Cloverbud Dairy Cattle Record Book
4-H RECORD BOOK Dutchess County
NAME:__________________________________ AGE:_______________ GRADE:________
YEARS IN 4-H (Including this year):_________
CLUB:___________________________________________________________
CCEDC is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. The programs provided by this agency are partially funded by monies received from the County of Dutchess. Please contact the CCEDC office if you have any special needs.
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Cloverbud Dairy Cattle Record Book
This record book will help you to keep track of what you will learn this year. To participate in the Dutchess County Fair in August, you must complete this book! To begin, you should look through this book to find out what you will have to do. Then, work on it throughout the year. By August, you will find that you have nearly completed your record book. If you have any questions about anything in this book, you should ask your parents or your 4-H Leader for help. They will be willing to help you. Have fun this year in 4-H while learning about your heifer!
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Who am I?
Name: ______________________________________________
Age: ___________________
Project Year: ____________________
Club: ______________________________________________
Number of Years as a Cloverbud: ______________________________
Draw/paste a picture of you and your heifer below:
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All about my heifer… The breed of my heifer is: ____________________________________. Her registered name is:_______________________________________. Her registration number is:____________________________________. Her ear tag number is:_______________________________________.
When I got my heifer….
My heifer was born on: ____________________________________. I got my heifer on:
____________________________________.
I bought my heifer from: ____________________________________. (or was sponsored from)
My heifer’s dam is: ____________________________________. My heifer’s sire is: ____________________________________.
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Health, Nutrition, and Management
I feed my heifer:______________________________________. I give my heifer _____________________ to drink. My heifer eats _________ pounds of grain per day. My heifer eats _________ pounds of hay per day. My heifer weighs about ________pounds on ____________. My heifer lives in:___________________________. Draw a picture of where your heifer lives. Include barn/shed, fields, etc.
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Write a short story about your heifer! ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________.
Paste a picture of your heifer below from August:
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Breed Identification Put the name of the breed in the blank below each picture. (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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I have read this report and I believe it to be correct: I hereby certify that I kept and prepared the following records for submission to the 4-H office. The work, including record keeping, addition of photographs, collection and organization of receipts and final preparation of the book for submission is all my own work. 4-H Member:_____________________________________ As parent/guardian of a 4-H member I certify that this Record Book is solely the work of my child. 4-H Parent/Guardian:________________________________ As the Leader of the _________________________________ 4-H Club, I do certify that the above listed child is in fact a member in my club and has completed his/her duties to remain a member in good standing. It is my belief that the information in this book is accurate and is the work of the child. 4-H Leader:_____________________________________
This 4-H Record Book has been seen and approved by a 4-H Educator. 4-H Educator:___________________________________ RECORD BOOKS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED INTO THE 4-H OFFICE BY OCTOBER 15th.
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NAME:__________________________________ AGE:_______________ GRADE:________
YEARS IN 4-H (Including this year):_________
CLUB:___________________________________________________________
CCEDC is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. The programs provided by this agency are partially funded by monies received from the County of Dutchess. Please contact the CCEDC office if you have any special needs.
1
Cloverbud Dairy Cattle Record Book
This record book will help you to keep track of what you will learn this year. To participate in the Dutchess County Fair in August, you must complete this book! To begin, you should look through this book to find out what you will have to do. Then, work on it throughout the year. By August, you will find that you have nearly completed your record book. If you have any questions about anything in this book, you should ask your parents or your 4-H Leader for help. They will be willing to help you. Have fun this year in 4-H while learning about your heifer!
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Who am I?
Name: ______________________________________________
Age: ___________________
Project Year: ____________________
Club: ______________________________________________
Number of Years as a Cloverbud: ______________________________
Draw/paste a picture of you and your heifer below:
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All about my heifer… The breed of my heifer is: ____________________________________. Her registered name is:_______________________________________. Her registration number is:____________________________________. Her ear tag number is:_______________________________________.
When I got my heifer….
My heifer was born on: ____________________________________. I got my heifer on:
____________________________________.
I bought my heifer from: ____________________________________. (or was sponsored from)
My heifer’s dam is: ____________________________________. My heifer’s sire is: ____________________________________.
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Health, Nutrition, and Management
I feed my heifer:______________________________________. I give my heifer _____________________ to drink. My heifer eats _________ pounds of grain per day. My heifer eats _________ pounds of hay per day. My heifer weighs about ________pounds on ____________. My heifer lives in:___________________________. Draw a picture of where your heifer lives. Include barn/shed, fields, etc.
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Write a short story about your heifer! ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________.
Paste a picture of your heifer below from August:
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Breed Identification Put the name of the breed in the blank below each picture. (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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I have read this report and I believe it to be correct: I hereby certify that I kept and prepared the following records for submission to the 4-H office. The work, including record keeping, addition of photographs, collection and organization of receipts and final preparation of the book for submission is all my own work. 4-H Member:_____________________________________ As parent/guardian of a 4-H member I certify that this Record Book is solely the work of my child. 4-H Parent/Guardian:________________________________ As the Leader of the _________________________________ 4-H Club, I do certify that the above listed child is in fact a member in my club and has completed his/her duties to remain a member in good standing. It is my belief that the information in this book is accurate and is the work of the child. 4-H Leader:_____________________________________
This 4-H Record Book has been seen and approved by a 4-H Educator. 4-H Educator:___________________________________ RECORD BOOKS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED INTO THE 4-H OFFICE BY OCTOBER 15th.
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