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) MINIIMI QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AMERICAN FARMER DF.GREE ,

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CONTAIHED IN SECTION E OF THE F.F.A. CONSTITUTION A.HD

AS INTERPRETED BY THE :NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Advisory Council calls attention to the term "minimum•

and the way in 'Which i t is used in the F.F.A. Constitution. To secure _the .American Farmer Degree a candidate must meet !.2 and every~

ot the min1lllwn qualitication requirements for this degree. High qualificationa in one or more ot the requirements cannot be used to offset or make up tor lees than the Dlinimum qualifications in another requirement.

I. Paragraph l of Section E o! the F.F.A. Constitution in setting

the candidate must "have a record

or

satisfactory participation in the aotivitiea of the local chapter and State association."

A. •satisfactory" participation in the local chapter ia inter- preted to mean that the candidate muat show a list of not ~s

than S , local F.F.A •. chapter progra activities in

wh±cit., : iie

^baa

participated as an active maaber •

B. •SatJ.sfactory* partlcipation in the activities of ~e

State as.OCiation ia interpreted to mean that the candidate must have attended not less than ^~ee 1.F.A. act.ivities ot the State asaociat.1on or·any o! ita reoognised subdivisions above the local Chapter level.

II • .. Paragraph 2 of 5ecti0n B of the F.F.A. Constitution provides that the candidate .must •have· satiaf actorily completed at le~t three ,.ears of instruotion in vocational agriculture (or have completed all

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the vocational agricu1ture _Otfered in the _school attended)."

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A. This statement is interpreted to mean that a boy will be considered as having satisfactorily met this requirement when he has for a period o! three years, or during the time required to take "all the vocat.ional agriculture offe~ed in the school attend- ed,• completed the requirements for a. passin~ grade 1n vocational agriculture including his supervised farming program in the school 1'h1ch he attends. The current year• s superVised farming program of any candidate 'Will not be considered as one of the three years of supervised farming required, since it is not possible 'b)' be

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in the case o! candidates attending schools where less than three years or' vocational agriculture are ^ottered~

A candidate 'Who ^ha.a had only two years or vocational agrieul- ture llU8t show in his applica.tion that the school he attended offered only a ~tal ot

two

19ars

oE

voc•t,1onal

agriculture while he was wnrolled.

B. Paragraph 2 of Section E 9! the F.F.A. Constitution·

&1.80 provides that a candidate .must "have in operatlon an outstanding program.

or

supervised farming,. which .shows comprehensiTe·planning, continuation, growth, and increase in scope. n •Have in operation•

is interpreted to mean that a b07 llU8t have had during the year in which he. is a candidate for

the

American Farmer Degree and

at

the time his applicatlon is submitted, peraonal. responsibility for the manag~nt, actual operation, and ·r1nancing of his "outstanding supervised .fanning program. n

progr• of supervised farming" unless one or more of his pro- duoti ve enterprises, constituting his tanning program, show · at leut two ·79ara ccmtinuation• A candidate• s npervised

fUaing program Will not be considered •outs~and:lng• unlus

·~t.···ahon 111prov.._t. in qualit7 or expcuJ1on₁ or b0t.h1 and·

that he is becomiDg established in a apecitio

We

of tarmtng

or farming ocwpation.

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The latttr part of paragraph 2 of See\ion E ot th• F.F.I...

. Coiiati.\uttion require• that a bo7•s supervised farming P"P'• ..

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ehall be eubetanti&Ucl by "cOJtplete, accurate.; and. neat records."

Thia atatemen'b i• interpreted to mean that a bo7• • su.perv.18ed tand.ng progra lllll

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not. be cauid.ered aa "nbatantiated b7 com.

piete, .

.-curate; and neat records• (l) i t there are more than·

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inatano••

^{ot _}incomplete or contradictory Anancial entri•·•J . (2l-U there are·

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u.thmtloal

er.roiaes

(3) i t the

· tOUl ~ !Dl one or all math ... tioal errora exceecla S per cea.\

of· .the total labor inoomeJ and (4) · :l.t the. records are not 8\lffioient-

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.~ar., legil>le ad orderq ^to be reld eaail.7 and underatandingq.

