Greetings Farmer consumer meeting at match This year a International flowing Match will bo hold pinto to many major cities On tar la It might seem odd or timehonored tradition competing meeting and comparing notes with fellow to held so near the urban fringe of Toronto Hamilton and Hut on the hand I cannot help thinking about the fine opportunity that It will give the consumer or Ihla Province to rub shoulder with farmera and to share each other a concern and aspirations t arc acute aware of rapidly oat of production Consumer feel the eroding power of Intuition on their pure power During like a mutual acme of under land ml and appreciation of the fellow a of view is required What better place there to ee how wily capitalized and complex the of hire ho become than at the International Plowing Mulch What better place there to meet hear and chat with a variety of producer and consumers Along with fine exhibits demonstrations and the thetuirow contest spirit of the match Is tn the plowing Since carl lei time nun attempted ID maaler Ml for enrichment Soil management and plowing have gone hand In hand to provide with our bountiful food supply you watch the plowing event at tho International you ran reflect on thought that perhaps you are one of the world greatest conservationists at workthe farmer Just a the conservationist certain aid In hi work odor the farmer through machines Thl year a Internation al Plowing Match will continue In the tradition of being the largest annual display of farm machinery on a single site Where could or even on Interested c sec so much in one spot of what is needed As MinUter of Agriculture and ood for Ontario I would near and far to ace Just how thing are done on the farm and what is the latest In farm machinery at the International Plowing Match Perhaps this is the year the rtitario Plowmen Association can say tho meet was Interna both for the farmer and the consumer WILLIAM A STEWART Minister of Agriculture and Food Tractor for plowboys Up to tractors will be parked in the tractor park area of the IpM this year Tractor committee chairman Mel Phelps of Milton explains the tractor park is headquarters for tractor loanouts for visiting plowmen from afar and a safe supervised area where contestants can park their own vehicles overnight The area is fenced of at the south east comer of tent city and will be patrolled all night by guards Phelps said anyone coming from or more miles away will be loaned a tractor for plowing Those living over miles from the match site will be reimbursed if they bring their own tractors Anyone in the area is expected to DISPLAY at tho incorporates agricultural and community rHiiintititw around tho central tea Harden Above In how It will look from tho outside below tho floor plan Plenty to see and do at Halton Region tent fuel lor the contestants The tractor park also supplies vehicles lor the special competitions wardens mayors press etc A mechanic will be on duty all week in case of breakdowns A BIG JOB Organizers have been busy for the past four years organising next week International Plowing Match All their efforts will end in a short five days Wc want our exhibit to be an experience with things to do things to pull and things to touch want to appeal to a sense of adventure That the way Peter Sax on of Acton the of the hit at the International Plow ing Match described plans for he regions large display Some different groups will share 100 square feet of space in the regional tent The towns or Milton Hills and OakUlle will all take part as well as groups llalton Mu agricultural groups and organizations and the Region Conservation Authority Displays a tea garden and entertainment fealur in the regional tent Hills will sponsor a lea gar den with Georgetown Jay and serving as hostesses for the event Milton Councillor Ron MC a full day enter talnmenl featuring local The Town of Milton that particular portion of the exhibit Commenting on the en Saxon noted an effort Is being made to make It a foolstomplng affair with audiences encouraged to take part llalton Junior Fanners will sponsor an area that prom ises to be fun and games for the match Sax on explained that group will have an inflated balloon fair that youngsters can walk and jump on City Itself The exhibit will be a lure lent city in itself Saxon explains A walk through exhibit sponsored by Region Conservation Author and the University of Guelph will tell the story of conservation in Chairman of the Regional Exhibit committee Councillor Jim Watson ex plained there would be many attractions designed to ap peal all tastes A mini tractor pull modified to house a by the Toronto Interna power engine pitting its and sponsor strength against a sled many by the Mini Tractor Pull imes its own weight That association will be operating demonstration will be staged outside the regional lent The periodically throughout the demonstration will feature garden tractor specially Drop Halton match to hold it at IPM There won l be a separate plowing match in this year Plow men will combine their local match with the International at a local day on Tuesday Sept William Rayner president or the Plowmen As sue la lion said next Tues day s program will take the place of a match this year Plowmen from the neighboring counties of Peel Wellington and Wentworth will Join in the local day con tests in competition for In prize money The prize money has been donated by the four plowmen lions each Registrations will be taken up until 30 on the morning of local day There are our classes or Iractor plowing and one for horsedrawn Prize money ranges from Ho for a first to for eighth place Each of the our counties and regions will send its best