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INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS *Based on manufacturer's list prices for comparably equipped V-8 models, including heater and defroster. Add state and local taxes, destination and handling charges. Who's at fault? Do you know the law? Test yourself with Again, both cars broke the law. But pass- these three accident situations. If you can ing at an intersection is considered the spot the guilty drivers, you're well on your more serious violation. So the passing car way to being a responsible driver. is at fault. It's the same reasoning that applies to rear-end collisions. The rear car Two cars enter an intersection. The front 1 must allow for mistakes in front of it. car, without signaling, slows and begins a left turn. The other car, caught by sur- A car IS travelling parallel to a long row prise, strikes the rear of the turning car. of parked cars at an excessive rate of Who's at fault? speed. A door on one of the parked cars suddenly swings open, and the first car hits It. Who's at fault^ The law invariably holds the rear driver IWI ty:n u^-i um responsible in a rear-end collision . even a J o when, as in this case, the front driver is negligent. Because once the mistake is made, only the rear driver has the power to Because he interfered with the flow of prevent it from resulting in a collision. traffic, the man in the parked car is legally at fault. But the other driver was consider- As two cars approach an intersection on ably more negligent. First, he failed to a two-lane street, the rear car starts to pass anticipate problems so often created by on the left. Then, without signaling, the parked cars. Second, he v^/as travelling too front car makes a left turn and is hit broad- fast. side by the passing car. Who's at fault? Knowledge of the law is a basic ingredient of safe driving. But it won't do you any good without another basic ingredient: a safe car. That's why your nearby Firestone ^^ Dealer has offered to give your car or your family's car a free safety check. And re- member . Firestone tires are the first choice for original equipment on most new 1 cars and for replacement on used cars. «»#<»» YOUR SAFETY IS OUR BUSINESS A Sponsor of National Student Traffic Safety Program, National 4-H Automotive Program and FF.A Jlitic-Jlily. 1967 THE MAGAZINE The National FOR JUNE-JULY. 1967 YOUNG MEN Future Farmer IN AGRICULTURE Owiit'il iiiitl l'iiltli>lieil liv the Kiiliire Farmers ul Americn VOLUME 15 NUMBER 5 In This Issue FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Looking Ahead 6 23 Night Driving From The Mailbag 10 DRIVING AT NIGHT IS LIKE DRIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL. AND Word With The Editor 14 IN RURAL AREAS YOU ARE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AT NIGHT AS YOU ARE Photo WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAY, A DRIVER-EDUCATION Roundup 40 INSTRUCTOR TELLS HOW TO SPOT THESE NIGHT HAZARDS. Free For You 49 Sportralt 60 Something New 61 Joke Page 62 24 Mechanical Hands Invade Orchards THERE IS A TREND TO MECHANICAL FRUIT HARVESTING. NOT FAR FROM SEVASTOPOL HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, THE FFA CAMERA CAPTURED IN FOUR COLOR TWO FUTURE FARMERS OPERATING A 510,000 CHERRY PICKER. THIS ARTICLE Our Cover KEEPS YOU UP WITH NEW FRUIT HARVESTING METHODS. Summer makes us think of fun, camp, and the patriotic spirit of the Fourth of July. Liberty has its roots in the hearts of people, just as these 42 Mr. Dairy-Businessman Future Farmers have roots in the soil. JAMES SALESMAN, ARGYLE, WISCONSIN, IS A BUSINESS- MAN. HE IS ALSO FFA'S STAR DAIRY FARMER OF AMERICA. The scene was the Ohio YOU'LL LEARN FROM HIM HOW HE HAS MET THE PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION AND LONG HARD HOURS BY APPLYING FFA Camp. The flag is a BUSINESS KNOW-HOW. TODAY JAMES OWNS 18 HEAD OF symbol HOLSTEINS PLUS VARIOUS CROP PROGRAMS. of both camp fun and liberty. May it always fly. PHOTO BY BOB E. T.WLOR 16 The Chapter Scoop 36 Farm Shop Feature 19 How to Ring Freedom Bells 37 Do Parents Enjoy Teens? THE NATIONAL FUTURE FARMER is 20 Four Human Dynamos 38 College Before Farming? mailed every two months on the following dates: January 20 FEBRUARY-MARCH Issue 22 PTO—An Extra Engine 46 Crappies March 20 APRIL-MAY Issue 26 Store-Door