AGRICULTURE CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

About 400 students from 28 high schools participated in the annual District Agriculture and FFA contests.

The contests were held March 31 and April 1 at Southeast Missouri State University.

First and second place area winners by category and team were:

Livestock -- Jackson, first; Meadow Heights, second.

Soils -- Kelly, first; East Prairie, second.

Poultry -- Advance, first.

Floriculture -- Cape Girardeau, first.

Agriculture mechanics -- Advance, first; Charleston, second.

Dairy cattle -- Charleston, first; Jackson, second.

Entomology, -- East Prairie, second.

Agricultural sales -- East Prairie, first.

Forestry -- Perryville, second.

Meats -- Jackson, first; Dexter, second.

Nursery-landscape -- Kelly, first; Charleston, second.

Public speaking -- Annie Barker of East Prairie, first; Crystal Rhodes of Woodland, second.

Creed speaking -- Teresa Jones of Oran, first.

Extemporaneous public speaking -- Andy Cook of Jackson, first; Kendric Holder of Advance, second.

FFA knowledge -- East Prairie, first; Kelly, second.

The state agricultural and FFA contests will be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia April 20 and 21.