PLOUGHING MATCHES
Sir,—After attending most of the ploughing match fixtures one cannot help being impressed by what appears to be the unfair means by which a given standard of work is produced. In reading through the schedule I find plain skeiths and plain cast shares the only allowable type of equipment in sojne classes. On looking over the various ploughs, one finds skeiths with adjustable forks competing against the standard, factory-made article. No comment is needed after having seen what type of equipment wins the prizes. It is obvious we have three classes —full undercut, semi-undercut, and plain. Until this matter is rectified, ploughing match committees need not expect young ploughmen to come forward—Yours, etc., PLAIN SKEITH. July 19, 1948
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19480721.2.9.2
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25552, 21 July 1948, Page 2
Word Count
120PLOUGHING MATCHES Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25552, 21 July 1948, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in