BEEF 117 M - BEEF Project: Select, feed and care for one or more steer calves in preparation for market.

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1 BEEF 117 M - BEEF Project: Select, feed and care for one or more steer calves in preparation for market. questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Beef Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (117R) as a reference manual. Can show in classes for Carlot Calves, Market Heifers, and Independent Steers for Market Steer project. All Independent Steers are to be tagged the first Saturday in December. More information and specific show rules can be found in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book. 117 B - BEEF BREEDING PROJECT & RECORD BOOK Project: Care for and manage one or more beef heifers. Learn about selection, nutrition and health, reproduction and breeding and getting ready for show. questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Beef Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (117R) as a reference manual. 117 BF - BEEF FEEDER CALF Project: Care for and manage one or more beef cows and their calves or a purchased feeder calf, dairybeef cross. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Bring your complete project book to the skillathon. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Beef Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (117R) as a reference manual. 117 DF - DAIRY MARKET FEEDER CALF Project: Raise, keep records and market one or more male dairy animals from birth to a weight of 350 to 600 pounds. project book questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Beef Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (117R) as a reference manual. Feeder calves are to be tagged the first Saturday in March at the exhibitor s home. More information and specific show rules can be found in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book.

2 DAIRY DAIRY CALVES AND HEIFERS Project: Learn skills in selecting, feeding, management, genetics, reproduction, and herd health. questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Dairy Resource Handbook (127R) as a reference manual DAIRY COWS AND MANAGEMENT Project: Raise a healthy, productive dairy cow through responsible management and care. questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Dairy Resource Handbook (127R) as a reference manual. LLAMAS AND ALPACAS LLAMAS AND ALPACA PROJECT BOOK Project: Complete this required project and record book every year a llama or alpaca project is taken. Get to know all aspects of llama and alpaca care while keeping complete records of your experience as a llama or alpaca owner. Use with 132R Llama and Alpaca Resource Handbook project book be prepared to talk about your experience and figure profit or loss. Fair: Since this is new to Crawford County Fair as a department, Llamas & Alpacas will not sell in the Jr. Fair Sale as animals rather there will be an item sold and proceeds divided between all exhibitors in the department. GOATS 135- GOAT PROJECT AND RECORD BOOK Project: Experience ownership responsibility for raising a market, dairy, or specialty goat. Manual covers selection, care, feeding and management of goats Complete the required project and record book every year. project book questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use the Goat Resource Handbook (135R) as reference manual.

3 SWINE MARKET HOG PROJECT & RECORD BOOK Project: Learn the basics of keeping track of and raising a hog. For beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Judging: Livestock Skillathon serves as interview judging Saturday, July 11. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Bring your up-to-date project book to the skillathon. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Swine Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (134R) as a reference manual SWINE BREEDING PROJECT & RECORD BOOK Project: Monitor your swine production to improve consistency, management decisions, future projects and organization. Judging: Livestock Skillathon serves as interview judging -Saturday, July 11. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Bring your up-to-date project book to the Skillathon. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Swine Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (134R) as a reference manual. Fair: Breeding stock does not show at the Crawford County Fair. POULTRY POULTRY PROJECT AND RECORD BOOK Project: This project can help you take better care of your birds through the experience of feeding, watering, and monitoring your animal health. This project book covers raising chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys Judging: Livestock Skillathon serves as interview judging -Saturday, July 11. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Bring your up-to-date project book to the skillathon. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Birds are to be owned by the exhibitor and be a part of his/her project by the dates established in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book.. May be required to discuss information in the project book with the judge. More information and specific show rules can be found in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book. HORSES HORSELESS HORSE Project: Learn about horses without owning one. Over 20 different horse related subjects are covered in easy to use worksheets. Judging: Must participate in an evaluation interview prior to fair. Be prepared to discuss information in the Bring project book, a poster, or educational display sharing some aspect of your project. Fair: Exhibit in your 4-H Club Booth a poster or educational display sharing some aspect of your project. Display in your 4-H Club Booth or Countywide Booth. Judging Day: Family and Consumer Science Project Judging Day, Thursday, July 16th, Youth Building.

