Chenango County 4-H Livestock Project Record

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1 Chenango County 4-H Livestock Project Record My project is: Check all that apply. Beef Dairy Goat Meat Goat Sheep Swine Market Beef Doe Kid Market Kid Market Lamb Market Hog Breeding Heifer Doe Flock Doe Flock Ewe Flock Breeding Gilt Cow-Calf Breeding Buck Breeding Buck Breeding Ram Feeder Pig Name Age Project Year Address Club Club Leader Member Signature Leader or Parent Signature Project Picture Attach 1 or 2 pictures of your project(s). You may attach another sheet of pictures if necessary.

2 Project Record Directions 1. One project record is needed for each species or project area that a 4-H'er is involved in. 2. Try to finish project records as completely as possible. Include as much information as possible about all of the animals you own that are part of your project area. This includes all show, breeding, and market animals. 3. Continuous records should be kept on project animals from one year to the next. These should start Oct. 1 and end Sept. 30 of the current 4-H year. Records for purchased animals should begin when that animal enters your herd. 4. The project ends the day the animal is sold, butchered, or dies. If you lose a project animal, write down the date and an estimated value of the animal. 5. Project records are intended to be a learning tool for 4-H'ers. Learning to keep records and monitoring the financial costs of a project are lifetime skills that 4-H teaches. Recording important dates and activities associated with the project on a yearly calendar can aid the completion of these records. 6. A completed project record must be submitted to the 4-H Office no later than September 15 th of the current 4-H year for County Medal Consideration in each animal area a 4-H member has participated in. Project Plan Complete this section to prepare for the upcoming project year. The animals you plan to have in your project this year are: Number Kind* Where will you get them? *Kind denotes: kids, calves, lambs, does, bucks, steers, gilts, rams, heifers, hogs, boars, or cows. When do you plan to start this project? How much do you expect to spend for feed and animals for this project? (Include all costs, even if mom and dad helped out!) Cost of Animals + Cost of Feed = Total Where will you get the money from to cover the costs of this project? What 3 goals do you have for yourself and this project for the current year?

3 Animal Inventory Include in this section all animals in your herd or flock for the project year. This will include purchased animals, animals born into the herd/flock, animals that leave the herd before the end of the project, etc. Name or # Description Start Value End Value Reason for Change Example: Champion Ewe at 3 Molly Breeding $ $ shows this summer. Ewe

4 Totals Number of Animals Beginning Value End Value Growth Chart Complete the following growth chart for one of your young project animals. My animal Birth date Age (in months) Feed Usage Record how much total feed you estimate your animals ate for each month of the project year in each feed category.

5 Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July August Sept. Dry Hay Baleage Silage Haylage Grain Mineral Milk Other: Income Include in this section all income for your project. This will include selling animals, fair premiums, milk or meat sales, money earned from work related to project (shearing, hoof trimming, etc.). Date Activity Animal Earned Example: 4-H Livestock Market Hog 1-3 $ August 2010 Auction

6 Total $ Expenses Include in this section all expenses for your project. This will include purchased animals, feed, veterinary work, fair entries, equipment, hauling, etc. Date Item Use Cost Example: Vet Work for Fall Vaccinations $35.00 September 1, Flock 2009

7 Profit or Loss? Income - Expenses = Total $ How could you have more positively changed this number? Project Activities List all activities that you participated in that helped you learn more about this project. Include clinics, shows, auctions, breed shows/clubs etc. Date Activity Leadership Role? What you learned Other Activities List other 4-H and/or community activities that you are involved with. These may include 4-H club leadership, community service projects, a job, etc. Date Activity Leadership Role? What you learned

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