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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-08-31, Page 16PLQW CAJUN CONTESTANTS — The Queen of the Furrow entrants at Tuesday's Huron County plowing match were treated to dinner by Huron MP Bob McKinley. Shown above from the left are Huron Plowman's Association president Ken Stewart, McKinley, contestants Beth Passmore, Helen Brindley and eventual Queen Marilyn Robertson and last year's Queen Irma Pryce. T-A photo Weather was too goo PLOW QUEEN — Marilyn Robertson of East Wawanosh township was named Huron's Queen of the Furrow. 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The new Queen was crowned by last year's winner Irma Pryce and received a trophy presented by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Love, Exeter and a sheepskin from the Old Mill in Blyth, Barry Gordon of RR 1, Seaforth, won the Esso special award for the best plowed land in two furrows. The best junior competitor was Marty Becker of Dashwood while Bill Armstrong of RR 4, Wingham, won the award for the best plowed land in the utility class using a mounted plow with three or more furrows. Elmer Hayter of RR 1, Varna won the special prize for the best corner. Judge for the match was Raymond Montague of Jarvis. Allen Campbell, reeve of McKillop Township, was awarded the Huron County trophy as winner of the Charles Gracey, Manager of Canadian Cattlemen's. Association said this week in Toronto, "Beef producers and consumers have just cause to be disturbed about' recent developments in the beef trade. For while farm gate prices for finished cattle have declined sharply in the past month, no commensurate reduction in retail prices have been rioted. In fact in many retail chains the price of most beef cuts has risen. This indicates that such chains are substantially increasing their mark-up on beef." "For example, in three major retail outlets in the Toronto area the average price charged for beef cuts has risen 5.3 percent, 8.1 percent and 6 percent singe May 31st, 1972. During the same period of time the farm gate price for fat cattle has declined at least 8 percent. Thus retailers are paying substantially less for carcass beef and charging consumers substantially more for retail cuts." "These three major retail outlets are now charging a mark- up on beef from about 28 percent to 33 percent as compared to average mark-ups of 17 percent to 26 percent in late May. In our experience," Gracey continued, "retailers are all too ready to pass any increased costs along to consumers as quickly as possible, but when cattle prices are falling they are often reluctant to reduce businessmen's class, Sixteen non- farmers took part in the event with contestants using horse- drawn plows. Other winners were: David Turnbull, 12, RR 1, Dashwood; Leonard McNeil, 21, RR 7, Alvinston; Rubema Brindley, 26, RR 6, Goderich; Joanne Hickey, RR 3, Auburn; Lorne Passmore, RR 3, Exeter, and Allen Turnbull, RR 1, Grand Bend, retail prices as quickly," "Beef producers are not happy about the sharp and unwarranted drop in the live cattle market but when this decline occurs they believe that the savings should be passed on to consumers and not be skimmed off by the retailers," concluded Gracey, 4-H members in competition Four 4H dairy calf club members will be showing their calves in the 4H Silver Dollar Competition at Orangeville September 2, representing Huron county. They are Dave. Baan, RR 3, Walton; John Gibbings, RR 1, Clinton; Lynda Walden, RR 2, Lucknow; and Marvin Wylie, RR 2, Clifford. The local entrants met with sixty five other picked senior 41-1 dairy calf club members from fourteen counties at United Breeders headquarters at Guelph a week ago. To qualify to go to Orangeville, all competitors answered a quiz requiring ad- vanced knowledge of dairy farming, and wrote an essay on milk quality. Their marks for these written sections of the Silver Dollar Competition will be combined with the points they win for their calves and for their showmanship at Orangeville. The overall winner will receive seventy five silver dollars on a silver tray, with two runners up receiving fifty and twenty five silver dollars respectively. Division winners (quiz, essay, calf and showmanship) each receive twenty five silver dollars. The show will be held at Orangeville fairgrounds beginning at 1 P.M. September 2nd. 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Officials of the Huron County plowing match continue to have problems with the weatherman in staging a successful show. A year ago, the match was held in between rain showers, This year the match was moved ahead to beat the wet weather, The move was successful, Possibly top successful. The 45th annual Huron match was held at the farm of William Steckle, two miles south of Hayfield in Stanley township beneath clear skies and 70 degree temperatures. Sounds ideal, but not for plowing matches. Commenting on the small crowd of spectators and lower number of contestants plowing match president Ken Stewart said, "It's just too nice today, There's lots of work to be done in the fields yet and a lot of farmers stayed home because of ideal weather conditions. One of the highlights of the match was the crowning of the DO YOU OWN A SMALLFAR M? 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