4-H Record Keeping

All record forms and award applications are DUE OCTOBER 2ND, 2019!

Awards Night: November 3rd, 2019 - Location TBD

Helpful Documents

• Guide to 4-H Awards
• Staying on Track with Record Books- 2019

Record Keeping & Awards

To be eligible to receive a Project or Outstanding Record Book Award, 4-H'ers need to fill out record keeping forms. You will need 1 form per project area (aka division, NOT class). Those applying for Outstanding Record Books also need a Yearly Summary. See the "Guide to 4-H Awards" above for a checklist of materials.

• Yearly Summary (must accompany all record books applying for outstanding awards)

For 4-H club and senior award applications, head over to the 4-H Awards Page.

Project Record Forms

Each Project Area below corresponds to the Project Award that a 4-H'er can receive. 
Not sure what form you need or where your fair exhibit fits? Check out the Poweshiek 4-H Awards List!
 

Project Area Worksheets

Project area worksheets are NOT required. They can be used as tools to help you keep track of your projects.

Breeding Animals

• Breeding Worksheet Basic (4H 0229JR)
• Breeding Worksheet Experienced (4H 0229WS)
• Ewe Lifetime Record(4H 0229DWS)
• Swine Lifetime Record (4H 0229FWS)
• Beef Lifetime Record (4H 0229BWS)

Dairy and Dairy Goat

• Dairy Worksheet (4H 0392WS)
• Dairy Cow Lifetime Record (4H 0393WS)
• Dairy Goat Lifetime Record (4H 0393AWS)

Dog

• Dog Lifetime Record (4H 0402WS)

Horse and Pony

• Horse/Pony Worksheet (4H 0512WS)

Market Animals

• Market Worksheet Basic (4H 0228 JR)
• Market Worksheet Experienced (4H 0228 WS)
• 4-H Poultry Project Worksheet (4H 0371) 
• Laying Flock Worksheet (4H 0653WS)

Rabbit

• 4-H Rabbit Project Worksheet (4H 0372)

Safety and Education in Shooting Sports (SESS)

• Shooting Sports Project Record

Record Keeping Tips

• As you work on your record books, particularly your project records, you need to keep in mind the difference between a project and an exhibit.
  • Project Areas: This is a specific project area you would like to learn more about throughout your year in 4-H. Therre are 42 different project areas to chose from. They are: Beef, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats, Dog, Bottle Calf, Horse & Pony, Meat Goats, Pets, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine, Veterinary Sciece, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, Horticulture, Crop Production, Child Development, Clothing, Food & Nutrition, Consumer Management, Health, Home Improvement, Sewing, Citizenship, Communication, Digital Storytelling, Leadership, Self Determined, Mechanics & Design, Woodworking, Science, Engineering and Technology, Outdoor Adventures, Safety & Education in Shooting Sports, Environment and Sustainablity
  • Exhibits: This is an outgrowth of what you learned in your project area. This is what you bring to the County Fair to have evaluated by a judge such as a photograph or a market steer.
    • You do NOT have to complete a Project Record for each of your fair exhibits. For example: You may have taken three photographs  and a visual arts project to the County Fair with four different Indoor Judging Day Write-Ups. For your record book, however, you only need to complete one Project Record for Creative Arts.