al. Hurt. Mr.. 8. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen. Mr.. W. sydnor
working the Watt pillow and Graves the Dixie
both OF whom handled them with mastery skill and
The plows entered were the Dixie two,horse right
and left-hand plows, and the satt 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 10 the Watt left
hand and Dixie left hand. The soil first selected
etubble loan without soil but tia piows
were new, and did not turn In consequence Of the
roughness OF the castings after short trial Il was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was welltrodden, tenacious clay, with hmo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
emitting and turning clear without choking Q
As the Dixie was q new conner 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, as Mother
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
tefest of egiicuIture to Justify its publication.
Aho aMhtu VI tuo Juuets was unanimously IN favor
of the Dixie on the following grounds
1st 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd 1t cut q wider ftirrow.
Sd. 1t more effectualIy inverted the cod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater
9Th. The mechanic al arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient
At the conclusion Of the trial some of the Judges
were 80 pleased as TO determiee to order them for
their own use. J. NJ. HURT, Secretary.
certify thst the above 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 and was
in no wise party to the trial Of the plows alluded
to ]. NJ HURT
January I, 1871.
We, the ges in tine "Plow Trial." on the mrn of
Mr.. +. @. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that 1t directed be sent that journal
as communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT
&c WILLfAME
W T CHRISTIAN
JB WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN
January 8, 1871. .rt
do not believe In pillow trials made by the manu-
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
viii at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he can find, and buy that which docs the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
mand nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave hedtrials where they rightly helone-to farm
themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
APP 15-w3m No 1440 Main street