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eALABAMA fUTURE FARMER Vol XVII Auburn Ala

ERVIN MARTIN National FFA President

Salem Indiana

Thirty-Seven State Officer Candidates

Thirty seven members are candishydates for State offices another year This is a record number and certainshyly some excellent boys will be electshyed from this group From the thirtyshyseven applicants five will be electshyed State officers for 1948-49 They are as follows

Northeast District S J Noah Glencoe Robert Hugh

Lee Pell City Horace Tucker Pell City Joe Hunt Albertville Arthur Murray White Plains Ellis White New Market Jimmy Edward Tidshywell Susan Moore Morris Couch Falkville Bervil Davis West Poin_ Bill Drake Collinsville

Southeast District Buddy Clark Kinston Lawrence

(Continued on page 2)

June 1948 No7

STATE FFA CONVENTION AUBURN JUNE 9 10 11th

National President Ervin Martin to Speak Official delegates representative of 10000 Alabama farm boys will

gather in Auburn June 9 through 11 for the state convention of the Fushyture Farmers of America

The event will mark the 19th annual state meet of the FFA Around 800 members and advisers are expected to attend the event

The executive committee which includes state officers Dane Lowery Jemison Bobby White Riverton Wayne Upton Centre Ralph Ethridge McAdory Eldred Croft Straughn and State Adviser J C Cannon T L Faulkner Executive Secretary and Advisory Council K V Reagan Greenshyville L C Shields Jemison W W Rodgers Fayette S G Black Collinsshyville M H Bryant Foley will meet in advance to complete final arrangeshyments for convention

Final eliminations and awards will be made for state sponsored conshytests at the convention State Farmer degrees are to be awarded to 192 members and twelve Honorary State Farmer degrees will be awarded

State Sar Farmer will receive award as will four district Star Farmers

The State FFA officers are optimistically awaiting the coming convenshytion Shown above from left to righi Ralph Ethridge McAdory Wayne Upton Centre Bobby White Riverton Dane Lowrey Jemison Eldred Croft Straughn

2 THE ALABAMA FUTURE FARMER

The Alabama Future Farmer

Published Seven Times A Year

by

ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FUshy

TuRE FARMERS OF AMERICA

The National Organization of Boys Studying Vocational

Agriculture IDITOR __ T L FAULKNER

Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Alabama

STATE OFFICERS 19~7-48 President

DANE LOWREy Jemisonbull Rt 1 J elTI ison Chapter

V1ce-Presldent BOBBY WHITE Meridianville Rt 1

Riverton Chapter Secretary

RALPH ETHRIDGE Bessemer Rt B McAdory Chapter

Treasurer IDLDRED CROFT Andalusia Rt 2

Straughn Chapter Reporter

WAYNE UPTON Centre Centre Chapter

Advtser J C CANNON Montgomery

Execu tive Secretary r L FAULKNER Auburn

bullADVISORY COUNCIL

C V REAGAN Greenville L C SHIELDS Jemison W W RODGERS Fayette 3 G BLACK _ ___ _ Collinsville M H BRYANT Foley

Subscription Rates

Members-Included in State Dues Others-$lOO for 3 yrs

Entered as second-class matter October 6 1936 at the post ofshy

fice at Auburn Ala under The Act of March 3 1879

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National FFA Camp To Open

Plans have been completed to

open the National Future Farmers of America camp on June 1st It will

be kept open until September 10

The camp is located just outside

of Washington DC Chapters planshy

ning to make the trip to Washingshy

ton and who desire to use these camping facilities should write the State Executive Secretary for furshyther details Reservations should be made as far in advance as possible

Officer Candidates (From page 1)

Bryan Brantley Eugene Champion Highland Home Arlan Brown Enshyterprise Parker Gray Mount Rashymer Ned Cobb Hartford Fred Lacy Geneva Edward McDaniel Straughn Cranford Trimble Greenshyville

Southwest District Curtis Blanton Frisco City Masshy

ton Merriel Mims Uriah Nick Lindshysay Orrville Nelson Reynolds ChashytomNorman Scarbrough Chatom James Calvin Jordan Chatom J T Scarbrough Chatom

Central Dan Brown Ashland Billy Noble

Tuskegee Forrest Gardner MarshyburyJack E Hicks Reeltown Bobshyby Sharman Beulah Billy Lallenby Beauregard Bob Salmon Auburn

