The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-10-05
FLA Will Exhibit Al
Mississippi State Fair

Future Farmers of America
under the supervision Of the
staff of the Vocational Division
of the State Department of Edu-
cation and the vocational agri-
culture teachers of the State are
planning full participation in
The 1861 Mississippi State Fair.
The exhibits in the agricul-
tural building will depict the
work of the Future Farmers in
the high schools of the State OF
Mississippi. A section has been
set aside to s,h 0 beef cattle
handling equipment. This will
consist of a cattle stock, a cattle
table, head gate, back rubber,
sprayer and other miscellaneous
items of handling equipment.
With the beef cattle industry
having gained the Importance
that it has in Mississippi during
the last few years, cattle hand
Ang equipment is very neces-
sary. This exhibit will show
farmers and farm boys some of
the necessary equipment and
plans for making this equipment
at home or in. the school farm
shop.
-Four FLA chapters have been
selected for general farm booths.
These four booths will display
the work of the respective voca-
tlonal agriculture department
and FLA chapter and an at
tempt will be made to show the
fair goers' something about
the program of agricultural edu-
cation and FLA.
The Agricola Chapter in
George County, under the super
vision of R. I. Ishee, Vocational
Agriculture Teacher, will repre-
sent the South Mississippi Dis
ir1ct.
Their exhibit will have the
general theme "The Future of
Farming" 1t will indicate the
need for farming at the present
time and the expanded need for
the future. With the increase in
population and the increased de-
mand for food and fiber this
should make an interesting and
educational exhibit for those
people who attend the State
Fair.
The Union Chapter in New
ton County under the. supervi-
sion of Carl E. Beeman, Voca-
tional Agriculture Teacher, will
represent the East Mississippi
District. Their approach will be
to show how an individual FLA
member is carrying out a farm
ing program as a result of in
tensive education in agriculture.
A young FLA boy, Reber Rivers,
has been selected TO show what
he has done as a result of vo-
cational agriculture.
His farming program which
will be depicted is 40 acres of
corn, seven acres of cotton, Is
beef cattle, feeding out 200 head
of hogs annually and farm fores-
try. This will show the thou
sands of farm youths who visit
the fair how one young man
has become established in farm
ing and is making a sizeable in
come while still enrolled in high
school.
The North Mississippi District
will be represented by Larry
Mitchell of Kossuth FLA Chap
ter in Alcorn County under the
supervision of M. D. Graham,
Vocational Agriculture Teacher.
Larry was the District Star Far
mer for the North Mississippi
Area. He will show his FLA
program which will consist of an
actual farm program in which
he produces various crops and
livestock enterprises. One of the
big features of his EXHIBIT will
show his activities - coopera-
ton, leadership, recreational and
various other activities of COM
munity, school and church life.
The West Mississippi District
will be represented by Troy ".
Mature, Jr. of the Utica FLA
Chapter in Kinds County under
the supervision of c. F. Fugitt.
Vocational Agriculture Teacher.
Troy Jr. was District Star Far
mer and State Star Farmer. His
exhibit viii depict his many and
varied activities as a Future
Farmer. 1t will include his live
stock program of which he has
been outstanding and has won
many honors; his leadership
activities; his cooperative acti-
vities, his scholastic record and
many other activities in which
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