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"The Crossroads for Plowmen". This is what the
International Plowing Match is often called. The
1966 edition of this popular event will be held in
Huron County on the James Scott Farms, Seaforth.
The photos below, supplied by the department of
agriculture and food, show some of the activity at
previous matches. Over 100,000 visitors are ex-
pected this year and they'll have plenty to see in
the plowing strips and in the 100-acre Tented City
with its displays of every conceivable type of a-
gricultural machinery.
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PROMISES TO BE BEST EVER INTERNATIONAL
PLOWING MATCH
NEWS
This official publication for the 1966 Inter-
national Plowing Match is printed by the
Hur00 Expositor, Seaforth and the Exeter
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opportunity of keeping abreast
of the latest developments in
agriculture in Canada. Some of
the exhibits will even give them
a glance at the future.
Another reason for the optim-
ism being shown for this year's
event, is the stellar job being
tional have been well aware of
this fact in their planning and
most have indicated their dis-
plays will be bigger than ever
before to attract interest from
the thousands of farmers who
will find the International on their
doorstep this year.
Space in the gigantic "tented
city" was reserved long before
the closing date.
Spectators to this year's match
will not only witness some out-
standing exhibitions of plowing,
plus the usual "grudge" matches
between mayors, reeves and
wardens, but the exhibits in the
tented city will afford them an
done by the Ontario Plowmen's
Association and the local Huron
committee to ensure that it will
be an outstanding success. Every
avenue has been explored to en-
sure that a day at the Seaforth
site will be well worth the effort
for all members of the family.
In fact, it will be difficult to
take all the attractions in during
one single day, and indications
are that many persons will be
in attendance for many of the
four days of the match.
Bigger and better than ever!
That's a slogan employed by
many organizations to describe
their annual activities, but in
many cases it often falls short of
becoming a reality,
But not so with the 1966 Inter-
national Plowing Match to be held
at Seaforth in Huron County from
October 11 to 14.
This is an event that has con-
tinued to get bigger and better
every year, and this year it will
be more so, due to its prime
location in the heart of Ontario'S
most productive farm land.
The major companies which
annually exhibit at the Interne-
lights. These lads can take their
place with the best of them, point-
Rig up the fact that the number
Of competitors for future years
will never diminish.
—The many exhibits, of
course, are too numerous to
mention, But if farmers want to
maintain their progressive na-
ture of the past few years, they
all know that a trip to the Match
is a must.
— Colorful parades, complete
with bands and attractive major-
ettes are a part of each day's
activities, and gets everyone into
the gay mood that prevails at
each International.
— Horseshoe pitching may be
a lost art for many inthe younger
generations, but the competition
at the Match will prove once
again there are still many of
our Ontario men that can throw
ringers with uncanny consist-
ency.
— Some of the other activi-
ties include a tractor pulling
contest, historical exhibits (get
a preview of our Centennial year),
plus many other events that will
make your visit a real enjoyment
and education.
A warm Huron welcome . . of the total exhibitors.
In addition to the machinery
manufacturers, other exhibitors
at the match will include banks,
oil companies, producers of cars
and trucks, dairy equipment,
farm buildings, household and
garden supplies, also livestock
breeders, chick hatcheries, seed
and fertilizer companies, real
estate agencies, radio and tele-
vision stations and newspapers.
Government agencies and de-
partr.tents also occupy a large
portion of the exhibit area.
shores of Lake Huron has ap-
proximately 100 miles of very
attractive beach and summer re-
sort areas.
Situated on Lake Huron is our
County Town of Goderich where
The Honorable J. J. Greene,
Canada's Minister of Agricul-
ture, will officially open the 1966
International Plowing Match on
October 11.
Four streets and three avenues
covering 100 acres with a total
frontage of over two miles for
exhibitors ranging from farm
machinery manufacturers to
banks and government agencies
make up the area at International
Plowing Matches known as the
Tented City.
One look at the many con-
cessions housed in the almost
300 tents will immediately re-
veal the reason for the name
"Tented City".
The mayor of the Tented City
for this year is James M. Scott
of McKillop township who will
host the match, Oct. 11 to 14, on
his poultry farms located on the
northeast corner of the town of
Seaforth. Mr. Scott's son, Wil-
liam, is the first ever deputy
mayor.
The outside street in the Tented
City is used entirely by manu-
facturers of heavy machinery.
