European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M top Plowden compete by Brendan staff writer tie ancient agricultural Art of blowing up a fetid to Plant new crops has reached 1958 Climax with the Selec Tion of 27furold Lealtoe an English at new world Champion Germany was Host to this years in which 16 nations and the championship wat decided on the grounds of the Hohenheit agricultural near though form tractors do not i tort off on a blowing contest with precisely the of modern sport the world championship still managed to attract up of daily Tor the three any last years held near brought out while the attendance to them Elvei May not be of great they do a great Deal of International he stator interest in a kill generally considered to my in since nil he Imus and animals must eat and a Larse Pirt of their food agr cuu Tural Rohu Rcv blowing is a matter of con Cern not Only to the Farmer but also to the world Popup Nikon add to this the fact that or increasing in every coun try throughout the creating in immediate for full use of every Init of arable and you have a Good idea of Why Flop be turn out in such Large numbers to blowing in inter National the annual world contest is held under bus Pires of the world blowing Organiza which has Headquarters at working Standard Oil and Esso affiliates throughout the world Are Princi pal and the trophy the Conlest tints compete for is the Esso Golden valued at approximately by win Ning the world championship for Farmer Goodwin earned ownership of a miniature of the original tractor and farm equipment manufacturers share sponsorship and this expenses of the Send fac tory representatives to keep equipment in top shape for and during the in the the competitors Are first Given a Halfacre of stubble land to they have two and a halt hours for the Tusk and Are graded on a Point system for St might Ness and uniformity of the How Well they Bury the and the levelling and crumbling characteristics of the soil they turn a similar test on Grassland offer which Are computed and the Winner a blowing contest is never and world Competition is always rough be you Are up against the very Best Plowden of the competing How Lawrence Golf Pemoller of a member of the woman explained Competition decile painstaking workmanship and the fact that he is a two time Winner of the Gottemoller placed 17th to the Hohenheit while his Duane of filled the 10 spot when the Points were although affording Strong the has never yet wort the world blowing by winning Goodwin and his John 50yearold Farmer from Billingham in brought the championship to England for the first in three out of the six world Northern Ireland Hugh Barr was the now retired from Active com he coached this years North Ireland which placed the equipment of both top teams was cared for by Karl Pestke and Ernst factory representatives from the Ford Plant at Pestke and his partner put in an average of 16 hours each Day during the one or the other was always on hand at the blowing whose experience includes More than three years in Canada As a farm equipment said that although the actual blowing is up to the he does not have too much of a Chance unless gear is operating Northern Ireland will be Host to next year1 contest which is scheduled for official fired starting gun and the championship was sp4 Wolfe helps standing Check the stars and stripes 13