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1 Burleson County 4 H Newsle er 100 West Buck Street, #105 Caldwell, Texas Phone: (979) Fax: (979) burleson-tx@tamu.edu Website April 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 County Food Challenge 2 Rabbit Club Shoo ng Sports 3 Caldwell 4 H Frenstat 4 H Good Friday Extension Office Closed Snook 4 H Dog Club 10 Deadline for Burleson County Go Texan Associa on Scholarships 11 Deanville 4 H Cooks Point 4 H Horse Club BCFA Scholarship Applica on Due Goat Club Deadline for 2012 State Fair of TX Lamb & Goat Tags Deadline for 2012 State Fair of Texas Barrow Tags Deadline for 2012 State Photography Contest 16 S tch & Design Club 2012 BCFA Rabbit Exhibitors Mee ng H Exchange Steer Tag Deadline by 5pm today st Wrangler Day Recordbook Training 7 p.m. Please RSVP Bicycle Rodeo 9am Big Spring Clean Trash Bash 12 8pm 29 2nd Wrangler Day 30 Senior Ci zen Recogni on Nomina ons Due If you have any questions regarding this newsletter please call the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Burleson County, office at

2 Burleson County 4-H 4 H Newsletter April BURLESON COUNTY WRANGLER DAYS The 2012 Wrangler Days will encompass five dates, April 22nd, April 29th, May 20th, June 3rd, and July 8th, and will be held at the Buddy & Edile Lightsey Arena in Caldwell. All clubs will be expected to help with the concession stand as well as providing assistance in the arena. Anyone wan ng to volunteer for specific jobs should contact the Extension office at ; otherwise, further informa on will be forwarded to club managers. Please mark these dates on your calendars and come help! Keep in mind that raffle cket sales are on there way, stay in contact with your club manager for more informa on. IT S THE BIG TIME IN D9 4 H ROUNDUP 2012, MAY 4 5TH, CONROE, TX The District 4 H Program is trying something different! Many 4 H contests will be held in one 2 day weekend! It will be like a 4H apalooza o fun for the whole family! 4 H members can par cipate in one or more contests; everyone can watch most contests and events to learn more; and there will be family ac vi es, including a BBQ cook off; and big award presenta ons each day! You can come for one day or both. You can stay for a few hours or the whole me. Advantages are: 1) There is only one weekend you will have to schedule around other ac vi es; 2) only one weekend to travel for almost all district contests; and 3) there will be a good balance between compe on and fun! You will have to plan and prepare carefully if you want to par cipate in several contests (so that is a possible drawback to those of us who wait to the last minute!) Reasonable accommoda ons will be made to allow 4 H members to par cipate in as many contests as they would like. ANNUAL BICYCLE RODEO, SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH The 2012 Bicycle Safety Workshop and Rodeo will be held in Caldwell on Saturday, April 28th in the Wal Mart parking lot. Registra on will be from 8:30am to 9:00am. Ac vi es will begin around 9:00am and will conclude around 11:00am or when all events are completed. One lucky par cipant will receive a new bicycle from a random drawing of all who par cipate; there will also be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards in each of 4 age categories! The event is hosted by the Burleson County 4 H Council and open to youth under the age of 13. For more informa on, contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Service of Burleson County at Awards will be announced at the Burleson County Big Spring Clean, Trash Bash celebra on on the courthouse square at noon. TEXAS 4 H ROUNDUP GUIDELINES To view or print a copy of the Texas 4 H Roundup Guidelines please visit: h p://texas4 h.tamu.edu/roundup and look in the Resources sec on of the page for the pdf file tled Roundup Guidelines. This guide outlines the various contests that will be held at the State 4 H Roundup and at the District 9 Roundup. It indicates the objec ves of the contests as well as the how the contests will be scored. When developing a educa onal presenta on, it helps to know