Northwest Frank Gravlee Fayette Chess

Hester Belgreen Hester Wayne Hodge Reform Douglas Mitchell Corner

Quarter Final Quartet Winners

Sweet Water Red Level Atmore Camden Ashford Mellow Valley West Limestone Hanceville Belshygreen Sidney Lanier Glencoe Clayshyton Fayette Arab Pell City

Quarter Final Speaking Winners

William Schultz Grove Hill Melshyvin Kilpatrick Straughn Louis Lazshyzari Fairhope Nick Lindsey Orrshyville Elbert Peters Samson Bob Salmon Auburn D E McLemore West Limestone Robert McGukin Eva Tommy Watkins Russellville

Forrest Gardner Marbury S J

Noah Glencoe Dan Fitzpatrick

Midland City Arthur Flynn Sulli shy

gent Jeff Smith Greensboro Mickshy

ey Wilbourn Riverton Albert Denshy

nis McAdory

QUARTETS IN FINAL ELIMINATION AUBURN JUNE 10th

Pell City quartet in State finals Pictured above from left to right are Eugene Goss tenor Ray Watson soprano Harvey Tolleson baretOne and Owen Gore bass

Other quartet winners to participate in the State finals will be Hanceshyville Camden Sidney Lanier


Record Number Earn State Farmer Degree at Convention

The following members will reshyceive the State Farmer degree at the nineteenth annual convention June 9-11

Albertville-Joe Fred Edwards Raymond Eidson Wandell F owler Joe W Hunt Clif shyford Reed Arab-Hug h A ll en Campbell Sidney Hays Arley-Vay n e Baldwin Ashshy)(llld-Dan Brown Bill Pace AuburnshyJames Hutchinson Johnny Pittman AutaushygavIlle-Marvin Johnson James A Rainshywater

B B COIner-Bill y Bryant Woodard Horn Jr Beatrice--Malben Riley Beaureshygard-Billy Lazenby Richard W lIcConshynell Belg-reen-Chess H egte r J O LeMay Jr Beulah-Bobby Sharman BilIIngsleyshyThomas Green Ralph Mirn s BrnntleyshyLawrence Br~an

Camden-Pello n Burford Jr Ralph Martin Jr CantJ) Hill-Jo hn Orr Carbon HIII-Jacllt FarriS Cnstllt-berry- Dobby arshyr e n Cednr Bluff-Lawren ce Chaney Centre -Joe Rattray Aubrey Ralph D r adley L amar Ray J V Stepps Centervlllc-Alton Nise shywander Lindbergh Smitherman ChatomshyJames Calvin Jordan N e lson R eyn olds J T Scarbrough Norman Sc arbrough Citronelle-Tommie Blanklnchip Jr C layton -Don Bush Joe VoLl Hurst Collinsl ilJe-shyCharles Preston Bobo Billy Dra e Irby Ray Gipson Bill Wright Columbm-Max Laseter Corner- Hollis 1of Cree l Douglas lVfitchell Fred Tanner Billy Tate Cros8shyyllle--Hirran Frasier CuJhnan-Jerry Bradshyford Thomas Dlaite Aubrey Lowry

DanviJIe--Arthur L ee Jr Daviston-Terry Simpson ~llterpri8c-Arlan Drown Fairyiew-Le~tel V ea l FalkviIle--1iorris

Couch How e ll HOJnn Luther Legg Fnyettamp--Frank Gravlee Flmnaton-Edward Ross Floraln-Jacl GooLSby 1arvin E Mills Wilson Ronald R Udi FrIsco CityshyCurtis Blan ton

Genoyar--Vil bur Au sley Fred Lacy Glcnshycoe--J D Alexander Oscar A Maddox S J Noah Herm a n Ve il s Goshen-Quincey Carter Henry Wiley Carter Tom Richburg Hreenville-Lewis Crenshaw Cra nford Trimshyb le Grove Hill-Will iam Schultz Jr David Sheffield

Hacldoburg-Owen Ray Hanlilton-Junior Alv~ron Hugh Fay Graben Hanceshy

villc-E$k e ll Herndon Hartford-Ned Cobb Lewie Hendri x Hayden-Jimmie CampbelL Headland- F lanllt S c onyers Gene Woods Heflin-Herber t H Banister Clyde HIghshytower Highland Home-Eugene Champion Alton Daniel J ack Pinson Hubbertville-shyHerbert Hollingsworth

Isabella-Billy Patterson Char les Ray Scott Hollis Smith

Jaoksonville--J inlm y Morris JemJsonshyDouglas Glass Billy Joe Gore Grady Marshytin

