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Georgia P Is .Proud
To .S t the FFA
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S By OLIN W. GINN
Manager, Rural Division Georgia Power Company
The Georgia Power Company is proud to give its continued support to the
members of the Future Farmers of America. Through this organization, young
men in Clayton County and throughout Georgia are gaining a broad under
standing of the new and challenging world of agri-business.
Clayton county has enjoyed tremendous growth and prosperity in recent
years. We salute the FFA
members, under the leader
ship of T. O. Gurley, vo-ag
teacher at Jonesboro High
School, and other State De
partment of Education
workers for their interest
and responsibility in this
growth and prosperity.
We at Georgia Power rea
lize the state has a healthy
agriculture and that it is
growing. For this reason, we
work closely with the FFA
to provide instruction for the
young members.
An example of this is the
company’s FFA farm elec
trification program, co
sponsored with the vocation
al agriculture division of the
State Department of Educa
tion. Under this program,
the company gives cash
awards and college scholar
ships for the best projects
involving electricity in
everyday use. The competi
tion, now in its 12th year, is
expected to attract more
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than 1,000 entries again this
year.
As a further aid to the
Future Farmers, Georgia
Power in 1959 sponsored the
construction of a $50,000 ed
ucation building at the
FFA-FHA state camp on
Jackson Lake near Coving
ton.
This all-electric building
contains an auditorium,
complete with an electric
kitchen and a demonstra
tion area for the study of
farm machinery, machine
repair, welding, farm electri
fication and for FHA activi
ties.
These and other Georgia
Power Company - sponsored
activities are deemed vital
by the company to the eco
nomic and cultural growth
of our state. We feel we must
continue to provide these
services for Georgia’s young
people to insure their place
in our society —a society
which continues to become
' | more complex.
We know that the perform
| ance of these youngsters
| will affect directly each one
| of us as it will affect every
| other person in the state.
| We therefore must take
| steps to see that these fu
| ture leaders have the nec
essary training to equip
| them for their roles in life.
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| vent, to manufacture, and to
| sell these products, and also
| to service the farmers to
| help them use these produc
| tion items correctly and ef
| ficiently.
* Occupations in providing
' | supplies to farmers may
| range from the engineers
| and scientists who design
them to the farm mechanic
who is available in every
community to make adjust
ments and repairs that keep
the machines moving. Some
of these occupations require
college education—even ad
vanced degrees; sqme of
them, perhaps a little tech
nical training after high
school. All require a knowl
edge of agriculture.—Just as
one example: The engineer |
who develops a new farm
tractor may know all about
physics and metallurgy and
higher mathematics; but if
he wants that tractor to sell,
he’d better also know quite
a bit about how the farmer
is going to use it.
The farmer of today is
surrounded by a host of as
sistants. Their jobs require a
knowledge of farming, even
though they may not be
farmers,
Agriculturists provide serv
ices to farmers—a great
many services; and most of
them are paid well for doing
it. Perhaps you'd never
thought of the country
banker, or the Production
Credit Association manager,
'‘as an agriculturist; but if
ithey don’t know quite a bit
about farming I'd hate to be
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THE FFA MOTTO
Learning to Do
Doing to Learn
Earning to Live
Living to Serve
MRS. E. W. JOHNSON
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The FF A Provides Training In
Parliamentary Procedures!
MORRIS
SERVICE STATION
General Auto Repairing
121 S. Main St. Jonesboro, Ga.
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OLIN W. GINN
trusting my money with
them. Many larger lending
institutions hire farm loan
advisers. Also along with
this group you might include
men who specialize in farm
insurance, in farm real
estate, or in helping farmers
with their record keeping
and tax returns,
Many people provide tech
nical services that farmers
buy; such as men who work
with Dairy Herd Improve
ment Associations, the arti
ficial breeding specialists,
soil testers, soil conserva
tion technicians, and veteri
narians, There are a host of
occupations in this general
field, most of them requiring
education above the high
school level.
Another group of agricul
turists who provide services
are employed in educational,
advisory, and regulatory
jobs. Teachers of vocational
agriculture, county, agricul
tural agents, experiment
station scientists, and in
spectors of seed, feed, grain,
and milk represent just a
few of many occupations in
this field. Farm news
writers, farm radio and TV
directors, and persons em
ployed by farm organiza
tions are others. Many op
portunities exist, the de
mand lis increasing, and
there is a shortage of quali
fied personnel. While many
of these occupations require
college education, farm ex
perience and the study of
vocational agriculture in
high school are valuable
assets.
