The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-05-23
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COMPETITIVE CULTIVATION.

Field rria, Of Sugar Land Implements
Hall Defeats livery in u, Close Contest.
The competitive field trial of sugar land
implements between B. E. Avery q Sons OF
Louisville, KY, and the Jas. H. Hall Flow
Company of Maysville, KY, took place yes
terday and to-day on the rear portion OF
the Peytayin sugar plantation just below
D onaldsonville, and attracted large at
tendance Of planters, managers and other
spectators On both days, The. contest was
for q stake Of $1,000 to be donated to some
charitable institution.
As reported IN last weeks Cn1rr the
judges selected were Mr.. John Dymond OF
PlaQuemines parish on behalf of Messrs.
Avery, and Mr.. Henry Mccall of Ascension
on behalf of the Hall Company. Mr.. Dan
iel Thompson of st. Mary was chosen ref
cree. The contest was formally opened at
5 o'clock Friday afternoon, when Nj. Dy-
mond read the subjoined rules. and pro.
eramme agreed to by the contestants and
approved by the judges and referee:
RULES.
The Judges, Messrs. Jno. Dymoud and Henry
Mccall. shall select a referee from among TIC
sugar planters of Louisiana.
The duties of the judges shall be to select lil,
ground, date and time of trial, TO make rules
FOR it's governnlent to prescribe the method or
manner in which they desire each part ol e'e
trial to be conducted.
The Judges sl1hn select two persons to repre-
sent each contestant, also clerk or tlme-keep-
or to take such minute ct the trials US inc
4 nj, nrf
judges direct aaso en- Of
tween the judges, which they cannot reconcile
they shall submit to the referee. -,
Tho duty Of the referee shall be TO aeeisG LIT aal
they may submit TO him. His decisions upon
nil disnnisd points shall be final.
He sksll receive from the judges before the
trial the stakes Of both parties ana Ray Inc Inc
same over to the winner lmmeulateiy al'ei 'iie
winner be 50 adjudged.
IN each Of the processes tried, seven points
shall be- given, viz. Lightness OF draught shall
one point Quality OF an,e eTo shaI
use his own team and ploWmen.
Neither the referee, judges, contestants, MOI
their representatives nor any one eneaeeu AZ
tho trial shall confer with any person not en-
Gagged In the trial until tho winner shall nave
All necessary expenses of the trial shall be dl-
yided and paid for equally by the two contest
ants. A.. u.,,,,. If +be
An official detailed report of the result OF the
working of each process and Of the general e
suit Of the trial shall be given by the judges ano
referee to each contestant a1ter TIC nlai JUG
mont has been given.
PROGRAMME.
I E,ch nartv shall Hush one-tenth of an acre
If land. flushing to be of usual standard ana 20
employ not exceeding four mules. ms lahu :!
to he narrowed for opening under dlrectloh, ~
the judges, if feasible, and II no othef sui'''Ae
la1" zach Fac narty to open three-tenths Of an acre
of land for flushing, or lend to be pointed Out
by the judges. :,.u %,
8. Each party to split out into mlddies %
rows opened.
l.. Each party to cover cane or equivalent.
<. Middles to be wrapped and stufble to bs
barred off. or equivalent it competent land car
W iI Rnr n throw back and open middles K
plant and to stubble canes.
2 Dirtine cane and breaking out mlddlos
to be three times done If feasible.
Mr.. Henry G. Braud Of Ascension wa
chosen clerk and tirnekeoper. Messrs. Jno
| T. Nolan and j. W. Gleason, assisted D.
Mr.. Z. B. Atkinson as an expert, were Sc
lectea to measure the land and superinten
the dynomometer test. Messro. w. E. Bate
man and l.. 4. Bringier, Jr., were appolnte
to direct the working of the Avery imple
ments, and Messrs. Jas. Tucker and ful
gence Bourgeois to perfor.a like seryic
! fot the Hall implements. On Saturday MI
| Bourgeois did not officiate, and his plac
was filled by Mr.. Lucius Forsythe OF )
James. The manufacturers chief. repre-
sentatives preset1t were Messrs. +. w. Chal
man, L. s. Jones and J. L. Laughlin {
the Avery firm and Mr.. Jas. Ii. Hall OF tt
Hall COMPANY. the last named gentlema
being accompanied and assisted by M
james Mallon Of Baton Rouge, inventt
of the Mallon rotary hoe, IN admiral
implement manufactured by the Halls, an
Mr.. r. Alleman of Centreville, La, invel
tor of valuable improvements attached
some OF the Hall plows.
The plow:nen, drivers and teams II
working the Hall implements we're fro
Mr.. J. C. Cotield's Point Houmas plant
ton, and those for working the Avery il
plements were supplied by Mr.. j. P. Ko'
of Belle Alliance, Assumption parish. ~
first two trials on the programme we
completed on Friday and the others to-da
The subjoined official report Of the Gle
and timekeeper fully explains itself al
shows that the Hall Company was victo
i51.s in the contest by the close score OF
points against AZ for Avery y Sons.
CLERKS REPORT.
ASCENSION PARISH, LA May %, 1885
, To Messrs. Jno. rtmond and Henry MEGA
=. judges ETC.:
Gentlenen-I have the honor to submit I
suhitinel official score of the competitive trl
, OF sugar land implements between Messrs. b.
Avery Il Sons and the Jas. II: Hall PloW Coz
,lnny. which took place on Friday and Satr
day, M,.y az AND u, 1885, on the Peytav,n pls
tation nc;,r Donlldsonville, La.
Points score
Ppocrss No l. Nail. Aver
Flushing one tenth OF an aero OF
land: Avery, 65X Us. Hall NO.
fnur-rrule Champion pillow; time:
Hall running y furrows IN ~ min
utes, Avery q burrows III " 1'lln-
| utes; Judges give Hall economy.
Referee gives Hall quality. .......
Judges give Avery draught. ..
PROCESS No.2.
Opening three-tenths of AZ acre
of land for flushing: Avery No.3
l Advance Us. AllemRn-Hall double
mald~boaYd No: Il; Halls time 2Sha
! minutes Av6rFsa3 minutes; 1uue-
| es give Hall draught. ............. l
, Judges give both eco-aomy..
Referee gives Avery quahty,..... z
PRoCEss Nos.
!, ! Splitting out middles of rows
opened: Avery No. 1 with wings as.
ffall=Alleman No. Ia; judges give
, each contestant points. .........
PROCESS MOI
Covering cane: abandoned by
, consent.
PROCESS No,.5.
Middtes to be wrapped and stub
BILE barred off, equivalent: four
, horse plows; each party gets econ
: omy and draught from the judges,
and each gets quality from the ref
PROCESS Nos.
Bar off thrn7g back and open
, midhlus; each rarty gets economy
. and draught from the judges and