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National Future Farmers of America Week — February 18-25
FUTURE FARMERS OF
AMERICA
... is a national organiza
tion of rural boys who are
studying vocational agricul
ture in the public high
schools. It was founded in
1928 and has grown to a na
tional membership of 454,000
in 9,000 local chapters. This
‘membership includes boys
from the 50 states and Puer
to Rico. FFA is sponsored
nationally by the U. S. Of
fice of Education, Depart
ment of Health, Education
and Welfare and is the larg
est farm boy organization in
the world.
FFA IN GEORGIA
. . . was founded in 1929,
has grown to 23,283 mem
bers in 1966 and is the third
largest state association in
the nation. (topped only by
Texas and North Carolina.)
It is sponsored by the Divi
sion of Vocational Educa
tion, State Department of
Education.
GEORGIA FUTURE
FARMERS LAST YEAR
. . . had a combined in
vestment of $4,083,054.45 in
their supervised practice
programs (home projects)
and had a total labor in
come of $4,471,548.86.
.. . owned 24,759 hogs, 2,-
755 dairy cattle and 11,065
beef animals.
AGRICULTURE—AnN Important Part
of America!
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MORROW, GA. 30236
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Johnß. Lee, Jr. E. Powell Lee
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You Are Always Welcome at
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AGRICULTURE
IS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY
BILL CASEY
LOW TEMP
MANUFACTURING
CO.’ INCO i : :
. JONESBORO, GA.
. . . seeded 16,595 acres in
temporary grazing crops, es
tablished 10,828 acres of new
permanent pasture and im
proved 27,466 acres of graz
ing.
. . . planted 21,972 acres in
corn, 3,352 acres of cotton,
257 acres of tobacco, 2,227
acres of peanuts and 5,789
acres of garden and truck
Crops.
... raised 2,990,922 broilers
and 192,666 hens for egg pro
duction.
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The Mountain View PTA is
going all out with the Sound
of American Music, with a
talent show Feb. 17 and 18
at Mountain View Elem
School.
Admission: SI.OO adults;
50c children.
The evenings will be
packed with talent from
Mountain View School.
There will be an intermis
sion so you may treat your
self to cake, cookies, Coke or
coffee. Come on out and
enjoy yourself.
Denny Cox Keeps Records
By DENNY L. COX
I, Denny L. Cox, am the
Reporter of the Jonesboro
Future Farmers of America.
It is my job to keep a record
book on the things that we |
take up in Agriculture. In
Agriculture we learn how
crops grow, how to wire up
barns, houses and many
other things.
Electricity is the most im
portant power to farmers as
well as to many other people
in the world today. Every
body is taking electricity for
granted these days. Electric
ity helps the farmer in
many everyday chores.
Farmers use electricity to
milk cows, to sterilize the
milk, and to keep the milk
cool in the freezer. Electric
ity hooked up to pumps will
pump water to parts of the
fields. For tobacco farmers,
electricity helps dry the to
bacco at the right speed, not
to fast and not to slow.
Farmers also use electricity
for communication. Agricul
ture helps everybody, not
just a few people.
The Future Farmers of
America is a national organ
ization that reaches from
Washington to Puerto Rico
and from Maine to Hawaii.
Training Boys For Tomorrow’s Leaders
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Riverdale Plaza Riverdale
GROCERIES - MEATS - PRODUCTS
“Shop Where You Can Take More Home"’
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Highway 85 Riverdale
Open Six Days—Closed Tuesday
Specializing in
FRIED CHICKEN - HAMBURGERS
HOT DOGS - SHORT ORDERS
Take-Out Orders Phone 478-7687
BEST WISHES, FFA
...the family store
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Riverdale I,?lo,z.qx}Shop;itig 'Ceri.terv |
fl W.MAXSMITH, Owner
Riverdale, Ga. Phone 478-3747
Top Farmer
Manages
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Big Business
Operating a successful
farm calls for a man who
can run a SIOO,OOO-a-year
business. His operation is
bigger than the average re
tail store around the square
in town and it requires more
management ability.
Each year, the U. S. Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce
selects an outstanding young
| farmer in each participating
state. The 1966 winners av
eraged $105,981 in net sales.
And at average age of 33,
they had a net worth of
$164,778.
More than half of these
farmers started with less
| than $5,000. They show the
| kind of growth that can be
made on the farm with out
| standing management.
