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111a Top plntvmen from Canada and other lands will be com ptitng for trophies and more nsruszcreucrnnsfl than 315000 In prize money at Siltertop and neighboring farms in October Two qualify QUEBEC PLOWMEN T0 COMPETE roefcnvitoiiiuiioniiiis from each province to partictV aim Essa Silva Piow and cash of Quebec are shownPhoto pate in Dominion championv ship competition for the fam awards Leading plowmen from the neighboring province vinaxlll By LASIILEY Secretory lnnngcr Ontnrlo IIuwmcnn Association Plowing matches have been part of our Agricultural program in Ontario for well over ecu tury In the early days they were sponsored by Agricultural Societies the first farm groups to be established and history records that in 1946 when the provincial exhibition was hcld in the City of Toronto 11 special feature of the event was plow ing match It took place on alarm on Yongc Street in the vicinity of St Clair Avenue These matches not only gave farmers an opportunity to dis play their skill in the handling of walking plow but Irashow the fine teams of horses many 111 which were imported or were from imported stock The holding of competitions of this type in conjunction with an exhibition or fair was never very ractical as it was difficult to ind suitable land cunvenicntly la catcd in relation to the fair hrounds therefore those cspcc ially interested decided to stage uch contests apart from the lair and the result was the setting up of Plowing Associations on Township or county basis This plan was quite general by he turn of the CDnitIty However thy itill interest in matches had fallen off so much that meeting of officers representing the most Vaclivematchcs was held in Tor Qiuto for the ptirplfiernf assess ing the status of these events 91nd what should be the future program The result of thisniceiiug was the formation of the Ontario Ptowmens Association Two years later they held their first jrrnvincial match on farm near thc city which is now the site of Sunuybrook Hospital There were 31 competitors with horse drawu plows but one brave soul entered the competition with plow drawn by tractor It prov ed to be real curiosiiy The match was so successful in the eyes of the Association ithat dccision was immediately made for the provincial match to be an annual event It was repeated on the same farm the ncxt year but thereafter was rotated throughout those areas jn Ontario when interest in piowing matches was kccnest The plan of hold be match 4in the laitseaso inrarnew iocatiou cach yeai has never can changed in 53 years of the mssnciaiiohs existence The jnatch howcve was discontinued during the period of the last lwar but was revived again in 1546 the site being Port Albert in uron County In 1926 it was given the title International Plowing Match anti Farm Ma hiuery Demonstration The setting up of provincial association in 1911 gavenew life Ito branches all across the prnvi once The number grew unfit to day we have 65 affiliated with tlle parent bodyThcsc branch matches have served as the training ground for competitors wishing to compete for pruViil pint honors and more recently one of the rules for the luteia pational Match is that com pctltor must have been prize tvinrter ata local maoch leGANIZATION The provincial Association has board of it directors Each icprcscnts county or territor ial district with one or more Patches All boardmcmbers are armors or retired farmers The board also has two juntur direc tors Theyare nominated by the Ontario Junior IIarmcrs Associ tattoo Each branch which may either he on atownship or county has toids annual meeting in hermit thich delegat are appointed to attend the nuat meeting and convention of the pmvincialv assttciation bitinlhor so Eireh branch assumes the full rcsponsib of carrying on its at financial assistance from tlra parent body Erovliicial board members airi invitation attend meetings and help wherever possible in the promotion of local match pro grams Usclul information is givA en branch delegates who at tend the annual provlnciul con vention During recent years branches have enlarged their activities by staging olhcr events in conjunc tion with their plowing match such as demonstrations of farm drainage brush stump and fence removal corn and says bcan harvesting the use or new cr types of implements includ ing pious In addition very few branch matches are held without mashinciy displays of some kin EXHIBITOES From the time the tractor was introduced during the first world war as labor saving device farm macllinuy eompani have taken keen interest in the In terualional Up until recent years they have cooperated by furnishing anti servicing trac tors and where possible they had their block men and dealers look up plows for competitors Coupled with ths was their interest in arranging exhibits at titeplowing match of other