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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-10-07, Page 23Match attracts record crowd You're Invited Mammoth Plowing & Tilling DEMONSTRATION 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday October 14 & 15 (Rain Date - October 16) at the 4 Corners of our Seaforth Store_ ' I ' See the New '77 Tractors t;‹ , • • The DREAM TRACTOR Becomes a Reality! See their" Giants EAT UP THE GROUND International 800 Flex-Frame Moldboard Plows Watch the All New 830 141 FORAGE HARVESTER Eat up Acres of Corn Remember the Dates OCTOBER 14 & 15 SEAFORTH 527-0120 Temperatures Are Falling . . . Winterize Your Car, Truck and Farm Vehicles , Now Anti-Freeze '5.95 OF 4 GALLONS $2 1 .25 PER CASE Now In Stock . . . Full Selection TOY FARM IMPLEMENTS EXETER FORD Fa* Equipment Sales Tractors Equipmert Ltd. Thames Road East Phone 235-2200 PER GALLON 411111L JOHN DEERE LTD. 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MARYS 2843650 The 1976 International Plowing Match broke all records es- tablished since the first Match in 1913, Over 200,000 people attend- ed, a new record, generating the largest,gate receipts ever. Weather is so important to what has been aptly described as the world's largest outdoor farm machinery display and plowing match, This year, with one of the coolest, wettest Ontario summers on record, there was much concern that the week of the plowing match would also be cool and wet. During the 2 weeks prior to the big event the weather was wet, with the grounds of the Tented City show- ing every sign of becoming another sea of mud, However, with clearing skies on Sept. 27th, the bad weather that plagued farmers for weeks, delayed bean harvest and wheat planting and slowing corn ripening just seem- ed to vanish, Opening Day, §eptember 28th, was almost ideal and as the week progressed with clear, sunny skies the roadways of the Tented City and the parking areas dried up to provide the most ideal 5 days of weather in the over sixty-year history of this great event. The Bruce County local com- mittee made everyone feel right at home. Obviously an enormous amount of work went into plan- ning. I felt the traffic was moved as quickly as possible to the parking areas where tractor- pulled wagons were in abundant evidence to take visitors to the Tented City or to the plowing areas. The large class or 16 plow teams (horses) generated a lot of interest, as did the judging for the best "plow team" and for the best show team. Horse plowing still attracts attention and brings back memories of other days when a team and plowman work- ed as a unit, I must confess there was no job on the farm that I lik- ed as well as plowing with a good team of horses. Tented City covered over 110 acres with over 500 different ex- hibitors of every conceivable type of farm equipment. This was by far the largest area ever used for Tented City with the largest number of exhibitors ever. There were over 400 in- dividual plowing competitors vy- ing for top plowing honours, It was good to see so many young people gaining 'valuable ex- perience in competition plowing, There has been some criticism in the past that competition plowing is not practical for com- mercial farming operations. That may be so, but anyone who appreciates that all food is produced either on, or by produce produced on, the top six inches of farm land must surely have a keen appreciation of the necessity of good plowing in commercial farming, whether it be by conventional mold-board plows, chisel plows or heavY spr- ing tooth cultivators — it's all a part of the food production process. The IPM provides the opportunity. for all to see plowing at its best. Literally thousands of people come to the International Plow- ing Match to see and to compare various types of farm machinery, new model cars and the latest in materials handling equipment. The exhibitors seem- ed pleased with the contacts they were able to make which, of course, is the reason they come back year after year. Some years ago there was a move to establish the IPM in one central location, While' such a move,might have been an advan- tage to Ontario Hydro, Bell Telephone and some large farm equipment distributors and manufacturers, it wouldn't have continued the sense of communi- ty interest that moving from County to County has done. When one stops to think of it there aren't many events that bring everyone together in the County, as does the IPM. People from all toyer. Ontario where this magnifi- cent event has been held have often remarked how pleasant it was to get to know others in the County in working together with a common purpose for the five years it takes to plan and carry out such a colossal event, Moving about Ontario is a tradition that the 1PM Executive should con- tinue, An interesting feature of the IPM is the Queen of the Furrow contest. Young ladies who win at their local County or District plowing match have the chance to compete at the IPM in plow- ing, public speaking and personal interviews with a panel of judges for the