These companies have taken an
interest in the International
Match since the tractor was in-
troduced during the First World
War.
Large machinery firms nor-
mally occupy 20 percent of the
Tented City exhibit area although
they represent only four percent
salt was discovered in 1866. At
the present time the salt mines
of Goderich are producing and
still supplying the needs of many
people.
In Goderich we also have our
County Museum which displays
many thousand historical artic-
les and we are pleased that
over 20,000 people visit this
Museum each year, not only from
Canada and U.S., but from many
other countries.
The balance of Huron is served
by the prosperous towns of Ex-
eter, Clinton, Wingham and Sea-
forth as well as other villages
and hamlets which not only serve
the people of Huron but manu-
facture products known across
Canada.
We feel that we are most
fortunate in Huron County to
have in the town of Wingham
the modern facilities of both
C.K.N.X. radio and television
which are quite beneficial to our
county.
And so, on behalf of Huron
County Council and the local
committee of the O.P.A. with
which I have been associated,
— Please turn to page 4
By KENNETH STEWART
Warden, Huron County
On behalf of the citizens of
Huron County it is my privil-
ege and pleasure to extend a
most sincere and warm welcome
to the many thousand visitors
who will be attending the 1966
International Ploughing Match in
our banner County of Huron.
I would also like to give a
special welcome to our many
friends south of the border and
from outside countries.
I feel that our local commit-
tees along with the C.P.A. are
leaving no stone unturned to make
this one of the greatest mat-
ches in the history of the On-
tario Ploughman's Association.
We are most pleased that Hu-
ron County has been chosen for
this event as we are one of
the leading producers of Agri-
cultural products in the Province
of Ontario, specializing in such
products as beef, pork, poultry
and milk products.
We also rank high in the pro-
duction of cereal grains, white
beans and canning crops.
Huron County, lying on the
CORN DAY
Each year, some major crop
of the area is emphasized and
in Huron this will naturally be
corn. The first day will see a
most interesting discussion on
this subject with Dr. W. S. Young,
University of Guelph, talking on
',Increasing Corn Yields".
There'll be machinery demon-
strations and harvesting of corn
to back up his information and
few farmers involved in pro-
ducing this major crop will not
want to miss it.
The Honorable J. J. Greene,
Minister of Agriculture for Can-
ada, will officially open the Inter-
national Plowing Match and from
then on the site will be a hive of
activitiy.
What are some of the features
planned this year? Well, here's
a partial list:
-- Queen of the furrow contest,
attracting young farmerettes
from across Ontario.
— The usual contest for ward-
ens, mayors and reeves. The list
this year is lengthy, and while
it always provides plenty of
laughs and good-natured wrang-
ling among the competitors, there
is no doubt they take it seriously
and the honor attached is becom-
ing much sought after.
— The lady of the household
certainly won't want to stay at
home after looking at the many
features to be provided for her
enjoyment and education. There
will be cooking demonstrations,
hairstyling tips, TV programs
and the always popular fashion
shows.
— The inter-secondary school
competition is one of the high-
FEATURES ON THE INSIDE . . .
As you can well i m a gin e, the International
Plowing Match doesn't just happen. The annual e-
vent takes months of planning and the co-operation
of more people than you can imagine.
On the inside pages are just a fewof the high-
lights of this year's match and the inside stories
to the planning that has preceded it.
You'll also read messages of greetings from
leading Canadian and local Ontario politicians,
with their views on the importance of this event.
There's also a full program so you can plan
your itinerary when attending this year's Match.
Over 300 exhibit
in 100-acre 'city'
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PROVIDE FACILITIES
The Tented City, featuring
more than 300 exhibitors, will
occupy nearly 100 acres, Laid out
in fully-serviced street s, the
area will feature every conceiv-
able type of farm machinery as
well as all sorts of farm sup-
plies.
In addition, the Tented City
will include Match headquarters
and catering facilities for the
thousands of visitors.
Persons manning the various
concessions and booths at the
Match are no fly-by-nighters.
Most of them are men's and wo-
men's service clubs from Huron
County and the surrounding area.
The profits these clubs make
will be used for the many worth-
while projects they conduct in
their various communities. This
is certainly a unique situation in
comparison to many events and
is another way in which the Inter-
national helps the area where it
is held annually.
October 11 to 14—Located At Seaforth In Huron Crvinty