Show 11 I 1 7 I 1 I 1 li 1 1 l C coveted if 0 feted 1 0 n o r tl hii ic h 1 I 1 S 0 t arrarte arr I 1 ap 11 r arme ara i f iier 1 I I 1 1110 I 1 award A i A vv ard B P al p FA 0 O af AAA 5 miLi I 1 TT 0 O ch C 11 11 rr IL B I 1 I 1 V ely toa T 0 F our i kural va i buths u t h S I 1 I 1 W I 1 I 1 fo T fi I 1 chri 0 1 or I 1 goes I 1 f tri Tb pennsylvania bifelt sch ool boy I 1 cu jav ot A ii I 1 by IV J DRYDEN n amu aar m ed etcor 1 I A PT ij j 1 1 i I 1 e L Q qu t n d qung oung farm farmer e r 0 I 1 I 1 ig jan t is 20 year old willin I 1 1 1 I 1 coale sv 4 I 1 chester I 1 is coun county iwa 7 pa irha won the ditl title f J st staw 4 ip e of america amelca K CW 2 0 o in or that can an be won by an american farm boy I 1 I 1 I 1 of what stuff are champion farm irs s lm in the case of william carin the ani answer er would be summed up in a statement rit of his zeab zeal his enthusiasm and his attention to detail in developing a rundown run down aarm I 1 into dhigh producing enterprise the award was made mad e at S cent national victory convention convent lo pt future farmers pt america held I 1 ii at kan Kansas f sis City Citi was I 1 cap chasen sen from amerig among the boys studying vocational vocation ak agriculture jn ln hagh 4 schools of the country who make up the membership of the I 1 I 1 farming in partnership with his brother on acres of lanct land carlin has made an outstanding record in bringing rundown run down 1 J farm land bac back k into inta production nis his accomplishments ac in soil re habilitation are cited as exam for farmers throughout the I 1 country in 3 1840 the carlin cailin brothers took ever a farm owned by their father and previously operated by tenants through the years the land had been literally farmed out with severe severe gully erosion present resent and the soli la in poor condition i A 1 purchase new farm classes in vocation culture jn high school these boyi boys learned what had to be done to bring such land back into good production land that had produced only of corn to the acre in 1933 brought a yield of 55 bushels athey they had mccumm difed e enough n profits to buy 90 aar acres es of land with a house and farm buildings today the farm Is a going nearly 15 oa oad t i its include head I 1 1 cattad blab ISO ob chickens 50 market hogs 50 acres of corn 65 ic fisl of oats arid barf e cin billy i carlin has been active in lii the affairs of his community he is a otibe bif 1 he jary garnr bureau 4 i bijl tl tanner farmers s exchange operative cooperative co ap ve exchange and grange in 1944 45 he was president of Pennsylva niVA sia elation clation of future farmers of amer aca tc a 1 0 I 1 i L i 1 i i 1 ii 1 1 kentucky boy wing was 1 I 1 i C central region winner of the star farmer of ot america award 1 paul H smart 20 of versa versailles illes ll 11 woodford vo bord county ky was chosen from among future farmers in 13 central tales states 1 1 his first farming venture be gan six tx years ago when he was 14 years old with four lambs and a small email crop of tobacco I 1 IW I 1 la I 1 1 III W sia f I 1 to I 1 I I 1 s I 1 I 1 1 5 STAR I 1 C 10 1 I V R ajol AJ kl sr f A 1 11 t I 1 f I 1 1 11 OZ I 1 f I 1 40 U 1 r L IN 71 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 CW ax at 1 1 I nv 1 7 11 I 1 k t 1 1 vaar VA kv ar tn lc F 4 I 1 i I 1 I 1 A A I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 xv z U 1 it I 1 I 1 I 1 11 bif k sj lerv T 0 iso 1 41 1 14 aw 1 I 1 k 1 al J I 1 I 1 I 1 i A I 1 1 aj I 1 j f I 1 I 1 T 1 I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 JA I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 lc I 1 W 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 outstanding YOUNG FARMERS FARMER d 4 li winners Flaners hofstar of star farmer ot of america awards highest honors accor accorded did atif future farmers ot america members were announced at the kansas city convention upper photo william G carlin of pennsylvania who won the title lower photo from lento left ahe winners brody LM koon hoon of texas paul panl H smart of kentucky and pennis 0 heitman of nevada I 1 i arl ja r 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 1 small beginning the en ter prise has expanded until it now includes 20 head of beef beefs cattle JO f i r t 1 l headon s of shed sheep i sra and at extensive aisi erp e crop in tobacco corn soybeans icv i i M apo b n D i u 0 g smart a i h has a IS served as a director of kentucky Farm Bureau aeder edera I 1 11 tion and 13 Purebred livestock k br bree e d I 1 I 1 1 tn I 1 I 1 dijt 11 1 II 11 I 1 ers associate association I 1 af i I 1 i 1 i R HI r A 4 do j firsty nevada ni dennis 0 heitman 20 ot of gard gardt i T nerville ne vie douglas county count yi is the first nevada boy to 0 win the pacific P re re gion or award I 1 ot of the sta star r farin fanner ler b being ing selected among 2500 future Far mersIn 11 western states he he has aas complete responsibility J for t the he mania gement of a 1500 acre cat afe tie ranch owned py by his hl mother smother heitman began his first farming program with tour four heifers heffers and a quarter acre acre W of corn when he entered high school t in 1940 from this S sma M at irb be gan ifil ghis Eli program has beers been ex expanded from annual profits on the projects today his assets include 30 head se id of leet bee cattle 60 swine 40 sheep and some 20 acres of growing crops i r I 1 I 1 telang Te xanG ets award outstanding young farmer of the yair year in the south is brodal body ate e d keon koon 19 of brashear hopkins county tex I 1 the young texan wad selected from among future farmers la in the southern region koon already is established in farming as one of the outstanding dairymen of northeast texas A farming program gram that began with one jersey and has expanded into a herd of 55 registered jerseys along with a general crop program on acres which he bought last year from prof it robis rn protects brought koon the star farmer award in seven years he be ha has s realized d a net profit of 0 over 1600 3 f rain froan jils his own projects nearly aguf al of which ten he has reinvested lr in id in g ass 41 i s program a reader a as well pill as in farming koon has served as ag 1 a I director ot of r nc northeast rt heist association director ot of I 1 the dairy herd improvement assa association and vice 11 president of th the texas association honor war victims more Mor ethan than farm boys from every state in the union puerto rico and hawaii haill we ra re present at I 1 kansas city when ahen the awards were pr presented esarte d the ne victory convention honored the mori more than members and past members bf who lost their lives in ih world war IT II future farmers of america Is the national atio natio naf af aig organization a j of X arm boys studying tuda yin 1 i vocational agriculture blain objectives oi of future farmers of america are to develop agricultural leadership operation cooperation co cithens citizenship hili improved agriculture and patriotism I 1 i 1 ja the atia emblem blem ot of future failers of america the owl is symbolic ot of wisdom and knowledge the plow Is the symbol of labor and tillage of the soil the rising sun is emblematic of progress and the day that will dawn when all farmers are trained and nd have learned to operate cooperate co the cross section of an ear of corn represents common agricultural interests since corn is native to america and grown in every state and the eagle Is indicative ot of the national scope of the organization their motto learning to do doing to learn earning to live living to serve |