The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-13
STAKES DIXIE Pillow.

by INVITATION OF MR.. y. O. WILLIAMS OF
- the county Of Nottowny, a number of gen
tlemen assembled ut his residence Saturday Dee.m.
Der 10 to test BY practical experiment he compar-
alive value OF the DIXIE Pillow, Manufactured by
starke Co, and auy other that might enter the
| heid OF competition.
| The plows we're taken to the field at half mast two
p. NJ, the following gentlemen acting as Judges r.
W. Epcs, J. .. Williams, Robert scott, Jas. 8 Gil.
| liam, VIM. I. Christian, Richard Epes DR.. Daring
! Sidney Graves, Walton sydnor, +. O. williams, a.
| N. seay, and J. IA. Hurt Mr. 3. braves and Walton
| Sydnor were The principal plowmen Mr.. W. sydnor
| woi king the Watt pillow and & Graves the Dixie
both OF whom handled them with mastery skill and
success.
The plows entered were the Dixie two horse right
and left-hand plows, and the att two.horsa Ieft
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 leithaud. The soil first selected
stubble loan without soil but as the plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence Of the
rougness of the castings, after short trial it was
decided to take them into another field where the
soil was well-trodden, tenacious clay, with timo-
thy sod cove ed with vegetation and with straw
The plows here performed their work admirably
cutting and urning clear without choking.
As the Dixie was new conner, as the 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 neither
party had agent or representative present. and 10th
plows did well, 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 a deeper furrow.
I'd. 1t cut a wider furrow.
3D. 1T more effectually inverted the sod,
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater |
9th. The mechanic al arrangement for altering cut |
was deemed more simple and efficient
At the conclusion Of the trial some of the Judges
we're so pleased as to determine to order them for |
their own use }. M. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent TO the Richmond
wing for publication by myself; that 1 am not |
acquainted with Mr.. starke that he had nevsr seen
the paper and knew nothing Of its contents and was
In no wise party to the trial of the pows alluded
70 ]. NJ. HURT.
We, the ufgss in tns "Plow Trial" on the farm of
Mr. y. Q. Williams, published in the Wing, hereby
certify that il directed be to that journal
award.
JMHURT,
&c WILLIAMS
w 7 CHRISTtAN
WILLIAMS,
JAS GILLIAN
January 9, 1871.
do not believe in plow trials made by the manu-
facturers themselves, but hope that every farmer
VIII at once make full trial of the DIXIE with
every plow he can find 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-trials where they rightly belong-to farm.
srs themselves.
PHI srARKB.
ap l3-wom No 1440 Main street.