KInston-Edwin Balter Max Bowdoin Lcroy-vV E Batley Tom Garris Lexshyington- Jaclt Goodman Roy C Hammond Dolbert Knight V ernon Pettus LincolnshyBloyce Arnold

lfarbury-Kenneth Banks Forest Gardshyner McKenzie-Donnie Davi s Earl G Faust Bobby Hinson Glenn R eid Paul Ray Vinshygard Millerlille--D raxton Anderson Presshyton M cAbee Millport-Festus R Richards ~ew Brockton-Jimmy Gunter Joseph E Harris New Marl(et-Roy Davis Jr Thoshy111aS Turner R aymond Vandiver Dalton W arden B arbee White Ell is White Northshyport--C W Bell Howard Brown Calvin Crawford lvIilton Crawford Hugh Leathershywood

Orrl ille--Nic k Lindsay Neal P Miller Ozark-Emmett Byrd

Pell City-Dumas Bailey Robert Hugh Lee Ernes t Ed ward Roe Horace Tucker Phil CullllbeII-Talmadge Watson

Rauler-Parker Gray Mount Dan Smith Red Level-Johnny Castleberry ReeltownshyJack E Hicks Reform-Will Earl Bouchil shylon Hestel Wayne Hodge RivertonshyThomas Beny V ernon Mullfns J D Snlith Rogersville--Ce llon L Gauntney Roshybert H Stewart Sardis-Kennon Wasbburn Sidney Lamiddotnier-shyBill HaTvell VI l 1 I i a In Hatfield Villiam HObb ie Howard Poole Fred StR))hens Silas-Richard McDowell SmithJs Station-Arthur Smith Spring GardenshyVilliam Edward Love Straughn-Edward NIcDan iel Dona ld TIllman Sulligent-Arshythur li~lynn Susan Moore-Bill Ellison Jimmy Edwartl Ttdwell Sweet WatershyJulian Ethe r edge Allan Ramsey

TusJltegce-Bllly Nobl e

SOME FOLKS SAY

There can be no sound prosshyperity in America without a prosperous agriculture The Fushyture Farmers of America organishyzation is helping to train leaders of tomorrows rural life and as this leadership is felt the farms of America by scientific methods and management will become more productivemiddot and equally as important more livable We of

General Electric hope to play our part in the mechanization and electrification of the American farm for we feel that in this way life on the farm will become more prosperous as well as more satisshyfying This is fundamental if the nation as a whole is to prosper

-C E Wilson President Genshy

eral Electric

Uriah- Wesley Grant Lemuel Gulsby Junior McGhee Maston M Mims James A Tuc le r

Vernon-Joe Wheeler Brock Tommie middotLee Rushing Delma Lee Rushing Vincent--Dan lhomas Raley Joe Arthur lhOlnpson shy

alnut (rove--Delbert Johnson Ycst Point--Bervil Davis lVcturuI1l(a-Fe rrell Alant Byron Collier Hymon Creamer lVhite PlaiuS-Howard Bain ArthUr lvlurshymiddotuy lYlntorboro-R lchard Armbles~e J D middotL Mac hen

S J Noah Tommy Watkins Nick Lindsey Melvin Kilpatrick

Tommy Watkins Russellville Nick Lindsey Orrville S J Noah Glencoe Melvin Kilpatlick Straughn winners in the semi-final public speaking contest will compete for State honors at State FFA Convention in June The winne rin the finals will speak in the tri-state contest with contestants from Georgia and Florida


FFA Member Shows Grand Champion Steer At Montgomery Fat Stock Show and Sale

This 1120 pound Hereford steer owned by Richard Kirksey right was named grand champion of two fat stock shows held in Montgomery and sold at auction for $174 per pound bringing approximately $1900 Shown with Kirksey above from left to right J C Canon State Supervisor Vocational Agriculture R E Cammack Director Vocational Education and E P Geiger Agriculfural Teacher Sidney Lanier High School

Kirksey Wins Richard Kirksey member of Sidshy

ney Lanier chapter Future Farmers of America was owner of the 1120 pound Hereford steer named grand champion at Montgomery Fat Stock Show April 26th and also winner in the county show April 25th

Kirksey is 17 years old and atshytends Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery Being enrolled in voshycational agriculture and doing proshyminent work in livestock farming this is not his first entry in fat

stock shows John W Hartley another Sidney

Lanier FFA member was first place winner of medium weight Herefords Last year his steer won reserve champion

