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Your investment can insure

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the

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Hundred

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"The

chapterwill loan

money

toany studenttoget started,and no interestis

charged," explains Wilkens.

'The

stu- dents don't sign

any

kind of formal agreement, but

we

do expect goodrec- ords.

The

studentpaysforfacilitiessuch asguardrails, properlighting and heat- ing. If

we

determine the facilities are proper

—

^{dry, clean and} sanitary

—

thechapter furnishes a

minimum

of

two

andnot

more

than fouranimalsof breed- ingage bred toachapterboar.

The

stu- dents offerpigs fromtheeventual litter tootherchapter

members

intheformof a"pay-back"for the original

two

tofour hogs loaned. All profits, from showing and selling market hogs not picked by chaptermembers,areturned overtothe studentforoperatingcapital."

Philip Milliken, a

Hundred FFA member

from

Knob

Fork, "didn't

know

anything" about raising hogs

when

he entered the chapter swine ring. Philip

now owns

a two-stall farrowing barn and

two

productive sows.

He

grindsand mixes his

own

feed and plans soon to doublethesizeofhis project.

"I've had nine-pig litters weighing from 4.25 to 5.25pounds each fromthe

Duroc

and

Hampshire

sows," says Philip. "LastyearIsoldallthepigsback tochapter

members

for$60each. Halfof the

good

bacon

and ham

pigs

were

bought andfedoutby

FFA

members."

Bacon

and

ham

pigs

—

suchan animal

iseasilyspottedby

many West

Virginia

FFA members. Ham, bacon and

egg shows are state-wide events anxiously awaited by

FFA members who

have tendedtheirhogsfrom hooftoham.

The

shows provide a valuable education to the members, incentive to take an ani- mal throughfeedingtoprocessing.

In 1975, atthe Charleston, West Vir- ginia, stateshow, a

Hundred FFA mem-

ber sold his grand

champion ham

for

$11,977, a worldrecord.

"The

boy took the

money

and paid for college educa- Charles Miller stokes the fire that

smokes

the chapter'smeats.

62

Hoping

to

expand

hisproject, Philip Mil- likensizesupavailableland.

tion toward a degree in forestry," says Virgil.

"We've sold approximately $160,000 worthofmeatoverthe past 12 years,"he adds, "andthemoney's gonetothe stu- dents.Thisyear, studentsreceivedupto

$48 per

pound

^for

hams

and $51 per

pound

forbaconsatthecounty

show

and

sale.

We

werefortunate;

we

hadall the championsineachclassthis year.

Of

the

$9,000 paid at the sale, our

members

took $6,500. Three to four percent of that is taken forprizes and judging ex- penses butthestudentsget therest."

Most

ofthe meats are purchased by businessesandleadingcitizens.

Some

of the

more

affordable meats, though, are purchased by individuals

who

simply lovethetasteof a country-curedsliceof meat.

The

curing processisveryimpor- tant to the overall quality of meats on show. Charles Miller, a

member

with curing facilities on his farm, cures all themeatfor hisfellowchaptermembers.

"We

use sassafrasand hickory

wood

to

smoke

themeat," says Charles, "after it'scured with amixtureof

brown

sugar, saltpeterandsalt.

The

meatsare

smoked

in asmallshedforaboutthreedaysafter curing. Color ofthe meat is controlled by using varying amounts of

wood

—

dark meat indicates hickory

smoke

and

lightindicates sassafras."

Over

250

hams

and bacons eachyear are processed from animals raised by

Hundred

chapter

members. The two

chapter greenhouses, impressive facili- tiesfullofhangingplants, gardenvege- tables and flowers, are used as carcass processing

rooms

until aplanned meats lab is constructed by the chapter

mem-

bers. AdvisorWilkens says hisstudents will soon have opportunity to

work

in the entire cycle of the meat industry, from raisingtheanimaltoprocessing.

Opportunitytolearnbydoing,aspirit ofwinningtraditionandaconcernedad- visor: just three of the reasons forthis chapter's

mighty

accomplishments.

Ninety-eight percent of Hundred's stu- dent

body

can't be

wrong — FFA

^has

somethingforeveryone.

