It was a perfect day for the Prescott County Plowing Match on Saturday, September 10, at Ferme Agriber in St-Isidore-de-Prescott.
After a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 33 plowmen competed in eight classes under sunny skies at the event organized by the Prescott County Plowmen’s Association. The competition included professionals, as well as antique tractor and horse-drawn plows.
Results – Prescott County Plowing Match, September 10, 2022
Class 1 – Professionals, Drag Plow or Mounted Plow, 12-inch, 2 furrows: Chris Allen 147 pts (best score of the day)
Class 2 – Professionals, Drag Plow or Mounted Plow, 12-inch, 3 furrows: Rob McDonald 127 pts
Class 3 – New Contestants: Williams Machabee 111 pts
Class 6 – Antique Tractor: Michel Calande : 144 pts
Class 7 – Antique Hydraulic: Eric Kagi : 123 pts
Class 8 – Horses with Walking Plow: Frederck Machabee : 112 pts
Class 9 – Horses with a Sulky Plow: Glen Gonway : 112 pts
Class 10 – Junior Plowing: Olivier Binette : 109 pts
Williams Machabee was the winner of Class 3 for new contestants at the Prescott County Plowing Match on Saturday, September 10. Photo: Reid Masson
Pierre Charlebois keeps a close eye out as he plows a furrow with his antique Massey-Ferguson tractor. Photo: Reid Masson
Killeen Lyle guides his team of horses pulling a sulky plow at the Prescott County Plowing Match last Saturday, September 10. Photo: Reid Masson
