The Huron Expositor, 1978-09-14, Page 56BRITISH
LEYLAND
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— THE PLOWING MATCH SUPPLEMENT.
The joys of, hosting -„ ,„
Come'and visit
our display at '
Lot No. 725''
8ut the ' real signal for (Continued from Page 3. 1 'seemed. to . be January 1,
19780
- Signal
Looking back, Carol Arm-
strong said it's. as if the date
was a signal and "the phone •
has n ver stopped ringing."
•To• rt.pare for his role of
host farmer, Jim Armstrong
crammed , in . a public
speaking. course,, and since
then, he's been the feature
speaker at Women's' In-
StitUte meetings, Lion's Cltib
gatherings, and the , Huron
County 'Fedeption of Agri-
ctilture banquet.
'In addition, to being the
host farmer, Mr. Armstrong
is also,a director of the Ont
Flowmen's Association', only .
the third time a host farmer
has combined the two roles.
Carol Armstrong is also
doing. .,her fair , share.- of
speaking, since., she's taken
on the added .responsibility
of .chaiTing the committee,
planning•the expanded ladies
prograr for the 1978 event.
. All in all, the Armstrongs
have been pretty well eating,
. sleeping.. a!fid..„....breathing.,
. plowing •Match.
Since. the Armstrortgs had
some time to plan for the
match; they first rotated the
• 'Crops for their 300-head of
• . cattle, gr6Vving some • on
smaller parcels of land not
'needed for .the mateh, and
switching the cattle to 'a
haylage and silage diet.
This year, they' omitted •
growing:any grain croPs' and
°"k,,,„tad to have the tent city site
well seeded .down..
ffheir second crop of hay'
also had to be off the land
adjacent to. their bouSe by
• August I.
Although the Armstrongs
heard rumours abgtil.,,.,.
damage done .to other firms
where,. the' International
Match was held, they expect
to have good ,crops on the.,
4and.next year, although
Armstrong admits it, might
be two yearsbefore the crops
are right back to par. . •
Carol Armstrong said
when they were considering
offering their farm they
drove paln two former match
• sites and "you would never'
-know the match 'was there."
Another rumour which' the
Armstrong!, arc quick to
discount is the • fact that
they're getting rich offering
their land for the match. •'• •
It's a rumour they've' been
asked aboUt more than once
by visiting repot;ters.
The facts are the host
farmer is paid $70 an acre for
the land being 'used to honk. '
the,tent city.,. and this . and is
Ica'ed from the• 'first of
August to the end of
October. •
Under, the agreement with •
the Ontario 'Plowmen's As-
sociatian; the land is sup-..
hosed to be returned'as near.
as• possible, to its original
state. . .
• Farmers who offer their
land.for plowing or parking
are 'paid • $25 per ,acre for
.plowing sites and, :$22 per .
acre.for parking sites, for the ..
period of the match. -
Ism Armstrong Armstrong . said if .
anyone looked at 'their land ,
being used from a •monetary, •
point ,of view, "then we'd
better to forget it." .—
ost farMers whose farms
arc .used too, spend 'motley
painting buildings, repairing •
(Continued on Page . 5
International Plowing Match
by now also probably isn't
aware that July was • a dry
month.
When the Huron Plow-
. men's Association learned
' their bid to host the 1978
match, had been accepted, it
advertised in county news-
papers for farmers willing to
volunteer thier rPlace as the
host-farms for 'the match.
Jim Armstrong and three
- other fa4InerS responded and
the Ontario Plowmen's As-
sociation sent inspectors
down to appraise the sites.
Rotate
The sacrificcrequired ont
the part of the •host farmer
himself is willingness to
rotate his crops so the land
for the Plowing Mateh is
available frOm August 1 to
the end of Octoba,-.• --
This year, 1.9fiacreS on the
Armstrong farm 'is being
used for 'the plowing-match.
Also, property on many
adjacent farms has been
rented for the period of the
match, to be used Other
the plow.ini competitions or
for 'parking • and housing
visitors. •
About 130 acres on, the'
Armstrong farm will be taken
up by the tent city alone, and
hydro and telephone crew
have already been working
on thiS site for sometime.
In total, the plowing match
willbe using aWroximately
1,200 acres in the north of
the county.
The. Armstrongs learned
their farm had been selected
as the host' farm in
November 1974. •
things to start happening
Travel Trailers
Trailer
Accessories-
Folding Campers .
Truck.Covers
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Slant Deluxe
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The classic styling of this unit
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and durability.
September 26 30, 1976
HURON COUNTY
236003
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.1J &WI Gravity Boxes]
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• ,Bush Hog
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• Jessie Martin Wagons
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• Horse Welding [Wagons]
•. Spray Motor
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a.
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After 42 years in
Displays at the
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September 26 - 30, 1978
. HURON COUNTY