| Show Uintah Future Farmers Observe Neat l Week I By Darwin Johnson The Uintah Chapter fouls In commemorating week with chapters throughout the United States and Puerto RIco February 1825 The Uintah Chapter ha has an active membership of 76 boy boys with officers Ralph Snow i ident dent Donald Curfew vice pre Leslie LesHe Mecham secre secre- secre secretary tary Darwin Johnson report report- reporter er Tal Merkle Merkley treasurer and andI I Rob Bob Ufford sentinel EACH member is engaged in ina ina a challenging work experience program consisting of either I crops livestock home improve improve- improvements I menus ments or job on II a farm or orto to an agricultural business I IThe The instructional pro program ram I consists of oC three classes of Ag Agricultural Science high School I Sophomores are taught the ence of crops and soils elemen- elemen elementary tary livestock production and I the management of home grounds Juniors and Seniors are taught how to judge land ranee mat mat- tel'S affecting rural people le and the science of feeding livestock CLASSES in agricultural me- me mechanics mechanics teach th the skills of arc arcand and acetylene welding hot and cold metal work elementary woodwork and the cure care and sharpening of hand tools One advanced class is taught in which students learn small engine en- en gme gine repair and engage In pro pro- proJects sects using skills previously J learned See Sec photo accompany accompany- accompanying accompanying ing story At the close of the last calen calen- calendar dar year the combined value of all crops and livestock rals rais- raised ed cd by the Future Farm Farm- Farmers ers was They had completed a total of home and farm farm Improvements A benefit of nA member membership hip is an opportunity fur for leadership training Pres Pres- the chapter is busy get get- tog ready for Cor a public speak speak- speaking ing and parliamentary pro pro- pro contest to be followed shortly by a parent and son sonI I under the direction of A officers I |
