Overseas Officials and Contestants at World Plowing Match Here

Overseas Officials And Contestants At World Plowing Match Here

ALFRED MALL

(Secretary, world Champion- ship Ploughing Organization)

Alfred Hall is founder-secretary of the British Ploughing Associat- ion. Owing recent months he has visited Sweden, Norway, Canada and Germany in connection with the World Championship Plough- ing Organization.

He is a farmer and hags been regular radio broadcaster with the B.B.C. for nine years. He is also a well-known T.V. commen- tator on farming and country life subjects, as well as an agricul- tural and Country life columnist. He has been organizer of agricul- tural shows for many years and was associated with production of several films with outdoor sub- jects, as well as acting in some of them.

He is a Rural District Coun- cillor and member of several local government boards and other au- thorities. He is also a governor of a boys' school.

The Six Nations Indians are to confer an honorary chieftainship on him during the visit of the overseas teams to Brantfard area. Mr. Hall opened Roseneath Ag- ricultural Fair October 3. Mr. Hall's farm is at Roseneath, Sea- ton, Workington, Cumberland England.

Great Britain
T. LESLIE DIXON

Glebe Farm, Billingham, Co. Durham, contestant, age 47 years. Operates a 126 acre farm (mixed and dairy). Has won 96 champ- ionships and first prizes in plow- ing matches in England, Scot- land, Ireland and Wales. Is cham- pion tractor plowman of Great Britain. Won title by winning local championship and qualifying for entry into the British National Ploughing Match held at Stirling, Scotland, 1932. (His prize was £100 given by the Brit- ish Ploughing Association, the "Esso" National Challenge Trophy, sliver medal given by the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and free trip to Can- ada; given by Esso Petroleum Co Ltd.)

(Leslie's father when he retired from competitions in 1932 had 263 championships to his credit. Les- lie's grandfather and two uncles also won 158 first prizes between them. At matches where Leslie and his brother John (a horse plowman) have both entered they have won the horse and tractor classes 38 times.) Leslie lives in a 12th century farmhouse and is adept at "Tossing the Sheaf" at County sports meetings. His re- cord throw cleared a height of 26 feet with a sheaf of grain weigh- ing 16 pounds. He was in the Home Guard, and likes a game of bowls, darts, billiards and snooker. He has a cousin living in Victoria.

REGINALD A. HOGG
Morton Grange, East Harsley, Northallerton, Yorkshire, Contest- ant, age 42 years. Farms 345 acres (mixed) has 150 breeding ewes and other stock. Has won many plow- ing championships including the British National Match at Stir- ling (same as Leslie Dixon) for horse plowing, but will plow with tractor at World Match here. His 14 year old son represented his school in a local plowing match and won second prize at first attempt. Is fond of riding horses. Used to keep a couple of hunters, was a keen show Jumper, rider to hounds and polnt-to- point steeplechase racer. A rela- tive, E. J, Hogg, lives at R.R. 4, Saldls,.B. 0.

WILLIAM MUIRHEAD
Foot o' Green, Stirling, Scotland, Team Manager, age 57 years, farms 220 acres where in 1314 the famous Battle of Bannockburn was fought when the Scots under Robert the Bruce de- feated the English under King Edward the Second. He has won a number of horse plowing com- petitions. His father and grand- father were consistent winners at plowing matches, his grandfather as far back as 1843. He has been secretary of the Bannockburn, Pleane ,and Polmaise Ploughing Society for 25 years. His grand- father was secretary for 40 years and father was for many years the president. Is president of the Stirling Agricultural Show, im- mediate past vice-chairman Of the British Ploughing Association and now a vice-president of the Brit- ish Ploughing Association and ar- ea representative for Scotland. Is past president of, the local and area branches of the National Farmers' Union. is a noted plow- ing match judge and judge of Clydesdale horses. Breeds Clydes- dales, the first foal he ever bred was shipped to Canada as a four- year-old and her granddaughter won the famed Cawder Cup in Glasgow in 1945

Northern Ireland
ROBERT JAMES CARSE

Kellynure, Carryduft, Co. Down, Contestant, age 35 years. Farms 70 acres (mixed). Was four times champion of Dromara Ploughing Society; five times champion of Drumbo Ploughing Society and four times champion of Seaforde Ploughing Society matches Is the 1953 Northern Ireland Tractor Champion, is a member of the carryduff, Co. Down Ploughing Society. Mr. and Mrs. Carnduff, 384 Rhodes Ave., Toronto, are friends.

Republic Of Ireland
RONALD G. SHEANK

Togher, Killbride, Co. Wicklow, Contestant, age 30 years. Operates 120-acre farm (mixed). Won County Wicklow plowing champ- ionship for the four years l950to 1953 and County Wexford Invit- (?)

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes, 499 Sherbourne St., Toronto, are friends.

THOMAS McDONNELL
Killencoole, Readypenny. Dundalk, Co. Louth, Contestant, , age 30 years. Operates 150-acre farm (mixed). His taken part in many plowing matches, placing first in most. Was first in the All Ireland class in 1953; Is member of Coun- ty Louth Ploughing Association. (Ronald Sheane and Thomas McDonnell were the highest scor- ers in a test match in which the 10 top winners at the National Match competed for the champ- ionship titles.)
J.J. BERGIN
Maybrook, Athy, Co. Kildare, Team Manager, age 71 years. Has been secretary of the Nation- al Ploughing Association of Ire- land since its formation 23 years ago. Is vice-president of' world Championship Ploughing Organi- zation. Appointed team manager By the National Ploughing Assoc- iation of Ireland.