Birmingham Calf Scramble Winners

Eleven FFA boys won calves in the Calf Scramble Contest held at the Birmingham Livestock Show and Rodeo Calves will be delivered at

a later date These calves will tle purchased and presented to these boys by the agriculture committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Boys to receive the calshyves are as follows Talmadge Watson Phil Campbell James Ray Hawkins Sulligent Hoyt Lee Penn Falkville Harold Clayton Falkville Hardshywick Kay Cotaco J W Eubanks West Limestone Jimmie Campbell Hayden Coy Hill Oneonta Marvel Drummond Curry J B Bryon Winfield David Allison Stevenson


Grant Chapter Has

Cotton and Corn Contest Twenty-one FFA boys will enter

the cotton and corn growing conshytest sponsored by the Grant FFA chapter A registered jersey heifer will be given to the boy producing the highest yield of cotton on one acre and a pure bred Duroc Jershysey guilt will be given the boy who produces the most corn on an acre The purpose of the contest is to enshycourage greater yields of cotton and corn which are the two main crops grown in the community Goals set for the boys to try to reach are 100 bushels of corn per acre and 2 bales of cotton per acre

The following boys will enter the contest Charles Tucker Bernard Kirkland Wyley J Randles Charles Jones James Campbell James Bearshyden Orville Ayers Norman Ayers Hurshal Smith Clayton Bevels Robert Kennamer Kennith Kennashymer Arnold Sanders Glindon Whitashyker Kennith Bevels Norman Coopshyer Thomas N Jones Eugene Kirkshyland Edward Kirkland Bobby Joe Tucker and Hoyt Foster

Bervil Davis West Point chapter and his reserve champiOn shorthorn at the Birmingham show which won him a trip to the National Conmiddot vention at Kansas City Missouri This is the third consecutive year a member from West Point has won this trip Wallace Filyaw wOn the trip last year and Mack Hood the year before

Total_Membership To Date 9666

Butler 115 Northport 110 Robertsclale 100 CullInan 89 Center 88 Grove Hill 82 West Point 82 StrH1ghn 8l Gordo 79 Fell City 77 Citronelle 73 Ashville 71 Glencoe 71 Scottsboro 71 Cros8vil1e 70 Greensboro 70 Foley 69 Hackleburg 69 Susan Aloore 69 Jemison 68 Cedar Bluff 66 Thomasville 66 Sulligent 65 F ayett e 64 Alexandrl 63 Jaclltson 63 Arab 62 Gera ldine 62 Lineville 62 OdenmiddotiIe 62 Pleasant Home 62 Sidney Lanier 62 est LiJnestonc 62 Centerville 61 Cotaco 61 Bear Creellt 60 Caml) Hill 60 Eutaw 60 Riverton 60 Fairhope 58 H e flin 58 RogersT llle 58 Uriah 58 Elba 57 Evershygreen 67 Lexington 57 Auburn 56 ~Ioultou 56 Vina 66 Bay iIinette 55 Fallltville 55 Gorgas 55 Ranburne 65 Vernon 55 Vinshyrield 55 Columbia 54 Hayd en 64 Sardis 54 Hancevlle 63 Wluterboro 53 Brantley 62 Chtom 52 Millerville 62 Mouudville 62 S nd Rock 52 B B Comer 61 Belgreen 61 Hartselle 6 l Oakman 61 nell Level 51 Chero]cee 50 Enterprise 60 FairvIew 60 Florala 60 Gene va 50 Jacksonvill e 50 Lushyverne 60 lIIillport 60 Georgiana 49 MeshyUeuzle 49 1Ilidiand City 49 Clanton 48 Kinston 48 Sweetwoter 48 W eogufko 48 Atmore 46 Cohunbiana 46 Haleyville 46 Gront 46 Uncoln 46 iJcAdory 46 lIIlltown 46 Sloeonlb 46 Ualnut Grove 46 Yorl 46 Camden 45 Castleberry 45 Central 45 Floshymaton 45 Roc lltford 45 Russellvlle 45 Tusshykegee 45 Blountsville 44 Brookwood 44 Hatton 44 Headhlnd 44 Hubberhille 44 Leroy 44 LivIngston 44 New ~Illrket 44 Itepton 44 Smith Station 44 Brilliant 43 Frisco City 43 Grand Bay 43 lIIarbury 43 Notasulga 43 Beauregard 42 Lelghtou 42 Tanner 42 Brundidge 4l Gaylesvl1e 41 Guu 41 Samson 4l Va terloo 4l Carbon Hili 40 Corner 10 H a rtford 40 Louisville 10 Oneonta 40 Orrville 40 Town Creel 40 Vlnceut 40 Ashlaml 39 Clio 39 Curry 39 DlYder 39 Excel 39 Newville 39 Fhi Campshybell 39 W etumpltn 39 Arley 38 Clayton 38 Eva 38 lteeItown 38 Southside 18 Spring Garden 38 Abbeville 37 Beatrice 37 Billingsley 37 Highland Home 37 Ohatc hee 37 Prattville 37 Hamilton 36 Palmetto 36 Voodland 36 Carrollton 35 Goshen 35 Greenville 36 MUIly 36 New Broelltton 35 Vlley Head 35 Addison 34 Ashford H Red Bay 34 Reshyform 34 Autaugaville 33 Holly Ponel 3 3 Berry 32 Blue SIgtrlngs 32 )Iarion 32 lIIount Hope 32 SUs 32 Akron 31 Cold Springs 31 Collinsville 3l Fort Fayne 31 Iynn 3l Rawls 3l Albertville 30 Eclectic 30 Fort Deposit 30 Ozark 30 Stevenson 30 Cottonwood 29 Liberty 29 Ramer 29 Dal1shyville 28 Vhlte Flaius 28 Holtville 27 Uaker 26 Suttle 26 Beulsh 25 Goodwater 25 lIIellow Valley 25 Pine Hill 25 Coffeeshyville 24 Five Points 24 Pine Apple 24 PaInt Rock VaUey 23 Athens 22 Vrulley 21 Fyffe 20 Lye fflon 20 Pisgah 20 Aliceville 18 Isabella 17 Tanner-Williams 17 Davisshyton 16 Kennedy 10

