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Drop in and visit us at the Case and New Holland
Exhibits at the International Plowing Match.
Fred Lobb Joe Lobb Charlie Baer
Since 1913 the Ontario.
Plowmen's Association has
been making sure that
there's something for every-
one at the 'international
Plowing Match.
The original concept be-
hind the match was com-
petition between plowmen.
Today the plowing match has
expanded to include bands
and parades, antique and
historic displays, county ex-
hibits, dernonstrations—farm
.equipment dealers will be
demonstrating what their
machinery can .do. There will
Also be the cooking and
fashion demonstrations and
much more, according to
Raymond Scotchmer,
publicity chairman:
The plowing match was
..held in York County near
Toronto. Each yea.r the
Match is taken to a different
county. The match sites arc
chosen by bidding and it was
four years ago that Huron
County put in a successful
/bid to host it in 1978. Right
now, Mr. Scotchmer says,
the Plowing .Match is booked
'up to 1983 or 1984.
Thi' iti Huron County's
third time for hosting the.
Match. It was first held in
Huron in 1946 in Port. Ablert,
just after the war and in 1966
in Seaforth.-
This time' its loCation is
on the farm of James Arm-
strong and' some neigh-
bouring farms, near Wing-
ham on #86 Highway. Over
1',000 acres are. required for
the competitions, demon-
started ascompetition in 191
• strations, competitors, in Wingham besides,
parades, billeting and all the, And visitors to the Plowing
other things that go into Match won't go hungry as at
putting the Match on. least 50 caterers will be there
At least three to four to meet their stomach's
Chosen
And how is the plowing
match. site chosen? Ac-
cording to Mr. Scotchmer,
the Ontario Plowmen's Ex-
ecutive goes around to the
counties that have put in a
bid for it and decide from; there
where the Match is going to
be held,
Some of the requirements
they look for are the contour
of the land and the avail-
ability of hydro and Bell
tdephone . faeilties: There.
will be over three miles of
hydro and Bell telephone
.facilities. There will he over
three miles of hydro! lines
put up at the present site.
They also look at the avail-
ability of water, and for well
desired. land for parking and
Blowing. The whole area of
the site takes in something
like 1,200 acres: Mr..
Scotchmer says.
Over 200 contestants arc to
compete for over $35,000 in
pi•ize money in various clas-
ses. Special contests arc held
for the Queen of the Furrow,
for. Mayors, Wardens, and
Regional Chairmam and
media representatives.
About 140 acres of Tented
City has been set up in which
seven streets are contained,
Mr. Scotch mer points out
that the Plowing Match has
seen an awful difference in
. just a few short years since in
Lindsay, in 1970, there were
only four streets.
Entrants
Entrants for the plowing
competitions a arc looked after
'through Ed .Starr's office in
stations, parking 'and tented
city.
Toronto. Mr, Starr is the
secretary-manager of the
Ontario Plow.rnen's As ,
sociation, Don. Pullen is the
secretary of the Huron
County Local Committee of
the Plowmen's Association.
Mr. Scotchmer who is also,
curator of the Huron County
Pioneer Museum in
Goderich, said, "We're
hoping for a good antique
and historic display.,
200 People
There are about 23 chair-
man on the local committees
with some 200-250 members
on these committees which
are in charge of demon-
acres has beeen provided on
a farm about a quarter of a
mile away from the Plowing
Match site, for trailers and
there are other trailer parks
demands. Everything from
hot clogs to candy apples to
full course meals will be
available to satisfy every-
one's taste buds.
NORTHLANDER
16 THE PLOWING MATCH SUPPLEMENT
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Headquarters Avenue
September 26 - 30, 1978
HURON COUNTY
September 26 - 30, 1978
HURON COUNTY
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