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Home Peace Corps Seeks Volunteers

VISTA, ^meaning

^{VolunteersinServ-}

ice to America, is the

home

counterpart of the Peace Corps.

Volunteers,

who

must be 18 years of age or older, enlist for one year and receive subsistence and medical care. At the end of the year, they will receive S50.00 for each

month

of service.

Among

the first 20 volunteers wel-

comed

at the White

House

by Presi- dent Johnson was a former president of the

New

Farmers of America, Clarence Willingham, 24, of Camilla, Georgia. Willingham

was

educated in trade and vocational schools and has a certificate in electronics.

In selecting volunteers.

VISTA

places emphasis on personalit>' quali- fications, adaptability, leadership abil- ity, and ^skills. There are no specific educationalrequirements.

VISTA

is one of the three major programs administered by Sargent Shriver's anti-poverty coordinating agenc\.

The

others are the Job Corps and

Community

Action Programs.

Volunteers

work

onlyinareaswhere their help has been requested. Eventu- ally they will serve in

more

than 100 types of anti-poverty projects.

They

will live and

work

in such places as urban slums,

community

mental and public health centers, Indian reserva- tions, and rural areas inall states and U. S. territories. During its first year

VISTA

is authorized to recruit 5,000 volunteers.

Many

Future Farmers

who

meetthe agerequirements are qualified toserve.

For preliminary applications check at your local post office or write

VISTA,

Office of

Economic

Opportunity, Washington. D. C. 20506.

No

tests of any kind will be given to appli- cants.Selection will be

made

solelyon the information provided by the ap- plication and references. If qualified, an applicant is then invited to

become

part of the training program.

The

National

FUTURE FARMER

Ted Cava^naro of St. Louis, Missouri,

is

an -avid deer hunter. "Last sea- son m> brother and

I

hauled in six deer on our Trail 90's," Ted told us.

"They performed effortlessly. We wouldn't think of going hunting without them." ALatchless performance. That's the reason sportsmen the world over prefer Honda, the biggest-selling trail machine in the business.

For further information write American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Department FQ,

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HONDATRAIL90FEATURES

Engine OHV,single-cylinder, air-cooled,-i-stroke Gear Ratio 46to1(specificallydesignedtrailand road gearing ClimbingAbility 50°o slopeormore

Gasoline Capacity.. .

1,7gallontotal.0.4gallon reserve

Load Capacity 450lbs.

Brakes Dual-controlfront,foot-control rear StiockAbsorbers Hydraulicallydampenedfrontand rear Tires Rugged"knobby"typeforextratraction

Clutcti

Muffler USDAForest Service-approved spark arrester

.\l>iil->Iny. 1963

Rodger

Schneck,left, state

FFA

treas- urer, is Minnesota Rural Teens Chair-

man

-forthe 1965

March

ofDimes.

He

is assisted in the

campaign

by Art Springer, state

FFA

studentsecretary.

Roy

Reedy, right, aformer

member

of the Rockville, Indiana,

FFA

Chapter,

isthe NationalJunior

Sheep

Shearing

Champion.

For winning the junior event, he received a $300scholarship.

Jim Williams ofthe Kingman, Kansas,

FFA Chapter

isplacing abeef promo- tion sticker on his car as a part of the chapter's beef consumption drive.

The

FFA

isworking with othergroups.

Covelo, California,

FFA members

aided ⁱⁿ hauling hay pellets to thousands of isolated cattle during recent floodswhich

made

roadsto

many

cattle areas impassable.

Earle Stillwell, a grandfather of the FFA, is presented thehonorary

American

Farmer

Degree

by

New

Jerseystate supervisor,

George W.

Lange.

One

of Stillwell'sstudents, Leslie Applegate, was the first national

FFA

president.

The

National

FUTURE FARMER

/.i,riisiir.

t^ooliing in Up ## f*o#*A'#'/\* hrain

Acluallyitsa

model

of akeypartofanincitialguidance system:

The

"brain" that helpsrockets finddestinations thousandsof miles

away

with pinpoint accuracy with no help

from

earth.

Inside, accelcrometers \vhich arc pcrlccliv halanccd

pendulums

detect the sligiilest change in ihc rockcl'^

speed. Spinning gyroscopes(basically tiie

same

|irinripb' astoy gyros)sensecyerychangeindirection oftlierocket

—

the faintestyaw.pitciior ndl. (Tiiey're so sensitivetiiat thcv could feelan automobilelire rollat the rateof

one

rcMilution cv(-rv 1.1years!)

riicinloinialinii tiiese devicesgatheris conslanllv fed to a sniall conijuilcr aboaril the rocket. The conipulcr al\sa\- knoxvs cxacilvwhat the

rmkiM

slumld hflining;. It

corrections areneeded, the

computer

relays

ihcm

I'lthe controls lightningfast. Result:

The

rocket never gels a chance to vary

from

its pre-planned path foran instant.

The

systemthatwillone day guide an Apollosjiacccralt toa

moon

landinghas alreailybeen perfectedattiiis Al

.

Spark Pluglal). Vnntiu-ri-xampli-of ibr

many

ways

GM

^is

workingtoilavontiiechallnigrs i,t'lonmrrow'stranspor- tation

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// nuN

Fiction by

E.

R. Lovick

RUN ^u

Trumpeting out a mighty pealof defiance and a challenge as well, the stallion whirled and thundered back up the passwith piston-like strokes of his long, limber legs.

