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Plowing A Furrow To Victory

 
Lindy Chambers of Kars still plowing after 40 years.
19 of 103 		Plowing matches included tractors as well as horse drawn competitions
20 of 103 		Taking a rest after plowing
21 of 103 		Westmeath Township, location of the first plowing match in 1868.
22 of 103 		Farm of Augustus C. Brown, where the 1896 plowing match was held.
23 of 103 		Gate of the Brown Farm where the plowing match was held showing some of the spectators.
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Spectators gathered in the yard of the Brown farm near the drive shed.
25 of 103 		Dignitaries approaching the spectators through the barnyard.
26 of 103 		Pioneer David Brown, one of the first settlers in Westmeath Township.
27 of 103 		Original deed showing David Brown's purchase of land from the Crown.
28 of 103 		Deed for 200 acres at a cost of 80 pounds purchased by Brown,David in 1853.
29 of 103 		The Brown Family homestead where five generations lived.
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Brown, Augustus C. son of Brown,David and Father of Brown, Harris S.
31 of 103 		Frances B. Labow, second wife of Augustus C. Brown and mother of Harris S. Brown.
32 of 103 		Some members of the Brown family including Brown,Harris S.
33 of 103 		The main hall built by Augustus Brown in 1897 and the larger hall built by Harris S. Brown in 1931.
34 of 103 		Marchand or Covered Bridge, built by Augustus C. Brown in Fort Coulonge.
35 of 103 		Augustus C. Brown, President of the Board of Directors of North Renfrew Agricultural Society in 1905
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