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WAGON TOURS ARRANGED FOR VISITORS AT INTERNATIONAL | | ® rder to take visitors to | ing Match, wagons drawn by | This feature. of the match is [Everson Norton and Doug. rious areas where the | tractors will be available at the | being arranged by the Brooklin g competitions will take t the International Plow- match at Brooklin this week. | Junior Farmers Club, with | Coates as co-chairmen. Above is one of the wagons to be used. To All Visitors Attending -- the -- INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH We Extend a cordial invitation to visit the EXHIBIT OF wu AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS LTD. Hope, Ont. London, Ont. Disc Plow Said Better In Some Kinds Of Soil A disk plow will do satisfactory fairly well under most conditions. should not allot work in certain soil conditions where a mouldboard plow cannot be used effectively. Reed, United States de- partment of agriculture engineer, outlines points where a disk plow has the advantage: 15. It can be forced to penetrate soils too hard and dry for the mouldboard plow 2. 1t will handle sticky soils in which a mouldboard plow will not scour, USE IN STONY GROUND 3%. It can be used in stumpy or stony ground without so much danger of breakage. 4. It will operate in loose soil such as peat without clogging and are more adaptable for deep plowing. 5. In abrasive solls the disk will continue to operate even after a considerable portion of the disk has worn off and long after a mouldboard plow share has lost its suction by wear. In these soils the cost of sharpening and re- placing shares is often prohibi- tive. The disk plow. when properly adjusted, and hitched, will op- erate under adverse conditions with less skilled attention than is needed for the mouldboard. Disk- The disk plow does not turn over or pulverize the furrow slice as completely as does the mould- board plow and therefore does not cover surface trash. and weeds so completely. LEAVES SOIL ROUGHER It leaves the soil in a rougher, more cloddy condition than does the mouldboard plow and reauir- es more conditioning operations to prepare the seedbed. | Since the penetration of a disk plow is effected by weight, rather than by suction as in the case with the mouldboard plow, disk- plow equipment is much heavier than mouldboard-plow equipment of equal capaciy. t There is a common belief that disk plows are of lighter draft than mouldboard plows, but many that in soils where a mouldboard plow works satisfactorily, its draft is lighter than that of a disk plow turning ane qual amount of soil. - | FARM FIXTURE WOLSELEY, Sask. (CP) -- A mare believed more than 40 years| old is owned by Mr. and Mr N.s Gillespie of this district. The an-| imal made its appearance on the| 1849 Attempt To Devise {rule was instituted to the effect THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, October 9, 1956 21 (that all plowmen place thelf! - a | stakes for 'the strike-out in thé|will plow undersize, not having|low a competitor to be in a class centre of the land numbered the proper depth and width iniwho has not plowed the required stake. ithe plowed land. This is true par-|depth and width is » "ir to other Multiple Plow Described There are some plowmen who ticularly in horse classes. To al-| contestants. - {| Ever since man became inter- one of the cattle were made to ested enough in machinery to) start improving the plow, he at- tempted to get out from behind the plow handles. Coupled with d that motive has been the desire to have the work done quicker. ! One early attempt at making a multiple plow work was made by, H. L. Ellsworth of Fayette, Ind.,| who was described by a writer in, the Maine Farmer as a 'prince of agriculturists.' | He established "an economical method of plowing by attaching a' plow beam to an axle of a pair of low wheels in such manner as io keep the coulter perpendic- ular." And as one of the wheels or go on the furrow, a mere lad can drive the team -- a saving of labor of great importance to a man who frequently has 10 or more plows in the field. "If one plow can be connected with an axle, why nol two?" asked the writer, "Even the team could be enlarged and the labor of another teamster saved." Ellsworth's farm had 1,000) acres of corn which yielded 50) bushels to the acre. In this field: 1200 hogs were jatteting them-| Selves and preparing the land for To All Participants and Visitors «= To the -- eat. The Indiana farmer intended to grow 100 acres of flax in 1850. In 1849 the yield was 