A ^LOOP

^of

^summer

^{dunoflightning}

^hemp

^{morning,rope,instreakedliketheaearlyflashout}

toward the wild black stallion as he paced warily through the narrow, brush-choked path.

He

had glimpsed the quiver, ever soslight, of the aspen thicket to his right a split second be- fore.

With

a startled snort of alarm, he jerked to a quick, jolting stop in mid- stride. Every fiber ofhis mighty being tensed, his ears pricking stiffly erect.

He

whirled to face the rope e\en as it struck him. plummeting swiftly

down

to forelegs and haunches onto the cushioning

grama

grass.

He

stretched his handsome, long-maned head out tautly, his twitching muzzle digging deep into the protecting soft- ness.

Then

the noose slipped over him.

with a

momentary

catch at his ears, and fell

away

harmlessly to the grass.

He

leaped up to his long, supple legs. His wide eyes took in swiftly the grim-faced youthful rider sidling his

mount

out and

away

from the con- cealing aspen thicket. Trumpeting out a mighty peal of defiance and a chal- lenge as well, the stallion whirled and thundered back up the pass the

way

he had

come

with mighty, piston-like strokes of his long, limber legs.

Nineteen-year-old

Ned

Benter reined 42

his mettlesomebay ^swiftly clear of the aspen thicket. With trembling fingers, he recoiled his rope quickly and hookedittothesaddlestrap.

"Look

at 'im go!" he exclaimed in admiration as his eyes followed the fleeing stallion hungrily.

The

black raced for the long, gradual ascent of the \alleywall to the west.

Ned

lifted his eyes to the purple-hazed broken rims of the distant Sunset

Range

to the northwest.

"He

always heads for the Sunset country

when

he"s chased."

he said to himself, "and ^it sure looks as if he's headed for it now."

He

dug his heels sharply into the bay's lean, muscular barrel. "Let's get goin", Stockin" Foot!" he said grimly.

"We

got

work

to do, boy!"

The

bay pricked up intelligent ears. Then, with a lunge,heshot forward.

The

hotAugust sunflashed in

woven

patterns oflight and

shadow upon

the glossy jetcoat of the black.

He

had a head and neckthat anartistwould itch to set

down

on canvas. His barrel was big and wide-girthed, and his shoulders tapered gracefully back in symmetrical lines to his muscular withers. His legs were long and lithe and lean, with the speed and the en- durance of the wind and the everlast- inghills.

Ned

watched him with fascination and longina. That he was broke and

that ahorse wrangling job on the out-

fit he was headed for ^to the south would

come

inmighty

handy

were sud- denly forgotten in the quick resolve that burned in Ned's heart and soul.

He

was going to have ^that horse!

Old-time wranglers told him the stallionwasunusuallycunning and had eluded the ropes of

many

riders

who

hadtried to capture him. But knowing this did not deter

Ned

now, even though the black had eluded his rope soeasily at hisfirsttry.

"I got from

now

until I land a job to get that black horse!" he told him- self grimly.

"And

^right now, I ain'tso almighty anxious for a job. I'll see if

I cantire him out, then wrap

my

rope

around him."

Ned

had faith and confidence in the fleetness and endurance of the bay.

Stockin' Foot had once been a wild horse up

Oregon

way. where

Ned

had capturedhim.

The

stallionset the pace.Ned's face was aglow with appreciation ashe saw that thestallionwas setting a vexatious one.

The

black would run forward to a good lead. Then,

when Ned

drew near, he would

pound away

into a hard, fast gallop that quickly gained

him

theadvantageagain,

Ned

thought he

knew

the stallion's purpose.

The

irregularpace was meant

(Conriniiecl on Page44)

The

National

FUTURE FARMER

t.x-^'

Indiana Brothers Make 18B Bushels Per Acre With^nnmnletfi Armour VERTAGREEN Corn Program

Cloyce and

Bill

White farm 1,000 acres of corn- belt country near Switz City, Indiana, and

this

past year fed out 1,000 hogs and 50 head of

cattle.

In their operation are 350 acres of corn, corn that demonstrates what outstanding planning and crop management can produce. Their crop yield was an impressive 189 bushels per acre at

15% moisture. How did they make such an out- standing harvest? One factor

is

the Armour management program they follow. The pro-

gram of

fertilization,

pest control, and services offered to corn farmers by Armour

is

complete, and carefully planned to give maximum grow- ing power and protection. The White brothers proved that

^it

works.

They

start

the season with a

soil test

of each

field.

Then they plow down potash and phos- phate as required by the

test results.

They pre-

f

ARMOUR^

plant from 175 to 200 pounds per acre Armour Anhydrous Ammonia. Next they apply Atra- zine and Dieldrin to control weeds and

insects.

At planting time, they

also

put down 200 to 300 pounds of Armour Vertagreen 6-24-24 per

acre.

The

results

— ¹⁸⁹ bushels per acre — are convinc-

ing: it

pays

to

use a complete, well-planned crop progi-am with Armour Vertagreen!

Yes. Cloyce and

Bill

White are convinced that the best and

safest

way to big crop

profits is to find

a thorough and

etficient

program and

stick

to

it.

You'll be convinced

,too,

when you see the

in-

creased yields you get

with Armour's complete corn program. See

3'our

Armour dealer about

it

soon!

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