Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 18, 1974, p. 41

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Demo plots to show farmers whats best Visitors to the plowing match will be able to sec the effects of various chemicals and fertilizers on corn soybeans and alfalfa Three acres of crop demonstration plots have been set up on the Bruce Nixon farm adjacent to the plowing match site project was carried out jointly by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and food and the Ha ton Soil and Crop Association the whole idea is to educate the farmers coming to the Match about the effects on crops of various chemicals said Wilson who is In charge of the crop demon the past president of the Soil and Crop Association In addition visitors will be Ohio to compare the of several varieties of corn along with their stalk strength and moisture con tent combinations They used different combinations of herbicides for weed control on the com among which were lasso tine btadex and These various is of herbicides throe different preplants pre and post The demon stratlons will show the far men how certain herbicides and combinations of her will control weeds and therefore the quality of the crop On display will be 52 dlf types of corn five varieties of alfalfa and two of soybeans There will also be sunflowers field peas fnlba beans and white beans As a comparison there is a demonstration plot which been treated with any herbicides or fertilizers to show what happens If a crop is purely organic The plot Is overrun with Weeds Seeds which were donated by various agriculture firms were planted in May and June so that the plants are ready now Much of the work on the demonstration was done by a fourth year student at Guelph University Chemicals wen supplied various firms Review early match Just half a century ago the 1923 provincial match was held near Snrnia and the following newspaper description of the event in dicatei spirit of the plowing match Is still he The crowds Increased to thousands at thi International plowing match three miles out on the London Hon it from Sam la yesterday afternoon and by tomorrow it Is ex pected to reach record proportions The different plowmen competing nil had their hosts of friends and backers And he beardless boys and veterans trudged merrily after their teams taking the competition in the best of good spirits from the latest invention to the old Jim Pari h Index atn were used types of emergent ITS WHAT Mi THAT NTS The of a farm is determined by the top six in of soil says William A Stewart Ontario Minister of and Food And the DEMONSTRATIONS will interest farmers plot of corn adjacent to the site which shows springs crops is so attending the plowing match Demonstration the difference between organic and chemically tant chairman Earl Wilson of Norval is pictured with a treated corn type driven by Andrew of Oil Everybody crowded around Park to see this contrivance with wooden handles a relic or the olden days when crinolines and slow dances were the rag When one arrives at the spacious farm of William lllllier where the big event Is pulled off a wonderful sight greets the visitor Stretching south for nearly a mile are his ample acres dotted with plowmen plows horses and tractors and beside each a notable gallery of spectators The white tents of the miniature city arc stretched along I he highway splc and span and glistening in the sun and In these every contrivance known lo the farmer is housed Here and there and everywhere the engines are snorting wheels turning In demonstration of farmers machines taking place Hags are flying and committee men judges and competitors are flitting about and enthusiasm and smiles arc rampant In the headquarters tent is J Wilson and his assistants and here every detail is attended to so that the international plowing may go down in history as the grotest agricultural vent In Ontario county in dustriahsLs make an elegant display in iwo marquees There is nothing so as the capacity of a big tent but when one gets Inside the tents and notices side by side the big exhibits of I manufacturers one gets a better perspective of ihe space available Outside the tent there is row after row of every kind of plow Imaginable Tractors arc lined up like batteries of howitzers and everywhere there is motion 1975 PONTIAC BUICK GMC See them at the INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH Buy them at PETE motors ltd St Welcome visitors to Georgetown The Home of the International Plowing Match GS TELEVISION GEORGETOWN MARKET CENTRE For lasting memories a flO PIONEER 8Track Car Stereo with FMStereo is the answer COME IN AND HEAR THE TP700 Plowing Match Special 8779541

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