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Laurens County 4-H Market Swine Project

Name: ________________________________________________________________________________

Birth Date: ______ / ______ / ______ Grade: ______ 4-‐H County: ______________________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________________ State: ________ Zip: _________________

Phone: (______) _____________________ Email: ____________________________________________

Years in 4-‐H: ___________ Years in Project: __________

Name of club/group in which I am completing this project:

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Club/Group Leader’s Name:______________________________________________________________

4-‐H Member’s Information:

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Contents Planning Ahead ........................................................................................................................................... 2

Setting Goals ........................................................................................................................................... 2

Signature for goal setting ....................................................................................................................... 2

Taking Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Along the way ............................................................................................................................................. 4

Herd Records .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Routine Care for Animal ......................................................................................................................... 5

Record of My Activities ........................................................................................................................... 5

Project Finances ..................................................................................................................................... 7

(E) Expenses ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

(I) Income ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

Knowing Your Feed ............................................................................................................................... 12

Planning Ahead ......................................................................................................................................... 14

My Goals Completed ............................................................................................................................ 14

What did I learn .................................................................................................................................... 15

(N) Net Project Cost or Profit ............................................................................................................... 15

Drawing Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 16

Feed Efficiency ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Cost Per Pound of Gain ................................................................................................................................... 16

Telling My Story .................................................................................................................................... 17

Pictures of You ...................................................................................................................................... 18

Updated 12/09/13

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Sett ing Goals The beginning of the 4-‐H project is a good time to begin thinking about what you’d like to do or learn in 4-‐H during the upcoming months. List some goals for the project and what plan you have to accomplish your goals. Talk to your leader and parent to decide what goals are realistic to try and possible to finish during this project.

My goal for this year What I need to do to reach this goal Example: I will learn how to give a public presentation. Attend county public presentation workshop. Have my

leader and parents help me pick a topic that will be good for me. Practice my presentation. Give the presentation at a club meeting.

Signature for goal sett ing

I will work toward the above goals I have set for myself for this project to the best of my ability:

________________________________________________ _________________________ 4-‐H Member’s Signature Date

I will support my son’s/daughter’s goals for the upcoming 4-‐H year:

________________________________________________ _________________________ Parent’s Signature Date

Planning Ahead

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Taking Inventory List in the appropriate sections all the equipment and supplies you own at the beginning of the 4-‐H project. Include a description of the item. If you own a lot of equipment and supplies, you do not have to record each one, i.e. list five water buckets instead of listing each water bucket separately. If the cost is not known, estimate the value. An up-‐to-‐date barn equipment and supply inventory will be very useful if equipment is lost, destroyed, or stolen. When you purchase new equipment and supplies, list these items on the (E1) Equipment Expenses section on page 7.

Item Year Acquired

Description Cost If purchased today)

Value (if you sold it today)

Example: 5 water buckets

2011

5 gallon water buckets – red

$40.00

$20.00

Total Value of Equipment and Supplies: (Add all values of Equipment and Supplies and put this number in box at right.)

You may add more copies of this page if necessary.

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Herd Records For the Swine project, you will need to keep track of hogs in your herd.

General Information Records

Pig’s Name: Tag Number:

Breed:

Age of pig when received:

Gender of Pig: ☐Sow ☐ Barrow ☐ Gilt ☐ Boar Weighing Records:

Event Date Weight Number of Days Since Kick Off

Average Daily Gain

Project Kick Off 0 N/A

Final Show

Sent to Processor or Sold

General Information Records

Pig’s Name: Tag Number:

Breed:

Age of pig when received:

Gender of Pig: ☐ Sow ☐ Barrow ☐ Gilt ☐ Boar Weighing Records:

Event Date Weight Number of Days Since Kick Off

Average Daily Gain

Project Kick Off 0 N/A

Final Show

Sent to Processor or Sold


Along the way

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Routine Care for Animal Because your project is a living creature, it requires regular care and management. Here is the place to explain what you regularly do for or with your animal on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. Be as specific as possible.

Don’t forget to list the following:

• Feeding and watering practices • Check Health • Cleaning pen, food and water containers • Manure remover

• Checking and repairing as needed: fencing, pens, barns, etc.

• Grooming

What I do for/with my project animal(s)… Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Yearly

Record of My Activit ies For this section, it is best to write down what you have done with your project. This includes all 4-‐H activities (project related and non-‐project related) and other activities related to the project. Examples include:

• Field trips • Show & competitions • Meetings

• Leadership roles – such as offices held, committees led

• Events participated in • Community service • Public Speaking

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Name of event/activity Date & Location

What I did? Level (club, county, state, national)

Award or Recognition Earned?

Example: Attend Swine Showmanship Clinic

3/24/12 Thornwell Clinton, SC

I learned how to properly show my pig

County None


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Project Finances It is likely that you will spend money on your 4-‐H project. This section will help you add up what it cost to complete your project.

(E) Expenses This section is where you can keep track of what you purchased, veterinarian and medical supplies, and the other materials, supplies and equipment you purchased or used for your project and what it cost to use. You may add more copies of these pages if necessary.

Expenses are divided into four categories:

• (E1) Equipment expenses (including hardware for repair of pens) • (E2) Feed expenses (Remember the cost of feed = number of pounds of feed X price per pound.

