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The Naliunlail Owned and Published by the Future Farmers of America Just pull the handle and knives are power-sharpened. Automatic stone advunccincnt—a Neiv Hollaiid exclusive—s/l'cs a true lievel edge. Keeps its knives factory-sharp!" Forage Harvester Only New Holland forage har- to proper position automatically. 616, a thrifty unit Nesters give )'ou J)otli these \'alii- Engineers report that the with somewhat lowc New ahle features: "818" capacity, also offers Holland has outperformed benefits of built-in • true bevel sharpening — all other pull-type harvesters un- knife sharpening. restores the original "factory- der equal conditions. Quality-built sharp" edge on knives. Assures for heavy duty with absolute mini- fine-cut, quality silage that packs mum of upkeep and serNace. tighter — up to 25% more tonnage See your New Holland dealer in the silo. soon. New Holland Machine Com- Utility Crop Carrier automatic stone handles 4V2 to 6V2 tons of • advancement pany Division of Sperry Rand forage, hales or ear corn, — no more complicated hit-or- Corporation, New Holland, Penn- automatically unloads miss adjustments. Stone moves svlvania. from side or rear. For a free demonstration [13 Neiv Hoi.x.and Dial your dealer today! "^'Ast In GtQSskhd Fai-ming" ! . Until today, you never paid so little for so much truck tire . I Firestone's Farm & Commercial It's new! It's Firestone! It's fortified nylon! -plus RUBBER-X for longer mileage- Ask for the new Firestone Farm & Commercial Truck Tire! Firestone Farm & Commercial cannot be mate bed as an Never before have so many of the quality advances of cost- economy truck tire with built-in quality features . Buy now lier farm truck tires been made available at such a low price. at lowest prices from your Firestone Dealer or Store. , r, /= You can charize them or buv on easy terms. You know ,,,, A o. 1 T- 1 , 1 1 J r nylon ^ , What are they.' A Shock-Fortined cord body tor , , , ^ ', . J ninil von re i'cllim,' u/icn you pky Firestone. greatest protection against impact and moisture damage. Hardy, torque-toughened Firestone Rubber-X for long life. A modern tread design engineered to improve tread wear and traction in your farm hauling. An exclusive Firestone shoul- der treatment to assure cool running and multiply mileage. YOUR SYMBOL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE For on-and-off-the-road farm hauling on any size truck, the AuKUst-Septcmher, 1962 ADVERTISERS INDEX The National APPAREL & HOBBIES Remington Arms Company 14 Future Farmer Levi Strauss & Company 45 Future Farmers Supply Service 47 ^ii^itK^y^^P'^ Omied ami ruhli-hed h\ (lie Future Farmers ol'.Auierica H. D. Lee Company 49 Frank A. Hoppe, Inc 50 W. R. Weaver Company 51 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1962 • Vol. 10, No. 6 FARM EQUIPMENT New Holland 2 F. E. Myers & Bro. Co 10 Massey-Ferguson 28-29 International Harvester EDITORIAL CONTENTS Farm Equipment 33 Wisconsin Motor Corporation 49 Allis-Chalmers 56 Aliout the FFA .National Convention 9 How I Raise Champion Steers . 27 FEED & SUPPLIES Your Future in the FFA l-l To Practice Brotherhood 31 Student Secretary 17 Here by the Owl 35 . Ralston Purina Company 5 Mom Goes to the Convention 19 Pine Trees in Cotton Country . 42 FF.4 20-21 Morton Chemical Company , . 37 The in .Action Leave It To Mothers 46 Oyster Shell Products Company ... 52 "Son. Take Over" 22 The Story of Ernie and Susie . 53 Albers Milling Company 53 Features GENERAL Better Cows for Better Living . 18 W onss" Watermelons 32 Stav in United States Army 8-9 School 23 Farm Power From a Pig Sty . .34-35 American Telephone & Telegraph <;ood Hay \* ill Pay 24-25 History of the Breed (Brahman) 47 Company 16 Common Market 26 Farm Made and Handy 48 American United Life Time On Mars 52 Insurance Company 39 El-Tronics, Inc, 44 Sporls and Fielioii Bob Jones University 55 W hat Would ^ ou Do? . 38-40 Instant Fish Bait 45 Fast Fishing . 43 Sportrait 50-51 LIVESTOCK Beery School of Horsemanship 52 Departments National Suffolk Sheep Assn 52 American Cheviot Sheep Society . 53 Reader Roundup 6 Something !\'ew 44 Looking Ahead 10 Future Farmers' Bookshelf . 46 ^ our Editors Say 12 Free for You 49 TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL Photo Roundup 36 Jokes 54 Firestone Tire & Rubber Company 3 Triumph Corporation 6 Texaco, Inc. 7 OUR COVER (Photo by C. A. Cromer)— Double the size of your farm Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company II without adding an acre! Some people have . with irrigation. Gary Kendall Refining Company 12 Klein, member of the Scotia. Nebraska, FFA Chapter, is our "checker." International Trucks ... 13 Perfect Circle Corporation 15 American Honda Motor Company . 41 Detroit-Leland Hotel 44 Cushman Motors 47 Hamilton Hotel 50 M.\(i.