4-H Market Livestock Project Record Year:  				                       Beef	Meat Goat	Sheep	Swine
(Circle correct specie)

Name:  	

Age:  	

Years in Project: 	

Description and quality of Livestock:

Management plan and goals:

Financing plan:

List Project Meetings, workshops, field trips, camps, etc. attended.  Give location and date. Event	Location	Date
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Record of Exhibit
Where Project Was Shown	Date Shown	Placing	No. In Class	Premium Won	

					

					
					
Total	XXXXX	XXXX	XXXXX		

Feed & Expense Record
Record the kind, amount, and value of feed each time a purchase is made or a quantity of home- raised feed is set aside for project. Report pasture by months.

Record of All Feed and Pasture Used

Date	Kind of feed, grain, protein, supplement, roughage, pasture...(one line for each)	Quantity of Feed (lbs)	Cost of Feed Per cwt/Amount	Remarks: List items: feed changes, beginning ration, feeding troubles, etc...	

						

						

						

						

A.	Total feed costs		
B.	Value of feed on hand at close of project	 		
C.	Total cost of feed used (subtract B from A)	 		

Miscellaneous Items
(Include veterinary, breeding fees, show entry fee, any unpaid items - use of equipment, etc. at regular prices.)
Date	Description	Amount	Remarks	

				

XXXX	Total Other Expenses		XXXXX	

Animal Information
My project began with the following animals, and/or I purchased these animals during the year.
Date	Description (name, eartag, tattoo)	Breed	Sex	Birthdate and Year or Age	Weight	Beginning Value	

							

							

Record of Income

Total  	

Include all sales as well as the value of the produce you or your family uses.
Date	Type (sale of animals, produce, services, premiums, etc.)	Units Sold (lbs., number)	Unit Value	Total	

					

					

Record Summary

Total Income  	

Inventory & Receipts	Expenses

Animal $ Value at Project Close	 	
$ Value of Animal Products Sold	 	
$ Value of Products Used at Home    	
$ Value of Animals Sold	 	
$ Received from Premiums Won	 	

Value of Animals at Beginning 		 
Cost of Additional Animals Purchased     	
Net Cost of Feed
Net Amount of Other Expenses	 	 Expense of Exhibiting Animals		

Other

 	 Interest in Investment

Total

Total

Income 	

Minus (-)	Total Expenses  	

Equals (=)	profit/loss

List Presentation given about this project.  Include title, date and place.
Type of presentation	Title of presentation	Location	Date
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List Leadership in the project  you provided during the year. List what you did, when and with whom. Leadership provided	Date	Who
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List Citizenship in the project you provided during the year. What, when, where and with whom. Citizenship provided	Date	Who
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4-H Market Livestock Journal
This journal page is for your 4-H Market Livestock Project. You many use this page to keep track of information that normally wouldn’t go into your 4-H records. A well kept journal will furnish facts for your 4-H story.
Suggestions for your Journal
Weather, pasture, changes in feeding, disease, grains, parasites, price... Project visit, tours, project talks made, etc.

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4-H Market Livestock STORY & PHOTOS
Attach a separate sheet of paper with a story telling why you chose this project, talk about experiences, challenges, successes, activities, etc...  May also include up to three (3) pages of photos.

4-H Member Signature	Project Leader Signature 	

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