The Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-08-26, Page 4. .
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plowmen come toKi,uardine T�wnship.
This coming Friday arid
Saturday in the Millettoa -
Hawk area, you will find a
group of plowing ellthualatirs
as they come tode annual
battle between man and
land '
lea plowing match time
again and the Bruce County.
Ploimien's Association is
holding its coaching day and
plowing competition.
• Commencing Friday morn -
big on Cliff Hewitt's fain,
coaching day is planned for
all would-be competitors and
anyone else who would like
to learn more about the
Proper setting of Plows for
competitive Owing- and
general farm plowing.
Mr. Roy Craig of Caledon
East will be the instructor.
He will be showing how to do
opening splits for all sizes of
News as well asgiving tips .
on proper settings. The
coaching day is open to
anyone Who wishes to cpme.
Saturday morning, the
OFA formas task force
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) Is taking
the 'economic Crisis facing
farriers into its own hands.
Tired of government half
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Measures, OFA is forming an
independent task force to
find solutions to fainters'
financial problems.
OFA President Ralph Oar.
rie said farmers eatt't go on
"lurching front one crisis to
another". High interest rites
"and low commodity prices
are expected to drive many '
farmers off their 'farms this
fall. OFA predicts the situs -
tion will WO!'itell over the
winter.
The emergency taskface
will ',look :M ,interest rites,
commodity Oats,- and the
future at agriculture in oat,
ado. '4We'lleedth search for
• itabgity". Barrie' said.
lite -tisk ) force will report
. its conclusions and suggest
solutions to the OFA by the
end of. November. •
It will be. madeup of
prominent farai leaders, as
well .as consumer and bank
representatives. They will.
hold hearings for • several
days in s. number of centres '
across -Ontario. Farm, groups,
marketing. boards, and any
concerned v.member of the
public will be. .invited,to
speak at the hearings.
Barrie said farmers have to
take the, initiative and find
solutions for .their industry.
"Things, Just get bogged
down when gOvermitent,btir.
minority gets involved."
eneensureStable future for
agriculture. OFA will take
other. action tohelp fanners
who' need immediate financ-
ial help.
• It will be .patting increased
Pressure on governments to
provide formai 'With sh
term relief right away.,
OFA will push the prov-
ince to give subsidized inter.
est.rates to all farmers and
low cost, guaranteed loans M.
those who are about to lose
their farms. Other 'provinces
provide similar OrograMs. •
• OFA wants the federal
government to make SMalt
Ruslness DevelopmentBotids readily and quickly
available, and to provide the
Farm Credit. :'Corporation
With more Money at lower
rates. • .
powers will be „converging
on Don Fair's farm to Start .
the •competitions. at 10 S.M.
• sharp, There will be an entry
fee. of per plOwman.
Flowers will have eleven:
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different classes from which
.choose, all the way from
the horse..,tiattS to the large-,
semi4tiontit-
0 piows.
Theta are .classes for . the
very youngup to age fifteen,
a special Junlor. fattier
class, . and a -noveltk. class
:opento any • other type of
tractor plow
. ()neat of the Furrow
contest, open to young ladies.
of County between the
ages ef 16 and 25, will also*
held. Their plicings. wilt be
based' on plowing ability"an
interview, a -three-Minute
speech, ' appearance and "
-portMent,-and & tiVe4nintite,,,
impromptu speech to be
given :at the banquet that
evening. •
Iii each class the prize
rnoney varies frontfroa• fi-rat
prize of S32 to .$11 for all'
creditable lands tOttipleted..
'Alt Contestants -reteivefree
lunch and banquet tickets.. •
A special -class for. Reeves
and Deputies of Bruce .touw
ty,.
businessbusiness peeple Will ii*held.:.•
Each contestant • Will :plow
two rounds with the Supplied'
equipment. .So come on all
you business let's have
a' • try at piowing.- -Don't
hesitate - congregate and.
artiti ate
• The banquet and awards
presentations will be held at
the • . :11010Vie•"' United Church
commencing at 7 p.m. Satur-
day ;evening. •,
Special tiWardsittekas the' •
• Campbell trophy ' • 'Of the' •
plower under 18 yeare,'Of
saatlat the highest -points,:
the Batty Fiseher Memorial
Award to the. .highest . point
scorer. zin the 19 23 " age.,
group, and the TeeswOm'
Fartn-EquipMent Trophy to
the•.highost,sominipinwInan
In 'the ocint.mountod clais
will be presented:
The .coaching day and
plowing match is open to the
general Public and there is
no admission fee.
Remember. people are
eating because people are
plowing,
• On Monday, August 17 at
8.15, att. .about 70 relatives,'
friends and 'neighbours .froM
Trinity. and Lucknow gather.
edin the fellowship room of
the Lucknow United Church
in honour of Ruth Altonprior
toher approaching marriage.
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Miss Barbara Cameron
played the -piano as the
:ladies
assembled, and With the •
.traditional, Here Conies. The,
Bride, Ruth . 'and her at-
tendants, Grace and Nancy
Alton 'and Carol Ritchie,
came forward • and were
seated. ; • ,
Mrs., Eldon Bradley was.
chairladY and after weicom,
Ing everyone,. Mrs. Raynard
Ackert led a lively sing song
accompanied by Mrs. Harvey
Houston on the piano. The
program ,consisted of a read-
ing' by Mrs. Ken Laidlaw' a
reading and contests by
Marian Johnstone; . piano In-
strumental by Heather Pries -
tap. and a solo by Mrs.
Edward Brown.
The address was read by
Mrs, .Bradley and gnth was
presented with many, useful
gifts, z Thegifts were pres-
ented by Sarah, Rachel and
Jane. Brophy and Joyce and
Pauline, Fell. A. social hour
followe.
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You and quackgrass have an.ort-going
fight. And at harvest time you can see
exactly where rou're.losing the battle.
Those patches of qiiackgrass are rob -
!ling you of your yield. Plus they make •
. combining very difficult. Worst of all, when
you plow the quackgrass under... it's just
• waiting to reappear next
This fall, try something different, Use
Roundup® „ and geta long-term control
program for quackgrass. .
• It's sure and easy. After your drop
comes off, let quackgrass regrow the
proper stage and spray with Roundup.
Wait five days and then continue normal
fall plowing. (You can treat even after.
a mild frost if quackgrass is actively
• growing.) .
• If harvest is late and you don't get good
regrowth this fall ...don't plait Leave the
quackgrass alone so you can treatit next
spring before planting.
When used In corijuction With your nor-
: mals edling weed controlprogrinri, you
can control quackgrass for up to three •
years. -
So this fill win the war against quack-
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• grass, P:oreffective control of quackgrass
...nothing works like Roundup.
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