4-H Dairy Beef Steer Project Book

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Crawford County 4-H Dairy Beef Steer

Project Record Book

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4-Her’s photo.

Name

Address

City, State, Zip Code

Club County

4-H Age (age as of January 1 st of current year) Birth date

Years in 4-H

4-H Leader

Years with dairy beef project

4-H Offices Held: ___________________________________________________________

2/13/2013

Objective of 4-H Dairy Beef Steer Project Record Book

 You will learn key lessons on how to keep an effective record book.

 You will understand what is involved in caring for and raising a dairy beef steer animal.

Instructions for Keeping Your Record Book

 Keep entries neat and up to date.

 Books must be done covering January 1 st – September 15 th (or date of purchase of calf).

 Scrapbooking of the book is not allowed. Two pages may be used for photos of the current year. An optional picture(s) of the 4-H’er with each of his/her project animal may be displayed with the project animal information sheet.

 Understand what each section is asking for before you begin to record information.

 If you are having problems, you may consult other members of the club, your club leader or your parents, but all work must be completed by you, not someone else.

This is your book for you to learn.

 You will be required to keep separate information for each animal that you have tagged.

 Your project book must be turned in at weigh-in to be checked and then will be returned to you to be completed and turned in by September 15 th to your leader before you will receive your check. Your book should be in a 3-ring binder.

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Project Animal Information

This is a record of the animals that you will be using as your project animals. You may tag two animals, but only show one at the Fair.

Name of Animal _____________

Breed Date of Birth _____

Ear Tag Number

Date Acquired

Purchase Price __________________________________

Date Sold at Fair ________________________________

Sale Price ______________________________________

Name of Animal _____________

Breed Date of Birth _____

Ear Tag Number

Date Acquired

Purchase Price___________________________________

Date Sold at Fair ________________________________

Sale Price ______________________________________

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Weight Record

Here you will record the growth of each of your project animals. Use a separate Weight

Record for each animal.

Animal Name:

Birth Date:

Weight at Birth or Purchase:______________________________

Month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

Day

Weight at Weigh In at Fair: _____________________

Days between first and last weighing: _________________________

Total pounds gained: ___________________

Weight

Average daily gain (lb. per day) (Divide total pounds gained by days between weighings): _________________________

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Project Year: _______________

Health/Expense Record

It is important to keep a list of visits and procedures performed by the veterinarian or other personnel on your project animals. If more than one animal is treated on a day, list all of the animal’s names and only list the cost once. (i.e. Sam/Liam – 5/6/13 – Hoof Trimmer -

$30.00). Include in this record: vaccinations, health papers, deworming, castrating, horn removal, vet visit, hoof trimming, show entry fees, purchasing show supplies, etc.)

Animal Name(s) Date What was done or paid for Cost

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Total

Year: _______________

Animal Name: __________________________________

Feed Record

Month Days Fed

Jan

Milk

Expense

Grain

Expense

Forage

Expense

Bedding

Expense

Total Expenses

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Project Year: _______________

My Dairy Project Story

This should be an account of your current project year. Be sure to include the activities you were a part of, the awards and recognition you received, and your achievements from the year. Please feel free to add sheets of paper as needed.

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Project Plans

Complete this section at the beginning of the project year.

1.

How many and what kinds and breeds of animals will you care for?

2.

What will you do to take care of your animals? ( Example: I’ll feed and water my animals each day.)

3.

What do you want to learn and accomplish? ( Example: I want to learn how to raise dairy beef.)

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Project experiences and accomplishments

Where did you keep your animals?

What did you do to take care of your animals each day?

How much and what did you feed your animals?

What did you do to keep your animals and equipment clean?

What did you do to keep your animals healthy?

What did you do to groom and train your animals?

What was the one skill you learned or improved?

What other interesting or important things happened to you or your animals.

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Project Year: _______________

Record of Shows and Fairs

Name of Animal Date Name of Show/Fair

Placing

&

Ribbon

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4-H Activities

This should be a list of all the activities you participated in this project year with 4-H. It can include all the meetings you attended, special workshops that were held, field trips, or any other type of activity that you feel has helped you develop throughout the year.

Name of Activity

Date &

Location

What I Did

Club/County/State/

National Level

Recognition/

Award Earned

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Dairy Leader’s Comments

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