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In this age of progressive farming, the English Shepherd is coming into its own. Simms Chapter of Future Farmers of America, with Owen Dorrough as its teacher of Vocational Agriculture and Chapter Advisor has started an English Shepherd Project. This undertaking is believed to be the first of its kind in the F. F. A. world.

After a two-year study to determine the best all-around farm dog, Mr. Dorrough and his Future Farmers chose the black and tan English Shepherd. They now have four of the best-bred ESCOA Registered females as foundation stock for the project. They hope this project will spread through other F. F. A. Chapters to all areas where working farm dogs are needed, -for it costs no more to feed a good dog than a worthless one.

Dogs that will earn their keep are as important to successful farming as well-bred livestock. Yes, more so; because a well-bred and well-trained English Shepherd can do more in handling stock than one man, even on horseback.

Since labor is so high, these fine English Shepherds should be very much in demand as soon as Simms Future Farmers can raise enough to spare to people or other F. F. A. Chapters outside of the community.

When the have had time to raise and train their "Shepherds", they plan a “Working Dog Contest” at which to show the world just what these dogs can be trained to do.

When one F. F. A. Chapter discovers a successful project, other Chapters usually try it, too. It is believed that this English Shepherd Project will spread to all chapters, and also to communities having no F. F. A. chapters, when they learn, as the Simms boys did, that hundreds of worthless dogs in each community can be replaced with dogs that will pay a profit on their keep.

The good thing about these F. F. A. Projects is that the boys who have the dogs are interested in their “Shepherds” and are boys from families who have land and cattle and; therefore, have a need for t e dogs,-in fact they represent the leading people of this section.

If this Simms F.F.A. Chapter keeps going as it has started, it will soon be widely known because every boy wants a dog that will get the cows, pen the sheep, be an all-around hunting dog, a loyal companion, a pet, and a reliable watch dog. That means an English Shepherd.