West Germany
ROMAN DONDORFF

Stuehlingen, (Baden), Contest- ant, age 20 years. Is a farm as- sistant on a 70-acre farm at the foothills of the Black Forest. 1953 champion of Baden in the state plowing competition and champ- ion in the tractor class of the Federal Plowing Match held at Cologne.

JAHN HORST
Grenzau, (Westerwald) near Coblence, Contestant, age 21 years. Operates a 40-acre farm (mixed). Was 1953 Champion of Rhineland- Palatia in the state plowing match and third in the tractor class in Federal Plowing Match. WALTER FEUERLEIN Ulm/Danube, Team . Manager, age 50 years. Agricultural expert. Is branch head of the Institute for Soil Management, Federal Ag- ricultural Research Centre. Is board member of the World Championship Ploughing Organ- ization. Appointed team manager by the German Land Youth Ser- vice Organization.
Norway
ORD BRAUT
Klepp, Jaeren, Contestant, age 41 years. Operates a 200-acre farm (mixed). Has been in contest plowing for four years during which he won four district championships and the Norway Championship. Competed in mat- ches in Ulster and England. Is fond of singing. Klepp, Jaeren, Team Manager, age 35 years, operates a I50-acre farm. Appointed team manager by the Norwegian Young Farmers' Organization.
OLAV NEDBERG
Buskerud, Contestant, age 30 years, operates a 200-acre farm (mixed). Placed second in the Norwegian Plowing Championship match.

Sweden
ALLAN HELIN
Nyby, Harkeberga, Contestant, age 27 years, member of the Young Farmers Club in, Sweden. Operates 40-acre farm with fath- er (mixed). Is fond of sports.
PER-GOTE JONSON
Eskilstorps gard, Vittskovie, Contestant, age 26 years. Oper- ates a 390-acre farm (mixed). Has been in contest plowing for the past seven years during which he placed third in the Nat- ional Match in 1948, was the win- ner in 1950 and the same year placed fourth in the Scandinav- ian Match held in Denmark. Is president of Young Farmers' Club.
BENGT OSKAR SVENSSON
'Vasterlosa, Team Manager, age 33 years. Formerly operated 500- acre farm (mixed) with father. Appointed team manager by Swe- dish Federation of Young Farm- ers' Clubs. Is board member of the World Championship Ploughing Organization. Is secretary of the Swedish Committee for International Farm Youth Exchange. Is officer In Swedish Army. Writes on agriculture for some Swedish newspapers. Recreation is horse racing and car racing.

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Denmark
ERIK BIE

Hatting, Horsens Contestant, age 29 years, manager of a farm machinery station. Lives on his father's farm in the province of Jutland.

FREDE EIGIL ANDERSEN

Fulby, Sor., Contestant, age 24 years, farmer in the province of Seeland. Was second in the 1950 ; Scandinavian Match.

Erik Bie and Frede Andersen, represented Denmark in the 1952 Scandinavian championship plow- ing match and won the compet- ition for Denmark.)
PAUL BILDSE HANSEN
Fortevej 33, Risskov, Team Manager, age 39 years. Farm machinery counselor and teacher, Agricultural High School, Vejiby. Served in Danish Army. Appoint- ed team manager by Danish Nat- ional Committee of Young Farm- ers and 4-H Clubs.

Finland
HUGO JOONAS SINTONEMT

Lohjantaipale, Karjalohja, Con- testant, age 32. Farmer and tract- or operator. Has a 72-acre farm, 30 acres of which are cultivated and 43 acres wooded. Won the 1952 Newland Country plowing championship. Is a member of the Karjalohja Farmer Society. Was a Second Sergeant in Finnish Army. Fought In Finnish Winter War 1939-40 and World War II in Finland 1941-44. Favorite rec- reation is skiing.

VAINO K. NEUVONEN
Helsinki, Team Manager, age 39. Secretary of Association of Young Farmers Clubs in Finland, sec- retary of Scandinavian 4-H Com- mittee. Member of the W.C.P.O. Board. Had a farm in Carelia, which is now in Russia. Was a lieutenant in the Finnish Army and was wounded in the Finnish Winter War of 1938-40. Served In World War II from 1941-44. Re- creations are skiing and choral singing.

Netherlands
F. T. L. VAN GAALEN

Hoofdweg 204, Hoofddorpa. Con- testant, age 25 years. Farmer With 100 acres on which he does mixed farming. Has friends living in Mount Forest, Ont.

WILLEM ADRIANUS DE LINT

Hoeve de Vlyt, ZevenBergschen Hoek, Contestant, age 23 years. Operates 130-acre farm with fa- ther. First year in plowing mat- ches. Mr. A. Korteweg of South Woodslee, Ont., is a relative.

ARIE C. STEHOUWEB
Korte Kruisweg, Rosenberg, Team Manager. Farms a 140-acre farm (mixed) on the polders. His farm was flooded during last win- ter months and his land has suff- ered as a result. Appointed man- ager by the Combined Dutch Ag- ricultural Organizations. Is board member of the World Champion- ship Ploughing Organization. Has friends in London, Hamilton and Kingston area