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:Left,Suzukiintroduces the"Quadrunner LT185,"whichfeatures nearly200ccof four-stroke

power

from a twin

dome

combustion

chamber

powerplant.Right, Dairy

Equipment Company

introduces the "Bou-Matic," a

new

computerized feed

managment

systemwhich enables adairymanto

program

thedesiredration offeedconcentratesforeach

cow

ina herdofupto450 cows.

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Below

left, ^'

AG-BAG" now

^{offerswhattheycall a} "balage"

bag in four-foot, five-foot

and

six-foot sizes.

The

bale bag enables farmers to provide oxygen-free "forage storage."

Right, Digital

Equipment

Corporation's

new Rainbow

100 computer,

combined

with third-party software, can assist farmersin

managing

businesses

more

efficiently. f

jy. \

Below

right, the "Shoof" system isa new, inexpensive

and

highly reliable

method

fortreating hoof problemsofhorses

and

cattle. For

more

information, write Vet BrandInc., P.O.

Box

409,HarborCity,

CA

90710-0409. Y

Federal Spiff ire

Hyper- velocity 22

Spitfire

delivers a muzzle velocity of 1500

feet

per

second-20 percent

^faster

than conventional high speed long

rifle

cartridges.

^It

has a

hard-hitting,flat-

shooting 33-grain copper-plated, truncated cone

bullet.

The shape and depth

^of

^the hollow point are calculated

to

provide dramatic __»««_ ^{— >}

impact

for

plinking and I~i~ lM t~ t*m/A M

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FEDERAL CARTRIDGE CORPORATION longer hunting ranges.

Minneapolis,

mn

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Above, JimMackereth,vicepresidentof the

Penn

State chapter of Collegiate FutureFarmersofAmerica,andajunior inAgriculturalEducation,talkswith Pro- fessor Richard Stinson, author of the

new

book,

"Greenhouse Crop

Produc-

tion."

The book

promotes

new

technol-

ogy

andefficientgreenhouse

manage-

ment.

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from a strong company

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News, .Notes

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ana nonsenseif

{ hauler Scoou

and NonsensefromEverywhere

byJack Pitzer

Rosemary

Castro reportedtheGreen- handsof Kofa,

AZ,

hadtoperformskits duringtheir inititation.

N-N-N

Coleen Lancaster of

Dorman,

SC,

FFA won

the great

Greenhand

race which was a series of 20 steps toward earningthedegreewhich all

new mem-

bers had to complete. It consisted of various littlestepsanda majorquiz.

N-N-N

FFA

participatedinthe

Honor

Society carnival at the Moriarty,

NM,

school and operated a sponge throw booth which attracted lots ofcustomers since faculty

members

andschool administra- torswereon handtoputtheirfacesupas targets.

N-N-N

They made

35 gallons of applebutter tofinancenextyear'schapterbanquetat

Charles

Town

Junior High in

WV.

N-N-N

Four

Hickory Flat,

MS, members

participatedinthecountyfairand

came home

with the

champion

and reserve

champions

ⁱⁿ Yorkshire gilts, market hogs and commercialheifers.

N-N-N

The

DaviessCounty,

KY, FFA

entry in the

Owensboro

Christmas parade took honorable mention.

N-N-N

White House,

TN,

Chapter repre- sentedtheir statein thenationalinvita- tional parliamentaryprocedurecontest in Carthage,

MO,

just prior to the National

FFA

Convention.

N-N-N

Greenhands

in Wallowa,

OR,

^con- ducted a turkey raffle in

November

to raiseextra

money

to help payfor their

new FFA

jackets. Turkeys were gifts

fromlocal merchants.

N-N-N

Evidentlyit's getting tobea habit for AdvisorSteve Barnetttohaveaflat tire

onthe

way

tonationalconventionfrom Broken Arrow,

OK.

N-N-N

The Mountain Home, AR,

Chapter

members

alongwith Advisor Kingand School Superintendent Hunter spent thedaybeforeThanksgivingdoingyard-

work

atthe

home

oflocalveterinarian Dr. Rileyinappreciationforhissupport of the

new FFA

livestock

show

barn.

