Elk City High School - Elk Yearbook (Elk City, OK)

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Study etlzocfs lfuture lfarmers of America is a club for boys who study vocational agriculture, Under the su- pervision of Charles Barney, these young green hands learn agricultural leadership, cooperation, and citizenship. They study the production and judging of livestock, dairy stock and products, meat, range management, and poultry. Each boy has a project of his own, which he sees after. There are four degrees in ITA program. These are Cireenhand and Chapter Farmer on the local and Master Farmer and American l armer on the state and national level, XY'hen classes moved into the ness' highschool building this year, TTA boys were content to re- main in old W'ilson, where they have interesting comfortable quarters that are well equipped. vlerrv llarrison . . . candidate for lr, Nlaster lfarmer. Vlerry has lveen .i member of the agriculture class and FFA for three years. No one is kidding when he says the farmer is the back- bone of America. W'hat else occupies a teenager's mind besides food and the opposite sex? The Future Farmers of America is an organization that helps to train the people who will someday be raising the food for our nation and a large part of the world. These boys learn to judge farm products, and to raise outstand- ing animals and crops. They are often called upon to be mem- bers of the judging teams at district, state fairs, and other similar meetings, where they always give a good account of themselves and bring credit to ECHS. by George liggleston. These boss are learning to survey as a part of their agritulturt and HA training. llitit instructor is Kiharles Harney I s Doyle XY'arren discusses his ideas about ness IVA actisities with President Ciarlos Doshier as they lool-t at the TFA cm- bletn. These two leaders of the ll:A tliapter are in charge of all activities such as the initiation of tireenhands and at tendance at livestock shows and judging contests. ljddl' Cf-Nl-Ortl taltes down the sur' veying figures as they are called out

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