· III. Parqraph 3

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Section B ot the r.F.A. OonstituUon require•

·. :. , .. -oandida~ tor the . .Aaerioan ParMr Degree -.Pt ^ha-n. eamecl.

b.r

bis om

effort..

^.troll tara:l.ng &ad other agricul.~· itork and·depoeited ⁱⁿ the bank or

othelf~uctivel7

^{invested at least}

$soo.•

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A. This autement is interpreted to mean that a boy will

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not be considered aa having met this financial requirement unless at least two-thirda of the

$,oo,

^{or $333.33}1 required to be

earned .trom his supervised. t8:nling p~gram., was actually earned by ·hiJa durinj . the l!&r• he waa enroll~ .in high. school as a

atudent of vocational qr.i:~ture;.

B. · A ~ will

not

be conai.dered u having $500

•erodUoti

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in"8stecl" UDleae this monq hJiB been used to purchase 11veetAck₁ invested in a growing crop, used to purchase land, agricultural equipment, bu.ildinga·and wppliea, or used ^to pa;r premiwu on

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Ifte~·:,~-o•··:poncie• or to ba1' •tocks and" bOiula~·

· or ... inYeated· :.

in notes and mortgages or savings and. thrift accounte. Miscella- neous expenditures for iruch iteu aa JllUical inatrttunta, bieycl.e•₁ guns, school books, automobiles f.or personal use, radios; traY81., and college or aehool expenses, including fees, will not be con- ad.dered as procluctl.Tel.7. inveeted and should not be listed ill the application.

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^{The latter part}

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paragraph

.3

of' Section I of the F .F ^~A.

'Ooristitution proridee that •in case• where the applicant has

assisted

1n the support

ot

d.epe.nd8nta, the aaount eo expend9d₁

in the.judgment, of the National.

Board

ot Trwrteea, may be conaicler-

,.e;:·aa an investment.• "Support o! dependents'* is in'terpreted

to

· mean

actual. cash or its equiva1ent, which belongs to the candidate, and which hu been given toward the support (food, clothing, shelter, and medical care)₁ relief or com.fort of immediate ·members of the

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IV. Paragraph

4 of

lection E o! the F.F.A. Constitutlon requires that a candidate JIUSt "show outstanding ability 1n leadership ~

cooperation." This statement i• interpreted to mean that a candidate will not be considered ass

A. Showing outatand:lng abil1t7 in leadership --

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1. Unless he has ·parttcipated in and been declared. a first place individual. or team winner 1n eoae local, coant..y, diatr.Lot, area, or State con.test that is

recognised aa a bona !1.de woattonal agriculture contest.·

2. Unleaa be baa (a) held some ccnstituticmal office in the local chapter, or (b) ·served as chairman of one or the committees responsible for a major diviaion or a loca1 chapter's prograa o! 110rk, or (c) been a

delegate to a count7, ^diatric~, area or State convmtion.

3. Unleea he bas bad leaderahip u.perience beyond the level of tbe local chapter.

B. Sb.owing outatand:ln8 abilit7 in cooperation -

1. Unless ha bas acti vel7 participated in at least ~

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group activitie• such as (a) cooperative ^buying and/or s•lling o! agricultural products, (b) conducting F.F.A.

recreation~ ac'livi\iea, (o) cond.uatl.ng educational tours, etc. etc. At least one of these activities muat be of such a nature as to require group financing in cash or 1n kind.

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v. Paragraph S of Section E of the F.F.A.

Cons~itution

require•

that a cand1date

JIU.St

"Be

in

the upper

40

per cent of hie class

in

all school subjects

during

the entire period ot h:ls second.8J7' school

in- struction."

4. •Upper 40 per cent" means the numerical rank (such u lat, 4th, 2.S.th,

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etc.)

and

not. the

quartile st~-

o'i- average

grade ot the individual..

B.

The

110rd "class"

is

interpreted to mean the total

nwaber·

ot

b07B and girls 1n a candidate's high ach0ol class

(axamples Junior or Senior) during the last

year

he

11'88 in

acho0l.

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C, •AU school subjects"

is

interpreted to · mean all

subject. (acadaaio m.d wcational) for llhich the candidate

waa enrolled. tor

credi t.\t