On the day of the Ploughing match local ploughmen will be ploughing from early morning to early afternoon. They are judged for firmness of furrow, the straightness of furrow, the equal widths, the uniform beginning and ends of each row and the final furrow being equal with the original crown. A very skilled operation – do come along this year and see for yourself!
Ploughing matches began in the 1800’s originally to celebrate the end of harvest. It was a chance for farmers and their workers to socialise, to eat and drink and celebrate after exhausting weeks of harvesting crops on the farm. It was also an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas and to display and discuss the new farming techniques and compare new settings on ploughs, all horse drawn. The competitions provided the ploughmen with the chance to boast, and for landowners to compete with each other.
During the 1900’s horses were replaced by tractors so ploughing matches moved with times and competitions took place using tractors. A modern ploughing match may have both horse and tractor ploughing competitions and often sheepdog trials.
An important part of any ploughing match is the DOMESTIC section. Introduced in the 1930’s this recognised the skills of the farmer’s wife and women working close to the land! Today ANYONE may enter these domestic competitions which include:
Cookery, produce, preserves, horticulture, floral art, handicrafts, art and there are various sections specially for children.
WHY NOT HAVE A GO, ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO ENTER THEIR SPECIAL CLASSES AND BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY EVENT
See the Ploughing match pages for more details of this year's match to be held on Saturday 17th September 2015 at Moccas
SCHEDULES AND ENTRY FORMS available from Pam Powell the Ladies Match Secretary,
Finally THE SHEEPDOG TRIALS are always and exciting part of the day and these will be running from early morning so why not visit Moor Court for an enjoyable day out
Ploughing matches began in the 1800’s originally to celebrate the end of harvest. It was a chance for farmers and their workers to socialise, to eat and drink and celebrate after exhausting weeks of harvesting crops on the farm. It was also an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas and to display and discuss the new farming techniques and compare new settings on ploughs, all horse drawn. The competitions provided the ploughmen with the chance to boast, and for landowners to compete with each other.
During the 1900’s horses were replaced by tractors so ploughing matches moved with times and competitions took place using tractors. A modern ploughing match may have both horse and tractor ploughing competitions and often sheepdog trials.
An important part of any ploughing match is the DOMESTIC section. Introduced in the 1930’s this recognised the skills of the farmer’s wife and women working close to the land! Today ANYONE may enter these domestic competitions which include:
Cookery, produce, preserves, horticulture, floral art, handicrafts, art and there are various sections specially for children.
WHY NOT HAVE A GO, ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO ENTER THEIR SPECIAL CLASSES AND BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY EVENT
See the Ploughing match pages for more details of this year's match to be held on Saturday 17th September 2015 at Moccas
SCHEDULES AND ENTRY FORMS available from Pam Powell the Ladies Match Secretary,
Finally THE SHEEPDOG TRIALS are always and exciting part of the day and these will be running from early morning so why not visit Moor Court for an enjoyable day out