4-H Bucket Calf Project Record
Year  	

Name	Age		Years in 4-H		Years in Project 	 Club					District:  			  Breed of Calf			Sex of Calf: Male			Female  	  What color is your calf?  									  Is your calf a dairy or beef breed?		Circle one:   Dairy		Beef
How much did your calf weigh when you bought it?  		  When did you get it?  		  How much did your calf weigh when you sold it?  		  When did you sell it?  	  How many pounds did you calf gain? (subtract bought weight from sold weight)  		 What did you feed your calf?  		 

What equipment did you need to care for your calf?

Did you have any goals with this project?

1.	How many dollars did you pay for your calf?	$___________
2.	How many dollars did you get when the calf was sold?	$___________
3.	Total income (subtract line 2 from line 1)	$___________
4.	Total feed cost	$___________
5.	Other expenses (vet, rent, equipment)	$___________
6.	Total expenses (add lines 4 and 5)	$___________
7.	Profit or loss on project (subtract line 6 from line 3)	$___________

Record of Vaccinations and Treatments
Check or record the date (if known) of shots and treatments

Date	Animal Treated	Description of
Sickness	Treatment	Treated By	

					

Record of Feed Purchased

Date	Type of Feed (hay, milk
replacer, grain)	Quantity	Price Per Unit	Total Cost of
Feed	

					

					

Show and Exhibit Record

Date	Show	Placing	Premium	

				

Expenses: (Purchase calf, vet bills, supplies, misc.)

Date
Purchased	Item Purchased	Quantity	Price Per Unit	Total Purchase	

					

					

					

Total Purchase Expenses $  	

Income:	(Sale of calf or Fair Market Value if retained for breeding animal or when project end for market animal, and show premiums if any)
Date	Item Sold	Quantity	Price per Unit	Total Revenue	

					

					

Total Revenue $  	

 	

Write a short story telling about where you got your calf, shots or medicine given to your calf, what you have learned from this project and the fun you had raising your calf.

Signed,  	
4-H’er

Signature 	

Signature 	

Project Leader	Parent/Guardian

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.