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The Brussels Post, 1978-07-26, Page 12By Dave Dineen Though chairmen of the other 22 International Plowing Match local committees have experienced Ontario Plowmen's Association (OPA) representa- tives and committee chairmen from past years to help them, Don Martin is almost alone in plan- ning his committee's work. Mr. Martin, of the Ethel area, is chairman of the IPM demon- strations committee, and the annual plowing match, which is expected to attract about 250,000 to the Wingham area, has never had a demonstrations committee before. The committee has about 205 acres of land in the proximity of the tented city, for farm equip- ment companies and dealers to demonstrate how their machinery works. There will be about 90 acres of grain corn which may or may not be ready for combining during the match, which will be held Sept. 26 to 30, and there will be.grain stubble to till, and there ' my be some corn silage to harvest. Huron County IPM committee about trying the demonstrations, Mr, Martin said, because much of the revenue brought in by the five-day plowing match is the rental of space in the 87-acre tented city. OPA officials didn't want the demonstrations to let exhibitors think they could be a part of the match free of charge. Because some machinery com- panies are still hesitant to be a part of the demonstrations, thought the demonstration lots are given to exhibitors free, the local committee still isn't sure what the companies will be displaying, or even which companies are participating. Some large companies like John Deere, White, McKee Bros., George White and Same will be repreSented, Mr. Martin said. Because of the limited space, it is unlikely the demonstrations will- be continuous, he said, and will probably be only at set times. The demonstration's will likely be held late in the morning or in early afternoon, Mr. Martin said, so some tractors and wagons which are used to take people between the tented city and,their cars, can be spared to give rides to and from demonstrations. The demonstrations committee was formed after the Huron County Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association was approached to help out with the new feature of the plowing match, Mr. Martin said. He was vice-president of the association at the time , and headed a committee to investi- gate how the group could help with the match. The soil and crop committee was then , named one of the 23 IPM local committees. Members are Lawrence Taylor, of R. R. #1, Londesboro; DougCameron , R. R. #7, Luck-now; Jim Armstrong, .R.R. #4, Wingham; and. Mike Miller of Clinton, who acts as committee secretary. Mr.. Martin admitted that committee members "didn't have much background on plowing match affairs" but said that each one is enthusiastic about IMP '78, which is , about the only pre- requisite for helping with the match. ;7 7:trowtor 12 , THE BRUSSELS POST, AJII.X 26, 1978 Ethel mon organizes demoristrotions members have met, with the 106 IPM committees from Bruce County and with the 1977 1PM Frontenac County committees, to get advice on planning this year's match, but when the counties met, Mr. Martin couldn't get much advice. "There just doesn't seem to be anyone to talk to at the meetings between the counties," he said. To date, Ed Starr, secretary- manager of the OPA, has been contacting farm implement companies to get them interested in the demonstrations at the match, and the local committee has been setting aside five to 10 acres of land for each. Mr. Martin• said machinery companies have been less than eager to participate in the demon- strations. "I guess they are afraid it may turn into a competition," he said. The demonstrations he noted, are kr simply to give plowing match visitors a chance to see the various types of machineiy in action. Even the OPA was a little wary First man on moon to open Huron's IPM The man who took ,,rte small, p" in 1969 will officially open ti 1978 International Plowing : 1 -ch in Huron County. ell Armstrong, spacecraft c mander for Appollo 11, the fir. man to land and walk on the mo, In, will open this year's match at 2 PM on -Tuesday, September 26. The site is the Jim Armstrong Farm, one mile east of Wingham on Highway 86.: Organizers are very pleased that Armstrong, now professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati, has accepted the invitation to participate in this year's show. 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