A26-Lancut*r Farming, Saturday, Saptambar 9, 1995
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
MANCHESTER (Yoik Co.)
Despite nearly-reconl low rainfall
and dry fields for the past month,
plowmen competing at the state
and national plowing contests
found northern York County’s
ground to be in fair working con
dition.
“It didn’t plow all that hard,”
observed Bob Miller, Millersburg,
president of the state Plowmen’s
Association and a key organizer of
the plowing, activities last week
during Old Tyme Days. The 11th
Old Tyme Days and 122nd Great
Grangers Fair were held August
23-27 on the Blaine Rentzel farm,
north of Manchester.
Miller added to several years of
state wins by again taking the
small plow honors. In the state
large plow contest, Carlisle dairy
fanner Bill Crain claimed Penn
sylvania honors, also for a second
year running. Vintage-equipment
collector Chuck Noonan, York,
added to his numerous state wins
in the antique plow competition.
State winners are now eligible to
plow in the 1996 national contest,
to be held next July in Sioux City,
lowa.
Other placings in the state small
plow contest included Jay Stoner,
Mechanicsburg, second; Michael
McCoy, Chambersburg, third;
Dennis Stoner, Mechanicsburg,
nsylvanla at the 1996 national contest are from left, Bob
Miller, small plow, Bill Crain, large plow, and Chuck Noo
nan, antique plow.
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Plowmen Compete At Old Tyme Days
and Matt McCoy, Chambersburg,
tied for fourth; Trevor Rentzel,
York, sixth; Dean Hess and John
Conely, both of York, tied for se
venth, Justin Hammers, York,
ninth, and Harold Rauch, Walnut
port, tenth.
Placing behind Crain in the
large plow runoffs were Harold
Forrester, Chambersburg, second,
and Jim Mowry, Somerset, third.
Harold Forrester, Chambers
burg, also finished second in an
tique plowing. Third was Michael
McCoy, Chambersburg; fourth,
Trevor Rentzel, York; fifth, Jay
Stoner, Mechanicsburg; sixth,
Charles Stambaugh, York; se
venth, Dean Hess, York; and
eighth, John Conley. York.
Judges for the state small plow
contest included Myron Young,
Chambersburg; Allen Deiter,
Northumberland, and Charles
Deitch, Carlisle. Large plow offi
cials were Roy Mauer, Dalmatia,
and lowa plowman Jim Quinlan.
NATIONAL PLOWMEN’S
COMPETITION
A total of 44 plowmen farrow
ed their way through the national
runoffs, with top honors going to
midwestern competitors. Winners
of the small and large plow cate
gories are now eligible to compete
next year at the international con
test to be held in Ireland.
Large plow winner was Travis
Hutchinson, Bradford, Ohio.
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Chuck Noonan and his
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Though Hutchinson has been
competing as a plowman since
1978, this was his first time to
snag the first-place honors. He
plowed with a 4-bottom, 14-inch
International model.
Ray Willhoite, Wall Lake,
lowa, also claimed his first nation
al win. after several second and
third place finishes in prior con
tests. He farms 600 acres’of com,
beans, and hay, and has competed
“off and on" since 1958.
Pennsylvanians who competed
in the national small plow contest
were Bob. Miller, Millersburg,
who finished fourth, and Trevor
Rentzel, York, 12th. Bill Crain,
Carlisle, and Jim Mowry, Somer
set, finished sixth and seventh in
the large plow competition.
In addition to hosting tractor
powered plowing contests and a
seminar for new plowmen, Old
Tyme Days debuted a national
horse plowing contest Also new
on the Old Tyme Days schedule
was the J.I. Case Collectors’ na
tional meeting, pulling in vintage
Case equipment enthusiasts from
across the country. An extensive
lineup of antique Case tractors and
equipment, along with numerous
restored pieces from other manu
facturers. added to the show’s
variety.
Demonstrations of the early
pieces ran through the five-day
event, including baling, corn
shelling and this year’s added at
traction. an operating belt-power
ed sawmill.
Chuck Noonan 11,
of Noonan, Sr.’s
son,
part
Ray Willhoite, lowa, left, won the national small plow con
test, while large plow national honors went to Travis Hutch
inson, Ohio. The original painting behind the winners was
created by local artist Lisa Ahrens in honor of the J. I. Case
Collectors national meeting held during Old Tyme Days.
Early Deadlines:
For September 30 Issue
Because of the street fair in the town of Ephrata where
Lancaster Farming is published, we need to change our
publication deadlines for the week of September 25 to 29.
These special deadlines are as follows:
Mailbox Maikets Monday, Sept. 25, at noon.
Public Sales Monday, Sept. 25, at noon.
General News Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m.
Other Than Farm Equipment Classified Ads, Section C
Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m.
Farm Equipment Classified Ads, Section D Wednes
day, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.
Late-Breaking News Wednesday, Sept. 27, at noon.
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