The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-14
STARKE'S DIXIE Pillow.

E1Y INVITATION OF MIR. i. O. WILLIAMS, OF
I'D the county of Nottowsy, number of gem
tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday, Deem
Der 10, to test by practical experiment the conpar
alive value of the DIXIE PLOW, manufactured by
Starke & Co, end any other that might enter the
field of competition.
The piows were taken to tho field at half past two
P. NJ. the following gentlemen acting judges F.
W. Epes, j. D. Williams, Robert Scott, JAS S. Gil
liam, VIM. T.. Christian, Richard Epes DR.. Daring
Sidney Graves, Walton Sydnor, +. c. Williams, g.
N. seay, and j. NJ. Hurt Mr. 3. Graves and Walton
Sydnor were tho principal plowmen Mr.. w. sydnor
woi king the Watt plow and Graves the Dxie-
both of whom handled them wi til mastery skill aud
success
The plows entered were the Dixie two horse right
and left-hand plows, and the "att 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
stubbe loan without soil but thu plows
were new, and did not turn III consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after short trial it was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil q well-trodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw
Tho plows here performed their work admirably
cutting and -nrning clear without choking
AS the Dixie was new conner, as the contest
waxed warm most of the Judges took hold of it 10
test personally its practical working. While there
is no intention to do injustice to any, neither
party had agent representative present. and 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
Inc award OF the Judges was unanimously IN favor
| of the Dixie on the following grounds
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow
ID. 1t cut q wider furrow.
| Sd. 1t more effectually inverted tho sod
| 4th The d, aft seemed to be greater.
| 9TH The mechanical arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion Of the Trial some of the judges
| wsro pleased TO determiae 10 order them for
| their own use. J. Nj. HURT Secretary,
Icertify that the above was sent to the Richmond
f,r nv fI,ot
acquainted with Mr. Starke; that he had nevsT seen
the paper aud knew nothing of its contents and was
| in wise party to the trial of the pows alluded
| to J. NJ. HURT.
| January 7, 1871.
We the Judges in the "Plow Trial" on the farm of
| Mr. II. O. Williams, published in the Whig, hereby
certify that it directed to be sent that journal
as communication by the judges who made th
award,
HURT,
Il @ WILLIAMS
W CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS $ GILLIAN.
January 0, 1871.
do not believe in plow trials made by the manu-.
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
will at once make a full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he find, and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
maud nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave led-trials where they rightly belongto farm
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,