Show Coveted Star Farmer Award Given to Four Rural Youths t Top Honor Goes To Pennsylvania High School Boy BoyI I By W. W V. V J. J DRYDEN Farm Editor Outstanding young farmer of the United States is year 20 old William G. G Carlin of Coatesville Chester county Pa He has won the title of Star Farmer of America America- most coveted honor that can be won by an American farm boy Of what stuff are champion farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers made In the case of William CarlIn the answer would be summed up In a statement of his zeal his enthusiasm and his attention to detail detail de de- de- de tail tall in developing a run-down run farm into a high producing enterprise The award was made at the recent recent recent re re- re- re cent National Victory convention of Future Farmers of America held at Kansas City Carlin was chosen from among the boys studyIng studying study study- ing vocational agriculture in high schools of the country who make makeup up the membership of the Farming In partnership with his brother on acres of land Carlin has made an outstanding record in bringing run-down run farm land back Into production His ills accomplishments In soil soU rehabilitation rehabilitation re s-c- habilitation are arc cited as examples examples exam exam- ples pIes for farmers throughout the country In 1940 the Carlin brothers took over a farm owned by their father and previously operated by tenants Through the years the land had been literally farmed out with severe gully erosion present and with the soil solI in poor condition Purchase New Farm Through their classes in vocational vocation vocation- al agriculture in high school these boys learned what had to be done to bring such land back into good production Land that had produced only 25 bushels of corn com to the acre in 1939 brought a yield of 55 bushels in 1942 By 1944 they had accumulated accumulated accumulated enough profits to buy 90 acres of land with a house and farm build build- ings Today the farm is a going business with assets of nearly 15 Its resources Include head of beef cattle chickens 50 market hogs 50 acres of corn 65 acres of hay and 25 acres of oats and barley Billy Carlin Carla has been active inthe Inthe inthe in in- the affairs of his community He HeIs Heis Heis is a member of the farm bureau farmers farmer's exchange operative co-operative exchange exchange ex ex- change and gra grange e. e In 45 1944 he was president of Pennsylvania Association Association Asso Asso- elation of Future Farmers of Amer Amer- ica lea Kentucky Boy Wins Central region winner of the Star Farmer of America award Paul H. H Smart 20 of Versailles Woodford county Ky was chosen from among Future Farmers in 13 central states His rus first farming venture began began began be be- gan six years cars ago when he was 14 years old with four lambs and a small crop of tobacco I r I r Li I I S STAR v j jr tI r v Ic r OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMERS FAUl Winners of ot Star Farmer of ot America awards highest honors accorded to Future Farmers of ot AmerIca America Amer Ames ica lea members were announced at the Kansas City convention Upper photo William G. G G CarUn Carlin of ot Pennsylvania who won the title lower photo from left to right are arc the sectional winners Brody Lee Koon of ot Texas Texas- Paul H. H Smart of Kentucky and Dennis O. O Heitman of ot Nevada From this small beginning the enterprise enterprise enterprise en en- has expanded until it now includes 20 head of beef cattle 70 head of sheep and extensive crop in tobacco corn soybeans and lespedeza Smart has served as a director of Kentucky Farm Bureau federation federation federa federa- tion lion and Purebred Livestock Breeders Breed Breed- ers era association First Nevada Winner Dennis O. O Heitman 20 of Gardnerville Gardnerville Gardnerville Gard- Gard nerville Douglas county is the first Nevada boy to win the Pacific region region re re- re- re gion award of the Star Farmer being being being be be- ing selected from among Future Future Future Fu Fu- Fu- Fu ture Farmers in 11 western states He has complete responsibility for forthe forthe forthe the management of a acre 1500 cattie cattle cattle cat cat- tle tie ranch owned by his mother Heitman began his first farming program with four heifers heilers and a quarter acre of corn when he entered entered entered en en- high school In 1940 19 From this small beginning his program has been expanded from annual profits on the projects Today his assets include 30 head of beef cattle 60 sWine swine 40 sheep and some 20 acres of growing crops Texan Gets Award Outstanding young farmer of the year In the South Is Brody Lee Koon 19 of Brashear Hopkins county Tex The young Texan was selected from among Future Farmers in lit the southern region Koon already already already al al- al- al ready is established in farming as one of the outstanding dairymen of northeast Texas A farming program program program pro pro- gram that began with one Jersey and has expanded into a herd of 55 i registered Jerseys along with a general general general gen gen- genI I eral crop program on acres which he bought last year from prof prof- its on his projects brought Koon the Star Farmer award In seven years he has realized a net profit of over from his own projects projects projects nearly all of which he has reinvested reinvested reinvested re re- re- re invested in expanding l his s program Outstanding as a community leader lead lead- er as well as in farming fanning Koon has served as a director of Northeast Texas Dairy association tion director of the Dairy Herd Improvement association association asso asso- cia tion and vice president of the Texas association Honor War Victims More than farm boys from every state in the Union Puerto Rico and Hawaii were present at Kansas City when the awards were presented The Victory convention honored the more than members members mem mem- members bers and past members of who lost their lives in World War II Future Farmers of America is the national organization of farm boys studying vocational agriculture 1 Main a In objectives of Future Farmers of ot America are to develop develop develop de de- de- de agricultural leadership operation co citizenship Improved improved improved im Im- im- im proved agriculture and patriot patriot- ism In the emblem of Future Farmers of America the owl is symbolic of wisdom and knowledge the plow is the symbol of labor and tillage of the soil soll the rising sun is emblematic of progress and the day that will dawn when all farmers are trained and have learned to operate co-operate the section cross-section of an ear of corn represents represents represents rep rep- resents common agricultural Interests interests inter Inter- ests since corn is native to America America America Amer Amer- ica and grown grows in every state and the eagle is Indicative of the national national national na na- na- na scope of the organization Their motto Learning to do doing doing doing do do- ing to learn earning to live living to serve |