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Show Local FFA Teams Rank High In State Contest Warren McEntire, Steven Mor-tenson, Mor-tenson, Lavor Smith, Bill Jones and Letbo A iiget returned home last Thursday from Twin Falls where they attended the State Future Fu-ture Farmer convention and Judging Judg-ing contests. In the judging contests the Preston Pres-ton boys made a very favorable showing in all the contests they entered. Placing fourth in farm mechanics, fifth in livestock Jung-( Jung-( Continued on page 8) O O MORE ABOUT FFA Teams (Continued from page one) ing, poultry judging and meat identification; and seventh In the dairy contest. Ronald Geisler as, FFA scrap book editor won fiir.t place with the Preston FFA scrap book over all other scrap books in Idaio. Results of contests, 40 schools in competition: Livestock Midway first with a score of 3907 points; Idaho Falls, second, 3904; Caldwell, 3893; Rex-burg, Rex-burg, 3873 and Preston 3869 points. Meat Identification: First, Kimberly, 430 points; Shelby, 377; Malad, 372; Twin Falls, 337, and Prer.ton, 335 points. Poultry Judging: Lapwai, first, 819; Idaho Falls, 8H2; Midway, 798; Troy, 793; and Preston, 775 points. Dairy Judging: Rexburg, first, 2216.7; Black-foot, Black-foot, 220-.8; Malad, 2059.7; More-land, More-land, 2017.2 and Preston with 2010.3. Farm.; Mechanics; Grace, first, 512.87; Fielding, 505.3; Filer, 484.25 and Preston, 468.87. Bill Jones and Let ho Auger Au-ger composed the team ti'ora, Preston. Pres-ton. The winners in the contests except ex-cept farm mechanics will represent Idaho at Kansas City this coming' November, at the American Royal stock; show. F. F. A. Honors: Warren Mc Entire, Burnice Ward and Barlow Gilbert received the degree of State Farmer along with other boys of the state. This award is given to the niobt outstanding boys in the bta.e and Is based upon project work by the boys, school activities, FFA activities ac-tivities and financial returns The boys also have to pass a test In parliamentary procedure, and conduct con-duct a meeting before the committee. commit-tee. State officer; Warren McEntire was chosau as state FFA treasurer for the coming com-ing year. There were only tbiee offices open for the boys Rtill in high school and out of some twenty twen-ty boys eligible, Warren was chosen cho-sen for the office. |