how they are scored so special emphasis can be placed in the areas worth the most points. The same category guidelines are applied to County and District Roundup Events. There are several Invita onal events that have been added to State Round Up, check it out! RECORDBOOK TRAINING, APRIL 24 TH Maybe you ve heard a lot about 4 H recordbooks, and think you may want to do one, but you don t know where to start. We have set aside the evening of April 24 th to work with you! We will meet at 7:00pm in the Extension Office conference room. If you have a book started, bring it with you and we can help from there. If you don t even know where to begin, come on to the training and we can help you get started. Please call the Extension Office to let us know you are coming so that we have enough copies made. Note: This training is for 4 H recordbooks for all 4 H projects. This training is not for Commercial Heifer recordbooks. Table of Contents Club News... 2 Senior Citizen Recognition... 2 District Photography Contest... 3 Pork Leadership Camp... 3 BCF Rabbit Meeting... 4 Major Show Steer Tags... 5 Big Spring Clean... 6 Go Texas Scholarship... 7 Private Well Testing... 7 Plus much more! PAGE 1

3 CLUB NEWS Horse Club On Saturday April 7th, the Horse Club will hold its 2nd Annual Easter Bake Sale. Club members will be selling baked goods in front of Wal mart from 8:00 to around noon. The club will hold its regular mee ng on Wednesday, April 11th at 6:30 PM at the Buddy & Edile Lightsey Arena. A er the regular business mee ng everyone is welcome to prac ce for the riding events in the Burleson County Wrangler Days. Deanville 4H will have a trash pick up at the April 11th mee ng for the Adopt A County Road program. Meet at the Deanville Fire Sta on at 6:30pm. Trash bags & safety vests will be provided. Members must par cipate in the trash pick up in order to get credit for the mee ng. Please make plans to a end. Frenstat 4 H will meet for its regular monthly mee ng on Wednesday, April 4th at 7:00 p.m., at the Holy Rosary Recrea on Center. The program will be presented by the Burleson County 4 H Exchange. Members are encouraged to bring aluminum cans that they have collected during the year for the fundraiser. Cans will be sold during Earth Week. Also, members will need to sign up at the in April for the office they would like to hold. Elec ons for the year will be held at the May mee ng. Goat Club will meet on April 12th at 6:30pm in the First Bap st Church Family Life Center. Dr. Jack McKemie will be our guest speaker, he will be presen ng on goat health, husbandry and maintenance. If you have a goat project for the fair and would like to learn more about the health and maintenance of your project, please come listen to Dr. McKemie. Somerville 4H will hold its regular monthly mee ng on Sunday, April 8 at 7:00 pm at First Lutheran Church in Somerville. Our guest speaker will be Michael Hargrove and he will present a program on Water Safety and informa on on the workings of the Corps of Engineers and Lake Grapevine. We will also have an Easter cra for the younger 4H ers along with Easter snacks. See you then! S tch and Design Club will hold its regular mee ng on Monday, April 16 at 7:00 pm at the Extension Office. Congratula ons to the fashion show par cipants: Deanna Hairrell(fashion), Sydney Faust(fashion and storyboard) and Lani Pieper(storyboard). Good luck at District!!! We would also like to thank Bri anie Gaas, Zachary Shelfer and Deanna Hairrell for modeling at the Women s Forum. If you would like to join or have any ques ons, please call Sharon Kovar at To All 4 H Clubs Burleson County Senior Citizen Recognition Please consider nomina ng someone you know for the Outstanding Senior Ci zen of Burleson County Recogni on. Is there someone over 60 who helps your club or grandparents who are an amazing examples? Nomina on forms are available from the Extension Office and are due by April 29th. The 36th Annual Burleson County Senior Ci zen's Recogni on Day will be Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held in Snook, Texas. If you have any ques ons feel free to call us! PAGE 2

