Middletown FFA Chapter Reports Totals Through 1936
Middletown Chapter details a six year record from 1930 to 1936 with project income of 13268.17 dollars and net profit of 9384.36 dollars. They averaged 3.33 projects daily per year and 339.9 self hours per day, with 13 members over six years and 5.84 supplementary farm jobs per member. They managed 40 percent crop acres, 287 animals, and 3372 fowls. Past presidents listed from 1930 to 1936 include Ashby Brumback Ralph Judy Staige Brumback Rolfe Derflinger John Fred Larrick and Herbert Manuel. Medals and degree team honors are noted along with radio broadcasting achievements by a quartet. Officers for 1937-38 are listed as not yet elected with current leaders named.
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Middletown
Ashby Brumback
Ralph Judy
Staige Brumback
Rolfe Derflinger
John Fred Larrick
Herbert Manuel
Virginia
Ross Lillard
Stephens City
Shines
Blacksburg
Northern Virginia
Tilden Stickley
Godfrey Shanholtz
R. A. Wall
Northern Triangle Federation
Paul Everly
Randolph Larrick
Norman Brill
Charles Hammock
Glascock Leads Boyce Chapter Formed In 28
H M Davis, agricultural instructor at Boyce High School, recounts the Boyce Chapter founded in 1919 with the Future Farmers of America joining in 1928. Officers in 1936 37 included Billy Glascock president James Biggs VP and others.
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Glascock
Boyce
Boyce Agricultural Department
Future Farmers of America
Billy Glascock
James Biggs
Woodrow Larrick
Barton Cook
Orie Royston
H. M. Davis
West Virginia
Vocational Agriculture Program Emphasizes Learning by Doing
The program blends classroom learning with field work in poultry and animal care. Students run meetings, set yearly objectives, and participate in committees, contests, and social activities. They attend camps and rallies, and compete in several judging and project contests, aiming to become better citizens. Prices for capons stayed stable despite overall poultry price pressures in 1936 with higher New York wholesale values than roasting chickens.
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Blacksburg
Northern Triangle Federation
Shenandoah County Federation
New York
Vo-Ag Classes Enable Practice Of The Theories
Vocational Agriculture classes provide practical application of agricultural theory. The article features Jack McA Boy detailing why students pursue Vo-Ag and how interest drives academic success. It emphasizes that liking the subject improves grades and engagement.
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Eldon Brumback
Morris Boyer
Robert Montgomery
Ralph Wakeman
Robert Brumback
Cecil
Boyce High School
Jack McAboy
UP Internationals
E. Earl Shade N
Loudoun St
Winchester
C.penney Company, Inc
Vicinity
Pilot Life Insurance CO
N. Loudoun St
R. G. Hengeveld
Gen. Agt