HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-10-06, Page 9r
TUESDAY; OCTOBER lith
8:00 a.m.--Tented City Open to Visitors
9:0.0 a.m.t--Plowmen, to report.to Tractor Park for
Competitions
10:00 a.m.—Ontario Plowing Competitions Commence -
Classes 1 to 7, for tractor and horse plowing open
to plowmen in Counties of : Huron,' Bruce, Lamb -
ton, Middlesex, Perth and Wellington; and Classes
8 to 12 open to all 'qualifying plowmen. Special
Class for members of the Armed Service Forces
at any base.
11:Q0 a.m.—Corn Land Day , Program - corn plots -
south of Tented City. Formal discussions at corn
plots 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
12:30 noon ---Ontario Plowmen's Association Luncheon
-Official Restaurant
12:30—The Ed Allen Show
1:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Miss' Anna , Lee Scott,
Home Economist
1:30 p.m.—Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, showing
the use of hair pieces and wiglets.
1:30 p.m.—Parade of Farm Machinery, Floats, Bands,
v.' etc., and Wagon Tour of Tented City for Officials
• and Special Contestants.
1 :30 p.m.—Address at Corn Plots - Dr. W. S. Young,
"Increasing Corn Yields".
2:00 p.m.—OFFICIAL OPENING - by Honorable J. J.
Greene, Minister of Agriculture for Canada.
2:00 p.m.—Corn Harvesting and other machinery dem-
. onstrations
2 :00p.m.--Steam Era - East of Headquarters
2:00 p.m.= -Circle 8 Ranch
2:30 p.m. Wardens and Reeves Plowing Competitions
2:30 p.m.—Fashion Show (consisting of garments
made up of the Bruce County Tartan, IVVaple Leaf
Tartan, furs and an Eedee Award garment)
3:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Anna Lee Scott, dome
Economist,
3:30 p.m. Horse Show - Open to teams that plowed in
Class 1,
3:30 p.m.—Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, showing
the use of hair- pieces and wiglets.
3 :30p.m. , All competitions in plowing completed.
Plowmen to return their equipment to Tractor
.Park. •
4:00 p.m. -Presentation of Trophies - Wardens and
Reeves, also Junior and Intermediate Champions -
• Official Platform '
4:00 p.m. Circle 8 Ranch
4 :30 p.m.—Fashion Show
5:39 p.m.—Prize Winners in all Plowing
ed in O.P.A. Headquarters building
6:00 p.m. Grounds close
NOTE TO VISITORS: Don't walk to see the plowing.
Ride free On wagons operated by the Huron Junior
Farmers. The tours will cover the fields where plowing
and demonstrations are being staged. When in Tented
City don't overlook visiting the Huron, County Exhibit
• at the Forth -West corner and the Women's Building
located right in the centre of Tented City.
sextation of Awards - Official Platform
5:30 pan,—Prize winners of day's competitions posted
in O.P.A. Headquarters Building
6:00 p.m. --Grounds close.
NOTE TO VISITORS! Don't walk to, see the 'piowi'ng.
Ride free on wagons operated "by the Huron Junier
Farmers. The tours will cover the fields When
plowing
and 4emonstratiens •are being staged. When in Tented
City don't overlook visiting the Huron County Exhibit
at the North-West corner and the Women's Building
located right in the centre of Tented City.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th
8:00 a.m.—Tented City open to Visitors
9:00 a.m.--Plowmen to report to Tractor
• Competitions
19:00 a.m.—Plowing Competitions commence.- Classes
2S to 30 for tractor and horse plowing including
British American Oil Co. (Inter -County Teams)
and International Harvester Company (winners
of I.H.C. Specials from Branch Matches) Classes.
Also Visitors Class - Jack Barr and Ritchie Wright
from Northern Ireland are among the entries.
11:00 a.m.—Discussion at Corn Plots, also 1 p.m. and
3 p.m.
1:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Miss Anna Lee Scott,
Home Economist
1:30 p.m.—Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, show-
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets
1:30 p.m.—Parade of Farm Machinery, Floats, Bands,
etc., and Wagon Tour of Tented City for Officials
and Special Contestants
2:00 p.m.—Circle 8. Ranch
2:00 p.m.—Steam Era - East of
2:00 p.m.—Corn Harvesting and
onstrations
2:30 p.m.—Fashion Show
3:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Miss Anna Lee Scott,
r Home Economist
3:00 p.m.—Plowing •Contest for Representatives of
the Press„ Radio and TV.
3:30 p.m. -A11 competitions in plowing completed,_
Plowmen to return their equipment to Tractor
Park
3:30 p.m.—Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, show-
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets
4:00 p.m.—Circle 8 Ranch
4:30 p.m.—Fashion Show
4:45 p.m.—Presentation of Trophy to winner in Press
Competition - Official Platform
5 :30 p.m.—Prize, winners of •day's competitions posted
in O.P.A. Headquarters Building
6:00 p.m. --Grounds close.