' The first requirement of a
| top farmer is to be a man
ager of money. He must
have the ability to look his
| banker in the eye and ask
| for a $50,000 operating loan
. . . and the records to back
up his request. He must have
the ability to manage men.
Not many can do the job in
all seasons by themselves.
Farm managers must ex
cel at buying and selling.
The USDA reports that pro
duction expenses make up
66.9% of the receipts of the
larger farm. A farmer with |
SIOO,OOO in gross sales buys
$66,900 worth of seed, feed,
livestock, fuel, machinery,
and structures during the
year.
The 1964 Census of Agri
culture reported that there
were 141,000 Class I farmers
who sold more than $40,000
worth of products per year.
There were 401,000 farmers
with sales above $20,000.
These are the farms op
erated by the business
minded managers—the ones
who know how to make a
farm move ahead.
—Harvestore, Inc.
™ AGRICULTURE
5 IR 0. TROTY O AMEREA
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FreicHT CarrRIERS CORPORATION
IN ATLANTA—
-1140 South River Industrial Blvd., S.E.
Telephone 404—622-9311
FFA Provides Training and Leadership
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COMPLETE BOOKKEEPING SERVICE
TAX RETURNS - TYPING - NOTARY PUBLIC
GREENE’'S
Bookkeeping & Tax
Service
252 North Main St. Jonesboro, Ga.
OFFICE 478-5444 Day or Night
Forward, FFA!
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Flowers for
All Occasions
“ . Deliveries toHospitalsand . §
- Funeral Homes
478-2361
7193 S. Expressway
Jonesboro
Top-Third
Farmers
Market 82%
The best farmers in the
U. 8. are producing a high
percentage of all of our food
and fiber. Because of their
efficiency and high rates of
productivity, the top-third
farmers sell 82% of the out
put. The remaining two
thirds sell only 18% of all
farm products.
The USDA reports that
Class I and II farmers, with
sales above $20,000, make up
14.8% percent of all farmers.
However, they take in 63.8%
of all of the receipts from
farm marketings—and make
476% of the net income.
| Class IIT farmers, with sales
| above SIO,OOO, make up an
other 154%, and they get
185% of the receipts. The
| remaining 66.6% of the
'| smaller farms and the part
time farms divide up only
17% of cash receipts.
High rates of production
Free Press-News & Farmer, Tues., Feb. 14, 1967
make it possible for Ameri- R_i :
cans to enjoy a high ;aa.mli- Vel'dale
ard of food at a relatively
low cost. The average farm- PT A Meets
er in the U. 8. feeds himself
and 37 others. But look what
top farmers can do: Thul' Sday
OM‘lk: '.ll‘zm sKn %”;g;n'esv ag The regular meeting of
SOy, Seeh g the Riverdale Elementary
300-cow dairy. He produces PTA will be held Thursday
ly the :
enough milk to supply evening, February 16, at 7:30
needs of 12,000 people. p.m ir{ the school -case-
Beef: Frank Simpson and térifim
Ray Otto, Farmer City, Illi- The ‘program will be “His
nois, sell a million pounds of tory of the Project.” Foun
cattle each year. That’s ders Day :
beef $
enough to supply the Make your plans now to
for 6,000 people. 00l attend
Pork: The noblauc Ly z
Brothers, Donald, Bertin and A pre-school nursery will
8 be provided.
Gerald, Lowpoint, Illinois, —Mrs. R. O. Downing
produce 2,500 to 2,800 hogs Publicity Chairman
per year. They put pork on
the table for nearly 6,000 Today, consumers in Amer
people. : ica spend a little less than
Eggs: David Blalock, Lin- | 19 qenisof each dollar of dis
den, Nortp Carolina, keeps posable income for food, ex
-16,000 laying hens on his | o) sion specialists at the
farm. This egg factory can | ypjyersity of Georgia point
supply the needs of 25,000 | ..+
people. -
This is the kind of pro- | feed themselves wlt'hA a
ductivity that has made it | small percentage of their in
possible for Ametricans to | come.
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BANKS MEN & BOYS' SHOP
112 Main St. 478-3525
JONESBORO, GA.
Feature:
JARMAN SHOES FOR MEN
FINEST CLOTHES for MEN and BOYS
Jonesboro Drug Co.
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PAT HALL, Owner-Pharmacist
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Dick &S
168 McDonough St.
JONESBORO
478-7211
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