4 2012 STATE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST The 2012 Photography Contest for senior 4 H members only and the deadline is set for April 15, Registra on will be done on 4 H CONNECT once again and must be done by April 15, Between April 1, 2012 and April 15, 2012 all contestants will need to enter their photograph(s) through the 4 H CONNECT system. Photos that are received that do not have 4 H CONNECT registra on will not be accepted. The rules and other informa on/resources can be found on the Texas 4 H Photography website at: h p://texas4 h.tamu.edu/photography_contest Only one photo per county may be entered in each category, please let us know at the extension office if you plan to enter. County Camp 2012 County Camp will be July 11th 14th & registra on runs March 21 thru June 14. Cost is $225 per person. Par cipants will pay the full amount when registering. Registra on IS NOT on 4 H Connect this year. Please go to : h p:// texas4hcenter.tamu.edu. Par cipants who would like to request reimbursement assistance for up to half the amount will also need to submit an applica on to use county 4 H funds. 4 H Fashion Show Congrats to Sydney Faust and Deanna Hairrell for par cipa ng in the County Fashion Show during the Women s Forum on March 17. They will compete at the district contest on April 16th, along with Lani Pieper who completed a fashion storyboard. Best of luck to them. Also, apprecia on goes to Chip Shelfer, Hannah Kovar and Bri anie Gaas for modeling at the Women s Forum too! 2012 DISTRICT 9 4 H PHOTOGRAPHY *Important Note: This is not a qualifying contest for the State Photography Contest Date: May 4 5, 2012 (Displayed at District Roundup) Loca on: Lone Star Conven on & Expo Center 9055 Airport Road/FM 1484, Conroe, Texas 77303, (936) Entry/Registra on Deadline: Online entry using 4 H CON NECT must also be done by April 5, 2012 Entry Fee: $5.00 for each photo entered Descrip on/objec ve: To develop life skills in composi on, light, story line, posing and awareness. To encourage 4 H members to use photography as a meaningful communica ons tool in their lives. To provide photography project showcase opportunity for 4 H members. To con nue sharing the message of 4 H. To u lize photographs which can promote and strengthen the 4 H program. For more informa on visit: h p://d94 h.tamu.edu/ eventsandcontests/district 9 4 h conference/photography/ 2012 Pork Leadership Camp For 4 H & FFA Students June 3 8, 2012 Applica ons Due April 16, 2012 This is a unique opportunity for 4 H and FFA students that have an interest in swine projects and want to get to know more about the pork industry. The camp is a traveling bus tour with visits at key industry loca ons for six teen (16) students and the chaperons. This camp is not like any other camp; it starts in Amarillo, TX, travels through the Texas Panhandle stopping at several loca ons; travels to the state of Iowa and visits several sites throughout Texas and part of Oklahoma. For more informa on and applica on visit h p:// Applica ons and more informa on are also available in the Extension Office. Easter Word Hunt E G G S H U N T N D L F S L L C E Y A R F R I H S E M B I K L I T G B U N N Y C I C H I D E F K E A S T E R L W D J G R A S S Q BUNNY CHICK DYE EASTER EGGS FIND GRASS HIDE HUNT LAMB LILY Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter goodies. They consume 7.1 billion pounds of Easter goodies each year. Chocolate bunnies should be eaten ears first, according to 76% of Americans. Five percent said bunnies should be eaten feet first, while 4% favored ea ng the tail first. How do you eat your chocolate bunny? PAGE 3