TheNationalFLTUREF.4RMER

White-tail Buck

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tion forthe rutormating season.

When

youfind these rubs,you

know

abuckhas beenin the area.

Bucks in search ofdoes leave calling cards for their prospective mates.

The

buck ^will

paw

theground until an area ofoneto

two

feetindiameteriscleaned.

All the leavesandgrass are

removed

un-

tilthe earthisbare.

The

buck leaves his scent inthe scrape in an attemptto at- tracta doe.

A

passingdoewillbe

drawn

to the scrape and wait nearby until the buckreturns. Ifthefemaletiresofwait- ing, she leaves her scent in the scrape and ambles off.

When

the buck returns to freshen his scrape, he picks up the doe's scentandbeginsto trail her. Dur- ing the height ofthe rut, the buck will checkhisscrapes several timesa day.

Locatingthe buck'scalling cardis no easy task.

When

you begin looking for scrapes, head for thick cover that of- fers the secretive and

wary

bucks their protection.

While

you

may

find

some

scrapesintheopenandalongtheedgeof cover, suchlocations are

more

oftenthe exception thantherule.

Once

you haveselectedastand within

sightofthe scrape,plantoarriveatyour station of

ambush

well beforedaylight.

At dawn, does will

move

toward their bedding areas and the buck

may

^travel

with them. If your stand is located at

groundlevel, becertainyou have some- thing to lean against. In addition to being

more

comfortable, atreewillhelp break your outline. Clear

away

the leaves from underfoot and remove any obstruction to swinging your firearm.

Getintoarelaxedpositionandstayalert.

Deerare called thegray ghosts ofthe forestforgoodreason.

Many

times deer

seem

toappearfromoutofnowhere and your buck

may

do the same. Too

many

huntersexpecttosee theirtrophystand- ing broadside as if it were posing for a photograph.Rarelyisabuckever caught in such a position.

The

best

method

of sighting deeris to look forparts ofthe animal.

Most

forest shapes are vertical.

A

horizontal form could bea fallen tree oritmightbethebackorbellyofa deer.

Deerareconstantlyflicking their ears so beonthelookoutforthese subtle

move-

ments.Sunshineon anantler tinecanat- tract your gazeifyou are attentive.

The

keyisnottomerelyscanthe territorybut instead give the cover a penetrating look.

As

youstudythe terrainkeepyour head

movements

slow and deliberate.

Do

so and you can put venison on the table.

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Threeelderly

women

werediscussing theirlives.

One

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said, "/havethis problem. Sometimes

when

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remember

whetherI'm

takingsomethingoutor puttingitin!'

"That'snothing!' said another. "Ifind myself standingatthestairswonderingif I'mgoingupor_{if I've}just

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Bobbie

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Cooley Bowen, Illinois

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"We're notlost . . .all wehavetodo is

followthis trailof^litterbackto civilization. .

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Q:

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do yougetaone-armed

moron

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A: You waveto him.

Lloyd Wilkerson SpringValley, California Sign in school cafeteria: "Shoes are requiredtoeatin cafeteria!'

Someone

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Kathy

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Clements, Minnesota Ed:

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Fred: "Certainly."

Ed: "Great!

May

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Steve Claburn Corinth, Mississippi

A man

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cigarettes for20years,butfearfulofpossiblecon- sequences to his health, he

would

take onlyone puff, throwthe cigarette

down

andsteponit.

And

what do youthinkhe has today?Canceroftheshoe!

Don

Lindal Winnipeg, Manitoba,

Canada

64

Betty: "Ididn't

know

youwereon the footballteam.

What do

youdo?"

Henry: "I'man aerialist."

Betty: "Anaerialist?"

Henry: "Yes, Ikeepfootballsblownup."

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Modesto, California

A

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answered, "That's for catching cows."

"How

interesting," said the green- hand, "what do you use for bait?"

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Bloomfield, Indiana

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Liberty, Kentucky

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Maryland The

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Charlie, the Greenhand

"Charlie, Ithinkyou'regoingtofindthe

FFA

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from

theRepublican

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Democratic ones you

saw

on TV."

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