Men Who Will Plough In World Contest

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31365, 10 May 1967, Page 25

Men Who Will Plough In World Contest

AUSTRALIA

Leonard J. Clark (Monomeith, Victoria): Aged 39 years, Clark is a farmer and agricultural contractor with an interest in a 130 acres grazing property. He has been state ploughing champion twice and national champion twice and represented Australia in the world ploughing contests in 1962 and 1964.

Peter Herbert Anderson (Camden, New South

Wales): Anderson is a dairy farmer on a property of 450 acres. The farm carries Friesian cattle and grows lucerne for hay and potatoes. He was national champion in 1964. Aged 25 years, he is active in church work. He is a lay preacher and youth leader.

CANADA

Carl Bertram Willis (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island): Willis is a research scientist (plant pathology of forage crops) aged 29 years. He holds a bachelor of science in agriculture degree from McGill University and a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has been county ploughing champion four times, provincial champion three times and has represented Canada in world contests in 1959 and 1965.

Tom Hickman (Cultus Lake, British Columbia): Aged 47, Hickman is a retired dairy farmer who hopes to start a mink farm on his return from New Zealand. A former horse ploughman, he represented Canada at the world contest in 1962.

DENMARK

Jens Peter Kristensen (Nejlinge, Helsinge ): Aged 23 years he is farming on his father’s farm of 37 acres, on which barley, oats, fodder beets as well as grass are grown, and stock carried include Bed Danish cattle and Danish Landrace pigs. Kristensen represented Denmark in the world contest in 1964 when he was placed sixth.

Egon Lorenz Johansen (Sdr. Hostrup, Abenra): Johansen is 26 years old and is a fanner on 42 acres where he grows barley, oats, fodder beets and grass and runs Bed Danish cattle and Danish Landrace pigs. He was national champion in 1965. FINLAND Osmo Hillebrandt (Karjalohja): Aged 41 years, he is on a farm of 92 acres including 55 acres of forest. He grows wheat, oats, barley and grass and runs Ayrshire cattle. He was a candidate for parliament last year and is interested in ski running and ski jumping and has been a ski greasing specialist for the Finnish ski run-

ner and jumper in the Olympic and international events.

Paavo Tuominen (Tarvasjoki): Aged 21 years, Tuominen is a farmer’s son. The home farm is of 57 acres. Crops grown include Wheat, oats, barley, sugar beet, potatoes and grass, and Ayrshire cattle, pigs and poultry are carried. He was the national ploughing champion last year.

lndians The Indian competitors for the world ploughing contest had still not arrived by early last evening. They are now expected today. If they arrive there are likely to be 28 ploughmen from 16 countries in the contest.

GERMANY, W.

Hans Claus Jess (Mohr, Lehmbek): Also a farmer on a 137 acres property growing grain, sugar beet and potatoes and carrying dairy cows, bulls, and pigs for fattening and Bleeding. Aged 29 years, he has competed in many ploughing competitions.

Josef Schmid (Eek., Oberroning / Landshut, Bavaria): Aged 25 years, he farms on his father’s farm at 162 acres. Winter grain, spring grain, beet, potatoes, clover and maize are grown and dairy cows, pigs and poultry are carried. He has also competed in many ploughing competitions.

GREAT BRITAIN

Philip Skyrme (Gelhenfield, Clehonger, Hereford): Skyrme is aged 33 years. He farms 130 acres producing wheat, sugar beet, potatoes, mangolds, kale and grass and running Friesian cows. In 16 years of competitive ploughing he has won many prizes. Among his interests is Young Farmers’ Club work.

T. Haymond Goodwin (Coedcowyn, Llanynis, Builth Wells, Breconshire, Wales): Aged 25 years he had ploughed since he was 11 and has won many prizes In competitive ploughing. He is a farmer’s son. The farm is of 72 acres and grows barley, oats, kale and swedes, as well as running Hereford cattle and Clun and Suffolk sheep.

HUNGARY

Jozsef Dupcsak (Petoflutca, Halmajugra): A collective farmer, he is aged 47 years. The farm on which he works Is of 2000 acres and grows maize, wheat, potatoes, lucerne, and has vines. Dupcsak represented his country in the world contest in 1965.

HOLLAND

Klaas Eelman, (Hoeve “Noordwijk,” Oosterend, Texel): A farmer, aged 28 years, Eelman has competed in ploughing matches since he was 15 years old and has been three times national champion. He represented his country in world contests in 1956 and 1964.

' Gerrit Zwaal (Bhoon): Zwaal is a farmer and farm machinery dealer aged 29 years. Mixed fruit production is undertaken on the farm of 97 acres. NTH. IRELAND Thomas J. Barr (Stranmillis, Belfast): Aged 58 years, Barr is a chauffeur. He has competed in ploughing competitions since 1954

John A. Barr (Curragh, Aghadowey, Coleraine, County Londonderry): A farmer aged 43 years. On a 90-acres property he grows barley and potatoes and produces hay and runs beef

cattle. Large White pigs and sheep and poultry. He represented Northern Ireland in

world contests in 1959 and 1963. He was a member of the Northern Ireland tug-o’-war team which competed in the European championships in London in 1965.

NORWAY

Gunnar Hersleth (Valer 1 Ostfold): Hersleth is a farmer’s son aged 21 years. The farm of 125 acres grows small grain and barley and Norwegian Landrace pigs are carried. He is leader of the local rural youth club.

Anders Naess (Sakshaug): Aged 27 years, Naess is a farmer. On the farm of 25 acres Norwegian Bed Cattle are run and grain, potatoes and fodder for milk production are grown. He has competed in many ploughing competitions.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

James Murphy (Bahana, St. Mullins, County Carlow):

Aged 31 years and a fanner, Murphy has been the County

Carlow ploughing champion for the last five years. The farm of 150 acres produces wheat, barley, oats and sugar beet and runs Shorthorn and Friesian cattle. Among bls Interests are music.

RHODESIA

Sidney Alexander Moorcroft (Slpolilo): Aged 29 years, Moorcroft is on a farm of 2400 acres producing tobacco and maize. He represented Bhodesia in the world contest in 1964. His hobbies are golf and motor racing. SWEDEN Sture Johnsson (Kaga Ostergard, Linkoplng): Aged

Gunnar Johansson, Varberg: Aged 32 years, he retired from farming in 1960 when the city of Varberg bought his farm. He has since been a tourist bus driver. The theatre is listed among his hobbies.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Raymond Poos (Eaton, Ohio): Aged 58 years, Poos is on a farm of 205 acres producing wheat, corn and soya beans. This has been the family farm for three generations. He has competed in many ploughing competitions.