5 ARE YOU READY? Steer and commercial heifer exhibitors have already tagged their animals for the 2012 BCF. Families showing market goats and lambs have started looking for animals too. Experienced families realize things need to be ready before an animal is brought home. Inexperienced families can use a li le informa on BEFORE THEY GET AN ANIMAL. Here are two main points to keep in mind. 1 st Pens should be completed, secure and free from obvious problems that could poten ally cause injury or death. 2 nd Fresh feed (for that specie) and water must be onhand. No fy your feed dealer as to when you will be ge ng an animal, so they will have feed available! WHO S THE JUDGE? 2012 BCF Steers & Heifers Wade Shakelford Poultry no decision yet Rabbits Mary Jo Terry Swine Todd Vineyard Goats and Lambs Marty Gibbs LOCATING LIVESTOCK PROJECTS 4 H and FFA members needing assistance loca ng and possibly securing livestock projects for the 2012 Burleson County Fair should contact their supervising Ag Teacher or County Agent as soon as possible. Addi onally, there are a number of adult volunteers willing to help exhibitors with projects. Just remember, don t wait too long or you might miss out! 2012 BURLESON COUNTY FAIR RABBIT EXHIBITORS Burleson County 4 H members interested in showing rabbits at the 2012 Burleson County Fair must a end (or a family member) the rabbit mee ng scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 16th and Thursday, May 17th at the EXPO Building in Caldwell Burleson County Fair Books are in! Get yours from your club manager or come by the Extension Office to pick up a copy. Basics of Raising a Show Animal Regardless of specie, a few basic principles can be applied when trying to raise a blue ribbon show animal. Raising a livestock project can be separated into several parts or phases. For this discussion, three parts will be addressed. First is gene cs. Every animal is limited by their gene cs, or, the characteris cs passed on to them by their sire and dam. Essen ally, these characteris cs represent everything a par cular animal can be! Gene cally speaking, there is a huge difference between pasture livestock and show stock. Once valida on completed, the first part is done and cannot be changed. Next, the exhibitor must feed and care for the animal in such a way to allow it to reach its full gene c poten al. Feed and care is the second part. Facility, feed & water quan ty and quality as well as the general environment significantly influence whether or not the animal reaches its gene c poten al. Too li le feed limits growth while excess feed causes other problems. Poor quality feed may not provide all the good things required for sustained growth. POOR QUALITY WATER WILL LIMIT ALL CONSUMPTION. Water quality can be influenced by temperature, taste, freshness, and cleanliness. Water source loca on can also affect consump on. Livestock should be calm and comfortable in their environment. Pens should be located in substan al air flow away from stress causing things such as barking dogs, air compressors and banging barn doors to name a few. The size of the animal s pen should allow moderate movement by the animal. Too big and the animal will be hard to catch. Too small and cleanliness becomes an issue. Health will be the final part. Healthy animals are a by product of daily monitoring and effort, not a mere coincidence. Health can be separated into internal and external considera ons. Livestock need to remain free of internal parasites and other bacteria or problems that might limit growth. Ruminant animals need hay or some type of forage on a daily basis to keep the rumen healthy and func oning. External health considera ons would be parasites like lice, fleas, flies as well as fungal problems such as ring worm. Addi onally, sharp edges on loose n, wire, screws and nails can poten ally cut livestock. Families and exhibitors that are successful in the show ring know blue ribbons and championships are earned one day at a me! PAGE 4

