4-H FAIR JULY 16-21

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4-H FAIR JULY 16-21

2016
RANDOLPH
COUNTY
4-H FAIR
A trophy
carries dust;
memories last
forever.
JULY 16-21
www.extension.purdue.edu/randolph
HARVEST LAND AD COPY HERE
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to these sponsors of the 2016
4-H Fairbook
Applegate Livestock Equipment
Best Way Disposal
Botkin Trophies & Laser Engraving
Commercial Printing Company
Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union
Farm Bureau Insurance
Farm Credit Mid-America
Farmland Locker, Inc.
First Merchants Bank
Frank Miller Lumber Co.
Groth Farms, Inc.
Harvest Land Co-Op
Hines Landscaping – Zach Hines, Owner
John R. Williams, DDS, FAGD
Lynn Veterinary Hospital – Stacy Hines, DVM
Merchants Bank of Indiana
Mote Farm Service, Inc.
Mutual Bank
Ran-Del Agri-Services, Inc.
Shaffer Goldrush
Shockney Seed Service, Inc.
Smith Implements, Inc.
Stone Station Elevator, Inc.
The Pallet Builder, Inc.
US Bank
Wagner Auctioneering & Real Estate
Wick’s Pies, Inc.
Wiley Well Drilling, Inc.
Winchester Veterinary Clinic-Philip Howell, DVM
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INDEX
4-H Club, Inc. Committee .................................................. 10
4-H Club & Project Adult Leaders ...................................... 11
4-H Fair Schedule ................................................................. 6
4-H Junior Leaders Officers ................................................ 10
4-H Pledge & Motto ............................................................ 25
Aerospace ............................................................................ 50
Animal Science Exhibit ....................................................... 51
Aquatic Science................................................................... 51
Arts & Crafts ....................................................................... 52
Awards Night ...................................................................... 50
Beef ..................................................................................... 54
Beekeeping .......................................................................... 58
Bicycle ................................................................................ 59
Boer Goats ........................................................................ 109
Cake Decorating .................................................................. 59
Child Development ............................................................. 63
Cooperative Extension Service............................................ 11
Computer Arts ..................................................................... 64
Computer Project ................................................................ 65
Construction Toys ............................................................... 70
Consumer Clothing ............................................................. 71
Crops ................................................................................... 72
Dairy ................................................................................... 73
Dairy Beef Steer .................................................................. 74
Dairy Beef Feeder Calf........................................................ 75
Dairy Goat ......................................................................... 110
Demonstration ................................................................... 169
Dog Agility ......................................................................... 77
Dog Obedience .................................................................... 75
Donors of Awards and Trophies.......................................... 13
Electric ............................................................................... 78
Entomology (Insects) ........................................................ 80
Fashion Revue ................................................................... 150
Floriculture .......................................................................... 84
Foods................................................................................... 89
Forestry ............................................................................... 93
Garden ................................................................................. 96
Genealogy ......................................................................... 101
General Rules ...................................................................... 38
General Rules for Livestock Exhibits ................................. 40
Geology ............................................................................. 105
Gift Wrapping ................................................................... 108
Health ................................................................................ 113
Health Requirements for Livestock Exhibition ................... 43
Herdsman Award ............................................................... 43
Home Environment ........................................................... 114
Horse and Pony ................................................................. 119
How to Prepare a Poster Project .......................................... 40
Indiana Statement of Policy................................................. 34
Junior Leaders ................................................................... 129
Livestock Auction Rules ..................................................... 48
Livestock Auction Supporters ............................................. 26
King and Queen................................................................. 170
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Microwave Cooking .......................................................... 129
Mini 4-H............................................................................ 172
Ornamental/Pygmy Goats ................................................. 111
Personality ........................................................................ 130
Photography ...................................................................... 131
Plant Science ..................................................................... 135
Pigeons .............................................................................. 137
Pocket Pets ........................................................................ 135
Poultry ............................................................................... 137
Project Interact (Action Demonstration)............................ 169
Public Speaking................................................................. 170
Rabbit ................................................................................ 139
Randolph County Heritage ................................................ 141
Reading ............................................................................. 143
Recycling ......................................................................... 145
Robotics ........................................................................... 146
Round Robin Showmanship ................................................ 42
Scrapbooking .................................................................... 146
Sewing .............................................................................. 147
Sheep ................................................................................. 151
Shooting Sports ................................................................. 153
Showmanship Rules ............................................................ 42
Small Engines ................................................................... 157
Sport Fishing ..................................................................... 155
Soil and Water Conservation ............................................. 158
Swine ............................................................................... 159
Tractor ............................................................................... 161
Tractor Operators Contest ................................................. 162
Veterinary Science .......................................................... . 163
Waterfowl ......................................................................... 137
Weather & Climate .......................................................... 164
Weeds................................................................................ 164
Wildlife ............................................................................. 166
Woodworking.................................................................... 168
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2016 4-H FAIR AND JUDGING SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, JULY 10
King & Queen Contest
1:30 PM – Interviews
3:00 PM (or immediately following interviews) – Speeches
MONDAY, JULY 11
FAIRGROUNDS CLEAN UP - ALL 4-H members, parents
and leaders are needed this day!