More Calf Winners The Birmingham News-Age Hershy

raId will award a beef calf to the following FFA boys Eddie Summetmiddot ford Falkville Charles Gilmer Sulligent Ralph Abbott Hayden J W Osborn Collinsville

These boys exhibited the best calf from his county at the Birmingham Livestock Show Calves will be deshylivered this summer or fall at the office of the Birmingham News-Age Herald

These two FFA boys scramble for their calves at the Birmingham Fat Stock Show and Rodeo Calf scramshyble They are two of the eleven FFA boys who won calves

RIVERTON CELEBRATED NATIONAL FFA WEEK

Bobby White State FFA viceshypresident from Riverton chapter reshyports that their chapter really obshyserved FFA Week

They were on program during a chapel period at their school and at the Hazel Green High School They also appeared before the local P-T A the Huntsville Optimist Club the Huntsville BusIness and Professhysional Womens Club two radio programs the Salesman Club and the Joe Bradley School Their able adviser is Mr J D Wigley

Riverton is one of the many chapshyters that conducted such programs during National F FA Week


SOME WORK SOME PLAY AT REFORM

FFAs and FHAs at Reform prove that they can play as well as work This illustration and reports show they had a wonderful time Incidentalshyly their adviser has been teaching vocailOnal agricuUure longer than anyshyone else in the state He is shown in the above picture standing second from the right

Pleasant Home Practices Cooperation

The Pleasant Home members have many ways of raising funds for their chapter Their first project was to sell chances on 50 jars of canned fruits and vegetables The members donated the jars and chances were sold at $100 each $13350 was clearshyed on this project

The Pleasant Home chapter has done many other projects such as buy an electric steel guitar a weldshying machine for the shop and a deep freeze to sell ice cream

They also had a shooting match and cleared $11600 gave away an electric refrigerator netting them about $10700

Pell City FF A Making History

The Pell City boys have a 12 year history on the Development of their F FA Chapter in scrapbook form They have a scrapbook filled with individual and group pictures writeshyups description of project and class work shopwork contest writeups plans and programs down through the years all organized and placed in this series of books A committee is appointed each year by the presishydent of the FFA to work on this project Some of these books are better than others some show more planning preparation and time spent upon them but all are a great source of recreation for every memshyberwho has ever participated in their FFA activities This year Harlan Smith chapter reporter is in charge Others are Buddy Smith Billy Jo Vardeman Glover Stewart John Goden Jack Mathews and Milshylard Weldon This 1947-48 book shows a lot of planning and preshyparation It contains pictures of each individual member pictures of each members project work athshyletic contests shopwork socials that were held and other activities too numerous to mention

Eutaw FFA Promotes Orcharding

Clarence Holliman Eutaw FFA member headed the committee that made plans for establishing a one acre orchard for a local hunting club

All the boys assisted in selecting and preparing the land They also secured and set fruit trees of recomshymended varieties to provide fruit over a long period

Practical experience and learnshying by doing was the result of this activity and the FFA treasury will be $9000 fatter however not all profit

