Fayetteville High School - Bluebonnet Yearbook (Fayetteville, TX)

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F F A ACTIVITIES The Fayettev1l1e Chapter of Future Farmers of Amer1ca of 1947 1948 cons1sted of 37 members Electron of off1cers was held 1n Sep tember Kermlt Kn1ppel who was elected presldent was also elected v1ce pres1dent of the Lulmg Foundat1on D1str1ct Adr1an Schulze Elmond Neumann and Larry Krebs purchased f1Ve outstanding reg1stered Herefords at the Brook Hereford Sale 1n Brady Conrad Juergens Jr exh1b1ted Grand Champ1on Fat Steer at the Fay ette County Fa1r An educatmnal exh1b1t on Vocat1onalAgr1culture prepared by the Fayettev1lle F F A Chapter placed f1rst at th1s fa1r The Fayettev11le F F A Llvestock Show was called off this year because of bad weather N1ne fat steers four fat hogs s1x capons four turkeys and s1x pens of fryers were exh1b1ted at the Houston Fat Stock Show Outstandmg of these were Kmppel s pens of fryers wh1ch placed 4th 9th 14th and 17th1n the 146 pens exh1b1ted Dalry calves sows barrows capons and beef helfers were shown at the Fayette County Jun1or L1vestock Show Larry Krebs had the Grand Champ1on Beef Female w1th one of the Herefords he purchased at Brady A project tour was conducted 1n January and f1ve projects were v1s1ted Shortly before Chrlstmas the Future Homemakers and Future these two groups attended the show on F F A F H A Day Future Farmers are planmng a soc1al toward the end of school In the D1StT1Ct Leadersh1p Contest held at LaGrange the Farm Demonstrat1on Team composed of Kermit Kn1ppel Frank Marek Theo Kovar Clement Baumbach, Clarence Eckermann, and Jerome Chov anec placed f1rst The F F A Qu1z Team, composed of Vernon G1e bel Adr1an Schulze and Henry Neumann placed second At the Area III Contest at College Stat1on, the Farm Demonstratmn Team placed f1rst wh1ch makes 1t el1g1ble for the State Contest In the Area III Judglng Contests the Poultry Team composed of Kerm1t Kruppel Theo Kovar and Delph1ne Stoelke placed f1rst The Damry Team made up of Ivan Cordes Johnny Mynar and Clarence Glebel placed second Both teams are ehgible for the State Contest Kermlt Kmppel, Adr1an Schulze, Ivan Cordes, and Clarence Ecker mann are makmg app11cat1on for the Lone Star Farmer Degree The Father Son Banquet was held on Apr1l 7 and the annual F F A Barn Dance on Apr1l Z8 The F F A Chapter 1S plann1ng a surnrner tour s1m1lar to the one lt took last year to Carlsbad Caverns Major product1veproJects w1th1n the chapter cons1stedof 16 steers 66 fat hogs 64 beef cows, 19 ewes, 1 119 bro1lers 36 sows,11beef bulls 10 da1ry agmrnals . . . , . , 1 . S I . I , . p . . . . . , , . , , , . . . . . ' 7 9 ! . . . , . Farmers had a Christmas party. During the Houston Fat Stock Show, . 1 . I l , - 3 . s 0 u c . . ' I D I . I . . . . . . , . . , I . D . ' . I I I . 3 U ' . 3 c e o , . . . p . I 8 . I , 9 . I a