The ag teacher I had was smart, and retired when the school wanted to put up a new gym. They knew that if they canceled the ag program right when they wanted money for more gym than they really needed, that the voters (mostly farmers) would never give them the money. 

We now have a fantastic young ag teacher, and enrollment in the ag program and FFA are higher than they have been in years. The kids have been winning competitions on the State level, so I doubt that our ag program will be cut for some time to come. I've been meaning to talk to them about restoring an Oliver of some kind in the near future.....