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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-07-23, Page 5PLANNING PLOWING MATCH — At the meeting in Clinton Tuesday night, planning started for the 1978 International Plowing Match to be held at Armstrong farm near Wingham. Listening to Ed Starr, secretary manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, second from left, are Howard Datars,Dashwood,, Roy Pattison, Wingham and Reeve Allan Campbell, McKillop. Mr. Starr explained how the OPA is set up and how the plowing matches are funded. (Staff Photo) Near Wingham, in 1978 Plowmen plan match people to work together in the community. Each year a county plowing match is held and this year it is at the farm of John Clark in Colborne Township on September 12 and 13. Winners of this match, will enter, the competition at the International Plowing Match held in the region of Durham September 23 to 27. Smiles Psychiaffist, correcting patient: "Nobody who can afford my fees can be a total failure." Despite inflation, a penny for some people's thoughts is still a fair price. Right now mortgages cost less That home or cottage you hope to own some day can be yours right now! The money you borrow at today's lower rates will enable you to build or renovate now before material • and labour costs go higher: Do it today Ott Victoria and. Grey! ffit.)61' Ct1NPANV ,S1Ndt iaato W.W.CousinS, Manager ListoWel, Ontario MAINTENANCE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL °CARETAKING ° WINDOW CLEANING o FLOOR CLEANING ° FLOOR TILING o LAWN MAINTENANCE ° ROTO TILLING o WINDOW GLAZING 0 EAVES .TROUGHING o PAINTING °SMALL APPLIANCE REPAIR ° OR ANY ODD JOB For Efficient Service No Job Is Too Small R.R.1 Ca11.527-0898 Seaforth PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Request for Submission of Briefs from the Public to the SPECIAL PROGRAM REVIEW The Government of Ontario has established a Special Program Review to enquire into ways and means of reducing the costs of Government and public sector expenditures. The Special Program review will welcome the views of the public on various courses of action which the Government might take to reduce public expenditures. There- fore, they will receive written briefs from arty ihdividual, group, organ- i2ation or association which can provide suggestions to: operate the existing programs of government more efficiently and economically; deliver the desired public services in a different way to give better service at reduced cost; reduce the level of service of programs whose benefits no longer have as high a priority as they once had; phase out programs which have Outlived their usefulness. Briefs are requested by September 15, 10/5. The mailing address is: Government of Ontario, Special PrograM Review, 6th FlOor, Frost Building Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario. M7A 1Z6. THE BRUSSELS POST, JULY 23 1975 — Brussels Stockyard Report Someone suggested the exhibitors stay open in the evening.- Two-thirds of the exhibitors have hydro, but traditionally the match has been held during the day. • This was discussed at an OPA executive meeting where it was decided the international plowing match and farm machinery show would remain closed in the evenings. The OPA organizers fear that if the show was open in the night, many would come in the evenings, and then the major events and the plowing which • occurs in the daytime would draw smaller crowds. Don Pullen , Huron County agricultural representative and secretary for the local executive for the 1978 plowing match told the audience in the Central Huron Secondary School Cafeteria that the executive looked good and Huron County was noted for enthusiastic people who could make the match a success. The last international plowing match was held in Seforth in 1966 'and was a success in spite of the rain and mud. Mr. Pullen said the match would be a good opportunity for P To many 1978 seems a long way off, but to those who will organize the International. Plowing Match for Huron County, it's time to start planning. An information meeting was held in Clinton Tuesday night to discuss the arrangements to be made for the International Plowing Match that Huron County will host in 1978. The match is to be held at the farm of James Armstrong in Wingham. The meeting which was attended by about 75, had as guest speaker, Ed. Starr, the secretary manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, (OPA). Mr. Starr said 'the Provincial government through the Department of Agriculture helps to fund the OPA which in turn ovides money for local committees. There are about 12 local committees dealing with advertising, sanitation and various things that must be dealt .with before and during the International Plowing Match. The budget for the 1978 match won't be known until the year before, but this year's match which is being held north of Oshawa in Durham has a budget of about $200,000. The 1978 match will have about S25,000 in prize money., The match has a tented city overing about 100 acres where arm machinery and food caterers dvertise and sell their wares. Space will be available in the ented city, at $7 per foot frontage or machinery and those catering ill course meals, and $14 per oot for counter exhibitors such as nfectionery stands. Mr. Starr said in spite of bad eather or low turnout, the OPA ill guarantee payment of all ebts from printing, advertising, Ydro, sanitary and directors ;Tenses. The local executive committee repares a budget for all mmiftees and they can spend. I the money allowed in the Net, he said. The OPA provideS $5,000 in vance to the local plowman's socaition as an interest free 4, to help them with the initial alining costs which the OPA ceives back in revenue front the atch, Ten , per Cent of the frontage is ue Kept for caterers and special eference is to...be given to local otIPs such as churches and rvice clubs. These groups give the plowing arch its distinctive local flavor nd color and inaltes them elCtit from those held other it PlaceS, was etplained. A lighter offering of 600 cattle at Brussels Stockyards Friday met a poor demand with all classes trading $2.00 per cwt. lower from the previous week. Choice Steers - 48.00 to 50.00 Good Steers - 45.00 to 48.00 A steer* consigned by Maple Emblem. Farms of Dungannon weighing 1110 lbs. sold for 50.00 with their offering of 20 steers averaging 1172 lbs. bringing 49.15. Two steers consigned by L & B. Farms of Wallenstein averaging 1120 lbs. sold for 49.85 with their offering of 25 steers averaging 11.00 lbs. selling for .49.15. A steer consigned by Jack Culbert of R.R. 1 Dungannon weighing 1130 lbs. sold for 49.75 with his lot of steers averaging 1040 lbs. selling for 49.00 Thirteen steers consigned by George Underwood of R.R. 1, Wingham, averaging 1240 obs. sold for 49.80 with his offering of 36 steers averaging 1240 lbs. bringing an overall price of 48.90. Four steers consigned by Glen Sellers of R.R. 2, 'Bluevale averaging 1120113S. sold for 48.80 Ten steers consigned by Leo Deitner of Ethel averaging 1123 lbs. sold for 48.40 Six steers consigned by Robert Hastie of Goorie averaging 1287 lbs. sold for 48.40 with his lot of 1.0 steers averaging 1330 lbs. selling for 48.00 • Two steers consigned by Clarence Faust of R.R. 2, Port Elgin averaging 1105 lbs. sold for 48.35. A steer consigned by Norman Coutlen of R.R. 5, Wingham weighing 1260 lbs. sold for 48.00. There were no choice heavy heifers on offer with the 700 to 800 .lbs. heifers trading from 42.00 to 44.00 One lot of .19 stocker heifers averaging 669 lbs. sold for 38.00 with the short-keep feeder steers trading from 43.00 to 46.00. Mighter offering of 540 pigs sold slightly higher to the previous week. 30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a high of 40.30