A service of growing im
portance is in the field of
custom operators of ma
chinery and equipment. A
recent USD.A. survey
showed 368,000 persons en
gaged in custom work for at
least a part of the year.
Even with the huge ma
chinery in use today, it re
quires about 50,000 persons
each year to handle the
custom harvesting of wheat.
Free Press-News & Farmer, Tues., Feb. 14, 1967
By KEITH WILDER
Vice-President, FFA
“LEARNING TO DO
DOING TO LEARN;
EARNING TO LIVE,
LIVING TO SERVE”
Learning to Do . . . (As vocational agriculture students
in high school, Future Farmers study the economic and
scientific principles of agriculture and learn skills needed on
the farm.)
Doing to Learn . . . (Each member is required to conduct
a farming program at home or on another farm, under the
supervision of his vocational agriculture instructor. The stu
dent thus gets practical experience to supplement his study.)
Earning To Live . . . (The supervised farming program at
home is designed to operate at a profit so that the Future
Farmer may expand his farming enterprises as he learns,
to the end that he will be successfully established in farm
ing and become a self-supporting, substantial citizen.)
Living To Serve . . . (Development of competent, aggres
sive rural leadership and citizenship is a primary aim of
the FFA; practical experiences in parliamentary proce
dure, committee work, and conducting other business of an
organization are provided through regular chapter meetings.
Cooperation with other groups, and the assumption of com
munity responsibilities are taught through community serv
ice activities.
In surveying this field, I was
surprised to learn that more
than 5,000 aircraft are used
in the custom application of
chemicals and seeds. Many
farm jobs lend themselves to
being handled by custom op
erators.
As was stated earlier,
farmers sell about 40 billion
dollars worth of products
each year. By the time this
produce reaches the con
sumer, its value has almost
tripled. There must be many
opportunities in the field of
handling farm produce.
The Department of Agri
culture estimates that more
than 10 million workers are
engaged in transporting,
processing, ma n u facturing
and selling farm produced
goods. A very important and
vital segment of these are
agriculturists. They include
those who provide farm to
market transportation, con
tractors and buyers of the
products, the salesmen rep
resenting farmers, and the
processors of farm goods.
We could spend the day
listing the different kinds of
jobs involved, but in our
time limit we'll just have to
leave that to your imagina
tion. But let us ask you this
favor. As you leave this
meeting, or in your spare
time, think about a single
farm product with which
you are familiar. List the
job opportunities that exist
in producing this commod
ity, and then in moving it to
the consumer. Then narrow
your list down to those jobs
that require some knowledge
of agriculture.
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? FFA BOYS!
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ASCS News
Any Clayton County farm
er or landowner desiring
seedlings for planting dur
ing February and March
should order them now. Or
der blanks and assistance in
ordering are available at the
Forestry Unit Office, County
Extension Office, SCS Office
and this office. Seedlings
still in stock include Slash
Pine, Virginia Pine, Yellow
Poplar, Catalpa, White Oak
and Black Gum.
Any Clayton County farm
er who does not have a feed
grain base may apply for
one not later than February
28, 1967,
Sign up is continuing
under the 1967 Agricul
tural Conservation, Cotton,
Wheat, Feed Grain and
Cropland Adjustment Pro
grams,
1967 crop price support
rates are: corn, $1.20 per
bushel; grain sorghum, $0.97
per bushel; soybeans, $2.50
per bushel; cottonseed, S4B
per ton; oats, $0.63 per
bushel national average, 3
cents per bushel above 1966
average.
Price support loans are
available through February
28, 1967 on 1966-crop corn
and honey.
j —W. W. Dixon
County Office Manager
Veterans Administration
hospitals treated 11,302 more
veterans in fiscal year 1966
than they accommodated in
1965 with no increase in the
number of hospital beds.
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Jonesboro F.F.A. Chapter Sweetheart 1966-67
Dianne Dalton, an attractive 17-year-old Senior, is the
recently elected Sweetheart of the F.F.A. at Jonesboro.
Dianne, who has been active in the Senior Tri-Hi-Y and
the mixed chorus, has numerous outside hobbies. She is
the assistant pianist at her church and takes an avid
interest in sports and cooking. She has a great interest
in people and after graduation, Dianne hopes to attend
the School of Radiology at DeKalb or Piedmont Hospital.
Forward, FFA!
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THE FFA DESERVES
{1 YOUR SUPPORT
William (Bill) L
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The Future of Our Country
Depends on
THE FFA IS A VITAL PART!
ABERCROMBIE-PATTERSON
| FUNERAL HOME
1312 Main St. Phone 366-3522
FOREST PARK, GA.