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Winning ^With ^Records;

These record keeping tips can help you earn state and

national FFA awards and degrees.

WHY

^Keep ^Records?

From

GreenhandstoAmericanFarmers,it'sagoodbet thatevery

FFA member

has,atonepoint,thrownuphishands andpleadedtothegodsforan answerto that question.

Buttheanswer,says

Bob

Seefeldt,

FFA

programspecialist at theNational

FFA

Center, issimple.

You

needrecord keeping

skills.

We

alldo.

Sayforexample,you wanttotryforthe StateFarmerdegree.

You

figureyour

SOB

programis largeenough, you've earned enough money, you've worked hard. Butifyouhaven't kept good,accuraterecordsthroughoutyouryearsof

FFA

projects, chances of earningthedegreeareslim.

The

realityofwinning

FFA

awardsandhigherdegrees,is:

producethe biggeststeeror

grow

200-bushel/acrecorn,but if

youdon'thavetherecordstoback yourachievements,forgetit.

You

need inventories, efficiency factors, income and expense summaries

—

^allthose recordsthat verify thescopeanddetailof your

SOE

program.

Mr. Seefeldt,

who

recently directed a full revamp of the American Farmer degree application and proficiency award applications, says thereis

good

recordkeeping thanjust winning awards.

"These record keeping skills you learn today are skills

everyoneusesthroughoutlife."hesays."Thisisyourchanceto practice."

Indeed, you

may

already have found good use for record keepingskillsoutsideyour agclassroom.

Need

aloanfora

new

tractororcar?It'sagoodbetyourfriendlylenderwillwantto see

some

financialrecordsindicating

how

and

when

you'll be able topayoffthe loan.

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Records are also necessary for analyzing your farm or agribusiness.

A

^recent issue ofAgriculturalEducation states,

"records areessential inshortandlong-termplanning...Aftera planhasbeen implemented,records arenecessarytodetermine the actual outcome andprovide abasisformakingdecisions."

Those needs

may

be far in the future. But ifyou plan to compete foran

FFA

award sometimewithinthenexttwoor three years,here are

some

points to

remember

thatwill

make

fillingouttheapplicationeasier.Mr.Seefeldtsays there arefive areasofanawardapplicationjudgeslookatwith acriticaleye:

How

Accurate? Judges look at

how

reasonable the informationisinthe application, saysMr.Seefeldt. "Ifa student says he has 1,000 head of beef, yet does not

show how

he obtained those animals or

how

the project started, that applicationissuspect.'

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December-January,J984-85

One common

problem Mr.Seefeldt findsis"unrealistic" size of

SOE

programs.

"A

student

who

saysheisfarming 180acres, raising200 headofcattle,80feeder pigsandattendingcollegeat the

same

timeishavingillusions,"hesays."Claiming 33percent shareof familymachineryforhelpingto repairit,then valuingit at$18,000isalsounrealistic,

compared

to the

wage

onewould normallyreceiveforrepairingmachinery."

2.Scope.Scopeisa record keepingstatisticwhichdescribes

how

SOE

program growsfro^lbeginningto currentstatus.

"Growth

canbe recorded a

number

of ways,"heexplains,"such asexpandingnumbersof cows,addingdifferent enterprises,or

responsibility.

"Rate ofgrowth is

important injudgingapplications thanhaving alargeprojectwithlittlegrowth," headds.

3.Appearanceofapplication.

"A

judge won't takepoints off forasloppyapplication,but aneatonedoes

make

agoodfirst

impression,"saysMr.Seefeldt.

He

urges

FFA members

totype applications which are submitted, and include photos with captioninformation.

4.Yearlyinventoriesmustmatch. Thismeansthattheending inventoryon

December

31, 1984, must beexactly thesameas the beginning inventory on January I, 1985. This principle appliestoallkinds ofinventories."Itseemsso simple,butyou'd besurprised

how many

students

make

^thismistake," says Mr.

Seefeldt.

5. Net worth.

"An

increase in net worth cannot be greater than total net worth," he says. "For all practical purposes it

should beless,because astudentwillneedtospend

money

ina project.

