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discuss an organization for agriculture for boys.
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-Established in Kansas City, MO
-First National Convention in Kansas City, Mo
-33 Delegates, 18 states
-Leslie Applegate of New Jersey was
elected to be the first National FFA
President -
Official Colors established
National Blue and Corn Gold
First National chapter contest
launched and sponsored by the Farm
Journal
First Official FFA Manual of the
organization was written -
Written by E.M. Tiffany
First Official Dress uniform was
adopted..
Dark blue shirt
Blue or white pants
Blue cap
Yellow tie
Delegates restrict membership to
boys only
First official FFA Manual was printed
with a grant from the Farm Journal
Press if Philadelphia, PA -
Blue Corduroy jacket is
adopted as Official
Dress -
-New Farmers of
America established
-Organization of
African American
young men
-Active FFA membership
exceeded 100,000
members -
First FFA owned
National headquarters
land purchased -
-Future Farmers of America
Foundation is formed in Washington
D.C.
-138,548 FFA members served in
World War II
-First National FFA Agriculture
Proficiency Awards presented -
-First national FFA Band performance
at National FFA Convention
-FFA Weed established during the
week of George Washington’s B-Day -
-First National FFA
chorus performance
-First National FFA talent
contest at convention
-Record jump in
membership from
238,269 in 1947 to
260,300 -
-President Harry Truman
granted a Federal
Charter to FFA