NOTE TO VISITORS: Don't walk to see the plowing,
Rifle free on wagons operated by, the Huron Junior
Farmers. The tours will cover the fields where plowing
and demonstrations are being staged. When in Tented
City don't overlook ,visiting the Huron County Exhibit
at the North-West Corner and the Women's Building
located'right in the centre of Tented City.
Classes post -
Park for
ti
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th
8:00 a.m.—Tented City open to Visitors
9:00 a.m.—Plowmen . to report to Tractor Park for
Competitions -
9:00 a.m.---Complimentary Breakfast by O.P.A. for
Competitors in Queen- of the Furrow Contest
10:00 a.m. -L-Plowing Competitions Commence. Classes
13 to 22 for Tractor and Horse Plowing., ineluding
Ontario Championship and Eaton's of Canada
classes. c " • . °
10:00 a.m.=Queen of the Furrow Competition - Plo-
• ing
11 :00 a.m.—Discussion at Corn Plots, also at 1 p.m,
and 3 p.m.
17.:30 a.m.—Farmstead Improvement Presentation
12:30 p.m. -The Ed Allen Shew
1:00 p.m. Cooking Show with Miss Anna Lee Scott
Home Economist
1:30 p.m. --Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, show
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets.
1:30 p.m.—Parade Of Farm Machinery, Floats, Bands,
• etc., and Waggon Tour of Tented City
rt
2:00 p.m.—Circle 8 Ranch -
2:00 p.m. Steam Era - East of Headquarters
2:00 p.m. --The Schmeltz and Lena Piekleheimer Fam
Hy', New Dundee German Band . ,
2:00 p.m.—Corn Harvesting and 'other Machinery Dem-
onstrations
2:30 p.m. -Fashion Show' (Consisting of garments
made up of the Bruce County Tartan, Maple Leaf
'Parton, furs and an Eedee Award garment)
3:00 p.m. --Cooking Show with Anna Lee Scott, Home
Economist
3 :30 p.m.—Hairstyling 'with Miss Helen Dunn, show-
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets
3:30 p.m. ---A11 other competitions in plowing complet-
ed. Plowmen- to return their equipment to Tractor
Park
4:09 p.m.—Circle 8 Ranch
4:30 p.m, -Fashion Show
4:30 p.M.- -Crowning of Queen"of the Furrow and Pre -
Headquarters
other Machinery Dein-
. 0
Site -CH the `66 Internationai
Th' is • an aerial view of Scott Farms where the 1966 International Plowing Match will open
next geek. Farm' buildings of- Scott home farm are in the foreground. The Tented City and air strip
are located in the upper left of the picture.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1966 -- Second Section, Pages -9 to 16.
Planning for International
Under Way Since .1961
Announcement, that the
1966 International Plow-
ing Match and, farm ma-
chinery demonstration
would be held at'•Seaforth
was made late in October,
1963, by Roy Adair, reeve
of Wingham and chairman
of the Huron County site
committee. . The farm of
James M. Scott, McKillop
Township and adjacent to
Seaforth, had been select-
ed by the Ontario Plow-
men's Association as the
site for. the big match in
1966.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14th
8:00 a.m.—Tented City open to Visitors
8:00 a.m:—Plowmen report to Tractor Park for Com-
petitions .
--:p0 a.m.—Plowing competitions commence - Classes
} 31 to 37, including Esso Champions of Branch,
Matches and Inter -Secondary Schools - Canada
Packers ; and Visitors Class with Jack Barr and
Ritchie Wright from Northern' Ireland competing
10:00 a.m.--Horse Shoe Pitching Contest - Open to
two players from each plowing branch in Ontario.
11:00 a.m.--Discussions at Corn Plot
1:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Miss Anna Lee Scott,
Home Economist
1.:30 p.m.—Hairstyling with. Miss Helen Dunn, show-
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets
1:30 p.m.—Parade of Farm Machinery, Floats, Bands,
etc., and Wagon Tour of Tented City for Officials
and Special Contestants
2:00 p.m. Circle 8 Ranch
'2:00 p.m. -Corn Harvesting and other Machinery Dem-
onstrations
2:00 p;m.--Stearn Era - East of Headquarters
2:30 p.m.—Fashion Show
3:00 p.m.—Cooking Show with Anna Lee Scott, Home
Economist
3:00 p.m.—Competitions in plowing completed. Plow-
men to return their equipment to Tractor Park
3:30, p.m.—Hairstyling with Miss Helen Dunn, show
ing the use of hair pieces and wiglets
8 :45 p.m.—Horse show
4:00 p.m. --Circle 8 Ranch
4:30 p.m.—Fashion Show
5,:00 p.m. --Winners of day's competitions posted in
O.P.A. Headquarters Budding
6:00 p.m._International Plowing Match Concludes
7:00 p.m.—Prize Presentation Banquet - Seaforth Com-
munity Arena. Admission by ticket only.