title of Queen of the Furrow. To win is a great honour, but to lose is no disgrace in that kind of top quality com- petition. There were 21 entries this year with the winner being Miss Barbara Taylor, from the Region of Peel and East Garafraxa (in Dufferin County), It was great to hear the public speeches of the 21 highly talented contestants. Rural Ontario should be extremely proud of its rural young people. To my mind it's time we said so, There are thousands of fine young people getting an education, learning crafts and skillg, and developing sound character who are a credit to themselves, their families, their communities and their country, Because they are too in- terested in preparing themselves to accept the responsibilities of the future to get into trouble, they don't attract the news media's attention of which a few young people, and older people too, get all too much. It's good to know that those who guide the destiny of the IPM continue to focus attention on youth activities, As one who has been attending the IPM continuously for many years I want to offer warmest congratulations, on behalf of the thousands of people who attend- ed this year's events, concluding on Saturday, October 2nd, to Mr. John Stephen, of St, Marys, the 1976 President, to his Board of Directors, the local Bruce ,Coun- ty Committee who went all out, and particularly to Mr. Ed Starr, of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, who is General-Manager of this enor- mous undertaking. Mr. Starr, ably assisted by Mr. Art Peppin and the entire head office staff of the Agricultural Societies Branch, along with the local OMAF Representative, Mr. Art Bolton, put in endless hours of hard work to help stage this 1976 record-shattering event. There must be many very tired people in Bruce County, and indeed from all over Ontario, this week but they can bask in the reflected glory of having achieved their ul- timate objective of the greatest PM ever held to date, ``Nov on to Frontenac County in 1977! SHARE YOUR IRESSINOS 74-77rawk4geeifrig May sue government A group of about 50 Ethel area dairy farmers decided last week to take legal action against the Ontario Government, Represented by Clinton lawyer, Paul Ross, the group hopes to force the Ontario Government to pay compensation to dairy far- mers for the loss of revenue they suffered when milk quotas were cut back 15 percent. The cutback to industrial milk producers was ordered by the federal government last April. This came after the Ontario Government had encouraged for two years greater industrial milk ,production under a special loan system to dairy farmers. The meeting in Ethel, on the farm of Elwood Seili , was called to see if dairy farmers would support a suit, "You tonight are going to be the jury who decide if we go ahead," organizer Albert Whiting told the group, Mr, Whiting and Clinton lawyer Paul Ross argued the case that legal action should be taken, "It seems the Provincial government has turned their backs on us, We have got to take action," Mr. Whiting said. "If you agree, we're going to sue for damages. If one man was to sue it would cost a lot of money, but if it's a hell of a lotof people it won't cost that'much," he said. Mr. Ross in his address to the meeting emphasized to the farmers that it was imperative that people know what is at stake for the farmer and that a dispute exists, "The government must know we are not looking for welfare, we are looking for a little justice, We lived up to our end of the bargain (by increasing production), we want to see you (government) live up to your end," he said. Most farmers present seemed to applaud the idea of taking legal action and about half present gave $20 each in support of it, according to Mr. Whiting. Mr. Whiting said that he was pleased with the response and would now go ahead and appeal for support from all the dairy farmers. But several farmers objected to the idea of suing the govern- ment. "We elected the government and the Milk Marketing Board. Now we are going to turn around and sue the people we elected, It doesn't seem right," said a farmer. "We work too darn hard to give 'our money to a lawyer," suggested one person. "What the heck will a law suit do for us, anyway?" "This is going to be the first time anyone has sued the government for incompetence," Mr, Whiting replied. "We're going to get a hell of a lot of good publicity and thay'll get a hell of a lot of bad. "Which is better, going up to Ottawa and pelting Eugene Whelan with milk or taking legal action?" Toronto lawyer Aubrey Golden, who argued successfully that the province had acted illegally in closing several hospitals, in- cluding Clinton, was at the meeting. He will be working with Mr, Ross on the farmer's case. WEATHER INFO — Usborne Central students enjoyed a two day stay at Camp Sylvan and received valuable information about weather forecasting from Brad Finch of the London Weather Office. From the left with Mr. Finch are Paul Robinson, Joan Cooper,Scott Rundle and Betty Bax checking a rain gauge and thermometer. T-A photo t"