lines of equipment and the demonstralt ting of same Thisbrought about the setting up by the Plowmens Association of properly organ ized exhibit area which is now commonly known as Tent od City it was not long until firms with other lines of lab devicfi camerin as bltorss Today those using the match in addition to the above include banks oil companies producers of cars and trucks dairy equip mcnt farm buildings household and garden supplies also live stock breeders chick hatcheries seed and tertilizer companies real estate agencies radio TV stations and newspapers In addition government agen cies and departments have join ed the ranks and each year oc cupy large portion of the hibit area It should be acknowledged that churches junior farmers womens institutes and service clubs also many individuals in the food servicing business have made practice of participat ing The net revenue from sub venture is usually quite satisfac toiy Down through the years great many church and com munity centrerbuiiding debts have been liquidated at least iupart throughvmoucy made at the International Plowing Match TENTED CITY Despite the fuctthe QIA has never out campaign on to sell space or has urged anyone to buy the number of exhibitors and caterers has grown steadily over the year At the 1965 moteh over miles or tmntage was purchased Exhibitors and catcrcrs are supplied with hydro telephone garbage picktip water under pressure toilet facilities identi fication badges and the nceer sary passes and what is more important they are exposed to large crowds of farm people av eraging from 37000 to 10000 day Anyone tamiliar with Tented City will note that it is laid out in four street which permits both sides of each street tobe occupied One of these streets is used entirely by manufacuirors of heavy machinery The large ma chinery normally occupy approx imatuiy 20 per cent of the Tent ed City exhibit area but repre sent only per cent of the total etohibitors The International Plot Of Ontario For Century Match andtnrrn ltiiichinery Demonstration enjoys great measure of support and coop eration from various agencies and government departments Ontario ilydro has always sup plied power for exhibitors in Tented City Ontario Provincial Police look after the traffic The Ontario Fire Marshals Office secs toit that Tented my is kept free of hazards and provide protection The Department of Highways carry supply of signs and erect them each yebr for the benefit of those driving to the match Bell Telephone Company sup plies local and long distance ser vice All this is given freely and without cost to the Association and came about simply for the asking it is therefore assumed those responsible feel that par ticipating in such large event is good public rdations The same can be said of radio television and press These agen ciu must be convinced they can benefit or they would not be More Powerful Tractors In Early In the early 1950s larger farms came into being and farm help became scarce For this reason it was necessary to make change to more power fut tractors pulling larger plows usually of the thEEjiUlTOW type Sales at this Lime changed to approximately 50 per cent to inch frames and 50 per cent 12inch frames Again in the late 50s with still larger farms it was neces sary to have tractors pulling four and iiveturrowplows At this time problems began to arise The industry had how gone so or away fromthe or iginal lightweight tractor that now with the heavy units the Iarmers encountered twisting and damage occurring to the plow when obstructiors such as stones were encountered in the field To counteract this sit uatioil elaborate shear spring trip moldboard assent blies were introduced with tar cctlent results At this same time new crop was becoming my popular itamely porn high percentage of plow Built 19505 sales nbw incorporated safety beams and big swing to wards 12 inch and it iioii frames so that corn stover could be eovered better These plows now being introduced had the highnvear areas at the mold board designed as replacement part Most of these plows were now equippedwith notched roll ing euultcrs to assut in cutting the trash now aimed for in farm ing The IlltiSt recent change to take place is the switchto trac tors with from 7st 100 horse power or more This kind of power depending on the type of soil being farmed handles from St ti furrow plow nacrnur rennet In the years 1954 in 1947 the totaIAcatch or halibut averaged 5760000 cent of which was taken by from Ontario Department of Agriculture there Their representatives are always on the job and anxious to be or service ATTENDANCE Weather plays big part in the success or failure of any outdoor event Hcavy losses have been experienced over the years because of unfavorable weather conditions Hurricane Hazel in 1954 when tiic match was in pro Ems at Brestaw in Waterloo County has not been forgotten