"Many

American Farmerapplicants nevergettheirdegree just because ofthisproblem," hesays.

Winning

Means

StartingEarly

You may

beaGreenhandin

FFA,

butit'snever tooearlyto beginlearning the basic principlesof recordkeeping.

Once

you have mastered record keepingskills, completingaward appli- cationswillbe asnap. Plus,you'llhaveskillsyou canusefor the restofyourlife.

Setyourgoalsnow.

You may

wanttoaskyouradvisorfora state farmerapplication or proficiencyaward application, so you can

become

familiar with the requirements. Before you actuallysit

down

^tocompleteany

FFA

application,considerthe followinghints:

• readallinstructionsfirst;

• completetheapplication asofJanuary I of theyearinwhich theawardissought.

No

achievementsaccomplishedorinventory acquiredafter thisdate should beincluded;

• record an activity only once. Place it where it is most appropriate;

• besure theapplicationhasalltherequired signatures;

• check withyour

FFA

advisortohelpexplainanyfuzzyareas whichyou do not understand.

He

can also tellyou

when

the applications aredueat local, districtorstatelevels;

• place theapplication inan

FFA

award applicationfolder.

Largerapplicationholders suchasphoto albumsarebulkyand

difficulttohandle;

• keep acopy ofyourapplication foryouoryouradvisorto

file. •••

News, .Notes.

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ânaândîMonsense^Nonsenseît^fromÊverywhere

byJackPitzer In Charlolle Harbor, FL,

members

provide free lawn cleanup for elderly citizensonce,thenofferto

make members

available for hire for future times.

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Troy, KS, has arranged for a news

column

in their

hometown

newspaper.

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FFA

in Illinois District214-211 wel-

comed

backteachers with 1,500 foliage plants.

The

plants were a short-term cropfor the horticulturedepartment.

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Sam

Gatesrecited the

FFA

Creedat the

Vwmas. OK,

Chapter meeting.

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Tour

time forchapters. Lowes,

KY,

FFA

went to the

Mid-South

Fair in

Memphis

andenjoyedtherodeoaspart ofit. Juniorsand seniors ofSoutheast, Ohio, toured the

Farm

Science Review including the 600 acres of exhibits, variouscropsand demonstrationplots.

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Another chapter, Montevallo,

AL,

has joined the ranks of chapters with localnewletters for

members

andparents.

Theirfirstissueappearstohavebeenset witha micro-computer.

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Also publishing their first issue was the Moriarty,

New

Mexico, Chapter.

They

asked

members

to contribute articles,classifiedsandjokestohelpput outan8-pager.

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DeWitt Central, lA,

members work

asringstewardsfor the

dog

show.

Joe Kasuboski and

Mikey Harp won

the egg kiss race

and

the watermelon eating contesttowinthechapter sweet- heart and beau contest organized by

Goddard

Chapterin

NM.

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A

cookout for

new members

was hosted at the

home

ofthe advisor for Bartlett,

TN.

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Melrose,

NM,

hadawatermelonfeed inthecityparkthis

summer

tohonorthe supporters of the chapter in the

com-

munity.

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Among

the

many

Cascade,

OR,

Chapter awards atthe county fair was the bestweight gaininmarketbeef

won

by Troy Harris.

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Money

raising idea list fromseniors of Wallowa,

OR, who

aresellingstraw, wood,

cinnamon

rolls and having a post-gamebarbeque.

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Housatonic Valley.CT, Chapteroper- ated the "magic

cow"

booth at a local fairandsoldmilk shakestohelpsupport thestate

FFA

Foundation.

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Brown

City,MI,

FFA

andtheirlocal

Alumni

Affiliate

worked

together to landscape the

new

heahhcenter.

Work

included plowing the ground, using a land leveler and then fertilizing and seedingthelawn.

Lancaster,

C

A, Chapter'sbiggestcon- troversyduring a business meeting was whetherto have cream-style or whole- kernal corn at the

upcoming

^banquet.

The

deciding vote to break the tie was cast by thechairman forwhole kernel.