Were proud of this practical exshyperience says Edgar Williams and J L Hollingsworth to their adviser Leroy Lawrence These two memshybers both have outstanding orchard projects

The Eutaw chapter has taken in over $200 from sales of fruit trees Many more orders have been taken to add to this amount

NEXT ISSUE The next issue of the Alabama

Future Farmer will be published in August

New reporters should send in news and reports for this issue by July 31st

Plans are now being made for a summer trip to visit Key West Florida Their membership has inshycreased by middot about 50 and their chapter funds from $1044 to over $30000

Covington Co Field Day Held at Straughn

Future Homemakers Field Day was attended by 400 Covington county citizens at Straughn February 14th

Outstanding features on the field day program were the county FFA public speaking contest parliamenshytary procedure contest FHA clothshying contests also quartet contest hog calling contest and harmonica contests

Taking part in field day activities were members of FFA and FHA at Straughn Red Level Rawls Pleasant Home Florala and FHA from Andalusia and Opp city schools

Some of the visitors present were as follows Dane Lowrey State F FA president Louise Moorer State FHA president Bobbie Ruth Dunn State FHA piuliamentai-ian Mr R E Cammack State Director Voshycational Education Mr J C Canshynon State Supervisor of Vocational Agriculture and Mr L L Sellers Associate Supervisor Vocational Agriculture

7 THE ALABAMA FlJTURE FARMER

HIGHEST HONOR AMONG

ALABAMA FF AS Twelve Alabama Future Farmers

apply for American Farmer Degree This degree is the highest honor award that can be earned by an FFA members and only one boy for each thousand members in the state can win this honor The folshylowing boys are applicants for this degree and deserve much credit for making it their goal

Winters F Thomas Florala Louis Hatchett Grand Bay Joe Wayne Johnson Grand Bay William Linn Cloifeiter Arab Harry Ellis Castleshyberry Hosiea Justice Flo r a I a George F Reynolds Chatom James Adams Straughn Huds(m Calfee Isabella Malcolm E Davis Lexingshyton James Garner McKenzie A J Newton McKenzie

Planting of hybrid seed corn is beshying promoted by Winterboro FFA after two year trial plantings have proved profitable to several of its members

Some of these boys are planting hybrid corn exclusively on their own farms Thus they are pioneershying in this effort to prove the value of hybrid corn in Talladega county

Orchids to Pell City

Chapter Reporter Harlan Smith reporter Pell City

chapter certainly deserves highest praise for the splendid way in which he has handled his duty as chapter reporter

A steady stream of well written typed news stories and plenty of good pictures of chapter activities have been received as a result of his good work

The Corner chapter of FFA and FHA paid a visit to the State Capitol recently where they were allowed to tryout the Governors

chair Big Jim being out of town

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Vina Boys Make Articles Numerous useful articles that can

be made in the farm shops are being demonstrated by members of Vina Chapter FFA Such things as stepshyladders self feeders hog feeders wagon jacks bro()m holders ironing boards double trees and devices for double trees book shelves etc are being made

Equipment constructed in shop work can be used in carrying out supervised practice programs or used in their homes

In addition to this and other regushylar classwork including good liveshystock program these boys are doing some outstanding work on communshyity orchards having pruned and sprayed fruit trees and grapes in seventeen different farm orchards

FF A Trading Post Want To Buy

2 regis tered Hamshire sires or bred guiltsshyBeatrice FFA Claude Hardee advis e r

Want To Sell Certified Pan to -Rice copper s kin sweet

potato plants $276 M P P-HoIlY Pond FFA D F Holcombe adviser

13 OIC pigs- Susa n M oore FFA F C Fra zier Adviser Rt 3 Blountsvill e

2 guilts 4 barrow s and 2 pigs (cros s be~ tween oIe and spotted Poland China ) I

mule and wagon (2 hor se) mule 1100 Ibs

Greenville Sweet Potato program proves success FFA members above are making seed bed for certified plants

A certified sweet potato seed bed project is a source of sweet potato plants for farmers and FFA memshybers at Greenville

The project has been operating successfully for the past four years This year plants are being produced in electrically heated bed which reshyplaces the flue heated bed used up until this time

Arrangements are being made for one member of the chapter to grow seed for the project The plants and fertilizer are to be furnished by the chapter and seed selected from the chapters share of seed grown for this purpose

