The document summarizes the history and growth of the Future Farmers of America organization. It details how the Smith-Hughes Act provided funding for vocational agriculture courses in 1917. FFA was established in 1928 with 33 members and grew to over 100,000 members by 1935, though girls were not allowed to join until 1969. Currently there are over 540,000 FFA members and around 55,000 attend the annual national convention each year.