4:00-8:00 PM – Clean and Set-up Barns, Husted Hall,
fairgrounds and Junior Leader Stand
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Exhibits will be checked in and judged in Husted Hall
SEWING CONSTRUCTION & FASHION REVUE
Category
Check-In
Fashion Construction
Revue
Informal/Casual
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Dress Up
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Separates
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Suits & Coats
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Free Choice
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Formals
8:30am
9:00am
10:15am
Sr. Top Model
9:45am
Grade 3
9:45am
10:15am
11:00am
1st Year Top Model
10:30am
Grade 7
11:30am
12:00pm
1:30pm
Grade 6
11:45am
12:15pm
1:30pm
Grade 5
12:00pm 12:30pm
2:30pm
Grade 4
12:15pm 12:45pm
2:30pm
Jr. Top Model
1:00pm
Check-In
8:00-11:00am
2:00-2:30pm
2:00-2:30pm
2:00-2:30pm
SCRAPBOOKING
CONSUMER CLOTHING
SMALL ENGINES
PETROLEUM POWER
PUBLIC SPEAKING
DEMONSTRATIONS
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Judging
8:30am
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
3:30pm
3:30pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
Check-In
Judging
PHOTOGRAPHY
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
HEALTH
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
PERSONALITY
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
READING
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
GENEALOGY
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
RAND. CO. HERITAGE
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
HOME ENVIRONMENT
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
BICYCLE
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
GIFT WRAPPING
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
COMPUTER
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
COMPUTER ARTS
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
AEROSPACE
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
CONSTRUCTION TOYS
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
CRAFTS
Ceramics
12:00-12:30pm
12:30pm
Needlecraft
12:00-12:30pm
12:30pm
Baskets
12:30-1:00pm
1:00pm
Woodcraft
12:30-1:00pm
1:00pm
Models
1:00-1:30pm
1:30pm
Floral Design
1:00-1:30pm
1:30pm
Wearable Art
1:30-2:00pm
2:00pm
Any Other
1:30-2:00pm
2:00pm
Fine Arts
2:00-2:30pm
2:30pm
THURSDAY, JULY 14
OPEN CLASS EXHIBITS - Please check Open Class Book for
check-in & judging times
Check-In
8:00-11:00am
8:00-11:00am
8:00-11:00am
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
12:00-3:00pm
SPORTFISHING
SHOOTING SPORTS
ELECTRIC
WOODWORKING
AQUATIC SCIENCE
POCKET PETS
VET SCIENCE
ANIMAL SCIENCE
WILDLIFE
FORESTRY
ENTOMOLOGY
GEOLOGY
WEATHER
RECYCLING
WEEDS
SOIL & WATER
PLANT SCIENCE
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Judging
8:30am
8:30am
8:30am
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Check-In
Judging
FOODS
Microwave Foods
8:00am
8:15am
Grade 7 (C7)
8:00am
8:15am
Grade 8 (C8)
8:30am
8:45am
Grade 9 (C9)
8:30am
8:45am
Grade 3 (A3)
8:30am
8:45am
Grade 4 (A4)
9:00am
9:15am
Grade 10 (D10)
9:00am
9:15am
Grade 11 (D11)
9:00am
9:15am
Grade 12 (D12)
9:30am
9:45am
Grade 5 (B5)
9:30am
9:45am
Grade 6 (B6)
10:00am
10:15am
Project Interact
10:00am
10:15am
CAKE DECORATING
8:00-11:00am
8:30am
FLORICULTURE
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
CROPS
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
BEEKEEPING
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
GARDEN
12:00-3:00pm
12:30pm
MINI 4-H
12:00-3:00pm
12-3pm
SATURDAY, JULY 16
7am-12pm
Livestock Admitted
7am-12pm
Horse & Pony Admitted
Livestock Weigh-In Times:
Swine
7:00am-12:00pm
Beef & Dairy Steers
9:00am-12:00pm
Sheep
12:30pm
Goats – immediately following sheep
12pm-9:30pm Commercial Building Open
12pm-10pm
Husted Hall Open
1:00pm
4-H Dog Obedience Show – Show Arena
6:15pm
Opening Remarks - Stage
6:30pm
Homemakers Style Show - Stage
7:00pm
4-H Fashion Revue - Stage
8:30pm
King & Queen Contest - Stage
9–11pm
Dance - Show Arena
SUNDAY, JULY 17
9:30am
Worship Service – Tractor Grounds
12pm-10pm
Husted Hall Open
12pm–9:30pm Commercial Building Open
1:00pm
4-H Poultry Judging – FFA Building
1:00pm
Mini Horse & Pony Show – Horse Arena
4:00pm
4-H Sheep Show – Show Arena
5:30pm
4-H Boer Goat Show – Show Arena
or immediately following sheep show
8:00pm
10 Year Member Recognition - Stage
8:30pm
Awards Night – Stage
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MONDAY, JULY 18
8am-10pm
Husted Hall Open
8:00am
4-H Dairy Show – Show Arena
9:00am
4-H Horse & Pony Judging – Horse Arena
10:30am
4-H Dairy Beef Show – Show Arena
or immediately following Dairy Show
1:00pm
4-H Beef Show - Show Arena
After Beef Show
4-H Beef Grand Champion Drive
3pm-9:30pm
Commercial Building Open
4:00pm
4-H Rabbit Judging – Rabbit Barn
7:00pm
4-H Beef Grand Champion Drive
7:00pm
Antique Tractor Parade – Stage
8:30pm
Entertainment - Stage
TUESDAY, JULY 19
8am-10pm
Husted Hall Open
8:00am
4-H Swine Show - Show Arena
After Swine Show
4-H Swine Grand Champion Drive
9:00am
4-H Horse & Pony Judging – Horse Arena
3pm-9:30pm
6:00pm
4-H Dog Agility Show
7:30pm
Farmer Olympics – Show Arena
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
8am-10pm
Husted Hall Open
9:00am
4-H Dairy Goat & Ornamental Goat Show Show Arena
9:00am
Horse & Pony Jumping, Horse Arena
1:00pm
4-H Tractor Operators Contest
1:00pm
Pedal Speed Race, Show Arena
2:00pm
Mini 4-H Livestock Show – Show Arena
includes Beef, Goats, Sheep, Swine
3pm-9:30pm
4:30pm
Horse & Pony Grand Entry – Horse Arena
5:00pm
Horse & Pony Contesting – Horse Arena
6:00pm
Dress the Goat Contest, Show Arena
7:00pm
Round Robin - Show Arena
TBA
Release of Appraisal Swine
THURSDAY, JULY 21
6am-10am
Release of Non-Selling Livestock
8am-12pm
Release Exhibits in Husted Hall
12:00pm
4-H Livestock Auction - Show Arena
SATURDAY, JULY 23
9:00 AM Clean Up Fairgrounds - Everyone Welcome!
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2016 RANDOLPH COUNTY 4-H CLUB, INC.
President
First Vice President
Second Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
2016 Director
2017 Director
2018 Director
Mike Reed
Kyle Pegg
Joe Baldwin
Marie Jackson
Marsha Kritsch
Chris Peacock
Phill Tharp
Scott Jester
Franklin Township
Rebecca Barnes, Steve Barnes
Green Township
Gabriela Smithson, Shane Smithson
Greensfork Township
Brandi Kramer, Chad Moore
Jackson Township
RuthWarren, Jerry Wasson
Monroe Township
Kylee Redford, Randy Roberts
Stoney Creek Twp.
Kim Dawson, Dan Dawson
Union Township
Lisa House, Bryon House
Ward Township
Kari Baldwin, Justin Baldwin
Washington Township
Randi Whitesel, Jeff Pegg
Wayne Township
Roxy Welch, Jason Welch
White River Township
Barb Fisher, Dennis Brown
Buildings & Grounds
Bill Pearson
4-H Leaders (Ag)
Mike Reed
4-H Leaders (Home Ec)
Pat Neville
Junior Leader (Boy)
Drew Reed
Junior Leader (Girl)
Zoe Robinson
County Farm Bureau President
Jerry Warren
County Farm Bureau Women's Leader Claudia Thornburg
County Extension Homemaker President
Marie Jackson
County Council
Jay Harris
County Commissioner
Tom Chalfant
Union City Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Jim Byrd
Honorary Member
Paul Branson
2016 JUNIOR LEADER OFFICERS
President
Vice President
Secretary/Reporter
Treasurer
Sale Committee
Recreation
Zoe Robinson
Drew Reed
Makenzie Phenis
Cole Baker
Kyle Reichard, Doug Calhoun
Emily McCoy, Cheyenne Thompson
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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
The Cooperative Extension Service is an out of school
system of informal education providing information to
help people solve problems. Extension Educators are
cooperative representatives of the United States Department
of Agriculture, Purdue University and county governments.