4 174 BEGINNING HORSE MANAGEMENT Project: Learn the basics of caring for a horse and learning to ride. Judging: Livestock Interview Evaluations. Must participate in an evaluation interview during the fair in order to show livestock at the fair. Be prepared to discuss information in the project book with the judge. Bring project book and completed Equine Record Book (190-R) to the skillathon. Advisors are strongly encouraged to review project book and/or completed feed record(s). Skillathon on TBA at the Horse Arena LIGHT HORSE SELECTION I Project: Judge horses and classes after studying basic horse anatomy for a sound basis in the selection of pleasure or breeding stock. Project is for members with experience. Judging: Horse Skillathon Evaluations. Must participate in Skillathon in order to show livestock at the fair. completed Equine Record Book (190-R) to the skillathon. Advisors are strongly encouraged to review project book and/or completed feed record(s). Skillathon is on TBAHorse Arena. 177 HORSE TRAINING: HOW TO TALK TO YOUR HORSE Project: Train your horse in basic skills and discipline by becoming a disciplined teacher. A project designed for the older horse member who wants to raise and train a foal from birth through the weanling year, the yearling year and the two-year-old year. The project also explains procedures for teaching the walk, trot, the canter, etc. to any age horse. This project is divided into sections and should be taken for several years LEARNING TO JUMP Project: Jump over fences by beginning on the flat and taking you and your horse through the course to self-confidence.

5 181 - DRAFT HORSE Project: Learn about the breeds of draft horses, conformation and selection, nutrition, harnessing and hitching, fitting and showing, as well as teaching the draft horse to drive HORSE NUTRITION Project: Explore the area of digestion nutrition, feedstuff, rationing as well as poison plants and plant identification to protect the health of the horse you love. Must purchase Extension publication #762 Horse Nutrition as a project resource EQUINE PRODUCTION AND GENETICS Project: This multiple year project explores breeding, mare, and foal management and genetics. It is designed to challenge the abilities of older 4-Hers (14 to 18 years old) who are interested in horse breeding. Must purchase Extension publication #183MPG Equine Reproduction. review project book and/or completed feed record(s). Skillathon is on TBA at Horse Arena. judge. Exhibit at fair mare and foal and display a scrapbook of your project in your 4-H Club Booth. NOTE: For yearling - use "Basic Horse Training" project TRAIL RIDING Project: Project is divided into five sections: selecting a horse, conditioning, riding, judging, endurance/competitive riding, learning rules and judging competitive trail riding. The basic objective of this project is to help build skills in trail riding. Member must take this project at least one year in order to enter the Bob Evans Trail Ride, which is held in mid-september. Only one member is eligible to attend from each county.

6 189 - DRESSAGE Project: Project is for older youth (16 and older) with good equitation skills. Develop your horse s physical abilities and learn how to control the horse s every move. SHEEP 198- MARKET LAMB PROJECT & RECORD BOOK Project: Select, feed, care for, and manage one or more lambs in preparation for market. questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Sheep Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (194R) as a reference manual. Market lambs to be shown and sold will be tagged at the fairgrounds the first Saturday in May SHEEP BREEDING PROJECT & RECORD BOOK Project: Get to know the history, breeds, care, and management of sheep for show or market. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Sheep Handbook for Market and Breeding (194R) as a reference manual. Breeding animals should be in exhibitor s possession by June 1. More information and specific show rules can be found in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book. RABBITS 225- BREEDING RABBIT PROJECT AND RECORD BOOK Project: Care for and manage one or more rabbits. Learn about selection, nutrition and health, reproduction and breeding and getting ready for show. project book questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. This project supplement covers the history, selection, handling,. Use Rabbit Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (228R) as a reference manual. 226 MARKET RABBIT PROJECT AND RECORD BOOK Project: Learn the basics of feeding, caring for, and managing one or more rabbits in preparation for market. For beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

7 Judging: Livestock Skillathon serves as interview judging -Saturday, July 11. Bring your up-to-date project book questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Rabbit Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (228R) as a reference manual. Fair: Show your animal(s) in the appropriate livestock show and class at the Crawford County Fair. More information and specific show rules can be found in the Crawford County Junior Fair Book 227 PET RABBIT PROJECT AND RECORD BOOK Project: Learn about your rabbit s growth, development, and overall care. For beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Judging: Livestock Skillathon serves as interview judging -Saturday, July 11. Must participate in Skillathon to show or place at the Fair. Bring your up-to-date project book to the skillathon. Be prepared to answer a few questions about your experience and figure profit or loss. Use Rabbit Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding (228R) as a reference manual.