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_^^^ The National Future Owned and Published by the Future Farmers of America I believe that to live and work on a tjood farm is pleasant as well as eliallen<jiii£ . .—From the FFA Creed . A handsome "wagon" with room for eight — or a husky truck. Seven Travelall models, from 4200 to 7000 lb. gross vehicle weight ratings. The Travelair. handy at so many chores! It's a comfortable vehicle to take the family on a visit, a "loadable" one to bring supplies from town. You can choose from seven In- ternational Travelall models — custom or standard versions — to fit your needs. For country roads, the Travelall has higher clearance, shorter skirts and less overhang than any automobile. For unusually rough INTERNATIONAL going, there's a 4-wheel-drive model. International offers as standard a 266 cu. in. V-8 engine that gives you both power and economy. For versatility, for style, for TRUCKS value see your International Dealer r Co., Chicago or ler Tractors Branch about the Travelall. • McCormick -"' WORLD'S MOST COMPLETE LINE *M&~~jlr John Norton, John Norton Farms, Blythe, Calif. Farmers you look to as leaders look to Firestone for farm tires On the 4,700-aere Norton farm in California's Palo Verde valley, irrigated crops splash the desert with a brilliant green. A blazing sun makes agriculture a year- around business — and John Norton makes it a successful one with a well mechanized farm that produces heavy harvests of melons, vegetables and cotton. His is a model operation in an area noted for high-yield farming. Twenty radio-equipped trucks help Mr. Norton keep things moving. And Firestone tires on every truck and tractor keep them on schedule in spite of 110 heat, hard soil and tire-mauling rocks. The valley is a tough proving ground for tires — and that's exactly why John Norton picks Firestones. "In our experience," says Mr. Norton, "Firestone tires have definitely proved superior. Breaks, blowouts and failures that are common with other growers have been practically non-existent with us. Firestones have always proved a better buy for us — regardless of price." Builder of the first practical pneumatic farm tire SAVE AND BE SURE with Firestone tires on oil your wheels BETTER RUBBER FROM START TO FINISH Copyright 1960, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company TRACTOR 'Firestone Super All T.M.. All Traction Champion* Traction* Tract June-Jul; . 1960 The National MAGAZINE STAFF Future Farmer EDITOR Owned and I'.il.li-li.-.l l.< il..- Fi Wilson W. Carnes ASSOCIATE EDITOR JUNE-JULY, 1960 Vol. 8, No. 5 Howard R. Carter ASSISTANT EDITOR Horace McQueen EDITORIAL CONTENTS \I>out the FFA Feat ii EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Vera M. Soles Here By the Owl 12 Cartoon Caption Winners .... 14 Isabella M. Bugbee Goodwill Tour 16 Modernize Your Feeding 23 Farming Fulltime 20-21 Farming Without Soil 25 ART EDITOR Top Hogs in 5 \ •• Months .... 22 Something New 26 Sign of Safety College Bound? John Prezioso 24 27 National Farm Mechanics Cars of the Future 28 CIRCULATION ASSISTANTS Winner 38 Quick Auto Inspection 29 On the Farm with Kenny Gray 53 Shorthand for Students 34 Helen Dickens Babies 42 Norma Salvatore Farm Pond Safety Lucille Spence 51 Fishing Contest Wilnia F. Stewart lour Editors Say 6 54 Live Bait Looking Ahead 8 Facts for Fishermen . 54 PROMOTION ASSISTANT Reader Roundup 10 ion Jim Hayhurst Photo Roundup 32 Free for You 40 How to Swim 36 BUSINESS MANAGER ^ oung Farmers Bookshelf .... 56 The Rodeo Kid 44 V. Stanley Allen Jokes 58 Sportrait 57 ADVERTISING ASSISTANT ADVERTISERS INDEX Rosalind N. Pazzato REGIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGERS Remington Arms Company ... 14 Ralston Purina Company .... 7 . H. D. Lee Company 16 McMillen Feed Mills . '. 15 John Foltz C. Future Farmers Supply Service 34 DuPont 47 Charles R. Ocker Levi Strauss & Company 41 Besearch Laboratories 48 Jimmy Willis Peters Cartridge Division .... 50 MoorMan's 49 Chief Drowning Bear 57 Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation 51 Oyster Shell Products Company 56 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS John Farrar New Holland 5 F. E. Myers & Bro. Company . 6 McCulloch Corporation 12 The Graham School 52 International Harvester American Cheviot Sheep EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Farm Equipment 17 Society 56 Keystone Steel Wm. Paul Gray & Wire Company 35 Oliver Corporation 39 Buckner Manufacturing Co. 50 International Trucks 2 Dempster Mill Mfg. Company . 51 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 3 NATIONAL OFFICERS \\ iseonsin Motor Corporation . 55 Allis-Chaimers ... 60 Texaco . 9 PRESIDENT A C Spark Plug Division Jim Thomas, Georgia General Motors Corporation 13 Champion Spark Plug Co. 18-19 Brotherhood Mutual Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 30-31 VICE PRESIDENTS Life Insurance Company ... 