Extension programs provide knowledge relating to
agriculture, community development, home economics and
youth.
4-H is the youth phase of the Extension Program. Through
4-H clubs, youth "learn by doing" by participating in club
activities and working with 4-H projects. Practical skills,
improved methods, learning to lead, and group cooperation
are some of the benefits that youth receive through the efforts
of over 50 4-H leaders in communities throughout Randolph
County. The 4-H Fair provides an opportunity for the public
to see, appreciate and honor the efforts of 4-H youth.
The Randolph County Cooperative Extension Service Staff is
responsible for the organization of a 4-H program in the
County. Staff members include:
Julie Elsbury .......................................... Extension Educator
ANR/CED/4-H Youth
Kelsey Meyers........................................ Extension Educator
HHS/4-H Youth
Joanie Thornburg .............................. 4-H Program Assistant
Casey Seliga ..................... Food Nutrition Program Assistant
Sue Thornburg ............................................ Office Manager
4-H COMMUNITY CLUB LEADERS
Deerfield Lucky Clovers -- Donna Bickel, Debra Homan
Deerfield Trailblazers – Tammy Sofronko
Monroe Central Challengers - Gordon Jackson
Monroe Central Modern Achievers – Marie Jackson
Monroe Central 4-H Traditions – Marie Jackson
Monroe Central Showmen – Jim Weiler
Southern Grand Champions – Chris Robinson, Beth Randall
Southern Rebel Succeeders – Chris Robinson, Beth Randall
Union Achievers – Becca Bennett, Lisa Compton
Union Blue Ribbon – Becca Bennett, Lisa Compton
Union City Buckskins – Ron Smith, Kirsten Welch
Union City Lucky Charms – Ron Smith, Kirsten Welch
White River Blue Ribbon – Mike & Karla Reed
Winchester 4-H Club – Pat & Greg Neville
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RANDOLPH COUNTY 4-H PROJECT LEADERS
CAKE DECORATING
Dawn Keys
BOER GOAT
DAIRY/ PYGMY GOAT
DOG
Kedra Buckmaster
Penny Baughn, Sherri Bales,
Melissa Rhoades
Sherri Bickel, Nicki Alfrey, Shelly Griffin, John
Beals, Sue Mangas, Marcia Moystner, Mary Redmond
MINI HORSE/PONY
Dianna Bost
HORSE AND PONY
Benjamin Allen
Chris & Lisa Allen
Robert & Shawnda Bond
Dianna Bost
AnnMarie Browne
Rick & Ronda Byrge
Katy Byrge
Elizabeth Caylor
Hev Caylor
Troy Foust
Lisa Geesy
Jamie Hale
Nikole Hall
Vicki Hall
Jeff & Tammy Hutchens
Shonda & Steve Kane
Tabitha Kelley
James & Melinda Luttman
Beverly McCord-Thornburg
Matt Marshall
Lon & Athena O’Dell
Brian & Korine Owen
Heather Snyder
Ben & Tracy Wells
MINI BEEF
Becca Bennett
MINI GOATS
Penny Baughn
MINI SHEEP
Dennis Brown
MINI SWINE
Christine & Gene Stewart
PETROLEUM POWER
PHOTOGRAPHY
John Beals
POULTRY
Bill Redwine
RABBIT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Tammy Sofronko, Marcia Holliger, Michelle Trausch
RECYCLING
Shanda Solomon
ROBOTICS
Joe & Missy Batt
SCRAPBOOKING
Karen Grimes
SHOOTING SPORTS
Kelly Barker
Brent Headland Christopher Latello
Eric Compton
Matthew Hines
JW Miller
Larry Dungan
Wayne Hogg
Ben Snyder
Fred Elliott
Roger Hosbrook
Keith Snyder
Jason Erwin
David Lamb
Phillip Treutlein
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THANK YOU
to all the
2015 Award & Trophy Donors
AEROSPACE
Grand Champion 4-H Aerospace Tim & Debbie Thornburg
ANIMAL SCIENCE EXHIBIT
Grand Champion Animal Science
Corey & Abby Journay
AQUATIC SCIENCE
Grand Champion 4-H Aquatic Science
Lynn Veterinary
Hospital
BEEF
Champion 4-H Angus Heifer
The Peek Family, In Memory of Freeman
Champion 4-H Charolais Heifer
Farmland Locker, Inc.
Champion 4-H Chianina Heifer
Brian Bales Family
Reserve 4-H Chianina Heifer
Cody, Lindsay & Cale Bruns and
Ryan, Jessica & Claire Cheesman
Champion 4-H Commercial Heifer
Marion Smith Family
Res Champ 4-H Com. Heifer
Bill & Ann Pearson Family
Champion 4-H Hereford Heifer
Wayne Fisher Farms
Champion 4-HMaine-Anjou Heifer
Wayne Fisher Farms
Res. Champ 4H Maine-Anjou Heifer
Michael Fitzwater Farms – Maine Anjous
Champion 4-H Maintainer Heifer
The Hill-Mark & Liz DeHaven
Champion 4-H Market Heifer
Wayne Fisher Farms
Champion 4-H Randolph County Bred & Owned Heifer
Dr. Philip A. Howell, Howell Cattle Company
Champion 4-H Red Poll Heifer
Randolph County Red Poll Association
Champion 4-H Shorthorn Heifer
Carol (Husted) Dillon
Res. Champion 4-H Shorthorn Heifer Wayne Fisher Farms
Champion 4H Simmental Heifer Bill & Ann Pearson Family
Reserve 4-H Simmental Heifer
Dave Berry Family
Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer
House Family Farms
Champion Sim-Solution Heifer
Jeremy & Becca Bennett Family
Supreme Champion 4-H Heifer
Mary Ann Lenkensdofer, Randolph Co. Auditor
Supreme Champion 4-H Heifer
Bruns Cattle Farm
Reserve Supreme Champ. 4H Heifer Marion Smith Family
Champion 4-H Angus Steer
Keith Newbauer Family
Champion 4-H Charolais Steer
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Chianina Steer
Res. Champion 4-H Chianina Steer
Marion Smith Family
Champion 4-H Crossbred Steer
Stewart Brothers
Res. Champ 4-H Crossbred Steer
The Hill-Mark & Liz DeHaven
Champion 4-H Hereford Steer
Stewart Brothers
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Champion 4H Maine Anjou Steer Lynn Veterinary Hospital
Res. Champ 4H Maine-Anjou Steer
Michael Fitzwater Farms-Maine Anjous
Champ 4H Maintainer Steer The Hill-Mark & Liz DeHaven
Champion 4-H Randolph County Bred & Owned Steer
Winchester Veterinary Clinic, Philip A. Howell, DVM
Champion 4-H Red Poll Steer
Randolph County Red Poll Association
Champ. 4-H Salers Steer In Memory of Bill & Pauline Fruit
Champion 4-H Shorthorn Steer
Halderman Real Estate Services, Chris Peacock Area Rep
Champion 4-H Simmental Steer
Dean Dawson Family
Champion Shorthorn Plus Steer
Grand Champion 4-H Steer
Rick Hines Family
Grand Champion 4-H Steer
Bruns Cattle Farm
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Steer
Jim Pegg & Family
Champion 4-H Cow-Calf
Jon Peacock & Family-Pioneer Seeds
Champ. 4-H 1st Year Beef Showman
In Memory of Bill & Pauline Fruit
Champ. 4-H Junior Beef Showman
John Fraze, Seed Consultants
Champion 4-H Senior Beef Showman Ron & Jane Dickey
Champion 4-H Beef Herdsman
Wayne Fisher Farms
Outstanding 4H Beef Exhibitor In Memory of Freeman Peek
Top 4-H Rate of Gain-Beef
ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
Top 4-H Livestock Award
Stoney Creek Farm Barbecue
Top Livestock Judging Team
Shaffer Goldrush
Top Livestock Judge
US Bank, Lynn
BEEKEEPING
Grand Champion 4-H Beekeeping Lynn Veterinary Hospital
BICYCLE
Grand Champion 4-H Bicycle
Alan Cummings Family
CAKE DECORATING
Grand Champion 4-H Cake Decorating
Wilton Enterprises & Sofronko Family
Reserve Grand Champion
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Grand Champion 4-H Child Dev.