Wapella, IL,

FFA and FHA

organ- izeda funactivity for their

community on

Halloween night

and

sponsored a partyfor childrenintheircommunity.

N-N-N

Members

of the

month

for Zillah,

WA,

Chapter are Cheryl Lantis

and Rena

Nash, chairman

and

vice chair-

man

of the earnings

and

savings

com-

mittee.It

was

theirhard

work

that

made

thefallconcession standsales

and

Fright Nightfilm festivalasuccess.

N-N-N

The Cumberland

Valley,

PA, FFA

Olympics wereheldinOctoberattheag shop where about 30

members

parti- cipated in various contests

and some

even

won

a pie-in-the-faceaward!

N-N-N

Moriarty,

NM,

horticulture

FFA

members made pompoms

for cheer- leadersattheir schoolthisfall.

N-N-N

"Death

In

The

Fast Lane"wasafilm

shown

by the Baytown,

TX,

police officer

who

spoketothe Robert E. Lee

FFA

forthe

program

onteenage drink- inganddriving.MothersAgainst

Drunk

Drivers also were part ofthe

program

for 80

members

inattendance.

N-N-N

Holton, KS,

FFA

sponsoredabooth

atthecountyfair

and

surveyedthefair- goers about any interest in forming a localalumniaffiliate.

N-N-N

Anamosa,

IA,

members

were taught

how

to lay sod by a member's father

who

^isalsoanurseryman.

Then

theyput their

new

skillsto

work and

layed 20,000 squarefeetaspartoftheir

work on

their school landscapingproject.

N-N-N

The

basketball

team

ofthe

Lebanon

Regional

FFA Alumni

Affiliatein

CT,

has a

new

coach readytotakeonother teams in their area including nearby alumni teams.

They

^call themselves

Alumni

Astros.

N-N-N

In Woodstock, IL,

when

the

com-

munityhasitsChristmasclearinghouse

and

collects clothes, food

and

toys for the others,itisthe

FFA who

represents thehigh school ofthe

community

inthe projectbycontributions and work.

N-N-N

Gilroy,

CA,

will use the $1,200 they

made

selling cheese and sausage for.

theirtripto the

Cow

Palace.

N-N-N

Members

oftheNorth

Mahaska FFA

in

New

Sharon, IA,

make

hightensile wiregates tosell.

N-N-N

Corduroy

Connectionisthe

name

of a

work

opportunitysession for Indiana

FFA

^{Chapters at the state leadership}

camp.

Members

areencouragedtocon- tributetime duringtheyeardoingchores like raking leaves, cleaning gutters, shoveling

snow

or hauling hay.

Chapter officers in the Northwest DistrictofKS, have an annual

new and

old officers picnic.

N-N-N

FFA made and

ignited the"flaming

M"

forthe

homecoming game

at

McKay High

School inSalem,

OR.

N-N-N

TripletsjoinedtheFFAat Tecumseh,

OK,

Sheila, Kristenand Clay Harwell.

N-N-N

Wapella, IL,

Alumni

sponsored a

hamburger

fryforthe

FFA

chapter they support.

And

beat

them

in a softball

game

20to7.

N-N-N

An

alligator

chewed

thebobberoffof the

Avon

Park, FL, Chapterreporter's fishinglineatanofficer's retreat.

N-N-N

Fremont, MI, paid for their trip to nationalconventionbycuttingfirewood.

N-N-N

Ruby

Mountain,

NV, FFA

butchered a

lamb

as partoftheirclassroom

work

andthenbarbequed itforthefaculty.

N-N-N

National

Farm

Safety

Week

wasob- served in Scottsburg, IN, by the

FFA

officersshowingsafetyfilms tothe local elementaryschools.

N-N-N

This year 160

members and

parents attended the Mt. Pleasant,

TX, FFA

hamburger

fry which included the ad- vancement of 45

members

to Green-

hand and

28

members

to Chapter Farmer.

N-N-N

Let'shearabout

what

yourchapteris

planning forthe spring.

And

sharesto- ries about the chapter's

FFA Week

activities. Be specific and tell

how

the

members

got involved,whattheyhadto

do

to

make

itasuccess

and

^ifit

was

fun.

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FARMER

Faster feedlot gains.

Sired by Simmental.