Show Billy named to fo head ea state unit The Gunnison Valley High School Chapter of the Future Farmers of America carried off a lions lion's share of the honors from the annual FF A State Convention Convention Con Con- concluded last Saturday In Salt Lake City Highlights of the honors re receIved received re- re received by the Gunnison boys was the election of son as state president for next year Billy is the son of Mr and Mrs Maynard of Axtell In add addition to winning the top spot in the state organization I tion Billy also won r in scholarships was named State Star Farmer and won the State Livestock Foundation L award for the top FF A livestock live live- livestock stock program in the state The State Star Farmer award comes from having the best farming program in the state Billys Billy's farming program consists of 92 acres of irrigated irrIgated irrigated gated farm land and 20 acres of pasture He owns 26 head of purebred Hereford cows 14 purebred Hereford bulls and 12 purebred purebred Hereford heifers Billy also works with his father t at the family's Axtell Hereford Here Hereford Here Here- ford ranch t. t l O Other er awards won by members members mem- mem bers hers of the the chapter include Named Five F ve Star Chapter which Includes the following Superior Chapter American j Farmer Candidate Foundation A Award ward Records and Scrapbook f e rt I and sand State Farmer t t. Clair Yardley son of Mr e and Mrs Tom Yardley of Gunnison Gun- Gun nIso nison won the American Farmer Farm Farm- er Candidate 1 Award ward which he hew w will ll receive at the National FF A convention this fall Billy Ken Petersen Petersen Petersen Peter- Peter sen and Scott Bartholomew won on State Farmer awards Only two percent of the state membership membership membership member member- ship can win this award The Procedure team won third place in the state t. t t Peterson won second place Star Agribusiness and scholarship Charles Inouye won second place Star and a scholarship Mr Richard Kjar advisor to the chapter won the Honorary Honorary Honorary Honor Honor- ary State Farmer degree for having a Gold Emblem chapter Mr Kjar is a graduate of Manti ManU High School |