The organization whose emblem originally featured a boll of cotton instead of an ear of corn is which?

• A. NFA
• B. FFA
• C. 4-H
• D. Grange

Answer: (A)

The key idea is emblem history of the Future Farmers of America. The organization’s emblem was designed to reflect agriculture across the entire country. It originally featured a cotton boll, representing one of the major crops in many southern states. As FFA grew to include members from all regions and crops, the cotton image was replaced with an ear of corn in the emblem. The corn ear stands for unity and the common agricultural foundation shared by members in every state, which is why the current emblem centers on corn. So, this question points to the Future Farmers of America as the group whose emblem originally used a cotton boll before switching to an ear of corn.