School: Greenwood H.S. FFA is Winner (Soil Judging - 1977)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Seebandt, Trunkel, Langton

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/21/1977

Greenwood FFA Winner (Soil Judging - 1977)

The Clark County Soil and Water Conservation district sponsored a land judging contest, July 1, held on the Henry Seebandt farm, Rt. 2 Neillsville. Eight FFA teams were represented at the contest.

Greenwood’s FFA chapter finished first in the contest, followed by the teams from Spencer and Abbotsford. Other teams participating were from Loyal, Granton, Colby, Neillsville and Thorp. Top individual went to Dan Trunkel, Greenwood. The Neillsville chapter served as home team. The contest was postponed from June 30 because of wet conditions.

Judge of the judging contest was Soil Scientist John Langton of the Neillsville Soil Conservation Service office. The young people were scored on their ability to judge the soil texture, color, and structure, as well as for decisions they made in regard to land usage. The purpose of the contest was to familiarize the students with the soils of Clark County and to impress on them the importance of wise land use decisions.