The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-19
STARKE'S DIXIE pLOW.

DH INVITATION OF MIX. II. U. WILLIAMS, OF
ID the county of Nottoway, number of gem
tlemen assembled at his residence Saturday. Decem-
Der TO- to test by practical experiment the compar
alive value of the DIXIE Pillow, manufactured by
Starke 4 Co., and any other that might enter the
field of competition.
The plows were taken to the field at half past two
?. NJ. the following gentlemen acting as judges F.
w. Epes, J. B. Williams, Robert Scott, Jas. s. Gill
liam, VIM. T. Christian, Richard Epes. DR.. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, +. g. Williams, G.
N. seay, and ]. NJ. 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 with mastery skill and
success p4
The plows entered the Dixie wo-horse 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 laid
aside the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie lefthand The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings after short trial it
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was weltrodden, 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 a conner. 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, neither
party had agent representative present and 10th
plows did WE'LL yet the trial. with the award of the
Judges s 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:
1st. 1t cut deeper furrow.
3D. 1t cut wider furrow.
Sd. 1t more effectualy inverted the sod.
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater
5tb. The mechanical arrang cement for altering cut
was dtemed more simple and efficient
AT the conclusion of the trial some of the judges
were pleased TO determine to order them for
their own use. J. NJ. HURT, Secretary
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"Whg' 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
In no wise party to the trial of the plows alluded
to J. NJ. HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the iu ges in the "pow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. f. @. Williams, published in the Wing hereby
certify that it was directed to be sent to that journal
US communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT,
@ WILLIAMS
W CHRISTIAN,
Is WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN.
January o, 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 can ind and buy that which does the
best work. have not been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill my orders for sometime, and must
leave feld-trlas where they rightly belongto FARM
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13--w3m No l440 Main street.
TrvANs GIFT ENTERPRISE.
h We continue to send
valuable gift with every book bought of us. Thou
sands will testify to our fairness. Give trial.
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