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The Glenwood Future Farmers Os America
LEARNING TO DO
DOING TO LEARN
State Contests Are Being Entered By The
Members 01 The Glenwood F. F. A. Chapter
Glenwood F. F. A. mem
bers enter almost all contests
sponsored on a state level.
We take pride in participat
ing in every contest that is
possible.
One-Acre Corn Contest
The purpose of this con
test is to stimulate a greater
interest and greater know
ledge for the need for and
possibilities of producing
more corn per acre, to devel
op in F. F. A. members nec
essary knowledge and skill
for most economical and
profitable production per ac
re, to encourage all F. F. A.
members and, by their influ
ence, farmers in general to
follow the best known prac
tices and use to the fullest
extent of knowledge avail
able on corn production, and
to reward, with appropriate
prizes, individuals who at
tain the highest achievement
in corn production.
Quartet
It is the purpose of this
contest to encourage whole
some recreation by stimulat
ing interest in group sing
ing.
Farm and Home
Electrification Contest
This contest is designed to
bring about a greater recog
nition of opportunities and
problems and to develop the
ability and necessary skills
of each F. F. A. member in
the field of electricity and in
achieving practical and eco
nomic use of electricity in
connection with his produc
tive supervised farming acti
vities on his home farm or
in the farm home.
Star Georgia Planter
It is the purpose of this
contest to encourage F, F. A.
members to qualify for the
Georgia planter degree.
Winter Grazing Contest
This contest is to encour
age all boys who own live
stock to plant winter grazing
and save corn and other
feed.
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American Farmer Degree
Contest
It is the purpose of this
contest to encourage F. F. A.
members to set up and exe
cute sound practice pro
grams of agricultural pro
jects, F. F. A. activities and
other worth while activities
while in school and to con
tinue the work on a farm
basis after completion of his
in-school work.
Star Dairy Farmer Award
The purpose of this con
test is to stimulate dairy
farming among F. F. A.
members in this state. By
following principles which
the contest is based on the
contesst will serve as good
teaching in dairy produc
tion.
Dairy Farmer Efficiency
Contest
The purpose of this con
test is to encourage those
members who have a dairy
project to follow the best
practices of dairy produc
tion.
Home Improvement Contest
The purpose of this con
test is to call the attention
of F. F. A. members to the
need of home improvement,
home beautification, making
the home a more desirable
and attractive place in which
to live, and to stimulate a
desire individually and col
lectively to achieve home
improvement through parti
cipation in this contest.
Public Speaking Contest
This contest is designed to
develop rural and agricultur
al leadership through pro
viding for member participa
tion in agricultural public
speaking activities and stim
ulating intertst along such
lines.
Chapter Contest
The chapter contest is de
signed to create and increase
members interests, stimulate
coiperative effort, and crys
talize chapter boys with the
ability to keep programs of
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA CREED
I believe in the future of farming, with a faith born
not of words but of deeds —achievements won by the
present and past generations of Farmers; in the promise
of better days through better ways, even as the better
things we now enjoy have come up to us from the strug
gles of former years.
I believe that to live and work on a good farm is
pleasing as well as challenging; for I know the joys and
discomforts of farm life, and hold an inborn fondness
for those associations which, even in hourss of dicour
agement I cannot deny.
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect
from others. I believe in my own ability to work effic
iently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill
as I can secure, and in the ability of organized farmers
to serve our own and the public interest in marketing
the product of our toil. I believe we can safeguard
those rights against practices and policies that are
unfair.
I believe in less dependence on begging and more
power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough
honest wealth to help make it so for others, as well as
myself; in less need for charity and more of it when
needed; is being happy myself, and playing square with
those whose happiness depends upon me.
I believe that rural Americans can and will hold
true to the best traditions in our national life and that
I can exert an influence in my home and community
which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
work into more worth while
undertakings.
The Secretary’s Contest
The purpose of this con
test is to stimulate F. F. A.
chapter secretaries to keep
accurate, neat, and up to
date records of chapter ac
tivities and thereby develop
good records.
Reporter’s Contest
This contest is to encour
age the reporter of each
chapter to write articles and
put in the local newspaper
and publish activities of the
local chapter.
Treasurer’s Contest
It is the purpose of this
contest to encourage the
treasurer of each chapter to
keep accurate records of re
ceipts and disbursements of
the chapter.
One-Acre Cotton
The purpose of this con
test is to stimulate a greater
interest in and fuller ap
preciation of the importance
of cotton in the farm pro
gram. It is hoped that each
F. F. A. member will develop
the maximum knowledge
and skills for the most eco
nomical and profitable cot
ton production. It is to en
courage all F. F. A. members
and, through their influence
farmers in general to follow
the best known practices and
are to the fullest extent the
knowledge and information
available to them on cotton
production. Then to award
appropriate prizes to the in
dividuals who attain highest
achievement in cotton pro
duction.
Plant, Tree, Seed and Shrub
Identification Contest
It is the purpose of this
contest to develop the abil
ity of pupils to identify the
seeds of different crops and
different trees and shrubs.
