The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-20
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
CTARKE's BIKE PLOly.

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by INVITATION OF MIR. F.C. WILLIAMS,
of the county of Nottoway, number of gentle
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De-
cefnber 10, 10 test by practical experiment the
comparative value Of The DIME Pillow, manu-
featured by Starise & Co, and any other that
might enter the field of competition.
The plows We're taken to the field at hall
past two ? the following gentlemen acting as
judges F. w. Eppes, ]. Il. Williams, Robert
Scott, Jas. ) Gillian, VIM t. Christian, Rch-
ard Eppes, DR.. Daring, Sidney Graves, walton
Sydnor, f. @ Williams, q n Seay, ana j., M,
the principal plowmen. Mr.. w; Sidnor working
the Watt pillow, and S. Graves the Dxic-both OF
whom handled them with mastery skill ana
success
Those entered were the Dixie two-horse right and
left-hand plows, and the Watt two-horse lett
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 lett
hand and Dixie right-hand. The soil first selected
was n stubble loan without soil; but as tne plcWs
were new and did not turn in consequence OF the
roughness of the castings after q snort trlai IL
was decided to take them into another field where
the soil was well-trodden, tenacious clay, with
a timothy sod covered with vegetation and with
| straw The plows here performed their work adj
mirably, cutting and turning without choking.
| As the Dixie was now conner, as the contest
! waxed warm most of the judges took hold OF 1t
| to test personally its practical WORKING. WINE
there is no intention to do injustice to any, as
neither party had agent or representative pre-
| sent and both plows did well, yet the trial, with
| the award of the judges is deemed of sufficient
importance to the interest of agriculture to justi
1 fly its publication.
The award of the judges unanimously in
! favor of the Dixie on the following grounds:
| LIST. 1t cut a deeper furrow.
| Cd 1t cut q wider furrow.
Sd. 1t more effectIlally inverted the SOD.
| 4th The draft seemed to be no greater.
| 9th The mechanical arrangement for altering
4 cut was deemed more simple and efficient.
| At the conclusion of the trial some OF the
| Judges were so pleased as TO determine to order
them for their own use.
j. NJ. HURT, Secretary.
| certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond ''Whgn for publication by myself; that
/ am not acquainted with Mr. Starlse that he had
never seen the paper and knew nothing OF Its
| contents and was in wise 4 party to the trial
| of the plows alluded to.
January 7, 1871. J. M. HUKT-
We the Judges in the "Plow Trial" on the
farm of Mr. +. G. Williams, published in the
! "Whig' hereby certify that it was directed to be
| sent 10 that Journal as communication by the
| Judges who made the award.
JIM. HURT
+. G. VILLAINS,
| w. L. CHRISTIAN,
| j. b. WILLIAMS,
January 9, 1871 JAS. S. GILLIAN .
/ do not believe in plow trials made by thu
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
farmer will at once make a full trial of the DlhlI
does the best work have been not able to suppl,
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime, ant
must leave field-trials where they rightly belong
4 to themselves.
PHI. STAREE,
| ap l2-w3m No 1440 Main Street.