Orscheln Farm & Home
COMPUTER ARTS
Grand Champion 4-H Computer Arts Stewart Bickel Family
COMPUTER
Grand Champion 4-H Computer Girl Scouts of Randolph Co.
CONSTRUCTION TOYS
Grand Champion 4-H Construction Toys
Girl Scouts of Randolph County
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CONSUMER CLOTHING
Grand Champion 4-H Consumer Clothing
Sue Thornburg
CRAFTS
State Fair Entry Plaques:
Busy Extension Homemakers
John & Linda Bruner & Family
Saratoga Extension Homemakers (2)
Wayne Fisher Farms
Val & Aileen Hugg
Steve & Vickie Terhaar Family (2)
Isaac & Joanie Thornburg
Champion Beginner 4-H Arts & Crafts
Union Achievers & Union Blue Ribbon 4-H Clubs
Reserve Champion Beginner 4-H Arts & Crafts
Grand Champion 4-H Craft
Sickels Tree Farm
Res. Grand Champion 4-H Craft
Jon Peacock & Family-Pioneer Seeds
CROPS
Grand Champion. 4-H Corn
Grand Champ.4-H Alfalfa
Grand Champ. 4-H Soybean
Ran-Del Agri Services, Inc.
Grand Champ. 4-H Wheat
Grand Champion 4-H Hay
Grand Champion 4-H Oats
Top Crops Judging Team
US Bank, Lynn
Top Crops Judge
DAIRY
Champion 4-H Ayrshire Female
Max Thornburg
Champion 4-H Brown Swiss
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Jersey Female
Jim & Mary Thornburg
Champion 4-H Jr. Holstein Female
Mick & Liz Whitesel-Whitesel Farms, LLC
Champion 4-H Sr. Holstein Female
Millhome Farm
Champion 4-H Holstein Female
Millhome Farm
Champion 4-H Milking Shorthorn
Glenrich Farm
Reserve Champion 4-H Milking Shorthorn
Smithson Family Farms
Junior Champion 4-H Milking Shorthorn
Reserve Junior Champion 4H Milking Shorthorn
Senior Champion 4H Milking Shorthorn
Reserve Senior Champion 4H Milking Shorthorn
First Place in Milking Shorthorn Classes
Champion 4-H Grade Holstein
Snyder Dairy Farm
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Champion 4-H Junior Grade Holstein
Champion 4-H Senior Grade Holstein
Champion 4-H Grade Any Other
Max Thornburg
Supreme Champion 4-H Dairy Heifer
Sickels Farms
Supreme Champion 4-H Dairy Cow
Keith Snyder Family
Supreme Champion 4-H Dairy Animal
Lynnview Nursery & Garden Center
Champion 4-H 1st Yr Dairy Showman
Sponsored by Greg Alexander In Memory of Etta Alexander
Champ 4-H Jr Dairy Showman Dairy Farmers of America
Champion 4H Sr Dairy Showman
Lamb Family Farms
Champion 4-H Dairy Herdsman
Randolph Co. DHIA
Top Dairy Judging Team
Randolph Co. DHIA
Top Dairy Judge
Union-Go Dairy LLC
DAIRY BEEF
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Dairy Beef
Kurt Whitesel & Family
Grand Champion 4-H Dairy Beef
Gro-Tec, Inc.
Champion 4-H Feeder Calf
Snyder Dairy Farm
Res. Champion 4-H Feeder Calf
Josh & Mindy McCord Family
First Year 4H Dairy Beef Showman
Isaac & Joanie
Thornburg
Jr 4H Dairy Beef Showman Josh & Mindy McCord Family
Sr 4H Dairy Beef Showman
House Family Farms
DEMONSTRATION
Top 4-H Senior Demonstration/Public Speaking
Stoney Creek Extension Homemakers Club
Top 4-H Junior Demonstration/Public Speaking
Pat Neville Family
DOG – AGILITY & OBEDIENCE
Albany Vet Clinic
Kenzie Watkins & Hershey
Crickside Farm, Rebecca Edwards
Lynn Vet Hospital
Culy Contracting, Inc
Minars IGA
Dog Gone Cute Grooming
Parker Vet Clinic
Doug Brumfield Family
Robert & Shawnda Bond Family
Hair Crafters
Sheri’s Corner Cut/Sheri Haney
Hawkins Ins. & Financial Services
Sabrina’s Dog Barn
Holly’s Kennels/Border Collies Wiley’s Water Systems, Inc.
John Beals Photography
Winchester Vet Clicic
ELECTRIC
Grand Champion 4-H Electric
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Electric
ENTOMOLOGY
Grand Champion 4-H Entomology
Top Entomology Judging Team
Top Entomology Judge
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Val & Aileen Hugg
James Hardware
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Union-Go Dairy LLC
Union-Go Dairy LLC
FLOWERS
Grand Champion 4H Flowers Randolph County Garden Club
FOODS - Baked
State Fair Grade 3
Lickskillet Extension Homemakers
State Fair Grade 4
Jay Harris Family
State Fair Grade 5
Wayne Fisher Farms
State Fair Grade 6
Busy Extension Homemakers
State Fair Level C
State Fair Level C Sugar 'N Spice Extension Homemakers
State Fair Level C
Daisy Girl Scout Troop #330533, Union City
State Fair Level D
Parker 53 Extension Homemakers
State Fair Level D
Brian Bales Family
State Fair Level D
Val & Aileen Hugg
Junior Grand Champion
Friendly Rural Couples Club
Senior Reserve Grand Champion
Senior Grand Champion
American Electric Power
FOODS – Preserved
State Fair Grade 3
El Carreton
State Fair Grade 4
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Grade 5
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Grade 6
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Level C
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Level C
Sue Thornburg
State Fair Level C
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Level D
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Level D
4-H Club, Inc.