\ZINK STAFF Hotel Great Northern 51 Plankinton House 52 EDITOR. Wilson IV. Came Andrews Hotel 53 ASSOCIATE EDITORS CIRCULATION ADVERTISING MANAGER ASSISTANTS John C. Folt: Iloiiard n. Carter Norma Saleatorc Majciin L„ftis REGIONAL AD MANAGERS .Inhn Rug«,'U Eeverhj Muiisoi, Charles R. Oel.er Krehiu li.na Le Can EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Keiilah Kreter Len Riehardaon ADOKKSS MA. COKKESI'OM)- Cail Butler PROMOTION ASSISTANT ADVERTISING ASSISTANT 77/, ENCK TO: XutUniiil Fl 'I'l RE Zelma L. UeShane Jim Haiihiir.ft Rosalind N. ra::ato FAh'MKh'. lliix 2!t, Ali'xandriM. Vir- BUSINESS .M.\NAGER. ginia. Office.s arc liicatcil in the Fu- V. ture Faiiuei-s Huildiutc nu V. S. Uiiuto One. cifiht milos snutli cif Alexandria. \'irKiuiu. The National FUTURE FARMER is Itublished bimonthly by the Future Farm- I!OAKI> OF DIRECTORS .NATIONAL OFFICERS ers of America, Inc.. at »10 Rhode Island IHAIRMAN, .1. II'. Tenneij PRESIDENT Avenue. N, E., WashinBtcm. D. C. Second class postage paid at Washington, D. C. MEMBERS Vietor llntler, Florida Copyright 1962 by the Future Farmers of America. J. G. ISrt/ant H. E. Edwards II. /•'. Dnis .1/. C. Gaar VICE PRESIDENTS Single subscription is 75c per year in Herbert R. Damiseh H. N. Hunsicker Darrul EuHteold. North Dakoi U. S. and possessions. Foreign subscrip- TinnotsK liorii K. J. Johnson Randall MeCutcheon. IVest Vi. tions $1.00 per year. Single copies 20c in James Frewitt, Texas U. S. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Keith Simmons, Oregon Urn. Paul Gran CHANGE OF ADDRESS : Send both old and new addresses to Circulation Depart- STUDENT SECRETARY ment. The National FUTURE FARMER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS Box 20, Alexandria. Virginia. John Farrar Richard IHack. Arkansas PURINA SALUTES another "farmer of toiviorronv Steve Houston won the Grand Championship at Ak-sor-ben with this pen of Angus steers. He bought them as feeders on the Omaha market. STEVE HOUSTON Youth's 4-H projects help him to college and a career Nine years of 4-H Club activity brought many honors to Steve Houston of Dow City, Iowa. His projects earned money to help pay for his education at Iowa State University, where he enrolled as a freshman in 1961. His club experience built an in- terest in farming and he will return to livestock raising when he finishes school. Steve enjoyed outstanding success as a club member. He held every office in 4-H and once was named 4-H-er of the month. In competition, he has won nearly threescore THE DANFORTH FARM YOUTH CENTER, on the ribbons, including two Grand Champion- Purina Research Farm at Gray Summit, Missouri, is ships, with pens of five steers, at Ak-sar-ben. dedicated to helping rural youths with their livestock He recently received the 4-H achievement projects. This picture shows some of the dairy cattle award as a cattle feeder. with a group of visitors at the Youth Center. Specialists at the Youth Center develop feeding and management In high school, Steve earned eight athletic programs especially for animals grown for the show letters and set the Boyer Valley scoring ring. The Danforth Farm Youth Center is visited by record in football with 118 points. He is approximately 2500 young people each year. Some active in vocal and instrumental music in of them are on Research Form trips, but most come in Dow City. special groups on educational tours. Ask your nearby Purina Dealer or the Purina Salesman in your area to his Purina salutes Steve Houston on success give you details on programs developed especially to and on the strides he is making toward a help young people with livestock they're raising for bright future in agriculture. the show ring. FEED PURINA.,, YOU CAN DEPENO ON THE CHECKERBOARD Augu.st-September. 1962 . RQadQr ^RouhdupDf Firth. Idaho Soper, Oklahoma I accept the invitation to express If you're sure you like one particular opinions on going in high school. steady girl, it's all right to go steady. I go I feel it has some mighty tempting ad- steady and I'd rather go steady than be vantages. You get to know a girl a lot, out running around by myself. Our .good habits and bad. You have someone chapter really appreciates the national to share troubles with. And you have someone to depend on when you ask FFA Magazine. for a date. Of course, there is the other Hett,iati }yri(jht side . early marriages, parents against it, and religious teachings. It's Thanks, fellows, for sharing your up to the person, or persons, involved views on this question of current inter- to decide whether it is right or not. est. Another topic is suggested in the Laitric Wiedc box on this page.— Ed. Greenway, Arkansas Austrian Mission, Furfanggasse 4, Wien XIX Austria I do not approve of steady dating in Practical . Economical . high school. I am a senior, and in my I'm transferring from the snowed-in Alps to the rolling flat of yet alive and exciting past three years, I have noticed the farm country ones who date steady make lower up]3er Austria.