The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-08
STARKE'S DIXIE PL0W.

ny INVITATION OF MR.. +. O. WILLIAMS, OF
III the county of Nottoway, number Of gem
tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday, Deem
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar
alive value of the Dixie Pillow, manufactured by
starke q Co, end 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 as judges r.
W. Epes j. q. Williams Robert Scott, Jas. B. Gil
liam WIN. T. Christian Richard Epes DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, T. G Williams, o.
N seay and ]. M. Hurt. Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. w. sydnor
working the Watt pillow and 8. Graves the Dixie
both of whom handled them wi tn mastery SIX II arc
Ihe pows entered were the Dixie two-horso right
and left.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 lad
aside the contest being narrowed to the watt lett,
hand and Dixie lefthand. The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as the plows
we're new and did not turn in consequence OF the
roughness of the castings after short trial 1t was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was a well-trodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw,
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting aud urning clear without choking.
As the Dixie new conner. as the contest
waxed warm most OF the judges took hold of it TO
test personally its practical working Whlle there
ia no intention to do injustice to any, as neither
party had agent representative present. aud 10th
blows did we'll 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.
ad 1t more effectually inverted the sod
4th The draft seemed to be no greater.
5th The mechanic al arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient. -
At the conclusion Of the trial some of the judges
were 50 pleased to determine TO order them for
their own use. J. NJ HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
ssWhig" for publication by myself; that am not
acquainted with Mr. Starke; that he had nevsr seen
the paper and knew nothing OF its contents and was
in no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to j. NJ HUM.
January 7, 1871.
We the juf ges In the "plow Trial" on the farm of
| Mr. f. c. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that il directed to be sent to that journal
| as a communication by the Judges who made the
| award.
| J HURT,
| 4 G WILLIAMS
| w 7 CHRISTIAN,
] b WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
| January Q, 1871.
| do not believe in pillow trials made by the manu-
| facurers themselves, but hope that every farmer
| will at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he find, and buy that which does the
beat work | have not been able to supply the de-
| mand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave field-trias where they rightly belongto farm
PHI srARKE,
| an 13-w3m No 1440 Main street.