State Fair Level D
4-H Club, Inc.
Grand Champion Foods Preserved
Lynnview Nursery & Garden Center
Premium Food Preservation Awards
Ball
FORESTRY
Grand Champion 4-H Forestry
Harris Farms, Inc.
Top Forestry Judging Team
First Rate Industries, Jason A. Baker
Top Forestry Judge
Frank Miller Lumber
GARDEN
Grand Champion 4-H Garden
Farm Bureau Insurance
GENEALOGY
Champion 4-H First Year Genealogy
Randolph Co. Historical & Genealogical Society
Grand Champion 4-H Genealogy
Randolph Co. Historical & Genealogical Society
GEOLOGY Grand Champion 4-H Geology
US Aggregates, Inc.
GIFTWRAPPING
Grand Champion 4-H Giftwrapping Alan Cummings Family
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GOATS
Champion Goat Herdsman
Stone Station Elevator, Inc.
Dress Up the Goat Contest
WhiteStone Computers
Boer Goats:
Junior Champion 4-H Doe
Jim & Mary Thornburg
Champion Yearling 4-H Doe
Halderman Farm Management Services, Chris Peacock
Res. Champion Yearling 4-H Doe
Chris & Carla Peacock Family
Senior Champion 4-H Doe
Michael Buckmaster Family
Res. Senior Champion 4-H Doe
Ron & Lisa Smith
Supreme Champion 4H Boer Goat Doe
John Beals
Photography
Reserve Supreme 4H Boer Goat Doe Creek Corner Ranch
Champion 4-H Boer Goat Wether
Halderman Farm Management Services, Chris Peacock
Res. Champ. 4-H Boer Goat Wether Scott & Jamie Jester
Champion 4-H Boer Goat Mother-Daughter
Dennis Brown Family
Champion 4-H Boer Goat Mother-Kid
Champion Showmanship–Junior
Jeffrey Scott
Champion Showmanship–Senior
Sofronko Family
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Champion Showmanship–1 Year
Top 4-H Boer Goat Rate of Gain Randolph Co.Antique Club
Dairy Goats:
Supreme Champion 4-H Doe
Reserve Supreme Champion 4-H Doe
'Crickside' Farm, Deerfield, Rebecca Pickett Edwards
Senior Champion 4-H Doe
In Memory of Michael Price
Res. Senior Champion 4-H Doe
Hunts Tree Service
Champion Junior Showman
James Wagner Family
Champion Senior Showman
Phillip Tharp Family
Champion 1st Year Showman John & Linda Bruner Family
Champion Mother-Daughter Goat
Ron & Lisa Smith
Champion Mother-Kid
Creek Corner Ranch
Champion Market Wether
Shane Love Family
Supreme 4-H Dairy Goat Animal Orscheln Farm & Home
Top 4-H Dairy Goat Rate of Gain Randolph Co Antique Club
Ornamental Goats:
Champion 4-H Pygmy Wether
Wayne Fisher Farms, Inc.
Champion 4-H Pygmy Senior Doe
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Pygmy Junior Doe Russ & Rose Mendenhall
Champion 4-H Pygmy Mother/Daughter
Champion 4-H Pygmy Mother/Kid Mike & Angie Clevenger
Supreme Champion 4-H Pygmy Goat DoeHunts Tree Service
Champion 4-H Ornamental Wether First Merchants Bank
Champion 4-H Ornamental Mother/Daughter
Champion 4-H Jr Ornamental Doe
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Sr Ornamental Doe
JW Smith Trucking
Champion 4-H Ornamental Mother/Kid Carol Husted Dillon
Champion Junior Showmanship
JW Smith Trucking
Champion Senior Showmanship
A&W
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Champion First Year Showman
Supreme Champion 4-H Ornamental Doe Sofronko Family
HEALTH
Grand Champion 4-H Health St. Vincent Randolph Hospital
HOME ENVIRONMENT
Grand Champion 4-H Home Environment
WCHS FCCLA
HORSE & PONY
Marujun
Circle D Veterinary Services
PCS WIN Internet Service
Poet Biorefining
Wagner Auctioneering and Real Estate
Lynnview Nursery
Adam McCord Trucking LLC
Best Way of Indiana
Culy Contracting
Frank Miller Lumber Company
Kenneth Watkins, MD & Polly Watkins, FNP
MSSL Wiring System Inc.
Mutual Bank in honor of Jill Bailey
O Broken B Farrier Service
US Bank
The Historic Meeting House at New Garden
Quaker Trace Carriage Company & White Dove Release
Muncie Visitors Bureau
The Rodeo Shop
Heartland Ambulance
Johnson Towing & Trucking
Signature Healthcare of Muncie
Parker Health Care and Rehabilitation
Mary Beuchat
Robert Bond Family
Gary & Deborah Braun Family
David, Cody & Casey Bruns
Terry & Sue Comer
Vicki Culy-Hall
AHE Plant #3 Federal Credit Union
Floyd & Lisa Geesy Family
Farmland Locker Inc.
Norman & Barbara Lee
David & Lucille Parker
John & Susan Roell
Madonna Shepherd
Matt & Heather Simpson
Darrell Sorrell
Violet Terhaar in memory of Thomas Terhaar
Harry Caylor & Family
Jerry Thomas Family in memory of Betty Thomas
Lehman Feed Mill
Barnes Sewer & Septic LLC
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Caylor Farms
Mark Bryant
Lonnie O’Dell
Basil Comer Trucking
Family of Marge Overleese
Top Individual Horse Judge
Top Horse Judge - Team
Randolph Riders
Randolph Riders
MICROWAVE COOKING
Grand Champion 4-H Microwave
Girl Scout Troop 02252
PERSONALITY
Grand Champion 4-H Personality
PHOTOGRAPHY
Grand Champion 4-H Photography
Crickside Farm, Deerfield/Rebecca Pickett Edwards
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Photography
Crickside Farm, Deerfield/Rebecca Picket Edwards
PIGEONS
Grand Champion 4-H Pigeon
William Redwine Family
PLANT SCIENCE
Grand Champ. 4-H Plant Science
POCKET PETS
Grand Champion 4-H Pocket Pets Lynn Veterinary Hospital
POULTRY
Grand Champion 4H Commercial Egg Production
A-1 Eggs, Kole Jester
Grand Champion 4-H Meat Production
Morning Fresh Superior Foods, Inc.
