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Invented the forst horse drawn seed drill!
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Whitley invented the Cotton GIn, This invention transformed cotton into useable product by removing the cottonseed from the cotton fiber.
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Invented hte first Cast Iron plow.
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The grain reaper was invented to save labor in cutting wheat, oats, etc.
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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!
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This act established finding for agriculture in highschools
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Did you know that Virginia was the first state to have a Future Farmers club for boys? This gave boys many new fresh opportunities.
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This was the year that the FFA became a national organization. This organization was lead by teachers with similar farm interests.
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The NFA was formed for black students in the south.
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FFA recieved a federal charter, one of the very few. This was the Public Law 740
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Who would think that the NFA and the FFA would ever combine as one? Well, they did and created a much larger organization.
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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!
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Name change from Future Farmers of America to National FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.
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There are many, many new inventions that were invented in the early 1900's through the 1980's!!
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National Convention completes a 7 year run in Indeanapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
