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Jethro Tull
Invented the forst horse drawn seed drill! -
Eli Whitley
Whitley invented the Cotton GIn, This invention transformed cotton into useable product by removing the cottonseed from the cotton fiber. -
Charles Newbold
Invented hte first Cast Iron plow. -
Cyrus McCormick
The grain reaper was invented to save labor in cutting wheat, oats, etc. -
Joseph Glidden
Invented hte barbed wire. This invention changed the way livestock was changed dramatically! This invention was also an inspiration for barbed wire tattoos later on! how cool! -
Smith Hughes
This act established finding for agriculture in highschools -
Future Farmers?
Did you know that Virginia was the first state to have a Future Farmers club for boys? This gave boys many new fresh opportunities. -
National!
This was the year that the FFA became a national organization. This organization was lead by teachers with similar farm interests. -
Southerners come on in!
The NFA was formed for black students in the south. -
740...
FFA recieved a federal charter, one of the very few. This was the Public Law 740 -
Well...lets merge!
Who would think that the NFA and the FFA would ever combine as one? Well, they did and created a much larger organization. -
Girl power!
This was the year that girls were allowed into the FFA organization for the first time. You go girls who wanted to be the first girls to be in the FFA! -
Name Change
Name change from Future Farmers of America to National FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry. -
THINKING CAPS!
There are many, many new inventions that were invented in the early 1900's through the 1980's!! -
Conventions rotations
National Convention completes a 7 year run in Indeanapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
