The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-26, Page 21
Page 2—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 26, 1979
More than (i00 exhibits
at 1979 • ploughing match
The 1979 International
Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery Show, September
2$ to 29, features more than
600 exhibits on a 52 -hectare
(130 acre) site near Chatham,
making its the largest outdoor.
farm machinery , show in
North America.
Under the huge tents of
"Tented .City", visitors can
see the latest farm equip-
ment and agricultural sup-
plies. It's a good opportunity
to survey the products avail-
able, before you decide to
buy. But you don't have to be
a farmer to enjoy the farm
machinery show. There are
plenty of exhibits of interest
to everyone, including 1980
automobiles and recreational
vehicles, building supplies,
and home appliances.
One exhibit which will
interst both farmers and non.
farmers is the Ontario Minis-
try of Agricultureand Food
energy and .farming display,
housed in three tents.
"The 'energy display will
highlight some of the re-
search..prol:eets funded by the
'ministry,'says Max Kurp,
• Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food exhibits super-
visor. .
Half of . the display . is
devoted to "solar energy re-
search.. Outside the tents,
there is a three -square -metre..
(36 square foot) experimental
solarcollector operating. In-
side, visitors can see more of
the instruments in • solar re-
search. One .unusual piece .of
•
equipment is the heliodon, a
machine used by scientists to
determine where the collec-
tor should be placed to
achieve the maximum am-
ount of sunlight: The other
segment of the energy dis-
play focusses on energy man-
agement and 'the different
areas in which energy is
consumed on the farm.
Housed in another tent is
the quality corn exhibit.
"The main purpose of this
exhibit is to encourage the
production of high quality
corn," says Mr. Kurp.
"There is an increasing de-
mand for high quality corn
for industrial .purposes."
Agricultural consultants
and other ministry personnel
will be available at the
exhibit to answer questions
about production problems.,
the. Ontario farm productivity
incentive program, and other
ministry programs. , • ,
The International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery
',Show site is located on the
Ian Maynard and neighbour:,
ing farms, five kilometres
(three miles) south of . Chat-
ham, on Highway 40.
Kinsmen construct
playground
During the summer
months* members of the
Lucknow and District Kins-
men
insmen Club have been con-
structing a homemade play-
ground. Although not yet
complete, • the piece willbe
comprised ' of a ' balance
beam,slide, tire swing' and
fireman's pole,. and a ladder.
The equipment is located
in Victoria Park right along
side the Tennis Courts which
the Club put inthis spring.
The playground has proven
quite popular with .neigh-
bourhood children as well as
those of parents.. who have
come to. play tennis:
Project chairman Jim Mor-
rison of the Kinsmen Club
stated that material costs
were roughly $400 with all
labour being donated by
members of the Club. Funds
• were raised from the' Kin
Suminerfest .and paper driv-
es held .earlier. The project
should be completed by the
end. of September and it is
quite probable . that other
pieces will be added • in the
future. .
The Kinsmen. Club ha
started up again with the
first nieeting being held on
September. 5th.' They cur-
rently
urrently have a new member '
drive on and anyone inter-
ested in joining the service
club .is asked to.: contact
Registrar Evans ' Helm for
further details.
REGISTRATION
Saturday, October 6 & 13th
1 - S p.m.
Luckow Town Hall
Please bring
social insurance number
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