Huron Plowing Associa-
tion; William Perrie, Brus-
sels, a past president of the
Huron group, and Allan
Walper of Grand Bend.
Consultant members off the
group were Doug. Males,
Huron agriculture repre-
sentative;' Bill Hanly, de-
puty clerk of Huron and
Gordon McGavin, • director
and former OPA presi-
dent.
Decision to hold the
1966 plowing match in
Huron was taken in 1962,
at the annual meeting of
the OPA. Since that time
much study had been giv-
en various sites available
in the county.
Selection of the Seaforth
site was based on a num-
ber of considerations, of-
ficials said. It -was central-
ly located in the county, as
well as in a prime agricul-
tural area. Hyrdo and oth-
er utilities, including wat-
er and phones, were readi-
ly available. In addition,.
the site was well serviced
by provincial and county
roads, providing a ready
traffic flow.
Fora number of years
the Seaforth District High
School Band had been a
feature at .International
Plowing Matches, and this
created an awareness of
the Seaforth area among
plowmen.
Suggestion that ' Scott
Farms would be an ideal
site for the 1966 event
was advanced when it be-
came known the OPA was
seeking possible locations
in . Huron. Following sub-
sequent discussions, Mr.
Scott agreed to make facil-
ities available.
The committee indicated
that of the sites investiga-
ted, that of Scott Farms
was best adapted and fil-
led every requirement.
The selection was made
by representatives . of the
Ontario Plowmen's Assoc-
iation who toured five
possil4le sites in Huron.
They were 'accompanied
by representatives of the
Provincial Police and . Hy-
dro and Bell Telephone ut-
ilities,. as well as by mem-
bers of the local committee.
The OPA - group was
headed by President Al-
vin Mark of Cameron, and
included Russell Morrison,
vice-president, Beaverton ;
Clark Young, treasurer, of
Unionville; Ken .Bawken,
director, St. Thomas; Alex
McKinney, :director and
vice-chairman of the World
Plowing Association; F.
A. Lashley, secretary -man-
ager, and G. Roy Bagg, as-
sistant secretary.
They were accompanied
by the Huron committee,
including Roy Adair, chair-
man ; Reeve Stewart Proc-
ter, of Morris; Simon Hal-
lahan,' Blyth, president of
NOTE TO VISITORS : Don't walk to see the plowing.
Ride free on wagons operated by the Huron Junior
Farmers. The -tours will cover the fields Where plowing
and demonstrations are being stage 1. When in Tented
City don't overlook visiting the Duron County Exhibit
at the North-West corner and the Woinen's Building
located right in the entre of Tented City,
•
Pioneers Competed
In Tuckersmith
Hundred Years Ago
The long association
which Huron farmers have
had with plowing matches
is indicated by .a letter
which appeared in the Dec-
ember 1865 issue of the
Candaian Farmer and
which described a match
held in Tuckersmith, ear-
lier that year.
The clipping was discov-
ered among early records
by F. A. Lashley, secre-
tary -manager of the On-
tario Plowmen's Associa-
tion. '
Hon. Donald McDonald,
M.L.C., gave $40; James
Dickson, Esq., M.P.P.,
gave an iron plough, worth
$40; McTaggart, of -Clin-
ton, a fanning mill; Runee-
man, of Goderich, an iron
plough; McPherson & Co.,
of Clinton, a cultivator; •
Sevel, of Clinton; a plough;
Horton, of Goderich, a rid-
ing saddle; Fulton & Rude,
of Egmondville, a neck -yolk
and whipple • trees; Jno.
Dec. lst, 1865. Gray, plough maker of Eg-
mondville, $10 in cash; the
County and Branch Socie-
ties making up nearly $1:00
more. The whole was div-
ided into nine prizes for
men, and ten for boys. Such
a formidable prize list, .r '
am positive, was never
ploughed for in any Coun-
ty in Canada, on any prev-
ious occasion. The "match"
came • off on Tuesday, the
31st October, on the farina
of Messrs. Carnochan, and
McLean, in the, township of
Tuekersmith, three miles
from Harpurhay, on. the
Buffalo and Goderich R.R.,
the men being at Carna-
han's and the boys at Mc-
Lean's. The morning was.
wet' and stormy, till about
11 o'clock, which made it
very disagreeable, but the
after part of the day, was
(Continued on Pfge 16)
To the Editor of The Cana-
da Farmer : ,
Sir,
Our annaul plowing
match this year has been
very successful, both as re-
gards the value of the
prizes and the number " of
the competitors. I think no
apology necessary for ask-
ing you to make room for
a short description of it
in the only agricultural
paper we have in the Prov-
ince. '
Mr. Bell, the enterpris-
ing agricultural implement
maker, of St. George's,of-
fered to give a reaper as a
prize for the plowing
match this year. The offer,
I need scarcely say, was ac-
cepted. Such liberality was
infectious, and other dona-
tions came in rapidly. The
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