HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-07-07, Page 11Times -Advocate, July 7,1993
Kippen farmer to be featured
in 1994 tractor calendar
By Hr'in- I bb
'T -A Staff
KIPPEN - Who would have known
that a 1922 model would get Ws
fust pinup 71 years later.
The "model" mentioned isn't
your average model, in fact it's
the only one of it's kind in Huron
County and perhaps all of Onta-
rio. Ron MacGregor's Robert
Bell 1922 Imperial Super Drive tractor has been photo-
graphed by Ralph Sanders of Des Moines Iowa for the
1994 DuPont Classic Farm Tractor calendar.
A panel of judges selected the tractor for the calendar,
which will feature's picture along with the photo and
history of the tractor. Later in July the tractor will be
used , along with the 11 other calendar tractors and
owners, in a video produced by Vemard'Films Ltd.
When .completed the video will feature not only the
tractor, but -MacGregor starting and driving it as well.
Built -originally in Seaforth, by Robert Bell Engines
and Thresher Co. the tractor was purchased brand new
by MacGregor's father, William MacGregor, for
$3.200. Which was quite an expense at.the time.
MacGregor's tractor is not new .to fame, as it has
travelled to many International Plowing. Matchesover
the past few years, and has shown for the past seven
years at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Halton.
This year the tractor will be on display there July 17
and 18 for the Great Canadian Antique Tractors Field
Days exhibition. The event will include a parade iof
over 100 antique tractors Uizt MacGregor will drive in.
The Ontario Agricultural Museum's holds copies of
sales records belonging to the Robert Bell Co., and
through them MacGregor was able to pin point the exact
purchase date of the tractor as August 4 1922. MacGre-
gor found that other tractors of the same type were sold
and shipped to Manitoba and Saskatchewan. However,
most of the ones' sent out west were a smaller variety,
with a four pin clutch, unlike MacGregor's larger model
with a six pin clutch.
To keep his tractor in good shape MacGregor runs it
periodically through the year, and oils it often. Though
he doesn't use the tractor for regular farm work like his
father did, the MacGregor's still grow wheat, barley,
and soybeans, which are some of the crops originally
planted by William MacGregor.
The calendar is scheduled to appear in September or
October, but there is no local distributor known yet. If
your interested in obtaining one, order forms are availa-
ble by calling the Agricultural Museum in Halton, but
for more information on the 1994 Classic Farm Tractors
catalogue write to: Classic Tractors,P.O.Box 1755,
Wilmington De 19899. Or call 1 -800 -4 -FARMS -1 (for
.credit card orders). Mso available are the classic poster
and videotape.
'Not sure what .month he'll be, MacGregor says,
"They said I was at the top of thepile, but who knows."
Surrey of pry
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to 24 in various projects across On-
tario: These projects are conducted
in an effort to help maintain our en-
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Since its beginnings in 1988 they
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The focus.of•thisproject is to iden-
tify the -location of existing septic
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how,Rhey are being maintained; to
find sources of .septic pollution
along,theLake Huron shoreline. �.
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for theme= two to thrtee. days.
The :students .employed by the
health unit for this project will be
conducting a sanitary survey of the
properties along the lakeshore. This
survey asks for information about
your septic tank system and the
type of water supply used and its
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Ron Mactirworpases
here with his 1922 Robert
Bell Imperial Super -Drive
Tractorthat is to be
featured in an antique
tractor calendar scheduled
for next year. This tractor
is one that has been in the
Mac(gorfamily for
ienerbtions.
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