Klickitat County 4-H

KLICKITAT COUNTY 4-H MARKET LIVESTOCK RECORD

Name: ______

Project: ______Years in this project: ______

PROJECT COMMITMENT This is what I hope to do and learn this year:

Important things that I learned this year: (At the end of the project year, summarize what you did or learned)

Ways that I shared what I learned this year: (How you taught others or shared what you learned)

Read and Reviewed:

Leader:______

Parent:______

PROJECT PHOTOS

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 1 of 7 4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 2 of 7 WEIGHT RECORD Days since Animal Date Weight Gain Gain/Day last weigh

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 3 of 7 PROJECT JOURNAL FOR THE MONTH OF______,______

Explain any changes this month. Why did you make changes? ______What did you do with your animal this month? Training, shows, weighing, etc. ______

Time Spent LIST MONTHLY EXPENSES (Feed, supplies, entry fees, etc.) Days Time in the $ month Spent $ 1-7 $ $ 8-14 $ $ 15-21 $ $ 22-28 Total Expenses: $ MONTHLY INCOME 29-31 $ Total $ Hours Total Income: $

MONTHLY FEED QUANTITY Animal 1 Animal 2 Days in Days in Hay (lbs) Feed / Grain (lbs) Hay (lbs) Feed / Grain (lbs) the month the month 1-7 1-7

8-14 8-14

15-21 15-21

22-28 22-28

29-31 29-31

Totals Totals You will need one copy of this page for every month that you have your project.

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 4 of 7 EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

This is to track your MAJOR equipment. Fill in Column A at the start of the project year. If you make any major purchase during this year that will have an ending value, add it to Column B. Do not add it to your monthly expense list. Fill in Column C at the close of year. Describe item Column A: Column B: Column C: (Fitting Stalls, Clippers, Feeders, Value at Start Major Value at Close Waterers, Troughs, Blowers, Etc) of Project Year Purchases of Project Made During Year Project Year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ TOTAL VALUES: (Total Column A + Total Column B) – (Total Column C)= $ TOTAL INVENTORY EXPENSE:

PROJECT SUMMARY

TOTAL TIME SPENT ON PROJECTS: TOTAL POUNDS OF HAY FED TO PROJECTS: TOTAL POUNDS OF GRAIN FED TO PROJECTS: TOTAL INCOME: $ (totaled from monthly pages) TOTAL INVENTORY EXPENSE: (see column “C” above) $ Animal 2: TOTAL MONTHLY $ EXPENSES: TOTAL POUNDS OF (totaled from monthly pages) HAY FED: COST OF ANIMAL 1: $

TOTAL POUNDS OF COST OF ANIMAL 2: $ GRAIN FED: $ NET PROFIT OR LOSS:

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 5 of 7 ESSAY QUESTIONS

JUNIOR LEVEL QUESTIONS (to be completed by ALL 4-Hers)

How did you select your project animal (what were you looking for)? ______

What breed is your animal? What are the major characteristics of that breed? ______

Describe how you housed your project animal. ______

How did you decide what and how much to feed your project animal? ______

What were the biggest challenges with your project? How did you overcome them? ______

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL QUESTIONS (to be completed by all Intermediates and Seniors)

How did you know your animal was going to make weight and/or be finished? ______

Why are record books, educational posters/presentations, herdsmanship, etc. important for your project? ______

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 6 of 7 SENIOR LEVEL QUESTIONS (to be completed by all Seniors)

What would you change about your project? ______

What might you look for in a good show animal that would be different than a good commercial animal? ______

What are the biggest challenges you see facing your project’s industry? ______

4-H Market Livestock Project Record for 2016-17 Year Page 7 of 7