Champion 4-H Market Broilers
Donald & Lisa Griffin
Grand Champion 4-H Roaster
Grand Champ 4H Large Fowl Female Donald & Lisa Griffin
Grand Champion 4-H Large Fowl Male
Friendly Rural Couples Club
Grand Champion 4-H Large Fowl Exhibition Breeding Pen
The Foreman Family
Grand Champ. 4-H Bantam Male
Grand Champ. 4H Bantam Female
Grand Champion 4-H Bantam Breeding Pen
Jerry & Jean Evans
Grand Champion 4-H All Other Fowl
Champion 4-H White Egg
Champion 4-H Brown Eggs
Bill & Ann Pearson Family
Champion 4-H Any Other Color Egg
Sofronko Family
Top Poultry Keeper
Ted Thornburg
Top Poultry & Egg Judging Team
Farmers’ Achievement Banquet Committee
Top Poultry & Egg Judge
Union-Go Dairy LLC
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RABBIT
Grand Champion 4-H Rabbit
Bousers Barn Restaurant/Catering & Gifts
Res Grand Champion 4-H Rabbit
Country Side Antiques
Best 4 Champion Rabbit
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Best 4 Reserve Champion Rabbit
Wayne Fisher Farms
Best 6 Champion Rabbit
Strands
Best 6 Reserve Champion Rabbit
Top 4-H Rabbit Keeper
TNT Electronics
Champion 4-H Meat Pen
Tharp's Marathon Service
Champion 4-H Single Fryer
Ed Thornburg
Champion First Year Showmanship
Groth Farms, Inc.
Champion Junior Showmanship
Sofronko Family
Champion Senior Showmanship
Glunt Sales
Rabbit Best of Breeds:
Kabert Industries
Shane Love Family
Conn's Collision Center
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Denis & Jennifer Wiist Farm
Kyle Good Family
Phil & Sherry Bailey
The Foreman Family
Groth Farms, Inc.
Eldon & Mary Jane Alley
Quaker Trace Farm
Wayne Fisher Farms(2)
Judy Sloniker Family (2)
Glunt Sales
The Flesher Family
Jim Weiler
Ty’s Superior Repair Services(2)
State Farm Insurance, Natalia Extin (3)
Ingle Home Improvements by Mark & Judy Ingle
Halderman Real Estate Services, Chris Peacock
RANDOLPH COUNTY HERITAGE
Grand Champion 4-H Randolph Co. Heritage
Gregory Hinshaw, Randolph County Historian
READING
Grand Champion 4-H Reading
RECYCLING
Grand Champion 4-H Recycling
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Randolph County SWMD
ROUND ROBIN SHOWMANSHIP
Round Robin Supreme Showman
Randolph County 4-H Junior Leaders
SCRAPBOOKING
Grand Champion 4-H Scrapbooking
Ron & Lisa Smith
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Scrapbooking
Botkins Trophies & Laser Engraving
SEWING - Construction
State Fair Grade 3 Nancy Eads in Memory of Janet Ratcliffe
State Fair Grade 4
Wayne Fisher Farms
State Fair Grade 5
Jeff Frazier Family
State Fair Grade 6
Marie Jackson
State Fair Grade 7
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State Fair Informal or Casual Wear Russell Calhoun Family
State Fair Separates
Russell Calhoun Family
State Fair Dress Up Wear
State Fair Formal Randolph County Extension Homemakers
State Fair Suit or Coat
Progressive Rural Couples Club
State Fair Free Choice
Lincoln Extension Homemakers
Junior Construction
Alex & Laura Mickler
Grand Champ. Senior Construction John Thornburg Family
Reserve Ch. Construction Plaques In Memory of Alma Sipe
Reserve Ch. Construction Plaques
Short Cuts & Curls
Junior Champion Fashion Revue
Nancy Eads, In Memory of Mother, Janet Ratcliffe
Fashion Revue Informal or Casual Wear
Greensfork-Washington Farm Bureau
Fashion Revue Separates
Winchester & White River Blue Ribbon 4-H Clubs
Fashion Revue Dress Up Wear Wayne-Jackson Farm Bureau
Fashion Revue Formals
Fashion Revue Suit or Coat
White River Farm Bureau
Fashion Revue Free Choice
Ingle Home Improvement
Reserve Champ. Fashion Revue In Memory of Carol Bailey
Junior Top Model
Wayne Extension Homemakers
Senior Top Model Randolph County Extension Homemakers
First Year Top Model
Jenna Shafer
Marie Wagner Memorial Award
Peggy Kidwell Family
For Outstanding Clothing Achievement
Grand Champion Sewing Non-Wearable
Given in Memory of Max Clevenger by Clarissa Clevenger
Community Service Award
In Memory of Marcella Keys
SHEEP
Champion 4-H Commercial Ewe Lamb
Tim Cheesman Family
Res. Champ. 4H Commercial Ewe Lamb Larry & Nita Short
Champion 4-H Hampshire Ewe
Smith Implements, Inc.
Champion 4-H Natural Color Ewe
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Whiteface Ewe Lamb Wayne Fisher Farms
Champion 4-H Southdown Ewe
Elsbury Shropshires
Champion 4-H Suffolk Ewe
Stone Road Farms
Supreme 4-H Champion Ewe
Sickels Club Lambs
Reserve Supreme 4-H Champion Ewe Walter Herr & Family
Grand Champion 4-H Market Lamb In Memory of Don Sipe
Res. Grand 4-H Market Lamb
Jay Harris Family
Champ. 4-H Randolph County Born & Raised Market Lamb
Dennis Brown & Family
Champion 4-H Suffolk Market Lamb
Lynn Veterinary Hospital
Champion 4-H Hampshire Market Lamb
Champion 4-H Dorset Market Lamb
Circle W Fencing,
Richard & Amy Wynn
Champion 4-H Natural Color Market Lamb
Jim Pegg & Family
Champion 4-H Shropshire Market Lamb Elsbury Shropshires
Champion 4-H Southdown Market LambWayne Fisher Farms
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Champion 4-H Whiteface Crossbred Market Lamb
Larry & Nita Short
Champion 4-H Blackface Crossbred Market Lamb
Champion 4-H First Year Showman
Mr & Mrs Carl Thompson
Champion 4-H Junior Sheep Showman
Brad Terhaar
Champion 4-H Senior Sheep Showman
Arnett Suffolks
First Year Reserve Sheep Showman Roger Gough Family
Junior Reserve Sheep Showman
Roger Gough Family
Senior Reserve Sheep Showman
Roger Gough Family
Champion 4-H Sheep Herdsman
Brad Terhaar
Reserve Champion Rate of Gain Lamb
Randolph County Sheep Producers Association
Champion Rate of Gain Lamb
Randolph Co. Farm Bureau Inc In Memory of Janet Sickels
SHOOTING SPORTS
Champion & State Fair Entry Grades 3-5
Farmland Conservation Club
Reserve Grand 4-H Shooting Sports Education
Grand Champion 4-H Shooting Sports Education
SMALL ENGINES
Grand Champion 4-H Small Engines Greg Chalfant Farms
SOILS
Top Soils Judging Team
Top Soils Individual
Randolph County SWCD
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
Grand Champion 4-H Soil & Water Project
SPORTS FISHING
Champion 4-H Sports Fishing Farmland Conservation Club
SWINE
Champion 4-H Berkshire Gilt
Phillip Tharp Family
Champ 4H Chester White Gilt
Robert Young Family
Champion 4-H Crossbred Gilt
T & M Log Homes
Champion 4-H Duroc Gilt
Bradley & Aimee Inskeep
Champion 4-H Hampshire Gilt Kenneth & Caroline Reiber
Champion 4-H Hereford Gilt
Pegg Family Show Pigs
Champion 4-H Landrace Gilt
Mark Burhardt, Wells Fargo Crop Insurance
Champion 4-H Poland China Gilt
Champion 4-H Spots Gilt
Robert Young Family
Champion 4-H Tamworth Gilt
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Champion 4-H Yorkshire Gilt
Harris Farms, Inc.
