Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 18, 1974, p. 23

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A Report Feature Supplement t The Acton Free Pre The Independent Georgetown The Canadian Champion Milton Wednesday September 18 Spotlight on the big International Stress Halton hospitality plowing match next week Halton residents have known next week when Region weather and behind show which runs a chance to show off the International Trie welcome mat is organizers Tuesday Sept 24 to and enjoy some of Plowing Match and out the weatherman is have been busy for over Saturday Sept 28 that Halton hospitality Farm Machinery Show promising his most three years preparing Known as the largest for which they re comes to pleasant September for the big fiveday outdoor show of its fond THIS IS TENT CITY focal point of all International Plowing Ministry of Agriculture and Food photographer Next week the Matches where exhibitors and caterers educate and entertain comes to Halton from Tuesday to Saturday and an even the thousands of IPM visitors The photo was taken from a larger tent city more exhibitors more displays and expanded helicopter at last year International in County by a plowing classes will be featured in Canada and one of the largest annual agricultural shows in the world the is an important show window on agriculture but get the idea its just for farmers Each year the program and exhibits lean a little more heavily on educating and en tertaining the urban folks and trying to bridge the gap between the rural and urban people From all indications this years match will break all records and organizers are counting heavily on urban people to help break those records Close to town It all takes place on a typical quiet acre farm Halton Hills Farm l owned by T Craig It located on the south side of Sideroad officially No 10 Sideroad between the Eighth and Ninth Lines of what was formerly Esquesing It just a mile east of a mile west of and a stone s throw from the southern boundary of built up Georgetown Mo than just a plowing match the International Is a mixture of exhibits displays entertainment education ana above all fun The plowing compel I are still im port ant as they have been the mainstay of the match for the past six decades years the plowing has had to take a back scat to the tented city Tent city is lOO acres of streets tents wooden and steel buildings where farm and home products manufacturers and dealers show their wares It you 11 f nd the newest tractors and silos and barn cleaners on Kim

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