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weather cold windy the acton freo press wednesday october 30 1968 njr farm page j 21 compete in halton plowing match bhbsssefishxnr p cold and windy weather failed thompson and ku wilton charm hcciusc of this he felt window look aroiuid you and koss scirsworth and among the top nowboys at the 1968 halton plowing match held on george read- heeds north burlington farm saturday were thee four hown with their trophies and awards from lot i are firstyear contestant murray breckon who won the eatons silver waiter for his plowing plus the george elliott trophy as the youngest contestant bert rob ertson who wis the oldost plowboy participat ing as well as the esso champions special winner bill gray who won the toronto do minion bank tray for plowboys aged 14 to 17 and robert brander winner of the 14 lo 21 year contest and the royal bank tray staff photo plowing winners boy takes armful of awards murray breckon carted off an armful of trophies and cheques when the prizes were distributed lo the top plowmen after llaltons 77th annual plowing match saturday murray topped the llaltononly class for plowmen aged 14 to 17 and won the george e llholt memorial trophy for the youngest plowman competing lie also won a i s first prize donated by geoff drewbrook for being the best of the first year competitors here are the prize winners class i jointer plows in sod open stan may fircl lloyd may second class 2 tractors in sod open bob armstrong berl robertson class 3 open mounted plows two furrows or more bob brown larry picket bryan marshall class 4 mounted plows ages 14 to 17 bill gray ken alderson llarley pickering llgin jamieson rill gray wins the silver tray donated by toronto dominion bank class 5 tractor mounted plows halton only ages 14 to 17 murray breckon jean wilson murray breckon wins the lalons of canada silver waller and jean wilson the junior champion trophy donated by halton and peel trust and savings in memory of the late j i whitelock class 6 tractors in sod oi apes 14 to 20 robert braiujer harry brander john breckon robert brander wins the silver tray donated by royal bank of canada class 7 tractors in sod open three or more lurrows richard dunnctt dwight may howard dunk richard dunnctt wins the silver tray by canadian imperial bank of commerce class h lrnest irvine tractor utility class two or more furrows halton only ages 14 to 29 janet taylor bryan marshall bill speck dwight may larry picket ken aldcrson llarley pickering miss taylor won the bank of montreal trophy class 9 tractor utility class open bob armstrong richard dunnctt bob brown bert robertson llgin jamieson harry brander boh brander howard dunk mr armstrong wins the bank of nova scotia trophy a wcjalclau gw this year was open to anyone and constituted two rounds with a walking plow first prize and the silver tray donated by ledwilh food markets ltd milton went to vernon picket wrth match host george readhead as runnerup horseshoe pitching saw allan brownridge of k r 2 georgetown and his cousin george brownridge of strcctsvillc win out over allans father tom brownridge and bert davidson there were also several special awards given out bert robertson won the lsso champions special in the utility class and will compete in the 96 international which was won tins year by john w ilson of norval dwight may took the international harvester company special in the utility class and will also be eligible for the 1969 match bert robertson claimed the thomas llowdcn special lor the oldest plowifian competing plus a pric for the best linish in the first six classes stan may won a prize for the best entry in the horse show with william rayncr second the geoff drewbrook specnl for liisl year contestants was won hy murray breckon with ken alderson receiving sit tor second prize cold and windy weather failed to deter 21 competitors who entered llaltons 77th annual plowing match held dt the north burlington farm of george readhead on saturday six of the plowmen were from outside halton and 15 from he county a smaller than usual crowd of spectators attended the match and those who did yenture to the site scented more contented to watch the plowing from the warmrii of their cjrs than to wander through the fields two neighboring counties held their annual matches oil the same djy and directors celt tins may have helped l keep both entries and crowd figures below previous years plowmens association president george swann of milton reports he was nevertheless pleased with the nut cli fie indicated another 10 halton competitors would have made it a much better competition hut it was a good show even with just 21 plowmen while tractors have gradually taken over in recent years evidence of the horsedrawn plow was still in evidence throughout the match a class was held for jointer plows and another feature wjs the presidents class where anyone willing lo give it a try could do two rounds with a horsedrawn plow vernon picket and george readhead lopped the list of entries the queen of the i urrow contest was another highlight tins year just two girls vied foi the honor and after they were judged on their plowing ability a three minute speech on plowing their poise and personality the judges awarded the honor to mrs mary picket wife of 1 arry picket mrs joyce ruddell was runnerup mary takes over the title from rosemary 400111 who held it two years previous queens of the turrow from halton included j incite finnic vcrna thompson and kia wilson secretary of