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This distinguished panel of judges reviewed the Star Farmer applications.
Star Farmer Judges
THESE 10 nationallx known business
and professional men met recenth
at headquarters of the Future Farmers
of America in Washington. D. C to
review applications and select the 1960
w inner of the FFAs coveted Star Farm-
er of America award. The winner will
be announced at the National FFA Convention
in Kansas City October 12, and
will receive a $1,000 check from the
FFA Foundation. Three other FFA
members will receive Regional Star
Farmer awards of S300 each.
The judges seated, left to right, are
Edward Foss Wilson, assistant secretary,
Health, Education, and Welfare;
Clark W. Davis, general manager of
Du Font's Industrial and Biochemicals
Department; Russell De Young, president
of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.;
Frank W. Jenks, president of International
Harvester Co.; Wheeler McMil-
len, vice president of Farm Journal,
Inc.; and Roderick Turnbull, editor of
The Weekly Star Farmer. Standing:
J. C. Denton, president of Spencer
Chemical Co., Irving Duffy, group vice
president of Ford Motor Co.: Bruce
Lourie, vice president of Deere & Co.;
and Raymond C. Firestone, president of
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Star Farmer is FFA's top award.
Visitors from tlie Pliilippines
SIX members of the Fu-
ture Farmers of the Philippines
are in the United
States on a four-month tour.
They will visit 10 states and
attend the National FFA
Convention. They are in-
terested in learning how the
Future Farmers of America
operates. After returning
home, they plan to use the
information to improve the
FFP organization. Their
visit will also increase the understanding
between both our nations and
organizations.
All six students attend agricultural
high schools in the Philippines. These
schools are designed to prepare students
for proficiency in farming. In addition
to attending classes. Philippine school
students are required to manage at least
one and three-fourth acres of land.
Profits are used to pay for each boy's
school expenses.
Their farming methods differ from
ours. Average farm size is about four
and one-half acres—small by our stand-
ards, but they get the most from their
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members and editor during visit to Magazine.
land. Major crops are rice, corn, copra
(dried cocoanut meat), sugar, and
abaca (for making manila rope).
The FFP has 12,000 members and
was incorporated into the agriculture
schools in 19.'i3. The organization is
steadily growing in membership and
reputation.
After a two-week visit to the Na-
tional FFA headquarters, they started
their tour. They are visiting FFA
groups in Georgia, Kentucky. West 'Virginia,
Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, and Hawaii.
Their trip is sponsored by ICA, U. S.
Office of Education cooperating.
The National FUTURE FARMER