Despite this handicap and con trary to stalcrnean being made the attendance over the years has ranged all the way from 50000 to 150000 COMMITTEE SYSTEM Since the early days ofthe international the Locul Commit tee idea has been in effect in fact it would be impossible to stage successful match without the full support at the host Cfltlns 13 one planlisnound that it provides county with on tierful opportunity to advertise ilsagriculttrreiandollied indus tries It also givcs cities and towns within thecounty chance to cooperate with the rural people in stories Canadas larg cst outdoor agricultural event Thelntetnational has always been in the fall at time when local committees can procure from cooperating tiarmcrsthe necessaryland for Tented City plowing competitions parking and demonstrations tension care many to times County who wouldnt ptbrtvilu imam utterance cordoned uld Warden Gauge my sizing he felt the international Meat opportunity tor pronto We have compatibility motels restaurants and other hisinm places should benefit this not Just for the foam but is mnethigg in everyone maid in bo Mr hindtuy himself look ing forward to Seeing dieplow lngcompetrum with much en wAItDENs cnltLLhivoE its promotion wort for the match hlr MacKay compiled withn suggestion that as war denof the home ooiuityco simmering the matdr that be is sue challenge to meet any and alltwardcns in the province in one of thespcdal competitions scheduled The county warden who lives at 07111501 has never particb patcd tn competitive plowing but he has done considerable plow ing at his farm in Oro township gum was about 12 years old when first got bdiind plow be said recalling he was anxious to help his father the late Dougall ltlacKay with tho plowing match in October was countywide 47 onlngwhichgwas than done horses havohtooe my share of tractor flowing too he said When mrutiooed about comp itpr which have been beldlu Om Batty and other nearby spots by the East Simone Plow sprcrni events Deputy Reeve of Essa town ship Eugene Smith is in charge of numemus special events arranged for the four days matdr dining the pinning lt=amino SALES LTDI Western Ontarios largest tira wholesaler are pleased to be the Iuppiiar of tires to ALngExD FARM SERVICES He sure to drop in to Allieds taut at the plowing match you may will cocoa rv ins Visitors mens Association Mr Manny said be on tntuuted in hallow urgthe crept but didnt parti titfliv vim mad it lwould try competitiye plotting to the in ternational and agreed to do said the warden stating be fell the midi was inputtam to the county had he was giad to do his part to help However be said he was particularly in tercsted in seeing the Canadian championships and provincial titles decided it will be the first time in two years that Cana dian championships have hm at stake The champmnship phoning demonstrations and exhith and various other attrndions should bring many visitors to the count and the warden pointed out was an opportunity to make more people acquainted with the areas numerous tour Lst attractions Most of the out rldcvisitots will not only be at tending the match but driving around the county to see var ious places of intermt such as the Shrine ucnr Midland Was nga Ileoeh Springwotcr Park County lttuseum South Slmlt coo $03 at lAlliston and marry popo ar parks and beaches Some will want to see Vernon Marchs Inmous Cham lain monument or the Stephen acock literary shrine at Grit lfl Wherever they visit if no see they have good time they will want to come back stig gisted the warden Canadian vessels Between 1964 and 19662ha average catch was 62000000 pounds and Canada ggclbtmtédvimfl per cent of the TIRES Be Sure To Drop in ToOurTueiit 50 We Cart Show Yap How To save 25 To 40 on VETERINARYySUPPLIES ALLIED vFARMSERVIC vou couco ALSO WIN trtflwpa IrqflMt flcoicfonlte ate atuccfiocxlV Ba In 1817 while the bitdrawn plowstili furrowed ties of tlievfoundatlonsoft lienatiens agricultural economy the cornerstone of our presentindustrial greatness virgin land the Bank of Montrch botanic the first bank to work with Canadas pioneer farmer clpiirg them Today Canadas first bank isstill working with rtanncrs in everylinc of endeavour Through lowcost loans the of is providing thetuudslfarmers need to purchase new equipment and livcstoc boating electrical and irrigati tofin no variety buildingsand fences projects In jsliort just tinues in work towards or tomorrow you ai the INlERtiATlONAlPlOWlNG MATCH If you would like to know how amourpro improvrng their operation through sound financiaiassistance why not drop into our tent at the International Plowing Match Wod lik to tell you how we can help you too yesterday to build the Ctinad as worked with the pioneers of today to the of son an oven greater Canada bu nkofttidntréai Canadas First Bank to install new plumbing systcrusto creet new of practical farm snssmnu