Forestry Contest
The purpose of this con
test is to stimulate more in-
Summary Os Productive Projects Local FFA
1952
Project Scope
Corn 90 Acres
Cotton 14 Acres
Tobacco 5.2 Acres
Peas 11.5 Acres
Oats 44.5 Acres
Garden 11.25 Acres
Sweet Potatoes 2.5 Acres
Rye 7 Acres
Peanuts 7 Acres
Blue Lupine 23 Acres
Cattle 5 Head
Wheat 7 Acres
Laying Hens 69 Head
Lespedeza 2 Acres
Baby Chacks 1525 Head
Hogs 154 Head
Crimson Clover 1 Acre
terest in the importance of
maintenance and develop
ment of forestry projects on
the home farm of F. F. A.
members.
Painting Contest
This contest is designed to
stimulate F. F. A. members
to paint more of their homes
and buildings to add to the
beauty of the farm and to
make it a more satisfying
place in which to live, as well
as protect and preserve the
buildings.
Farm Mechanics Contest
It is the purpose of this
contest to develop the me
chanical ability and neces
sary skills of each F. F. A.
member in the operation,
care, maintenance, and con
struction of farm machinery
so that each participant can
carry on a better practice
program and become better
established in farming.
Soil and Water Management
Award
The purpose of this con
test is to encourage individ
ual members to properly ut
ilize two of our greatest nat
ural resources—soil and wa
ter.
Mr. Wallace Adams
Sponsors Local FFA
Forestry Contest
A local contest designed to
stimulate interest in home
farm forestry activities is be
ing offered in the Glenwood
F. F. A. this year for the first
time. It is hoped that thru
the contest program and its
competitive spirit the future
farmers will develop more
interest in and a greater ap
preciation of the value of
the forests as a farm income.
The program is planned to
encourage good farm fores-
Profit Scope
1952 1953
$1064.12 112 Acres
600.00 16 Acres
1636.31 6.5 Acres
348.22 11.5 Acres
Grazed . 68 Acres
833.72 11.5 Acres
435.00 3 Acres
Grazed
Hogged Off 11 Acres
Turned Under 23 Acres
268.87 11 Head
144.84
70.39 97 Head
Grazed
662.22 1425 Head
2700.00 172 Head
Grazed
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Local Contests Sponsored For Glenwood FFA
Members By Wheeler County Farm Bureau
For several years the
Wheeler County Farm- Bu
try practices such as trans
planting pine seedlings,
thinning, making improve
ments cutting, fire control
and good naval stores prac
tices.
Several of the chapter
members are carrying out
many of trese forestry acti
vities on their home farms.
After the season is over de
tailer reports will be com
pleted on these projects.
Mr. Adams is offering SIOO
in the following prizes for
the chapter members.
Ist, $25.00; 2nd, $20.00; 3rd
$16.00; 4th, $12.00; sth, $10;
6th, $7.00; 7th, $5.00; Bth,
$3.00; 9th, $2.00.
Mr. Adams, who is a pro
minent Glenwood business
man, a former member of
both the Senate and House
of Representatives in the
State Legislature, is very in
terested in the progress of
the young people of Wheel
er County The members of
the Glenwood Future Farm
er chapter are exceedingly
grateful for his interest in
their program.
Glenwood F. F. A.
To Entertain
With Banquet
Each year the members of
the Glenwood F. F. A. chap
ter entertain their parents,
school officials and other lo
cal friends with a banquet.
Plans are now being made
for the annual affair and
plans will be announced at
an early date.
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reau has contributed $40.00
a year to the Glenwood F.
F. A. Chapter to be used for
sponsoring contests. This
program was begun and car
ried out through the inter
est and efforts of the late
Mr. R. E. Tuten who served
as President of the Wheeler
County Farm Bureau for a
number of years. It is be
ing continued through the
cooperation of his son, Mr.
Bob Tuten, who succeeded
him as President and the
other County Farm Bureau
Officers and Directors. In
the beginning of this pro
gram it was thought better
to offer several contests with
smaller prizes than a few
contests with larger prizes.
The contests that are be
ing sponsored this year by
the Wheeler County Farm
Bureau are as follows:
Public Speaking— lst prize,
$5.00; 2nd prize, ribbon.
Winter Grazing— lst prize,
$5.00; 2nd prize, ribbon.
Project Record Books— lst
prize, $1.00; 2nd prize, rib
bon.
Classroom Notebook — Ist
prize, $1.00; 2nd prize, rib
bon.
Scholarship Improvements
—lst prize, $2.50; 2nd prize,
ribbon.
Best All-Around Member —
Ist prize, $5.00; 2nd prize,
ribbon.
Blue Lupine — Ist prize,
ribbon; 2nd prize, ribbon.
Egg Show— lst prize, $2.00;
2nd prize, $1.50; 3rd prize,
$1.00; 4th prize, 50 cents.
Hog Show — (Prizes to be
announced later).
Cattle Show— (Prizes to be
announced later).
The Glenwood Future Far
mers greatly appreciate the
cooperation and assistance
given them by the Farm Bu
reau.