1. Blue Ribbon Record Books due 3/8/2019
Chair- Aimee Worley
Co-Chair- Amie Zamora

2. What is a Record Book? Tells a story about your project
Keeps track of what you’ve done
Helps you organize your project
Good projects should reflect
Education (Head) – lessons, workshops
Leadership (Heart) – demonstrations, public speaking
Service (Hands) – food drive, care packages
Growth (Health) – met your goals and set new ones

3. Levels & Types Types Junior – Final copy can be in pencil or pen
Age Levels (have the choice to hand write or type book)
Junior – Final copy can be in pencil or pen
Intermediate – Final copy in ink
Senior – Final copy in ink
Types
Breeding Beef, Breeding Goat, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Poultry, & Rabbits
Market Animals – Steer, Swine, & Goat

4. Instructions
Always add additional pages if the space provided is inadequate.
To complete your Project Record Book, organize your materials in an ½’ or 1 ½” binder.
Papers must be bound in binder ( meaning they are hole punched and in order)
On your binder cover and cover page of the record book, be sure to give your name, the category of your project, your age as of September 1, 2018.
Dates
The Project Agreement must be signed at the beginning of your project.
The cover page should be signed when you complete this record book.
The drug statement should be signed when you complete your record book.
Starting dates:
Market Animals – Weigh-in or Tag-in dates
All others – September 1st or Purchase Date (Whichever occurs first)

5. Depreciation Problem
Rope Halter originally purchased in 2010 for $15.99
What is the value at the end of the project in 2012?
Depreciation per year = $1.59
Value at the beginning of the project = =$12.81
Value at end = $ = $11.22
End value for 2012 becomes your beginning value for 2013.

6. Feed Efficiency

7. Breeding Plans Make it neat and thoughtful, but your own. Breeding Age
Include planned exposure dates, sire/dam selected to breed to, vet recommendations, future goals for offspring, etc.
Too Young to be Bred
Written, thorough plans for your breeding animals.
Include sire or dam selection, process planned, possible dates, costs, and other items.
Use forethought when writing this statement.
Judges will be looking to see if you’ve thought about what to do with your animal from a business production standpoint.
Make it neat and thoughtful, but your own.

8. Feed Expenses List all feed purchases separately
List should be in order from first purchased date to last
If limited feed was feed due to length of project or left heifer in pasture to graze, make a detailed note of that in the notes section.

9. Non-Feed Expenses Yes No Stamps Brushes Vet/medicine expenses
Entry fees
Shampoo
Mileage
Stationary
Show Clothes
Brushes
Grooming Chute
Clippers
Show Stick
Buckets
Scoop

10. Health Records Any health-related activities
deworming
vaccination
medicated feeds
use of veterinarian’s services for any other reason like health certificates
If your animal is healthy throughout the project, make a note of that.
Use “P” for preventative treatments.
Fill out health record for each animal receiving treatment and for each health event.
Make copies as necessary.
All health expenses should be listed under non-feed expenses.

11. Will almost always have a loss for youth animal projects
Project Summary
(Total Income Value- Total Expenses) + Net Change in Animal Inventory
($0-$766) = -$766 or ($766)
($766)+$500 = ($266)
Will almost always have a loss for youth animal projects

12. Visual Story
“Visually” tell your story – pictures, photos, drawings, charts, plans, diagrams, etc.
For each photo or other item included, be sure to describe in your captions what you are learning, why you are doing it, etc.
For each page, the quantity of material is not as important as quality.
Beginning and end of project
Two or more different skills you learned
Minimum of 4 pictures
You can include photos, charts, diagrams, plans, etc.
The pictures should compliment your project story.

13. Pictures BAD Good Shows a skill
Where are YOU?
What skill is this showing?
Shows a skill
Can see person and face (no backs to camera)

14. Captions
Include a caption with each photo explaining what you are doing and why you are doing the things shown in the picture. What skills are you demonstrating and why?
Captions can be informational or persuasive in nature.
Age of exhibitor, spelling and grammar are considered in the judges’ decision.
Caption for 8 year old Junior
“Here I am learning to feed my goats.”
Caption for Senior
“Feeding goats the appropriate amounts and ingredients ensures the proper diet and health gain. I feed my goats a complete feed ration with a top dress high protein supplement. In addition, I also feed them hay as a forage supplement.”

15. Project Story
Develop a persuasive or informational story about your project.
Use narrative techniques to make a point.
Use examples, interesting facts, or statistics.
Remember your experiences, and build strong images by using descriptive words.
Be sure to use transition words to connect your ideas (such as – first, second, another, also, however, for instance, finally, for example, in conclusion, etc.).
Age of exhibitor, grammar, spelling and neatness will be considered by the judges.

16. Project Accomplishments (Optional Bonus Section)
Give the title of exhibits; don’t just put poster, display, etc.
The activities do not have to be 4-H or FFA sponsored, but they must be related to this project.
May list mandatory items, but they don’t qualify for points.

17. Project Accomplishments (Optional Bonus Section)
Non Livestock Fair Activities – Poisonous Pasture Plants poster
Project Activities – Livestock Auction field trip
Project Promotion – Extension Office Ag Fest
Demonstrations – Trimming Hooves
Judging Teams –Livestock Judging Team
Community Service – Heifer International
Leadership – County Council

18. Suggestions Start early! Keep all your receipts
Keep track of all your activities
Take your time
Be specific with your pictures, captions, and story
Always double check your work, especially your math calculations
Find a proofreader friend
Make a working copy and a final copy
Use pen in your final copy and bring white out to the fair with you
Do not use N/A, “, etc.
Use complete sentences
Remember to add up your columns and check your math