17 bushels to the acre. ! Changes In Rules Urged By Noted Plowing Judge By J. R. HARGREAVES Certified Plowing Judge I have noticed during judging that some plowmen will not ac- cept lands that have either water| runways or are exceedingly rough. Other lands are allotted to| them which makes the judge's] task somewhat difficult and the| spectators are also confused. I feel that'directors could be| more particular in staking and! unreasonably rough land or any land having water runways to competitors. Something that we should dis- courage, if not disallow, is the| practice of two plowmen using the same tractor. This delays the finishing time, the judge and dis courages the spectator. DON'T ATTRA" INTEREST While judging at local matches I have noticed that utility classes have not attracted or held as| much interest as the classes) where handling of furrows is al- lowed. Some people come to the| judge and ask why handling of furrows is an accepted rule in most classes. They affirm that plowmen should stop *'patting"| the furrows and go ahead and| plow their land. | I would say that utility classes | when the work is expertly done proves the ability of a good plow-| man. However, the people still} are more interested as a whole in| classes where handling is permit- ted. | It is my observation that the| {plow stake is better used to close | in the furrrows on the finish and on the furrows toward the finish. | This practice is more prevalent| now than it used to be. | Most plowing matches use; f INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH We of the Hotel Genosha Extend our Best Wishes for a very successful Plowing Match meet and a Cordial Welcome to all Visitors While in Oshawa! HOTEL GENOSHA "Oshawa's Largest and Finest Hotel" ficial to the spectator as well as) the judge. However, the stake at the opposite end sometimes is not put back into place by the plow- an. It would aid the judge if the dir- ectors were careful to see that all| stakes are in place, as it would assict him in identifying the lands while judging from the opposite headland. Some plowmen are careless in placing the stakes for the strike- out. They will measure on one side of the number stake and go to the opposite headland and measure on the other side of the stake. This makes a difference of two feet usually between each end. As the plowman come; near his fin- ish he suddenly realizes some- thing is wrong and consults the directors or the judge for a solu- tion. i This could be prevented if a! King Street East Oshawa bassist i plow equipment. even when out far mof Sam Barber in 1916 and markers supplied by a tea com-| of adjustment and carelessly his daughter Anne says "it was pany. This is an excellent method used, will continue to operate no colt at that time' of marking the lands. It is bene- TS te TN NS aR A The International Plowing Match FOR YOUR can help improve Canadian crop production! "ol FORD FORD Tractor and Implements Visit MANCHESTER GARAGE Wherever plowing matches have been held in Canada, the increased interest aroused has resulted in better plowing--better farming. While Visiting the International Plow- This year the International Plowing Match is being held in Ontario County at Brooklin, Heber Down's Farm, October 9, 10, 11 and 12. Plowmen from ing Match at Brooklin take a ride to our many parts of Canada will be competing for top honours. arage at Manchester you will be glad garag y € gia The Canadian Bank of Commerce extends a welcome and good wishes to all those competing at the International Plowing Match. With more than 89 years' experience in promoting better farming and looking after farmers' banking needs, this bank is vitally interested in every important agricultural event. you did. We have the new '57 Fords on display and will try to make you a very attractive deal. We are the only Ford Tractor and Implement dealer in a forty mile radius, so have a look at our fine A Mobile Educational Unit like this will be on hand again at the 1956 International Plowing Match. This Canadian Bank of Commerce trailer is visited each year by thousands of farm people who ask information about farming and banking problems. Why don't you pay us a visit while you're at the Maich? line of Tractors and Implements which are also on display. "VISIT US AND SAVE" MANCHESTER GARAGE Junctions 12, 7 & 7A Phone Port Perry 512 THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE MORE THAN 725 BRANCHES ACROSS CANADA TO SERVE YOU Main Branch -- N. 5. McFadyen, Mgr. Simeoe Street North Branch -- W. G. McLarty, Mgr.