8 Chevrolet Division Dean Hoffer, Pennsylvania United States Army 11 General Motors Corporation 33 Richard Poor, Missouri Gold Medal Product?. Company 34 Pontiac Division L. G. "Jack" Crews, Wyoming The National FUTURE General Motors Corporation 37 Joe H. Hughes, Jr., South Carolina FARMER 40 Chrysler Corporation 43 American Telephone and Harley-Davidson Motor Co. 46 STUDENT SECRETARY Telegraph Company 45 Triumph Corporation 52 ahl . Kenney Earl Gray, Mississippi \K Clipper Corporation 55 Hotel Claridge 56 Lincoln Technical Institute ... 57 Columbus Cycle Company ... 57 Bob Jones University 59 Hotel Paramount 57 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN Our cover picture is an Official FFA Calendar paint- ing by Artist Harold Anderson. It symbolizes the goal of many Future W. T. Spanton Farmers—establishment in farming. Each year thousands of FFA mem- MEMBERS bers are progressively accumulating more equity in livestock, machinery, H. F. Duis and land. They are looking forward to the day when they can say, as our H. N. Hunsicker cover Future Farmer is saying, "This is OUR PLACE." Walter Jacoby E. J. Johnson Byron J. McMahon R. E. Naugher NATIONAL FUTURE FARMER is published bimonthly bv the Future Farmers of G. F. Sullards it, at S10 Rhode Island Avenue, N. E., Washington, D. C. Second class postagt paid at Washington, D. C. Copyright 1960 by the Future Farmers of America. Harold B. Taylor Single subscription is 50c per year in U. S. and possessions. Foreign subscriptions §1.00 per year. Single copies 10c in U. S. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new addresses to Editorial Offices, THE NATIONAL FUTURE FARMER, Box 29, Alexandria. Virginia. The National FUTURE FARMER In the next four hours, this young farmer will do as much work as his father t do in ten hours ... 6 extra hours for increased production or more leisure time. The wonderful new watch that science has given young -farmers When your father was your age, he ter. They have the muscle to tackle stant touch with the exciting new had to work many more hours to today's heavier yields by substitut- developments going on in colleges produce fewer tons of food or feed. ing low-cost horsepower for expen- and experiment stations . designing In the charts of the Dept. of Agricul- sive manpower. machines to match these advances. ture, one can see this steady upward New Holland machines are Of one thing young farmers can climb in a farmer's productivity. science-designed to meet these mod- be sure: New Holland will keep first One reason is science. When you ern needs. Take the New Holland in the mechanization of livestock use science as your partner, you concept of Hay-in-a-Day . the farming practices. New Holland work near-miracles on your land. One-Man Way. With a modern New Machine Co. Division of Sperry In this scientific revolution, you Holland Hayliner and Bale-Thrower, Rand Corporation, New Holland. Pa. and your farm machines are an es- you alone can now bale faster than sential part. You keep abreast of new a two-man team. £5 New Holland ways to get things done faster, bet- New Holland Research is in con- First in Grassland Farming June- July. 1960 , Do horses Push tfout CtfftwJ £aif . T OU hear a lot of talk about the or Pull a wagon? \ future of farming. Some say that opportunities are limited, that young men should look elsewhere for an occupation. But is this true? The present trend is to larger farms and fewer farmers. But how long can this continue? About two and one-half to three million consumers are being added each year. Some estimate that with- in the next 20 years, the production needs for farm com- modities on the national level will probably expand by some 45 percent. And we can expect a population in- crease of about 35 percent. Economists tell us that per- sonal income will go up still more, indicating a further increase in per capita consumption for farm products. To meet these needs, farm production for many commodi- ties must be greatly expanded. As the number of people living in towns and cities increases, there will be more buyers for farm products. Most everyone agrees that even in the space age ahead, people are not going to be content to take their nourish- ment in the form of a pink pill. These factors clearly indicate an increased demand for Most folks say horses pull a wagon. But, some farm products during your lifetime. Who is going to point out that the horse actually pushes against produce them? It is unlikely that the corporation type a harness and the harness does the pulling. (arms will completely take over American agriculture, though they will increase. It does mean that for a farmer No matter which way you look at it, there's to be successful in the years ahead, he must be trained one thing for sure. get better use out You tor his occupation. I recently heard a farmer say that, of horsepower when you push and pull.