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Bob

Temple,a

member

^of

H

'ellington,

OH,

ChaptercarriedtheOlympic Torch throughCleveland onits

way

to toLos Angeles.

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Here'sanideaforachapterexchange

trip: the Kaneohe. HI, Chapter held their officerleadership

camp

atamotel

in Waikiki in August.

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Firstplacehonorswenttothe

Wood-

bury,

TN,

Chapterfortheiragricultural exhibit at the countyfair. Theirtheme was "The Future of

Farming

^is ^Ours."

Theyusedpicturesofnational proficiency winners from the chapter plus

pam-

phletson

FFA

and agriculture.

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Crestview,

OH, FFA

helped withthe kiddie tractor pull at a

community

celebration.

And

Mediapolis. lA.

Chap-

ter held a pedal

power

pull at their countyfair.

Toy

tractors were givenas prizes.

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Broken Arrow,

OK, FFA

obtained land fora school farm in cooperation withthepublic service

company.

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EastButler,

NE, FFA

receivedrecog- nition in the

Keep

Nebraska Beautiful contestthisyear.

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Guests for the Ansonia,

OH, FFA Week

appreciation breakfast were ele-

mentary teachers, cooks, secretaries, custodiansand busdrivers.

Merced,

C

A,officers"retreatwasheld toplantheyearfor their300members.

Theirprincipal alsoattendedand spoke about the role of administration in a school operation.

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Lancaster, WI.

Alumni

Affiliategave S200 tothe Barneveld, WI. Chapterto help

them

replace their ag classroom destroyed ina June8 tornado.

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Riner,

VA,

Chapter

members

hosted asafetyfielddayduring National

Farm

Safety

Week.

Students from

Auburn

High

and

themiddleschoolweretrans- portedtotheeventtolearnaboutsafety around farm machinery andanimals.

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Idea: organize a pet-food bank for elderly citizens and others

who

might have petsbutcannotafford feed.

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Just in time for the Glencoe,

OK,

Founder's

Day

celebration, the

FFA

paintedtrash barrels for

downtown.

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East Butler.

NE,

treatedeveryone to pizza

who

helped bale and load the straw inthechapter's money-maker.

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Many

businessmen and

FFA Alumni

tooktheriskandsat inthe

FFA

dunking boothatthe ¹10th Creighton,

NE,

celebration.

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Sparland, IL,

FFA showed

a mo\ie completewithpopcornandsoda,forthe entire high school student

body

on the final dayofexams.

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Paintingthecurbsinthehigh school parking lot was a recent

community

service project of the Middleton, ID, Chapter.

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Carrizozo.

NM, members

put horse- shoepitsin Spencer Park this

summer

withthehelp ofse%eral localcitizens.

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Chris

Neuburg

created a telephone chain for all

members

of the Slinger, WI, Chaptersoeveryone couldbecon- tacted quickly.

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New

ChapterReporters: Besure

you

send news items for

Scoop

that are unique

and

really newsy. Everychapter elects officers,has a banquet, goesto the fair.

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Super 70 Series tractors are designed to handle the heavy-duty

demands

of high-horsepower, four-wheel drive loads.

Producers can chooseeitherthe7288 model, whichfeatures 21 enginehorsepower, orthe7488at 235 horsepower(shown).

Above, Sperry

New

Holland entersthe ag

computer

business with a personal

computer

system

named "AG-COM- MAND." The company

offers a series of softwarefor dairy, swineand crops, plusafullyintegratedaccountingpackage and financial planning worksheets. Be- low, Craftco, Mfg., Inc. introduces the

new "TOOL-BIN"

storage organizer, whichfitsbehindtheseatofanypickup,

isoffered inthreelengthstofitanysize truck.

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Winning With Records;

These record keeping tips can help you earn state and

national FFA awards and degrees.

WHY

From

FFA member

Bob

FFA

FFA

You

We

You

SOB

FFA

The

FFA

grow

You

—

SOE

who

more

good

may

Need

new

some

how

when

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show how

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SOE

"A

who

same

compared

wage

how

SOE

"Growth

number

more

more

"A

make

He

FFA members

December

how many

make

"An

money

"Many

Means

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