Delivery 50 Your Future In Agriculture May 20 JUNE-JULY Issue July 20 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER Issue 28 Synthetic Foods Are Here 54 Drownproofing September 20 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER Issue 30 Master Mechanic 56 The FFA In Action November 20 DECEMBER-JANU.ARY Issue ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: The National FUTURE America. This issue published in national and regional editions. FARMER. Alexandria. Virginia 22.106. Offices are located in the Future Single subscription is 75(* per year in U. S. and possessions. Foreign Farmers Building on L'. S. Route One. eight miles south of Alexandria. subscription. SI. 00 per vear. Single copies. 20c* in U. S. Tlie Xaiioiuil FUTURE FARXfER is published bimonthly by the Future CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new addresses to Cir- Farmers of .America at Alexandria, Virginia 22306. Second class postage culation Department. Tlie National FUTURE FARMER, Alexandria, paid at Washington, D. C. Copyright 1967 by the Future Farmers of \ irginia 22306. Magazine Staff National Organization of Future Farmers of America EDITOR, Wilson W. Carres BOARD OF DIRECTORS NATIONAL OFFICERS Chairman, H. N. Hunsicker BUSINESS MANAGER, V. Stanley Allen Members: Dale C. Aebischer, President EDITORIAL H. E. Edwards. T. L. Faulkner. Gary Swan. New York Len Richardson and John M. Pitzer, Associate Editors. M. C. Gaar. Percy Kirk, Jesse Zelma McShane and Jeanne Keys, Editorial Assistants. A. Taft, W. H. Wayman. Vice Presidents Circulation Assistants: Norma Salvatore, Frances Hall. Adriana FFA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY hHarold Brubaker, Pennsylvania Stagg, Richard Morrison. Arizona W;ll;am Paul Gray Promotion Assistant, Jim Hayhurst. Keaton Vandemark. Ohio ADVERTISING PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR Monte Reese, Oklahoma Lennie Gamaqe, Advertising Manager John Farrar Regional Ad Managers: Richard Thompson. FOUNDATION COORDINATOR Setrefary Advertising Assistant, Linda Relnders. John C. Foltz Paul Tarpley, Louisiana 4 The National FUTURE FARMER Good driving tips for teens 1^^^ ^-»-* Mi / . 4. Leave Yourself An Out 5. Make Sure They See You The five key seeing habits of safe driving In the expert opinion of Harold Smith, origina- well on your way as a safe driver by following the tor of the "Smith System of No-Accident five easy-to-remember rules pictured above. We Driving", the key to becoming an expert driver hope you will learn these five seeing habits now lies in forming good-seeing habits. You will be and enjoy trouble-free driving for years to come. FOR A SAFER AMERICAN ROAD June-July. 1967 Looking Ahead Livestock ice has been announced by the Environmental Science' Service Administration. The plan would extend to the en- A LOT OF BULL—American Breeders Service, Incor- tire nation agriculture weather service now provided to 12 porated has paid $130,000 for a yearling bull, Oak Ridges U.S. areas. It will establish agriculture weather forecast Reflection "Emperor," establishing a new world's record offices at selected Weather Bureau locations. Five days price for a dairy animal. His sire was A. B.C. Reflection weekly, these offices will provide farm weather summaries Sovereign, universally recognized as the greatest Holstein to supplement general forecasts. Three times weekly, it will bull ever used in Canada. One ampule of semen from provide an agricultural interpretation of the five-day out- A. B.C., who died 12 years ago, was recently offered for look. Twice monthly, a similar interpretation will be given sale at a price exceeding $10,000. The "Emperor's" dam for the 30-day outlook. Additionally, specialized advisories is Glenafton Nettie Bonheur Maud, the world's highest will be prepared in support of certain critical farm opera- priced dairy cow. She sold for $42,000 at a sale in 1962. tions. HOG CHOLERA OUTBREAK—An outbreak of hog GOVERN PLANT POPULATION BY MOISTURE—A cholera was reported in Michigan only two weeks after the report given at a South Dakota fertilizer and soil manage- state had been declared "hog cholera free." The outbreak ment meeting suggests this broad rule of thumb: Use about was reported on a single farm in Monroe County following 500 plants per acre per inch of annual precipitation. If positive laboratory findings.