According to the wolfeisland.com web site, Wolfe Island has held plowing competitions since 1947 nine years prior to the establishment of the Wolfe Island Ploughmen’s Association in 1956 (now officially the WI Ploughing Association). At the time Wolfe Island was one of the few townships in Ontario that could boast of it's own Ploughmen's Association. Island women have plowed competitively for many of those 62 years.

This year the 2018 Plowing Match was held Sept. 8th at the farm of Duncan and Bev Pyke on Stevenson Lane. The day started out cool warming up to being an excellent plowing day according to Janine Handforth , WI Plowing Match organizer.

“There was a total of 32 plowers: 4 teams of horses, and 10 juniors. No plower from Wolfe Island went on to the International Plowing Match this year,” she said. “Hi-lights included our youngest plower, 4 year old Christopher Greenwood and the oldest plower 94 year old John Posthumus. And, as always there was -an excellent antique farm equipment display with demonstrations which included Everett Hogan narrating how the antique equipment worked. No plower from Wolfe Island went on to the International Plowing Match this year,” she concluded. Attendance was approximately 200.

Results for the classes and the special awards with acknowledgement of their sponsors follow:

WOLFE ISLAND PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION 2018

CLASS 1 – HORSES HULTON’S CONSTRUCTION RIVERFRONT GOLF COURSE —WINNER; DAVE REID

CLASS 1A – HORSES ST. LAWRENCE VETERINARY SERVICES — WINNER; TERRY PHILLIPS

CLASS 2 – TRACTOR - JUNIORS under 14 years of age - RICHMOND DITCHING — WINNER; SAM GRANT

CLASS 3 – TRACTOR - JUNIORS under 18 years of age- PYKEVIEW MEADOWS GEORGE PYKE- WINNER; DAWSON FLEMING

CLASS 4 – TRACTOR 2-FURROWS METALCRAFT MARINE WINNER; LEE GRANT

CLASS 5 – TRACTOR 2-FURROW visitors and previous 2x winners of Class 4 -FRONTENAC ISLANDS-WINNER; ALLEN HILLS

CLASS 6 – TRACTOR 3-FURROW TRANS ALTA - TCO AGROMART- WINNER; JOHN POSTHUMUS

CLASS 7 – TRACTOR –4+ FURROWS WOODMAN MACHINE PRODUCTS —WINNER; REBECCA PEMBERTON

CLASS 8 – LADIES & QUEEN OF THE FURROW - PYKE’S LANDSCAPING - WINNER; PAM VANCE

CLASS 9 – ANTIQUES -GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO DIST. 13 - FRANK’S MOBILE REPAIR SERVICE-WINNER; COLIN LOCKRIDGE

CLASS 10 – NOVELTY & SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AJ’S CARPENTRY WINNER; MITCHELL GREENWOOD

WOLFE ISLAND PLOWING MATCH GENERAL SPONSORS:
-BANK OF MONTREAL
-TRIHEAT (ROSEN ENERGY GROUP): FUEL
-COCHRANE FUELS
-GENERAL WOLFE INN
-FRONTENAC FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE

SPECIAL TROPHIES 2018

CHAMPION LAND –LORNE HULTON TROPHY ALLEN HILLS

BEST CROWN – GATEVIEW EQUIPMENT ALLEN HILLS

BEST FINISH TRACTOR- WOODMAN MACHINE PRODDUCTS LEE GRANT

BEST FINISH – HORSES- HULTON’S CONSTRUCTION TERRY PHILLIPS

BEST PLOUGH TEAM- WIPP TERRY PHILLIPS

BEST DRESSED HORSE – GEORGE MCALLISTER KIM HADWEN

BEST EFFORT –UNDER 18 - MORNINGSIGHT FARMS DAWSON FLEMING

OLDEST PLOUGHPERSON - FARGO’S GROCERY STORE JOHN POSTHUMUS

YOUNGEST PLOUGHPERSON – HARVEY HAWKEY AWARD CHRISTOPHER GREENWOOD

SAFEST PLOUGHPERSON FRONTENAC FARM SAFETY ASSOC. PETER MYERS

QUEEN OF THE FURROW - The Grant Family NO COMPETITOR