4-H Plant Science Record
Crop Production and Management
Year  	

Name	Age	Years in Project 	

Kind of Crop				Variety/Hybrid			Number of Acres  	   Kind of soil (upland or bottom)				Soil type  		   Dryland	Irrigated	System Used		Amount of water applied  	   Is field terraced?		Did you farm it on the contour?  		   What crop was grown on this field last year?  					 Goals: (What you hope to achieve, learn, or do with this project.)  			   

Soil Test Results:

Year	Soil pH	Lime Requirement (lbs/acre) E.C.C	Available
Phosphorus (lbs/acre)	Exchangeable
Potassium (lbs/acre)	Profile
Nitrogen (lbs/acre)	Organic Matter Content (%)	

							

E.C.C. = Effective Calcium Carbonate

Has field been limed?	Year	Rate per acre  	

Pounds of nutrients applied last year:	N	P2O5    	
Pounds of nutrients applied this year:	N	P2O5    	

K2O  	 K2O  	 

Date planted	Seeding Rate per acre	Was seed treated?  	

Stand secured (good, medium, poor)	Was replanting necessary?  	

Herbicide Used	Band	Broadcast  	

Rate applied per acre  	

What diseases and insects affected your crop?  	

What did you do for these diseases or insects?  	

Summary
Complete the following if necessary to estimate yield before you harvest the crop:
Date		My share of crop  	

Estimated yield per acre  		Estimated total value	$  		
Estimated total production  		Estimated total expenses	$  		
Estimated rent share of crop  		Estimated profit or loss	$  		

Complete the following after you harvest the crop:

Total	Per Acre

Date harvested		Receipts	$	$ 	 Actual yield per acre		Expenses	$	$ 	
Profit or Loss	$	$ 	

Rainfall Record
Fall Seeded Crops

Month	Inches	Number Rains During Month	Month	Inches	Number Rains During Month	
August			February			
September			March			
October			April			
November			May			
December			June			
January			July			
TOTAL

Spring/Summer Seeded Crops
Month	Inches	Number Rains During Month	Month	Inches	Number Rains During Month	
January			July			
February			August			
March			September			
April			October			
May			November			
June			December			
TOTAL

Field Operations

Date	Kind of Work	Hours of My Labor	Tractor Hours	Acres Covered	Cost Rate per Acre	Total Cost	
					$	$	

							
							
	Total Cost of Field Work					$	

Receipts
Date	Account for Total Crop Raised	Bushels or Tons	Price Per Unit	Total Value	
	Share given as rent		xxxxxxxxxxxx	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	
	Sales		$	$	

	Used for Feed				
	On hand at end of project year				
	Total Receipts			$	

Expenses
Date	Item	Quantity	Cost	
	Cost of field work (from above)	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	$	
	Seed (value if raised)			
	Seed treatment	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx		
	Herbicide			
	Fertilizer			
	Trucking to market			
	Rent if paid in cash			
	Any other expense			

	Total Expenses		$	

List project meetings, workshops, field trips, camps, etc. attended.  Give location and date(s).
Event	Location	Date

 	

 	

Exhibits shown. List number of exhibits, place exhibited and recognition received.
Number	Type	Place	Awards

List presentations given about this project. Include title, date, and place.
Type of presentation	Title of presentation	Place	Date

List project leadership you provided this year. List what you did, when, and with whom. Leadership provided	Date	Who

List project citizenship you provided this year. List what you did, when, and with whom. Citizenship provided	Date	Who

4-H Plant Science 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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