The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-18
STARKE'S DIXIE PLOW.

| DY INVITATION or mn. z. O. WILLIAMS, OF
| u the county OF Nottowsy number of gen.
tlemeu assembled at his residence Saturday, Dectm.
Der 40 to test by practical experiment The compar-
alive value of the DIXIE PLuW. aoufsctured by
| starke Co, and any otter that might enter the
| field Of competition.
| ?. NJ, the following gentlemen acting judges r.
W. Epes, J. B. Williams, Robert scott Jas 4. Gil.
liam, WIN. T. Christian, Richsrd Epes Or. Daring,
Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, II. O. Williams, q.
N. seay and ]. NJ. Hurt Mr.. s. Graves and Walt m
sydnor were the principal plowmen Mr.. W. sydnor
NO king the Watt pillow and Graves the Dixie
b'th of whum handled them with mastery SIX II ~
success. yyv
,ho pows entered were tho Dixie two horse ris at
and Ieft-hand plows, aud the att twob horse left
hand. Soon after the trial commenced, the beam Of
the Dixie ght hand broke in two aud was laid
aside, the contest being narrowed to the Watt left
hand and Dixie left hand. The soil first selected
was "a stubble loan without soil but as the blows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after short trial it
decided to tab 9 them INTO an 'ther field where the
soil was well.trudden, tenacious clay, it'll timo
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw.
The plows here performed their work admirably,
cutting aud uIning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was new conner as tho contest
waxed warm most OF the judges took hold of 1t TO
test personally its practical working. While there
is no intention to do injustice to any, as Leither
party had agent representative present and 10th
plows old 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.
of the Dixie on the 10 lowing grounds:
LIST. 1t cut deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut O WIDER furrow
Sd It more effectuay inverted the sod
9TH. The drafs seemed to be greater.
9th. The mechani al arrangement for altering cut
was deemed more simple and efficient.
At the conclusion If the trial some of the judges
we're pleased as to determine to order them for
their own use. J. Al. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above sent to the Richmond
"whis" for publication by myself; that am no, |
acquainted with Mr.. starke; that he had never
the paper and knew nothing of its contents, and
in NO wise party to the tris of the plows allnded
to ]. NJ HURT.
January 7, 1871.
We, the iu ges in the "Pow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. +. O. Williams published in the Wing, hereby |
certify that 1t directed be sent that journal
as communication by the judges who made the |
award.
JMHURT
FCW WILLIAMS,
W T CHRISTIAN,
] b WILLIAMS,
JAS s GILLIAN.
January Q, 1871.
do not believe IN pillow trials made by the manu- |
actur ers themselves but hope that every farmer |
wi at once make q full tr al of the DIXIE with |
every piow he can find, and buy that which does the
best work. have Lot been able to supply the de-
mand, nor fill ny orders for sometime, and must |
leave eld-trias where they rightly belongto farm
ers themselves.
PHI sTARKE,
ap 13-w3m No 1440 Main street.