Champion 4-H Heavy Cross Gilt Mike & Karla Reed Family
Champion 4H Medium Cross Gilt Mike & Karla Reed Family
Champion 4-H Light Cross Gilt Mike & Karla Reed Family
Supreme Champion 4-H Gilt
Karissa, Adrianne & Brandon Webb
Supreme Champion 4-H Gilt Banner
Shaffer Goldrush
Reserve Supreme Champion 4-H Gilt Tom Newcom Family
Reserve Supreme Champion 4-H Gilt Banner
Shaffer Goldrush
Champion 4H Berkshire Barrow Stoney Creek Vet Service
Champion 4-H Chester White Barrow
Jeff & Karen Oswalt Family
Champion 4-H Crossbred Barrow
ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
Champion Duroc Barrow
Bradley & Aimee Inskeep
Champion 4-H Hampshire Barrow
Kenneth & Caroline Reiber
Champion 4-H Hereford Barrow
Kevin Gideon & Family
Champion 4-H Landrace Barrow
Violet Terhaar
Champ 4H Poland China Barrow Goodhew Roofing Service
Champion 4-H Spots Barrow
Champion 4-H Tamworth Barrow
Kevin Gideon Family
Champion 4-H Yorkshire Barrow
Harris Farms, Inc.
Grand Champion 4-H Barrow
American Electric Power
Grand Champion 4-H Barrow Banner
Shaffer Goldrush
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Barrow
Chris & Carla Peacock Family
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Barrow Banner
Shaffer Goldrush
Champion 4-H Swine Herdsman
Friendly Rural Couples
Champion 4-H 1st Year Swine Showman
Gro-Tech, Inc.
Champion 4H Junior Swine Showman Country Side Antiques
Champion 4-H Senior Swine Showman Jeff Pegg & Family
2nd & 3rd Place Plaques Randolph County Pork Producers
First Year Showmanship
Junior Showmanship
Senior Showmanship
Champion Light Cross Barrow
Champion Medium Cross Barrow
Champion Heavy Cross Barrow
Strands
TRACTOR
Champion 4-H Sr. Tractor Operator
Tim Cheesman, Marathon Oil Distributor
Champion 4-H Jr. Tractor Operator Smith Implements, Inc.
Champion 4-H Sr. Lawn & Garden Operator
Champion 4-H Jr. Lawn & Garden Operator
Jim & Pat Doerstler
Champion 4-H Zero Radius–Sr Randolph Co. Antique Club
Champion 4-H Zero Radius-Jr
Shane Love Family
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VETERINARY SCIENCE
Grand Champion 4-H Veterinary Science
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Veterinary Science
WATERFOWL
Grand Champion 4-H Waterfowl
Glunt Sales
WEATHER
Grand Champion 4-H Weather
WEEDS
Grand Champion 4-H Weeds
WILDLIFE
Grand Champion 4-H Wildlife Farmland Conservation Club
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Wildlife
WOODWORKING
Grand Champion 4-H Woodworking Frank Miller Lumber
Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Woodworking
Carol Husted Dillon
OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR 4-H MEMBER
In Memory of Mary Snyder
KING & QUEEN
Queen's Tiara Webb’s Jewelers, through Jewelers of America
King's Plaque
$25.00 Each
Randolph County Pork Producers
Queen's Roses
King's Gift
Photo Session + 5x7 of King and Queen
Lori Lynch Photography
4-H PLEDGE
I pledge my Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service,
And My Health to better living,
For my club, my community,
my country, and my world.
4-H MOTTO
“To Make the Best Better”
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THANK YOU!
For Supporting the
2015
4-H Livestock Auction
2015 Randolph County
Grand & Reserve Grand Champion
Livestock Buyers
Reserve Grand Champion Beef Steer
Ansonia Lumber Co; Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc; Brian &
Ceann Bales & Family; Terry & Sue Comer; Dave’s Heating &
Cooling; The Hill – Mark & Liz DeHaven; John & Susan Fraze; John
Fraze Seed Consultants; Halderman Real Estate Services;
Homestead Gates, LLC; IMI Irving Materials; Kramer Farms; Lynn
Elevator; Mangas Construction; Old National Bank; Retter Farms;
Rickert Title; Thomas Memorial Chapel; Touch of Heaven; Jay
Baldwin & Family, Umberger Feeds; Brad & Kurt Whitesel; Kurt
Whitesel
Grand Champion Dairy Beef Steer
Beanie’s Feed Barn; Delk Family; Delk Trucking, LLC; VanVleet
Insurance; Stone Station Elevator; Snyder Dairy Farm; Amanda
Shinn; Riegel Feed; Mike Loy Livestock & Sale Barn; Franky’s
Studio of Hair Design; Glenrich Farms In Memory of Richard Weiss;
Tom Delk Excavating; High Point Dairy White Family
Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Beef Steer
Apex Ag Solutions LLC; Chalfant Family Farms; East Central Ag Inc
– Crop Insurance; First Merchants Bank; Main Source Bank;
Merchants Bank of Indiana; Mote Farm Service; Shore’s Oil Co;
Smith Implement; Stone Station Elevator; Wagner Auctioneering &
Real Estate; Jason Welch Attorney at Law
Grand Champion Market Lamb
Skylar Bennett; Kaitlyn & Haley Sayre; East Central Ag Inc – Crop
Insurance; Friends of Indiana Junior Maine Anjous; Goettemoeller
Show Cattle; Spencer Goettemoeller; Haley Hinshaw, Zoe & Grant
Craw; Muhlenkamp & Westgerdes Farms; Tom Overleese, Old
National Bank; Jim Pegg; Jon Peacock, Pioneer; Reynolds Farm
Equipment, Ryan Cheesman; Sam Pierce Chevrolet; Smith
Implement; Gary & Chris Stewart; Gene & Chris Stewart; Tom &
Cheryl Zell; Main Source Bank; Dr. Dru Stewart & Staff; Cardinal
Ethanol
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Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
American Chevrolet; First Merchants Bank; Goshert Insurance Risk;
Gough Farms; Halderman Real Estate Services; Harvestland Coop;
Walter & Margaret Herr; Dan & Gloria Hill; Tim Cheesman,
Marathon Oil; Old National Bank; Pegg Family Show Pigs; Mary
Pflasterer; Phi Delta Kappa; Jon Peacock, Pioneer; Reynolds Farm