6 MARCH LIVESTOCK JUDGING RESULTS Burleson County 4 H livestock judgers competed in two major contests during March. The HLSR contest was conducted March 12th with the following results. In the junior division, a total 427 individuals competed on 128 teams. The team consis ng of Raynie Bentke (69th), Levi Monroe (67th), Kodi Schroeder (53rd) and Tanner Ste a (13th) placed 8th overall. The team consis ng of Colby Rutherford, Grace Savage (120th), Kaitlin Schroeder (158th) and Maddie Strickland placed 55th overall. Also compe ng in the junior contest was Jordan Fryrear (221st), Trent Ste a, Kassidy Strickland, Joshua Urbanosky and Sierra Sebesta. In the HLSR senior division, 903 individuals competed on 278 teams. Burleson County had one senior team that placed 6th overall. The team consisted on Landon Eldridge (16th), Rachel Bentke (66th), Tyler Monroe (84th) and Taylor Muzny. The Star of Texas contest was held March 24th with the following results. In the junior contest, there were 113 individuals compe ng on 35 different teams. The Team consis ng of Raynie Bentke (12th), Levi Monroe, Kodi Schroeder (16th) and Tanner Ste a (7th) placed 4th overall. Other junior par cipants included Jordan Fryrear, Grace Savage (37th), Kaitlin Schroeder, Konnor Eldridge, Colleen Kovar and Joshua Urbanosky. In the senior contest 116 individuals competed on 37 teams. The Burleson County 4 h team consis ng of Rachel Bentke (44th), Landon Eldridge (35th), Tyler Monroe (23rd) and Taylor Muzny placed 8th overall. Congrats to all STATE FAIR OF TEXAS LAMB & GOAT TAGS 4 H and FFA members wan ng to show a lamb or goat (wethers only) at the 2012 State Fair of Texas must have their project validated during June. Lamb and goat tags must be ordered by 5:00pm, Friday, April 13 th at a cost of $10 per tag. A er the 13 th, tags will cost $20 each. We will validate lambs and goats on Wednesday, June 20th from 4 6pm at the BC fairgrounds. Exhibitors can bring their ewe lambs and/or market does at this me to avoid coming back the next night. Lamb and goat wethers validated with State Fair tags on June 20 th will be eligible to par cipate in the 2012 BCF. Reminder: Valida on is not an entry STATE FAIR OF TEXAS BARROW TAGS 4 H and FFA members wan ng to show a barrow at the 2012 State Fair of Texas must validate their project during June. Barrow tags must be ordered by April 13 th at a cost of $10 per tag. A er the 13 th, tags will cost $20 each. Reminder: Valida on is not an entry MAJOR SHOW STEER TAGS 4 H and FFA members wan ng to show a steer at the 2012 State Fair of Texas or one of the 2013 major shows must have their steer validated in June. Steer tags must be ordered by 5:00pm, Wednesday, April 18 th at a cost of $10 per tag. A er the 18 th, tags will cost $20 each. Reminder: Valida on is not an entry. Steers will be validated on Thursday, June 28th from 7 8:30 am at the Caldwell Vet Clinic. PAGE 5

7 WHAT IS BURLESON COUNTY S BIG SPRING CLEAN? This is your opportunity to correctly dispose of electronics, res, and other household waste. April 21, Free Tire disposal at Precinct 3 barn and Lyons Ci zen Collec on Sta ons during regular business hours or un l trailers are full. NO COMMERCIAL TIRE DEALERS ALLOWED. April 21, Free Electronic disposal (computers and components, televisions) at the city barns in Caldwell and Somerville during regular business hours. April 21, Open Ci zen Collec on Sta on use for Burleson County property owners no permit required this week only. Regular dump rules apply. No hazardous waste will be accepted. TRASHIN FASHION SHOW This contest is open to anyone (not limited to Burleson County residents) who has a desire to turn trash into fashion, to create fun wearable garments from discarded material, to recycle and repurpose junk into fabulous and fantas c fashion! To be eligible for inclusion in the show, completed entry form(s) and entry fee of $10 must be received by Monday, April 23rd. No late entries will be accepted. 4 H S tch & Design club is coordina ng this effort. BOTTLE CAP COLLAGE Bring your plas c screw top cap/lid to add to the community collage on April 28th, during the Trash Bash! Trey Groce of the Burleson County 4 H will head up this ac vity. April 21 st - 28 th HOW CAN YOU HELP? Volunteer! There are opportuni es for youth groups, civic/ social clubs, families, individual, and other organiza ons. Clean up a couple of city blocks with your group or take on a beau fica on project. To learn more about volunteering or to get more informa on contact the Burleson County Environmental office at or to: ajones@burlesoncounty.org. Volunteer applica ons and release are available on the county website. 