The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-03
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTs.
CTARKE's DIXIE PLow.

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BY INVITATION OF MIR. i. @. WILLIAMS,
of the county of Nottoway, q number of gentle
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
comparative value Of the DIXIE Pillow, manu-
featured by Starke & Co., and any other that
might enter the field of competition.
The pows were taken to the field at half
past two p NJ the following gentlemen acting as
judges: 4. W. Eppes, J. H., williams, Robert
Scott, Jas. s. Gillian, VIM, t. Christian, Rich
ard Eppes, DR.. Daring Sidney Graves, Walton
Sydnor f. q. Williams, q. N. Seay and J. M
Hurt. Mr.. S. Graves and Walton Sydnor were
the principal powmen. Mr., W: Sidnor working
the Watt plow, and 5. Graves the Dixie-both OF
whom handled them with mastery skill and
success.
Those entered were the Dixie twohorse 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 leit
hand and Dixie right-hand. The soil flrst selected
was a stubble loan without soil but us the plows
were new and did not turn in consequence OF the
roughness of the castings, after short tral II
was decided to take them into Held where
the soil was welltrodden 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 new conner, as the contest
walked warm most of the judges took hold OF IL
to test personally it's practical working While
there is no intention to do injustice 10 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 sulneient
importance to the interest OF agriculture 10 Justl-
fly its publication
The award of the Judges was unanimously in
favor of the Dixie on the following grounds
lst 1t cnt deeper furrow.
ID 1t cut q wider furrow.
Sd 1t more effectually inverted the sod
18th The draft seemed to be no greater.
9th The mechanical arrangement Tor altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient.
AT the conclusion of the trial some OF the
iutlges were so pleased rs to determine to order
them for their own use. 5.
JIM. HURT, Secretary.
certify that the above was sent to the Rich
mond ''Whig'' for publication by myself; that
am not acquainted with Mr.. Starke; that he had
| never seen the paper and knew nothing OF It's
| contents and was In no wise party TO the trial
of the plows alluded to.
January T. ls7l j. M HURT.
We. the Judges in the Pillow Trial. on the
farm of Mr.. +. O. Williams, published in the
''Whg" hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent TO that journal as a communication by the
'''N''0N J. M HURT,
f. G. WILLIAMS,
| w. II. CHRISTIAN,
LIB. WILLIAMS,
| January Q, 1871 JAS S. GILLIAN.
! do not believe in pillow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
farmer will at make a full trial of the DIXIE
with every pillow he can find, and buy that which
does the best work. have been not able to supply
the demand nor fill my orders for sometime, and
must leave field-trials where they rightly belong
p. H. STARKE
an l2--w3m No. 1440 Main Street