4-H Animal Project Worksheet
Name of 4-H’er
Project
Year
Instructions: This worksheet should help you keep records of your 4-H animal project. Please
use a separate worksheet for each kind of project - beef, swine, sheep, etc.
A. My project began with the following animals and/or I purchased them during the year:
Date
Description (include tag #, tattoo, earnotch,
Birthdate or Beginning Cost or
name, etc.)
Cost per Lb. Weight
Value
Total Cost
B. During the year, the following animals died:
Date
ID
Estimated Weight
Estimated Value
Cause of Death
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Record of Expenses
C. My feed record is (include feed grown on family farm):
Date
Purchased
Type of feed (grain mix, hay,
supplement, pasture, silage)
Quantity (Pounds, days, etc.)
Total Cost
Total Feed Cost
D. My other expenses (veterinarian, bedding, insurance, show supplies & fees, interest, etc.)
Date
Item or Expense
Cost
Other Expense Total
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Record of Income
E. During the year I sold the following animals:
Date Sold
Description (tag #, tattoo, earnotch, etc.)
Net Sale (Amount of Check)
Total Value of Animals Sold
F. Listed below are the animals I still own at the end of the project year:
Date
Description (include tag #, earnotch,
tattoo, name, etc.)
Price per
Lb/Head
Estimated
Weight
Total Value of Animals on Hand
G. Other Income (premiums, wool, etc.) I received:
Date
Item
Income
Total Other Income
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Estimated
Total Value
Financial Summary
Expenses
What was the value of your animals at the beginning of your project? (A)
How much did you spend for feed? (C)
How much did you spend on other expenses? (D)
What are your total expenses?
Total
Income
What is the total amount you received from the animals you sold? (E)
What is the total value of the animals you still own? (F)
How much other income was made from your project (G)?
What is the total income or value from your project?
Total
Profit or Loss
Was your project profitable for you? (Subtract Total Expense from
Total Income.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Production Records (Optional)
Total pounds weaned for a breeding animal project?
(Total pounds weaned is the weight of all the animals you weaned this year. Add
numbers in the total pounds weaned column from each of your Breeding Animal
Lifetime Record Sheets.)
Average Daily Gain for a market animal project?
a) Total gain = final weight minus beginning weight
b) The number of days on feed = the number of days between the date of
beginning weight and date of ending weight.
c) ADG - total gain divided by the number of days on feed
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