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1917
Smith-Hughes Act - it provided support for vocational agriculture. -
1925
-Virginia Tech Ag Teachers
- Henry Groseclose ( father of the FFA)
-Discussed an organization involving Ag for boys
-Future Farmers of Virginia served as a model for the FFA -
1928
-FFA established in Kansas City, MO
-Leslie Applegate- first National FFA President -
1929
- Official FFA colors established -national blue and corn gold -First Official FFA Manual of the organization written
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1930
-The FFA Creed written by E.M. Tiffany
-First Official Dress was adopted
-Delegates are restricted to members to boys only -
1933
-Blue corduroy jacket was adopted as FFA Official Dress -
1935
-New Farmers of America founded in Tuskegee, AL.
-African American FFA, boys only -
1939
-28.5 acres of land purchased for the first FFA owned National Head Quarters. The land was a part of George Washington's estate -
1944
-138,548 FFA members served in World War 2 -
1952
-First issue of the National Future Farmer was published -
1964
-FFA sells it's one-millionth jacket -
1969
-Women can now be delegates, hold officer positions, and be members
- Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) starts.