Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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A At the heart of Future Farmers of America was hard work. Careful selection of stock and day in day out care, exercise and feeding produced five breed champions, two reserve breed champions and a reserve grand champion. Ninety-five of Lanier's 222 entries placed in livestock competition. In the Austin Livestock Show, James Collins won breed champion in Hereford calves, Debbie Hippie and James Reeves won breed and reserve breed champion Hampshire hogs. Dean Watson's breeding sheep, a buck Delaine and ewe Delaine, w QA, ,wifi Q? M35 both took breed champion. Mary Beth Motl won Reserve Grand Champion in capon competition. The work started early in the year. Members visited local ranches looking for promising stock. Calves were in feed by September 1 , hogs and sheep later in the fall. From then on, stock needed daily attention. President Linda Johnson, in addition to coordinating all activities of the big club, fed her calf twice a day, brushed it for fifteen minutes, and walked it at least a mile and a half, rain or shine. The goals, straightness of back, muscling, finish, balance, and movement could lead to awards and increasing sales value. But most important, the people who worked learned leadership and responsibility, as well as practical economics of agriculture, FFA met monthly - Tuesdays at 7 p.m. to plan activities. lt was run by students. They raised enough money through selling calendars, calendar ads, fertilizer, plants, and raffle tickets to pay for an 5800 barbeque banquet May 20, for members and parents. ffa 231

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230 ffa .' -A sw F A X fs, I K 1 FFA President Linda Johnson exercises her 1100 pound calf Denny at the Ag farm. She walked him a mile and a halt each day. Jimmy Kelly, Charlie Chapman, and Greg John- son pile newspapers on a pick-up for Ecology Club paper drive. FFA won S25 by collecting the most papers for recycling, Hand feeding her brand new lamb, Debbie Witt organizes its pen the first day on the farm. Far rightr Kevin Herber cards wool to prepare tor clipping just before the Austin Livestock Show. Right: Nancy Wilkins, escorted by Pete Kitch- ens, clutches the roses she won as FFA sweet- heart. The Care, Exercise and Feeding Of Future Farmers 5 A is N . A ' ,4 I

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vp . ,W 232 ffa Charles Mitchell, Mark Lambs, and Ron Hamrich build a display fence for the Austin Livestock Show exhibit. Debbie McCombs cards wool to prepare sheep l No. Entries - 222 No. Placing - 95 Calves High Placing Individuals James Collins Randy Marshall Terry Craddock Clay Collins Hogs Debbie Hipple James Reeves May Beth Motl Breed Champ. first Second Second Breed Champion Reserve Breed Champ, First Hereford Light Other Breeds Light Hereford Light Other Breeds Hampshire Hampshire Light Hampshire Rick Latimer Terry Dodd Breeding Sheep Dean Watson Dean Watson Breeding Heifers Jamie Collins Breeding Rabbit Margaret Turner Ken Neans Donna Gan Ric Latimer and Lisa Lyle paint hog show exhibit. lt Second Second Breed Champion Breed Champion Breed Champion Champion Best Opposite Sex Best Opposite Sex Heavy Duroc Light Hampshire Buck Delaine Ewe Delaine Red Angus Other Breeds New Zealand Red New Zealand Red