5K RUN/WALK TRASH DASH KICK OFF EVENT, SATURDAY, APRIL 21 ST To kick off the Big Spring Clean the week of April makes plans to enter the 5K Run/Walk Trash Dash. The entry fee is $15 and you will receive a t shirt if you pre register by April 13th. A er April 13th and the day of the event the entry fee is $20. Sign in begins at 7:30 a.m. and the run/walk begins at 8:00 a.m. You may contact Jessica Armstrong at jessica@armcapco.com for more informa on RECYCLED SCULPTURE CONTEST Divisions: Youth 6 17, Youth & Adult, and Adult (18+) only: Individuals or teams may submit a sculpture. You may not submit a sculpture in more than one division. Limit 1 sculpture per team, youth, or adult. Teams should consist of 2 4 members. Youth must be age An adult must complete the registra on form. There is not a fee for par cipa ng in this contest. A registra on form must be received via U.S mail, or delivered by hand, by Monday, April 9, Receipt of the registra on form by the deadline is vital so that we may properly plan for the display and exhibi on of the recycled sculptures. 4 H NOTE: LOTS OF EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP THIS WEEK! FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE COUNTY WEBSITE AT: Burleson County s Trash Bash, April 28 th On the square in downtown Caldwell, TX Celebrate a week long effort to Keep Burleson County Beautiful Live Music Street Dance Crawfish Boil Kids Activities Trashin Fashion Show Recycled Sculpture Contest Bicycle Rodeo PAGE 6

8 Scholarship applica ons for the Burleson County Go Texan Associa on DUE DATE: April 10, 2012 If you have ques ons regarding the scholarship applica on please call Marie Schoeneman at for more informa on. Applica ons are available in the extension office. Private Well Tes ng Between April 2nd 4th, 2012 the Brazos County Health Department s Laboratory will be offering private well tes ng. Tes ng will be available for $5 per water sample; normally the cost is $15. You may pick up a sterile collec on bo le at the Brazos County Health Dept. or at the AgriLife Extension Office, 105 W Buck St, Caldwell. For more informa on call Burleson County 4 H Wrangler Days Volunteers Needed For ques ons or job assignments please see Dusty Ti le or a Fundraiser Commi ee Member Registra on (2 adults and 2 kids) 12:30 Located in trailer in front of rest rooms. Register par cipants, collect entry fees, make contestant list for announcer. Announcer (1 adult or kid with a projec ve voice) 12:30 Announces Stand Tally placings and points of each event. Make placings list for award table. Awards Table (2 kids) prior to 1:00 located at concession stand. Hand out ribbons on 1st three days, Hand out t shirts to qualifying par cipants. On last day hand out series end awards. Calf Riding (1 2 adults) 12:45 Located in arena at bucking chutes. Help with vests, helmets and rigging, pull gates. Leadline (8 adults/kids) 1:30 located in arena. Events: Clover Barrels, Straightaway barrels, S ck Horse Race, Goat Ribbon Pulling, Need two people per event, one to run the stop watch and one to record scores. **Goat Ribbon pulling will need someone to hold the goat s ll while the 5 & under contestants pull the ribbon off. Mu on Bus n (1 2 adults) immediately following leadline. Located in arena at bucking chutes. Help kids with vests, helmets and rigging, pull gates. Chute Roping Help (2 adults or older 4H members) Immediately a er Mu on Bus n Located at Roping Chutes Push calves and open chute gates. Goat Tying (1 kid) Immediately a er Chute Roping In arena. Switch out goats when needed. Stock producer will advise. Goat Ribbon pulling for 6 & under will be done off the horse this year. Hold the goat for the 6 & under age group. Barrel and Pole Se ers (1 adult & 2 kids) immediately a er Goat tying In arena. Arrange barrels and poles in Cloverleaf, Straightaway and Pole pa ern. There are makers in the Arena for the Cloverleaf Pa ern and ropes for the Straightaway and Pole pa erns. Tractor Driver (1 adult, experienced) During Barrels and Pole events In arena. Drag around barrels and poles a er every 8 runs. Sincerely, Cullen D. Tittle CEA-AG Amy Ressler CEA-FCS PAGE 7