the ontario plowmens association i loyd lashlcy and mrs george l i ihott of milton judged the class president swann chaired the banquet at fatrvicw school auditorium saturday evening secretarytreasurer jack taylor introduced the head table and gave out the awards assisted by many ol the frophy donors judges ray montague and boh timbers commented on die match noting the soil wis excellent for ufaupttitioii l timbers said it was a fine field one of hie best we ii iv seen 111 yeirs mr montague prused the plowincnt executive foi helping bring the rural mulorhm people together for such aflaire the furrow queens in their speeches to the audience noted hie tractor is taking over it the matches which ucrc once predominantly horsi shows the iractor nude its debut ill llallnn in 191 lliev noled the hilton mouldhoaid associ ition had been formed 111 ikm and its first mitch wis nov 17 of that year mrs picket sud lo neglect the plow is lo neglecl the key that unlocks ihe fertility ol the soil and mrs ruddell called the soil gods greatest gilt ionian gieelmgs were extended to the plowmen hy halton m p rud whiting and burlington mayor george harrington provincial members jim snow and george kerr were also in the audience guest speaker was rev i i b iskier minuter of i owville and immermin united churches who was introduced hy pist president jim iinninghani and thanked by vicepresident cameron marshall mr huskier traced the many changes in agriculture over the past lew yeais noting a larmers life is not the easiest in the world power farming and mechanization are taking over and farming is losing some of its w fc i 3ml halton meets stiff opposition at 4h intertkikjontests what do you suppose he thinks ha is doing seems to be the sentiments of the don as he eyes liberal m p rud whiting behind a horsedrawn plow mr whiting did not par take in the halton county match but did put in an appearance lo moet the people as did halton east m p p jim snow staff photo by jim jenkins compared to last year halton county faltered in their standings at the provincial 411 interclub competitions held at the university of guelph on friday oct 25 yet in this strong competition our teams made a good showing in the field crop competition with 61 teams competing the halton 411 t orage club with john hurse of georgetown and don mcclute georgetown is members placed third with a total score ol 89s points out ol a possible 1040 the winning team trom wellington county had 906 points the acton 411 forage club with team members norma leslie acton and bob lasby rockwood placed i sth while bob harris milton and ken alderson hornby of hie halton 411 corn club nude a 27th place finish stdl very respectable in the tractor club competition the halton 4h tractor club placed lourth with 17 teams competing team members were ted brown of lunehouse and david austin georgetown the dairy competitionthe ingest one of the day with ho teams competinguw the halton 411 holstein calf club finish 25th and the halton 411 jerseyguemseyayrslwe calf club led for 27th team members were bob mcgee norval muiray brownridge georgetown rae swicklimier acton and gary debbie acton in evaluating these results tine must keep in mind that our members were competing against top 4hers from across the province at ihe presentation ol awards ralph cudmore ol oakville president ol the canadian council on 411 clubs spoke of the increased enrolment in 411 clubs across the country and said that competition was the only way attainment could be measured it is a measurement to the individual as to how well he is achieving the objectives set in 4h work he reminded the members to support 4 m dub work alter they were past 4h us awards night on saturday by j jenkins llaltons 120 4h club members will be received at the annual 4h awards ighl program to be held this year al the ontario school for the deal in milton 8 00 pm on saturday nov 2 trophies will be awarded to top placing individuals and also to winners of 4h and junior farmer competitions this year a special guest this year will be ralph cudmore president ol the canadian council 011 4h clubs all members should nuke an extra effort to attend this evening of recognition parents friends and supporters of 441 club work in ontario are also urged to attend op j see our compietb seieciion op as cards as warm as sincere and as friendly as a handshake dills stationery store see the line ortfor early whll the sauctlon is complete can bo delivered when you went them clufiti bet j use of ihis he tell mitre 1 still something tremendously noble m farm life you jie ihe breadbatket of the world you world with he creator in providing our food he continued i jrmcis need a ctc of humor and optimum to curry on m the f ice of vtabhcd prices for ihcir produik 111 compjrium to thc ruing ui of production iu coiidudcd with 1 poem tlut pointed out pot ill the uimlmic ol life conic m one window look around you and youll discover that your labor u not tn vain he challenged the j ud icnt c the delicious turkey dinner was ervcd by ihe ladies of st georges anglican church vicepresident roy curnc extended the groups thank to the ladies for catering c i a insurance donated xix potted mums which wercjgivcii away as door pucs tt anne whitntg charles mitchell norman bigir lloyd wdy koss segswortli and jack marchmcnl in montreal your ti it the windsor hold will li mi muriitiiri of old world r h inn and 1 nniplitc rclix ition ihe windsor is montnali most di liniti in 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