The Rural Voice, 1985-09, Page 24COMBINES
White 8800 D $15,200
Gleaner F2 long back $24,000
Gleaner F2 short back $18,500
MF 300 & pick up header
.................... $ 3,500
JD 7700 D $ 9,700
MF 510 D $10,500
JD & MF headers
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JD 444 corn header .... $ 4,500
MF 63 corn header only $ 2,850
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22 THE RURAL VOICE
The 1985
Plowing Match
The International Plowing Match
and Machinery Show ignites com-
munity spirit. Committees have
already formed in Perth County to
start organizing their big event in
1988. In Grey County, the hour of
glory is a few stages closer as plans
are made for the match in 1987. But
after years of planning, the IPM in
Elgin County is only a few short
weeks away.
More than 150,000 people are ex-
pected to attend this year's IPM from
September 17 to 21. About 1,000
acres have been set aside on the farms
of William F. Bradish and Sons and
their neighbours just east of Talbot-
ville, reports Nancy Gardner, chair-
man of the publicity committee.
About 350 acres will be used for
plowing, 275 acres for parking, and
100 acres for the huge tented city
which will feature 500 exhibitors — a
record high.
More than 200 plowmen will be
competing for $35,000 in prize
money. Through these competitions,
they will show how plowing methods
have changed over the years. As the
conservation -tillage demonstrations
were so popular during the 1984
match, they will be expanded this
year. Demonstrations of
conservation -tillage equipment will
take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Featured speakers will discuss conser-
vation methods and concerns each
afternoon at 1 p.m. at the
conservation -tillage demonstration
site just off Elgin Avenue. Friday has
been named "Save Our Soil Day."
In the food department, there will
be demonstrations of preparing such
diverse products as fish, game birds,
buffalo, eggs, herbs, and apples.
One of the highlights of every
match is the Awards Banquet to be
held this year at the Ontario Police
College just north of Aylmer. Ap-
propriately, Joseph Mennill, the col-
lege's original director who retired in
1977, is organizing the banquet.
Speaking of highlights, the Queen
of the Furrow competition is 25 years
old this year and the IPM is
celebrating in style by inviting past
Queens of the Furrow. They are com-
ing from all across Canada, from as
far away as British Columbia and
Nova Scotia. They will be honoured
at a special banquet September 19 at
St. Anne's Centre in St. Thomas.
It's a happy coincidence for Elgin
that the first Queen of the Furrow,
Lynda Prong, was crowned in Spr-
ingfield in 1960, the last time the IPM
was held in Elgin County. She has
played a key role in organizing the
homecoming for the Queens of the
Furrow. "It was quite a job locating
everyone, but we did it," she says.
Only a few won't be able to attend the
event.
Things have changed for Queens of
the Furrow over the years. When
Lynda Prong was crowned in 1960
she received a dress and a fur jacket.
Today the Queen of the Furrow
receives, among many other prizes, a
new car from the Ontario Plowmen's
Association.
Lynne Dodds of Seaforth was the
last young woman to receive a set of
car keys from the association. As
1984 Queen of the Furrow, she will
crown her successor at the Awards
Banquet September 20.
"If I had to sum up my year as
Queen of the Furrow in one word, it
would be "fantastic," says Lynne,
who has spent the summer as co-
ordinator for the Junior
Agriculturalist and Agricrew pro-
grams in Huron County. Lynne has
travelled hundreds of miles this year
attending dozens of special events
and says her road maps certainly
show signs of wear. Relinquishing her
title won't be easy, but Lynne's en-
thusiasm for the coming match over-
rides all else.0