Port Perry High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Port Perry, Ontario Canada)

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aw' I . . 1 ' ONTARIOWCCUNTY PLOUGHING MATCH - .E V - Y Several practice sessions and classes were attended before the day of the match. At one of these classes HUGH BAIRD came to the school with his plough and showed us how to set it and how to do a proper job of ploughing. The following Saturday we went to thezfarm of M . J. TRAN near Claremont to try our hand at competition ploughing. MR. RYE BEARE and MR. TIMBERS were there to again show us how to use our ploughs to achieve the best results. After several more practice sessions we were ready for the day of the match which was held in September, at the farm of DAVE EDWARDS, Saintfield. We started work that morning at 9:30 and most of us took till A:3O p.m. to finish our lands. The lands were judged and that night the results were made known to us at the Plough an's Banquet in Greenbank United Church. There were four boys in the class in which JOHN SOMMERVILLE and I ploughod and we ploughed fourth and second respectively. After a hearty and well-earned meal, several speeches and some very fine entertainment, the trophies and prize money were awarded to the winners. This event brought to a close a very interesting and yet tiring day at the Ontario County Ploughing Match. I wish to express thanks to all those people who assisted JOHN and I in preparing for the match and especially I wish to thank MR. GORDON MORRCW who provided a new plough, free of charge, for our use at the competition. JIM WILKINSON TRIP TO THE PLOUGHINQ MATCH On October the eighth a bus load of boys from grades 9, lO, ll, 12, and 13 had the pleasure of taking a trip to the International Ploughing Match which was held at Cobourg, Ontario. We left at 9 a.m. on a chartered bus, accompanied by MR. GOHL. We arrived at the Ploughing match at ll:3O a.m. ' The World Ploughing Match was also held here, and it was very interesting to see the ploughmen from other countries and their equipment. This year they had classes for Contour Ploughing, and showed how contour ploughing helps to prevent soil erosion. We saw the newest farm machinery which were designed for modern farming. RON McINTYRE, JIM WILKINSON and I rode on one of the wagons drawn by a tractor up to a field to see some ploughing. JIM WILKINSON was interested in seeing HUGH BAIRD plough. DAVID JACKSON was interested inthe new farm machinery. We left the Ploughing Match for home at 5 p.m. and arrived in Port Perry at about 6:30 p.m. We all enjoyed the trip very much. RONALD PARROTT