Houston County 4-H LARGE Animal Record

- Members in all grades should complete one record per EACH project enrolled in of Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, Llama, Sheep, and Swine

Project: ______Years in Project: ______

Name: ______

Club ______Grade: ______

! Goal-Setting

** The project goals you set should be more than “I want to have fun, get a blue ribbon, and learn new things.” Effective project goals are ones that are measurable, obtainable, and controllable. **

A measurable* goal I set for myself in this project is ______

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* A measurable goal is one that you can easily tell if you achieved it or not. This kind of goal often contains numbers. (Examples – I want to spend half an hour leading my feeder calf each day; I want to learn how to treat 3 diseases in sheep.)

Did you or did you not achieve your measurable goal? How can you tell?

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An obtainable* goal I set for myself in this project is ______

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* An obtainable goal is one that challenges you, but is not impossible to reach. (Examples – I want to market and sell my pigs to ten people. I want to learn about five different biosecurity practices to keep my goats safe at the fair.)

Did you or did you not achieve your obtainable goal? How can you tell?

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A controllable* goal I set for myself in this project is ______

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* A controllable goal is one that depends on your own actions and the steps you have taken to reaching that goal. (Examples – I want to body clip all of my dairy animals without help; I want to spend an hour each day grooming my horse.)

Did you or did you not achieve your controllable goal? How can you tell?

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! 4-H Project Experiences

Month / What I Did – Report specific experiences related to this project. Include project meetings, field trips, demonstrations given, community service, exhibits, talking to local clubs, and helping other youth.

* Add additional pages if necessary

! 4-H Animal inventory and show record

Include all animals you identified on your affidavit, whether you exhibited them or not. Use additional sheets if necessary.

Animal's Name or ID # / Breed / Date born
or purchased / Value at start of record / Value at close of record or when sold / Ribbon
placing if shown / Special awards and level you received it (County or State)
* Add additional pages if necessary / Totals / $ / $

Item 1 Item 2

Expenses

Feed Record
Show the total fed to your animals for the project year /

Amount

/ Value / Other Project Expenses
Cost of supplies, bedding, vet., grooming equipment, etc. / Cost
HAY
SILAGE
GRAIN
PASTURE
MINERALS
OTHER
$ / $
* Add additional pages if necessary / Total / $ / Total / $

Item 2 Item 3

Income Section A - Dairy Products (if relevant)

Animal's Name or ID Number / Date Production Record Closed / Total Lbs Milk /

Total Lbs Fat

/ Total Lbs Protein / Total Income
* Add additional pages if necessary / Totals / $

Item 4a

Income Section B - Livestock/Products Sold (if relevant)

Date / Animal/ Products Sold / Sale Weight / Selling Price / Income-
Market Price / Income- Above Market Price / Other Income Services/ Exhibiting
Totals / $ / $ / $

Financial Summary

Total Value at Close of Record or When Sold
(Item 1b or 4b) / $______
Other Income (Item 4a) / $______
Total Final Worth Item 1b or 4b + Item 4a) / $______
Total Value at Start of Record (Item 1a) / $______
Feed Costs (Item 2) / $ ______
Other Expenses (Item 3) / $______
Total Investment (Item 1a + Item 2 + Item 3) / $ ______
Net Profit or Loss From Project / ( + or - ) / $______

! REFLECTING

I gained the following life-skills by doing this project (Choose all that apply):

HEAD ______Decision Making ______Critical Thinking ______Problem Solving

HEART ______Social Skills ______Building Relationships ______Cooperation

______Conflict Resolution ______Accepting Differences ______Communication

HANDS ______Leadership ______Teamwork ______Self-Motivation

HEALTH ______Self-Esteem ______Self-Responsibility ______Healthy Choices

______Stress Management ______Personal Safety ______Self-Discipline

I gained these skills through my project work because . . .

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What I like best about working on my project is . . .

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Some things that didn’t go as planned were . . .

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This is what I did to fix the problem . . .

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The goals I want to focus on next year that build on my goals from this past year are . . .

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Date Record Completed ______

Member Signature ____

Parent Signature ____

Revised 4/06 Records Committee