Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Joe Scatterscrew is a fictitious agriculture teacher. He was a created in the 1950s by the Head of Agricultural Education at Texas A&M University, E. V. Walton. Professor Walton wrote the stories to use in preparing future teachers. The characters Continue reading Joe Writes Santa (12/14/2018)
Assume it is December 7, 1946. You are planning for next year and need to order some FFA supplies. You have developed the following list of items to order. For each item, see if you can identify the supplier! It is Continue reading The Answer is NOT Amazon (12/7/2018)
In the song “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” there is a line that says “He’s making a list and checking it twice.” At this time of year, many folks are making Christmas lists. I often put books on my Continue reading Tom of Peace Valley
This Friday Footnote will be somewhat brief because you have more important things to do after Thanksgiving such as snagging Black Friday deals, eating leftovers and watching football games. But really the most important thing you have to do is Continue reading When an Old Man Gets to Thinking (11/23/2018)
Prior to 1969 about the only way a female could be involved with the FFA was to be a chapter sweetheart. In the early days of the FFA, it was common for a chapter to have an FFA Sweetheart. The Continue reading The FFA Sweetheart (11/16/2018)