Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 18, 1974, p. 44

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History from now the site of Sunny brook Hospital There were competitors drawn plows but otic brave soul entered the competition v plow drawn n tractor It to be classes were added In and eventually the faithful horse wis put out to pasture and the tractor took work The match v is so sue in the ijis of the association that decision immediatclj made for the provincial match to be an annual event It was repeated on the same farm the next but thereafter was rotated throughout those in Ontario where In teres I in plowing matches was keenest a new location each year never been changed in the K of the associations existence The match however was discontinued during the period of the last war but was revived again In the site being Port Albert in Huron County In BOG it was given the title International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration The selling up of a provincial association In 1911 new life to branches across the province The number grew until today we affiliated with the parent body These branch matches have as the training ground for competitors wishing to compete for provincial honors and more recently one of the rules of the International Match is that a competitor must base been a winner at a local match The provincial association a board of directors Each represents a county or territorial district holding one or more matches All board members arc farmers or retired farmers The board also bas two junior directors nominated by the Ontario Junior Farmers Association Each branch which may cither be on a township or aunty bails holds its annual meeting in December at which delegates are ap pot tiled to attend the annual meeting and convention of the provincial association a month or so later Each branch assumes the fall responsibility of carrying on Its own program without financial assistance from the parent body Provincial board niembcra on in attend meetings and wherever possible In the promotion of local match programs Useful in is given branch aUegates who attend the annual provincial convention During recent years branches have enlarged their activities by staging other treats in conjunction with their plowing match such at demonstrations of farm drainage brush stump and fence removal com and soya bean harvesting the use of ewer types of Implements including plows In addition kw branch matches are held without machinery displays of some kind STUDENTS VISIT Thousands of students will be bussed to the next week but it won be just a fun day each student will be studying and filing a report on one aspect of the plow match for discussion in later class sessions GOING The average farmer plowing a field with a tractor about five mites hour At a plowing match though the speed Is cut to about one mile an hour as the driver concentrates on well turned and shaped JA MILNE and SON Welcomes everyone to the INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH CALL US FOR Custom Chopping and Mixing Master Horse Feeds Master Liqua Supp- JAMILNE and SON PLANNING ON VISITING The International Plowing Mateh Avoid the parking problems GOBY GLEN TAXI Hum MACHINES WRITE YOUR OWN DEAL Every machine will be sold during the four day Plowing Match no holdbacks they all must go come to our booth at the Plowing Match and order your Snowmobile while selection Is greatest FREE BALLOONS FOR THE KIDS SEETHE3 GIGANTIC BUMP MEET WORLD CHAMPION BOB EASTMAN WITH HIS PROMODjLibcfsr RACER Saturday Sept 28th RACERS EDGE 181 MILL ST MILTON 8784212 BUY NOW Write your own deal WHEEL HORSE lawn garden tractors Complete line of Lawn Garden Equipment Accessories Make your selection and Your complete headquarters for Plants Shrubs Seed Fertilizer Everything in Lawn Garden Supplies including a Complete Rental Service write your deal SALES PARTS SERVICE 8 30 to 5 to 9 Sat Earth auger or one or two man operation RENT OR BUY ARNOLDS LAWN GARDEN CENTRE 2f SOUTH IT DERRT MILTON 178603

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