'It was a big, big year. I know that Saturday's crowd was tops of the one that they had in 2019.'
DUNDAS, P.E.I. — After a two-year hiatus, the Dundas Plowing Match came roaring back over the weekend.
A competitor wrestles with his oxen during the heavy ox pull competition at the Dundas Plowing Match on August 28. - Stu Neatby Over the years, the event grew from primarily a plowing competition to a full-blown farming festival that has reliably drawn thousands each year.Jeff Morash competes during an antique tractor pull at the Dundas Plowing Match on Aug. 28. - Stu NeatbyOn the sidelines of a heavy ox pull competition, retired dairy farmer Nicky Halman said he has been coming to the Dundas Plowing Match for about half a decade.– Gordon Jackson, co-chair Dundas Plowing Match“It was shut down for COVID.
John Fleet came from Nova Scotia to compete in the heavy ox pull competition, and his two oxen, Diamond and Spark, pulled a total of 7,500 pounds, allowing Fleet to clinch a win in the contest.“We log at home, bring home our firewood. And we bring out all the hay, we used to. We plow, harrow, put our gardens in. We have a lot of fun with them,” he said.Brittany Peters gets underway in the antique tractor pull at the Dundas Plowing Match on Aug. 28.
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