DEPARTMENT F - NON LIVESTOCK Superintendent: Ashley Spatz General Rules for Animal Science
1. If an 7th grader has registered for Vo-Ag for the coming year as a eight grader, he or she is able to show in FFA.
welding tables, car ramps, etc. 19/20 Metal - large shop equipment: Hoists, engine stands, etc.
21 Wood - small service utility equipment: nail box, pack saddle, etc. 22 Metal - small service utility equipment: branding irons, DEPARTMENT F saddle rack, ladder DIVISION 1-1 - FFA AGRICULTURE MECHANICS 23 Wood/Metal - small service utility equipment: signs 1. Entries will be judged on the basis of workmanship, 24 Metal - box-type projects: tool chest, fuel tanks evidence of sound planning, number and degree of skills 25 Metal - pickup-type conveniences: hitches, bumpers involved, practicality and agricultural usefulness of the 26 Metal/Wood - pickup flatbed entry. 27 Metal - pickup conveniences: grill guards, tail gates 2. All entries must be student’s work and result from the 28 Metal - pickup conveniences: headache racks training program in Agriculture Mechanics. 3. The judges reserve the right to re-enter entries in classes 29 Wood/Metal - equipment utilizing electrical power: drop cord holder, shop light stand in order to make up more judgable groups of entries. 30 Wood/Metal - equipment utilizing power (must contain a 4. Judges shall give greater consideration to an item built entirely by the student rather than a pre-fabricated item. moving part): air compressor, power hacksaw 5. Entries in Class 1 must be mounted on display boards that 31 Wood - small feeding structures: feed boxes and bunks may be any size less than 2 feet by 4 feet. Display boards 32 Wood - large feeding structures: feed bunk & hay feeders may represent several students’ work. Points from these 33 Implement Attachments - small classes will have equal value with other similar classes in 34 Implement Attachments - large judging sweepstakes. Individual items not mounted will not be judged. Boards not meeting the specifications will be 35 Metal - small feeding structures: feed boxes and bunks placed lower than those boards that do. 36 Metal - large feeding structures: feed bunks & hay 6. All entries must be removed from equipment and placed feeders in proper class area to be judged. Example: pickup bumpers 37 Livestock handling equipment - large and stock racks. 38 Livestock handling equipment - small 7. All projects not of quality will not be judged. This will be 39 Plasma cut (hand) large left to the discretion of the Agriculture Mechanics Committee. The items must be removed from the display 40 Plasma cut (hand) small area. 41 Wood/Metal - small feeding structures: feed boxes and 8. Any entries in the Agriculture Mechanics Class that are bunks found to have been shown in previous years will disqualify 42 Wood/Metal - large feeding structures: feed bunks & hay that chapter, for all premiums, for the current year, in the Agriculture Mechanics show. The Agriculture Mechanics feeders Committee shall have the responsibility for making this 43 Metal - stock racks decision.. 44 Wood - stock racks Premiums: Blue, $5; Red, $4; White, $2; (Danish) 45 Wood/Metal - stock racks 46 Wood - any other structure used in productive farm or ranch enterprises: Crates and tables CLASS: 47 Wood/Metal - any other structure used in productive farm 01 Display of Posters showing phases of agriculture safety or ranch enterprises: trimming chute, head gate, A.I. chute mounted on display board. DEPARTMENT F 02 Exhibit of reconditioned tools for home use, mounted on DIVISION 1-2 - FFA AGRICULTURE MECHANICS one display board. Premiums: Blue, $5; Red, $4; White, $2; (Danish) 03 Skill Board - Arc welding, minimum of 4 different skills CLASS: 04 Skill Board - Mig welding, minimum of 4 different skills 48 Metal - any power driven equipment: wood splitter, 05 Skill Board - Oxygen-Acetylene welding, minimum of 4 tractor blade, dump box different skills. 49 Metal - gates 06 Skill Board - Electricity, minimum of 4 different skills. 50 Metal - portable panels: minimum of 3 panels 07 Skill Board - any 4 skills. Example: forage, rope, 51 Plasma cut (computer) large mechanical drawing, etc. 52 Plasma cut (computer) small 08 Wood construction - projects for use in home: cutting 53 Metal - fencing equipment: post driver, tamping bars, boards, cabinets, tables post pullers 09 Wood - Cabinet and box type projects: show box, feed 54 Metal - recreational equipment: barbecue, fireplace set, storage boxes, etc. hunting stoves, roping dummies 10 Wood - items used in farm/ranch stead: sawhorse, saddle 55 Small platform and utility trailers rack, gun rack, etc. 56 Large platform and utility trailers 11 Wood - farm/ranch stead conveniences: picnic tables, 57 One and two horse trailers benches, lawn chairs, etc. 58 Four - horse or larger tandem or triple tandem axle 12 Metal - small hand tools livestock trailers 13 Metal - handcrafted hardware 59 Gooseneck - livestock trailers 14 Wood/Metal - farm/ranchstead conveniences; picnic 60 Gooseneck - flatbed trailers tables, benches, lawn chairs, etc. 15/16 Metal - small shop equipment: light stands, racks, bolt bins 17/18 Metal - medium shop equipment: acetylene cart, 2. FFA members are allowed to exhibit at County Fair two fairs after graduation.
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