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.
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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.
Plowing match ..organizers say:
There arc few exhibitions where
the progress in agriculture which.
evolved from the space program.
is more obvious • than the Inter-
national Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery • Show. Over 500
exhibitors will be on hand to show
the latest new : and imaginative
developments in agriculture.
Alongside them will be displays
from the past showing where
farming as been and glimpses of
the future, predicting where it
will be.
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