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The Rural Voice, 2006-08, Page 32A parade of equipment passes through the Farm Heritage Show grounds. PRESERVING, DISPLAYING, THE PAST Bruce Farm Heritage Show grew out of the desire of a small group to preserve the region's agricultural heritage. Now thousands enjog their dedication everg gear By Keith Roulston money for a catscan for a local hospital, but another outgrowth of that event continues to draw The 1993 International Plowing Match is famous for one legacy — the donation of thousands of people to Paisley every August. Part of the Bruce County IPM committee's innovations was a large area devoted to antique farm equipment. Seeing all that equipment concentrated in one place, people became aware that with the gradual retirement of farmers and sell-off of their equipment would lead to the loss of a large chunk of the area's agricultural history, says Ken Kelly, chairman of advertising for the Bruce County Heritage Association, which The Farm Heritage Show spreads over 30 acres at the Paisley site. 28 THE RURAL VOICE