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April-May,

1980 Volume 28 Number 4

ISSN 0027-9315

A Word With The Editor

CENSUS^

Agricultureandrural

America

haveavitalinterest in the1980Census^.Everyone must be countedtoassure

fair political representation and full funding forgovernment

^fltt^2ir^

programs.

FFA members

and vocational agriculture instrue-

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torscanhelpgetthisjob done.

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aboutthe

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than 100federalprograms

now

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inlocatingschools,providingtransportationfacilitiesand public utilitiesfor theirresidents, and solving

many

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The new

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of Representatives.Atthestate level,changesinpopulationaffectthe redistrictingofthe legislature. Allofthis

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In This Issue

Something New 42

In

Every Issue

From

the

Mailbag

8

Looking Ahead

¹

1

FFA News

in Brief 12

Chapter Scoop 38

FFA

in Action

46

Joke Page 52

April-May,1980

How

to

Conserve Energy

15

Three

of

a Kind

16

Goodwill

Tour 19

Lab

is the

Farm 20

A Tender

of

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Moore

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Walking

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Commitment

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Lead 37

The Cover

Working

high aboveaclient'sfarm,

Mark Wint

tightensboltsasafinish- ingtouchtoasilorepairjob.Mark'smasteryofhistradehelped

him win

FFA'shighesthonors inthe proficiency areas ofagriculturalmechanics

and

electrification. (See story

Page

22.)

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The

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feedgrains, wheat and soybeansthan anyother country.

SYNCHRONIZING ESTRUS

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— ^new

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down

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costsduring 1980couldresultin a20 percent decline ofnetincome. . . .

U.S. farmproductivityhas increased 25percentoverthe pasttwodecades,a result of sharp gainsinoutputfrom nearly the

same

levelofinputs.

THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE

meatproducerand consumerof red meatshasonly11 percent oftheworld's cattle, 15 percentoftheworld'shogs andless than 2percentoftheworld's sheep. Nevertheless, redmeatoutput fromthe U.S. in 1979 accountedfor22 percentofthetotalworld outputand24 percent ofworld consumption. U.S. red meatoutputlast yeartallied

more

than 50percentabovethatoftheSovietUn- ion,whichranks secondinredmeat production.

THE MARKET OUTLOOK

forU.S.

feedgrainslooks aboutasstrong asbe- fore thecutoffof exportstothe Soviet Union,reportsthe

USDA.

Average farmprices forfeedgrains areexpected tobehigherthisyear thanlast,with bushelpricesupto$2.45 forcorn,

$2.35^forsorghum,$2.35 forbarley and$1.40foroats.

PEANUT BUTTER PIES,

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Clemson

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The

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POTATO SEED may someday

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some

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The

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same

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would

re- quirelessthan halfa

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Thefirst solargrain dryerbuiltwith

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ENERGY ACTION:

How ^{You Can}

Conserve Energy At Home

The

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way

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way

to conserveenergy is touse

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sense.

Ifyourfamily's

home

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ways

you can helpkeep yourbills

down

^withoutlos-

ingany of^thecoolingbenefits.

Efficiency. Air conditioners vary considerablyinefficiencyand,hence, inthe

amount

ofenergyused.

Don

^{'ttry to}coolthe greatoutdoors

.

When

air conditioners are on, keep

windows

closed. If you have storm windows, leave

them

closed while yourairconditionerisrunning.

Blinds.

Keep

thehotsunout.

Draw

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Air. Take advantage of cooler air.

When

the outside temperature drops below the temperature inside your 'home

—

^{as in}theevening

—

^{open your}

windows

toletthe insideheatescape.

Attics

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roofs. Attics must be ventilated to relieve heat buildup causedbythe sun.

Cleaning.

Keep

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filters will run up yourcoolingcosts byrestrictingairflow.

Internal heat. Don't add extra heat. Cut

down

on heat-producing uses inside the

home,

suchas unnec- essary cooking, ironing, lights, tele- visionsets,andradios that areonbut notbeing used or watched.

Cooling. Don't overcool.

A

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mean

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youroperatingcosts.

Temperature.Ifyouareaworking familyor plantobe

away

allday,raise thethermostatsettingon youraircon- ditioner by five degrees

when

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when

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when

you go to

work

will cause an unduly long cool-downperiod in the evening.

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—

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Thesesuggestionsshould helpyour family enjoy the summer.

(From

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