Also, when homegrown feeds are used, list feed cost at market value.) • (E3) Health/Medical expenses (including veterinary and medicine) • (E4) Other expenses (such as purchasing animals, breeding charges, shows, transportation)

(E1) Equipment Expenses Date Description of expense (include quantities) Cost ($)

12/15/12 Example: 1 automatic feeder $75.00

E1 Total (Add up all expenses from above and put number in box in right.)


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(E2) Feed Expenses Date Description of Expense Cost ($)

Amount Ingredients % Protein

12/13/12 150 lbs. feed Corn, soybean meal, dried, milk, Aureomycin 18% $68.00



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(E3) Health/Medical Expenses Date Description of expense (include quantities) Cost ($)

2/23/12 Example: Veterinarian visit $86.00



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(E4) Other Expenses Date Description of expense (include quantities) Cost ($)

12/15/12 Example: Purchase of project hog $70.00



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Income List any income received from your project this year, such as sales of any project-‐related items or cash prizes from contests or exhibitions. Income may also include sale of live hogs. It is possible that your project had no income. If so, enter “None” under description and “0” under “Total Income.” Remember, if products were consumed at home, list what you would have paid for them in the local store, or what you would have received in cash if you sold the product.

(I) Income Date Description of income (include quantities) Cost ($)

4/15/12 Example: Sold pig to local customer $375.00

Total Income (Add up all income from above and put number in box in right.)


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Knowing Your Feed Attach a copy of a label from you pig’s feed bag.

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Name of feed:________________________________________________________________________

Name of Company that produce the feed:__________________________________________________

Describe the feed:_____________________________________________________________________

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Protein: ___________% Is the feed medicated? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Fat: __________% If so, what type of medication?________________

Fiber: ____________% _________________________________________

Are you feeding anything additional (minerals, vitamins, treats, etc…)? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If so, what and describe?________________________________________________________________

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This section is to be completed at the end of the project. It is meant to help you look back on all that you have learned during the past few months.

My Goals Completed Look back on the goals (page 2) you set for yourself at the beginning of the year. How well did you meet those goals? Use the space below to tell how well you did in reaching your goals. If you added new goals during the year, also include them below.

My goal for this year How well was each goal met? Example: I will learn how to give a public presentation I attended county public presentation workshop. I had to

change my topic three times. I should have practiced my presentation more before I gave it at the club meeting. I will start planning and practicing earlier next year!

Planning Ahead

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What did I learn Even if you learned a lot of different things during the project, think of what was the most important for you. Then, list the three most important things you learned in this project during the past few months in the boxes below.

The three most important thing I learned in this project…

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(N) Net Project Cost or Profit If your project earned more than it cost, then your project made a profit. But this is not likely so don’t worry if your project did not make money! Although a business aims to earn a profit, a 4-‐H project is meant for learning. The important point to learn is that most activities have cost. Therefore, you must be careful to spend money wisely.

More likely, you spent more on your 4-‐H project than you earned from it. Therefore, “expenses” minus “income” is the total (or “net”) cost of your project.

Total Expenses

Total Equipment Expenses (E1 page 7) $

Total Feed Expenses (E2 page 8) $

Total Health/Medical Expenses (E3 page 9) $

Total Other Expenses (E4 page 10) $

Total Expenses (Add up all expenses and put number in box at right.) $

Net Project Cost or Profit

Total Expenses (from above) $

Total Income (I page 11) $

Net Project Cost and Profit (Subtract total income from total expenses.) $

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Drawing Conclusions

Feed Eff ic iency

Animal’s Name:_______________________________________ Ear Tag Number:____________

A. Animal’s Weight at Kick-‐Off (page 4):________________

B. Animal’s Weight at Final Show (page 4): ________________

C. Total Feed Fed in Pounds (page 8): ________________

Equation (using the information above):

Feed Efficiency = (B___________ – A___________) ÷ C__________ = __________

Cost Per Pound of Gain

Animal’s Name:_______________________________________ Ear Tag Number:____________

A. Animal’s Weight at Kick-‐Off (page 4):________________

B. Animal’s Weight at Final Show (page 4): ________________

C. Total Cost of Feed (page 8): ________________

Equation (using the information above):

Cost Per Pound of Gain = C__________ ÷ (B___________ -‐ A__________) = __________ $/lb


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Tel l ing My Story Keeping in mind all the knowledge and skills that you have learned in this 4-‐H project the past few months. Write a short story on one of the following topics:

• What was you most memorable experience during this 4-‐H project? • What one major challenge did you overcame during project? • What is the funny thing that happened with you and/or your pig?

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Pictures of You Attach at least two pictures of you and your pig from throughout the project. Also, include description of the picture (who, what , when).

Photo Description:_____________________________________________________________________

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Prepared by Katie B. Shaw, Clemson University

Source:

The Incredible Pig, National 4-‐H Curriculum, Swine 1. 2004. National 4-‐H Council

Show Pig Selection presentation by Rich County Extension, Utah State University, 2005

My 4-‐H Swine Project Record Book by Jenny Mountford, Clemson University, 2012

My 4-‐H Swine Project Record Book by Rutgers: New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, 2013

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