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Wide variety of courses offered
4-H livestock projects are one of the best ways that a member can
become knowledgeable about the animal of his or her choice. Some
members realize a tidy profit when they sell their project animal at the
end of the season.
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should be able to find something of
interest.
•LIVESTOCK- You can care for
and keep records on a single
animal, pen of animals, or even a
whole herd; these include horses,
dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine
andgoats. Eachyeara different
topic will be studied, possibly
nutrition one year and animal
health the next. In addition, many
farmers will now loan or ‘ ‘rent” an
animal to a 4-H member, so urban
as well as farm youths can take part
in a livestock project.
•CLOTHING and TEXTILES -
Members learn to sew the latest
fashions, and also learn to be good
consumers. Recent projects in
clude vests, T-shirts and track
suits, and members have also been
introduced to hand quilting.
•PLANT SCIENCE These pro
jects cover planting, harvesting
and marketing some type of crop,
such as field crops, vegetables and
fruits. Some4-H’ers even sell their
crop at a profit!
•FOODS and NUTRITION - Pre
vious food projects have included
party snacks, ethnic foods, eggs
and chicken recipes, bread, cakes
and pastries, fitness and nutrition.
There’s always something new
coming up!
•SMALL ANIMALS - More and
more people are raising small
animals. Goats, rabbits and poul
try are examples of small animal
projects; while there are special
pet projects in some areas which
could involved caring for your dog
or cat.
•LIFE SKILLS - Many projects
come under the Life Skills section.
Anyone who has to handle money
would benefit from the personal
finance project. A leadership
project can be of benefit to anyone
wanting to practise different lead
ership styles, different methods of
communication and of working
with others. Improving yourself
can be fun, and very rewarding
when it involves a 4-H project.
There are also projects in
veterinary science, energy conser
vation, farm management, out
door skills, and farm safety. In 4-H
thfere is always something to look
forward to; and specific projects
are offered for senior members
16-21 years of age.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO
COMPLETE A PROJECT?
You can choose the clubs in
which you wish to enroll; many
members are enrolled in several
projects at a time. Successful
completion is based upon:
•MEETING ATTENDANCE:
Most clubs have about seven
meetings per project, held at least
once a month and sometimes once
a week. Members must attend at
least 75 per cent of the meetings.
•COMPLETE A PROJECT
BOOK: Your project book is a
summary of all the things you learn
and accomplish over the course of
the project. You maybe required to
keep records on your project, or to
complete quizzes at each meeting.
•TAKE PART IN AN ACHIEVE
MENT PROGRAM: At the end of
the project, 4-H members put on
some type of public display. This
could include showing your project
at a fair, presenting skits, demon
strations or exhibitions for all 4-H
families, or giving a speech about
theproject. Often several other
4-H clubs will participate in the
same program.
WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE
THERE TO GO TO IN 4-H?
You can go to many events
besides meetings and achieve-
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