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The Rural Voice, 1987-09, Page 116YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR: Pesticide spraying equipment, aerial and ground application. SPRAYER PARTS for Hypro, Spraying Systems, ftardi, Vicon and George White. GSW and Pacer transfer pumps • Handheld and knapsack sprayers • PVC and EVA and rubber hose for sprayers and pumps "Wholesale and Retail" MILTON J. DIETZ Limited R.R. 4, Seaforth 519-527.0608 SAVE! DRY MATTER SAVE! NUTRIENTS SAVE! PROTEIN SAVE $ up to 2 0 ok off the regular price on Agriculture Canada Registered top rated forage additives AT THE PLOWING MATCH �Gj / J Q2 Sebringville, 519-393-5770/6284 THE FIRST FIVE CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE FREE USE OF OUR DELUXE APPLICATOR NUHN BIO — TECH Corporation Ont. NOK 1X0 Bicomat, sI Registration No. 980248 IPM NEWS THE LEGACY OF THE GREY FAMILY - AND TWO SPECIAL GUESTS The present Earl Grey (the sixth) and Countess Grey are guests at the match, and will officially open the 1987 IPM. It was the second Earl who provided the county's name. Itis only fitting that the International Plowing Match in Grey County should be opened officially by Richard Flem- ing George Charles Kent Grey, the sixth Earl of Grey, from Devon, England. The Earl opens the IPM on Tuesday, September 15 at 2 p.m. His wife, the Countess Stephanie Caroline Grey, opens the family division, Lady Grey Lane. She will demonstrate how to make Devon "Pasty" as a celebrity cook during the match. Earl Grey's ancestry dates back to William the Conqueror's grandmother, and over the ages the Greys have played an active part in British history. One Grey of note was the unfortunate Lady Jane Grey, queen for nine days against As the Earl and Nellie Grey (the county was named in the Earl's honour, Jack and Dorothy Monahan of R. R. 7, Owen Sound have be- come symbols of the 1987 match. her will and executed at the age of 16. Grey County received its name in 1852 from the second Earl, who was British Colonial Secretary when Grey County was proclaimed on April 15, 1852. His father, the first Earl of Grey, was English Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834. He was instrumental in form- ing the present British parliamentary system and for abolishing slavery in the British territories. In addition, the fa- mous tea owes its name to him. The fourth Earl Grey was such a popular Governor-General of Canada that he was re -appointed for three terms between 1903 and 1911. He donated the Grey Cup to the Canadian Football League.0 The IPM gates are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children 13 and under; pre-schoolers are admitted free. There is no charge for parking. 30 GREY COUNTY PLOWING MATCH EDITION