Presidents Message - 2012

 

This year’s theme at the 156th Beeton Fall Fair is the “Tractor”.  Replacing the horse, the Tractor has changed over the years and has made things a lot different in the farming world. 

Today’s Tractor can pull loads up to what 100 horses could not pull.  Early Tractors had low horsepower and steel wheels.  Today, they have high horsepower, rubber tires, luxurious cabs with air conditioning and radios, and can be controlled by satellite or radar. 

In the 1930’s, 55% of the population were farmers and one farmer fed 10 people.  Today, one farmer feeds about 144 people.  That same farmer from 1930 took 15 to 30 hours of labour to produce 100 bushels of corn.  Today’s farmer, with the help of the Tractor, can produce the same amount of bushels but in a lot less time – just under 3 hours.  This is important especially since there are dramatically fewer farmers today – only about 2%.  With the ever-increasing population and demands for more food, Tractors have made the farmers’ job more efficient and less labourous resulting in a longer lifespan. 

I hope the farmer can continue to improve productivity by using more improved Tractors and machinery to sustain us all.

 

I look forward to everyone in our community and surrounding area coming out to enjoy and participate in the 156th Beeton Fall Fair.  I encourage you to attend for some new events and to continue to participate in our traditional ones.  On behalf of The Beeton & District Agricultural Society, I would like to thank all of our volunteers for their hard work and the time they donate – if it wasn’t for their dedication, we would not be able to continue with such a wonderful community event.

 

Remember to come out with your family and friends to enjoy the 156th Annual Beeton Fair and to take on the community spirit that makes the event so much fun. 

 

 

Tom Middlebrook - President
Beeton & District Agricultural Society