7 y ears 18 pigs 8 wls oIe gradesshyVina FFA J O Avery advis e r

CHAPTER NEWSmiddot Arab bought new e quipment for the shop

w o n quarter final quartet c ontest at Albertshyvill e Ashland held annual FFA-FHA Molllshycr-Daugh ter Father-Son banquet 1-80 memshybers parents and guests atte nded vilJited Camp Hill Experiment Sub Station al o ng with all oth e r chapters in the county

Baler FFA and FHA had box supper B eatrice sponsored a for es try demonstration toU I BiJlingsley purchasing film strip luashychin e starting film library elected offishyc ers for 1948-49 treating c o tton seed for f a rmer s in community Blountsville c onshystructed 3 clectric bro oders for a c rippl e d roman

Camp Hill bought 2 bu Dixie 11 hYbrid s ee d c orn f o r FFA corn growing contes t completed pl a ns [ o r financing pjg chain orshy

Chapter News (contd) dered 3 new corduroy FFA jackets had joint socia l with FHA apPointed nominatshying committee to nominate new officers for 1948-49 mixed and di stributed white arshyseni c rat poison to business houses in town Citr o n e lle landscaped school campus sold th r ee hogs and made profit of $144 23 Clio bedded 20 b ushel s of certified sweet pota shytoes gave Tad io p r ogram over TBF Coffeev ille added 7 n ew books to li brary attended fa t stocl( show p l an ted sweet potatoes lo save seed for next year sprayshyed 33 head of cattle with DDT elected officers for 1948-40 chapter to pay de leshygates expenses to s tale convention p l an8 made for chapler to meet once per month during su mmer C ullina n had FS-lltID ba n shyquet with 210 people attending selli n g fountain pens and pen ci l sets

E n terpri se held an n ual Father-Son i-[ oth shyer-Daughter banquet with 250 present Eushyt AW chapter atte nded the li ves tocl s how in Demopolis entertained the Hale and Green Cou n ty FFAers Excel purchased hybrid eed corn to be tried in th is area by FFA members

FaIJni lie organized More Corn Per Acre Contest chapter to give a cash prize to the member growi n g the most corn per acre Fay ette h e lped i n l a ndscap ing new stadi u m held open ing day for post treating p la n t bad joint pa r ty with FHA won secon d In semi-final q uarte t contest Foley members purchased 48 pins 10 rings 2 be l ta and b u ck les I watch fob a n d 26 T shirts

Gr and BIlY had FFA-FHA banquet G r Ole Hill h el d Mother-Daughter FathershySon banqu e t 258 pref1e n t

H amil ton made a field trip to tile Sub Sta tion at ~ infie ld e lected offi c ers for n ext year elected de legates and a l tern ates to State FFA Convention H ighlnn d H Oino added thirty-four dollnrs worth of bool(s to the FFA library ecured six registere d pigs to start chai n Holly Pond had Father-Son ~1other-Daugh ter banquet e lected officers for another year

J aclson dltr ibuted 21 bushe ls hybrid seed corn a nd 5 bushe ls Whatleys Prolif ic which was purchased cooperatively by t h e chapters 7 members had calves in the fat calf show

Leigh ton won 2nd place in quarter final FFA public speaking contest rented 2 acres of IRnd for demonstration purposes presenti n g a Negro m1nstrel- made $45 L i v ingston landscaped Baptis t pastorlum Ler oy bought pai n t sanded floor s and pai n t - ed classroom added four guilts to pig chain set out 30 Azalea s a n d 70 other s hrubs o n camp u s L ouisville purc h a s e d 16 m m projec tor machine Lynn purc has ed rip saw for farm shop elec t e d ofeicers for n ext year

~Ioundlil le plann ing FFA scrapbool of newspaper clippings

Pell City worked on forestry contest by setting pi n e t r ees on o n e of their Green Hand Farmers far m wi ll h ave vocation a l agriculture b u ild ing wired with nl)ney made from N egro minstrel

Red Bay bought 2000 shru bs and set out for American Legion earned $100 bough t new electric we lder for shop ordered 25 n ew FFA T shirts for members purchas ed r ip s a w a n d jo inter planning flsbi n g trip

