The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-19
STBRKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

| pY INVIrAT10N.0 or Mh. +. @. WILLIAMS, OF
| - the county of Nottowey. a number of gen.
tiemen assembled at bhis residence Saturday, Deem
Der 10 to test by practical pertinent the copar.
alive value of the DIXIE Pillow, n auufsctured .y
starke q Co., end any otter that might enter the
| hsld OF competition.
The piows we're taken to the field at half mast two
p ~. the following gentlemen acting as judges r.
W. Epes, J. 3. Williams, Robert scott, Jas. g. Gil.
| liam, VIM. T. Christian, Richard Epes. DR.. Daring
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, F. @ williams, a.
| N. seay, and J. Nj. Hurt. Mr.. s. Graves and Walton
sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. W. sydnor
wo, king tho Watt pillow and Graves tie Dixie
hrth ~ wnom handled them wi th mastery SIX II ard
| success. r-~s,
| hepiows entered were the Dixie two.horse ristt
| and lef-hand pows. aud the Satt two.horse left-
hand. Soon after the trial commenced the beam Of
the Dixie right hand brose in two and was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie lefthand. The soil FIRST selected
was stubbe 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 it was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was welItrodden, tenacious clay it'll timo-
thy sod covered with vegetation and with straw
The piows here performed their work admirably
cutting aud uinng clear without choking.
As the Dixie was 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, as neither
party had agent or rtpresen present and 9th
pows cid 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 d. eper furrow,
I'd. 1t cut wider furrow. |
Sd 1t more tfectually inverted the sod
9TH. The draft seemed to be no greater
9th. The mechani al arrang cement for altering emf
was deemed more simple and efficient.
AT the conclusion Of the trial some of the iudpes
were 30 pleased as 10 determine to order them for
'neir own use' ). Nj. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was cent to the Richmond |
"Whig" for publication by myself; that am nor |
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 piows alluded
to T. NJ UIJRT
January 7, 1871.
We, the iu gss in the "plow Trial on the farm of
Mr. +. @. Williams, published ia tho WING. hereby
certify that it directed to be sent to that Journal
as communication by the judges who made the
award.
JMHURT,
&c WILLIAMS,
w 7 CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN
January 8, 1871.
do not believe in pillow trials made by tho manu-.
iactufers themselves, but hope that every farmer
VIII a. once make a full trial of the DIXIE with
every pillow he can find, and buy that which does the
rest work. L have not been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill my orders for sometime and must
leave feld-trials where they rightly belong-to farm
srs themselves.
PHI sTARKE
ap 13-w3m No 1i40 Main street.