The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-07
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
cTARKr,s DIXIE ROW. - 1's.''''''''s''ss''


by INVITATION OF MIR. f. G. WILLIAMS,
oil the county of Nottoway, u number of gentle
men assenbledat his residence saturday De
cem ,, L., TO test by practical experiment the
factured by Starlse & Co, and any other that
might enter the field of competition.
me plows were taken to the field at half
past Two + M, the following gentlemen acting as
Judges; F. w Eppes, J. Il. Williams, Robert
SCOT, Jas : Gillian, VIM: t. Christian, Rich
ard Eppes, Dir Daring Sidney Graves, Walton
Hurt. MIR. $. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the principal plowmen. Mr. w. Sdnor working
the watt plow, and s. Graves the Dixie-both of
whom handled them with mastery skill and
Success -.a..........
Those entered were the Dixie two-horse right and
left-hand plows, and the Watt two-horse left
hand. Soon after the trial commenced, the beam
of the Observation-Disclosures broke in two and was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hiind and Dixie right-hand The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but asthe plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after short trial it
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was q well-trodden, tenacious CLAW with
a 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
waxed 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 partyshad agent or representative pre-
sent and both pows did well, yet the trial, with
the award of the Judges, is deemed of sufficient
Importance TO the interest of agriculture to iisti-
fy its publication. loo Z
The award of the judges was unanimously in
favor Of the Dixie ON the following grounds
LIST. 1t cut q deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut q wider furrow .t 81.
Sd. 1tmore etfectually inverted the Sod
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater .s 81
9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient
AT the conclusion of the trial some of the
Judges We're SO pleased to determine to order
them for their own nse
% ssnsa - JIM HURT, Secretary
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond 'Whig'' for publication by myself; that /
am not acquainted with Mr.. Starlse; 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. a'dls.9s 4
january z, 1871. j. M. HURT q
We, the judges in the spiow Trial on the
i nt 81 gMr Is. q Williams, published in the
Wing, hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent TO that Journal as n communication by the
Judges who made the award. rasf,.
ss ff9aif f DIM HURT, $500
A rg Il. G. VILLAINS, if@
F." w H. CHRISTIAN. I'd
a fsse ~ IL. WILLIAMS,
January 9,ls7l. JAS S. GILLIAN.
do not believe in plow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves but hope that every
farmer Will at once make a full trial of the DIXIE
win every plow he can find, and buy that which
does the best work. have been not able supply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime and
must leave iield-trials where they rightly belong
Ito themselves. t--. .ls-.2I
p. II. sTARKE, IA.
ap l2-W3m No l440 Main Street