SUnJ80n held 1Vlother-Daughter FathershySon ba lJ q uet with 225 peop le attending par~lclpated in commu n ity c lean-up camshypaign S traughn held Fun Night wit h FHA in Straughn High School aud i torium March 4 and c leared $9447 pruned s chool shrubbery a nd set out 600 cuttings had ~Iother - Daugh ter Father-Son banquet

~~~~~~0~~icQ~~r~~~~01~~i~2P~~g $4355 Sulligent won slate quarter-final s pealin g con lest added 500 fr u it trees to com mun ity orch ard

T h oUlamiddot iIle lan dscaped church at cilap -

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home that meets todays standards ofconvenience~ comfort low-cost upkeep and firesafety

Concrete cant burn Its durability and fire safety make it the logical farm building material Its reasonshyable first cost low-cost maintenance and lifetime servshyice also make it a wise investment

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Get the Facts on Concrete Buildings for your Farm For information on firesafe concrete farm buildings and their cost call a local concrete masonry manufacshyturer for the names of contractors architects or agri shycultural engineers experienced in such construction They can help you with your plans and tell you about local requirements and costs

Take any plans or sketches that you have to the conshytractor or engineer of your choice and have him show you how you can get just what you want and still obtain all the advantages of concrete construction

Helpful Boolclets on More Profitable Farming Free Many free booklets and circulars on all phases of Jllt~ bull concrete farm construction are available Some Of m2 ~ ~ ~ the principal subjects are listed below Distributed ~ = only in the U S and Canada watering tank milk hOlm

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The Alabama Future Farmer

Published Seven Times A Year

by

ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FUshy

TuRE FARMERS OF AMERICA

The National Organization of Boys Studying Vocational

Agriculture IDITOR __ T L FAULKNER

Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Alabama

STATE OFFICERS 19~7-48 President

DANE LOWREy Jemisonbull Rt 1 J elTI ison Chapter

V1ce-Presldent BOBBY WHITE Meridianville Rt 1

Riverton Chapter Secretary

RALPH ETHRIDGE Bessemer Rt B McAdory Chapter

Treasurer IDLDRED CROFT Andalusia Rt 2

Straughn Chapter Reporter

WAYNE UPTON Centre Centre Chapter

Advtser J C CANNON Montgomery

Execu tive Secretary r L FAULKNER Auburn

bullADVISORY COUNCIL

C V REAGAN Greenville L C SHIELDS Jemison W W RODGERS Fayette 3 G BLACK _ ___ _ Collinsville M H BRYANT Foley

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Members-Included in State Dues Others-$lOO for 3 yrs

Entered as second-class matter October 6 1936 at the post ofshy

fice at Auburn Ala under The Act of March 3 1879

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National FFA Camp To Open

Plans have been completed to

open the National Future Farmers of America camp on June 1st It will

be kept open until September 10

The camp is located just outside

of Washington DC Chapters planshy

ning to make the trip to Washingshy

ton and who desire to use these camping facilities should write the State Executive Secretary for furshyther details Reservations should be made as far in advance as possible

Officer Candidates (From page 1)

Bryan Brantley Eugene Champion Highland Home Arlan Brown Enshyterprise Parker Gray Mount Rashymer Ned Cobb Hartford Fred Lacy Geneva Edward McDaniel Straughn Cranford Trimble Greenshyville

Southwest District Curtis Blanton Frisco City Masshy

ton Merriel Mims Uriah Nick Lindshysay Orrville Nelson Reynolds ChashytomNorman Scarbrough Chatom James Calvin Jordan Chatom J T Scarbrough Chatom

Central Dan Brown Ashland Billy Noble

Tuskegee Forrest Gardner MarshyburyJack E Hicks Reeltown Bobshyby Sharman Beulah Billy Lallenby Beauregard Bob Salmon Auburn

Northwest Frank Gravlee Fayette Chess

Hester Belgreen Hester Wayne Hodge Reform Douglas Mitchell Corner

Quarter Final Quartet Winners

Sweet Water Red Level Atmore Camden Ashford Mellow Valley West Limestone Hanceville Belshygreen Sidney Lanier Glencoe Clayshyton Fayette Arab Pell City

Quarter Final Speaking Winners

William Schultz Grove Hill Melshyvin Kilpatrick Straughn Louis Lazshyzari Fairhope Nick Lindsey Orrshyville Elbert Peters Samson Bob Salmon Auburn D E McLemore West Limestone Robert McGukin Eva Tommy Watkins Russellville

Forrest Gardner Marbury S J

Noah Glencoe Dan Fitzpatrick

Midland City Arthur Flynn Sulli shy

gent Jeff Smith Greensboro Mickshy

ey Wilbourn Riverton Albert Denshy

nis McAdory

QUARTETS IN FINAL ELIMINATION AUBURN JUNE 10th

Pell City quartet in State finals Pictured above from left to right are Eugene Goss tenor Ray Watson soprano Harvey Tolleson baretOne and Owen Gore bass

Other quartet winners to participate in the State finals will be Hanceshyville Camden Sidney Lanier




















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