Equipment, Ryan Cheesman; Stone Station Elevator; Schaeffer
Show Cattle; Smith Implement; Smith Insurance Services; Dr. Dru
Stewart & Staff; Stu’s Garage; Wiley Well Drilling; Randolph County
Fitness
Grand Champion Barrow
Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc; Dustin & Carrie Baldwin; Mark
Burkholdt – Wells Fargo Crop Insurance; Farmers State Bank;
Farmland Locker; Donald Fisher Farms; Hough Quality Meats;
Matthews Feed & Grain; Brian & Tina Moreland; Rosenthall
Orthodontics, PC; Superior Transmissions; Joe & Tracy Tinsman &
Family; Eaton Police Department; Weber Farm; Rodney Lennon
Reserve Grand Champion Barrow
Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc; David & Vickie Baldwin; Doug
& Lisa Baldwin; Guy & Karen Baldwin; Jay Baldwin & Family; Keith
& Marilyn Baldwin; Jeremy & Becca Bennett & Family; Cathy
Stephen, Cates Farms; Kirk Comer, BSN Sports; Farmers
StatBank; Rick Fisher; Halderman Real Estate Services; Shannon
Hartley, In Memory of Kellie Stephen; Hall-Hartley Family In
Memory of Kellie Stephen; Haley Hinshaw, Zoe & Grant Craw; In
Memory of Gary Horner; Jericho Friends Women; Matchett &
Company Insurance; Moisture Management; Mike & Pam
Necessary; New Horizons Accounting & Payroll; Jon Peacock,
Pioneer; Randolph County Republicans; Riggin’s Electric LLC;
Sandifar Automotive; Shore’s Oil Co; Ron & Lisa Smith; Patsy
Stephen
Grand Champion Boer Goat Wether
Jeremy & Becca Bennett & Family; East Central Ag Inc –Crop
Insurance; Goettemoeller Show Cattle; Haley Hinshaw, Zoe & Grant
Craw; Main Source Bank; Friends of Indiana Junior Maine Anjou;
Tom Overleese, Old National Bank; Muhlenkamp & Westgerdes
Farms; Jim Pegg; Jon Peacock, Pioneer; Reynolds Farm
Equipment, Ryan Cheesman; Kaitlyn & Haley Sayre; Smith
Implement; Stone Station Elevator; Dr. Dru Stewart & Staff; Gary &
Chris Stewart; Gene & Chris Stewart; Tom & Cheryl Zell; Spencer
Goettemoeller
Grand Champion Dairy Goat Wether
Guy & Karen Baldwin; Jeremy & Becca Bennett & Family; Bosworth
Farms; Kristin, Nicki, Braxton & Braylee Bosworth; Kimberly
Brutchen; Farmland Locker; Florence Livestock, Inc; Dave & Sue
Jester; Scott Jester; Tim Cheesman, Marathon Oil; Maxwell Farms
of Indiana; Mary Pflasterer; Phi Delta Kappa; Kylee & Joseph
Redford; Mike & Karla Reed, Sun Glow Feeds; Sam Pierce
Chevrolet; Wagner Auctioneering & Real Estate; James Weiler;
Jason Newcom, Pioneer; Winners Meats; Super 8 Muncie
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Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Goat Wether
Country View Family Farms/Hatfield; Jeff & Karen Oswalt & Family;
PCS-WIN/Randolph County Wi-Fi; Jay Baldwin & Family, Umbarger
Feeds; MJS Mortuaries
Champion Single Fryer (Rabbits)
Applegate Livestock Equipment Inc; Bousers Barn Restaurant &
Catering; Citizens State Bank; Curts Cattle Company; Wayne Fisher
Farms Inc.; Glunt Sales; Hub City Propane; Merchants Bank of
Indiana; Frank Miller Lumber Company; Kurt & Sherry Prescott;
Shockney Electric; John W & Wendy Smith; Ron & Lisa Smith; Kent
& Anne Thornburg; Steve & Marla Threewits; Jason Welch,
Attorney At Law; Performance Mortgage; Janet Grimes
Reserve Champion Single Fryer (Rabbits)
John Beals Photography; Roger & Denise Cox; Scott Jester; Kritsch
Farms; Tammy Sofronko; Winchester Vet Clinic
Champion Meat Pen (Rabbits)
Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc; Bouser’s Barn Restaurant &
Catering; Citizens State Bank; Curts Cattle Company; Glunt Sales;
Douglass Gordon; Merchants Bank of Indiana; Frank Miller Lumber
Company; Kurt & Sherry Prescott; Shockney Electric; John W. &
Wendy Smith; Ron & Lisa Smith; Kent & Anne Thornburg; Steve &
Marla Threewits; Janet Grimes; Kyle Oliver; Dwight & Donna Wise;
Performance Mortgage
RANDOLPH COUNTY 4-H SALE BUYERS
Umbarger Feeds
Brian & Ceann Bales & Family
Joe & Missy Batt, Solid Design
Beanie’s Feed Barn
Becca, Macy & Spencer
Bella Blue Boutique
Barbara Bennett
Mike & Lynn Bennett
Jeremy & Becca Bennett &
Family
Eric & Angela Bentz Family
Best Way of Indiana
Greg & Kathy Beumer
Birdies Bar – Elwood
Brian Bishop, Agrigold Seeds
Aaron Black, UCHS Principal
Monty & Bunny Blackburn
Bogies Ice Cream
Boot Box
Kristin, Nicki, Braxton &
Braylee Bosworth
Bosworth Farms
Bouser’s Barn Restaurant &
Catering
Linda Bowlin
A & B Café
A1-Ag Services LLC
Abel’s Barber Shop
Ability Plumbing
Debby & Steve Acree
Jean Addington
Affolder Implement Sales, Inc.
Ag Best
AJ Pools
AMB Craw Plumbing Inc.
American Chevrolet
Mike Anderson
Ansonia Lumber Co
Apex Ag Solutions LLC
Apple Farm Service
Applegate Livestock
Equipment Inc
Astral Industries
B & L Thornburg Trucking
B & W Farms
David & Vickie Baldwin
Doug & Lisa Baldwin
Guy & Karen Baldwin
Keith & Marilyn Baldwin
Dustin & Carrie Baldwin
Jay Baldwin & Family,
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CPS – Williamsburg
Crossroads Financial Credit
Union
Culy Construction &
Excavating
Culy Contracting
John & Ilene Cummings
Alan Cummings
Curb’s Plus, Inc.
Curts Cattle Company
D & M Transmission
Dave Knapp Ford
Dave’s Heating & Cooling
Julie Davis, Circle D
Veterinary Services
Davis Chiropractic
Dean & Peggy Dawson
DC Electric, Darnell & Edith
Clevenger
The Hill, Mark & Liz DeHaven
Tom Delk Excavating
Delk Family
Delk Trucking LLC
Dishman Farms
Diane & Scott Dull
Jeremy Duncan, Willard
Elementary Principal
East Central Ag Inc – Crop
Insurance
Eaton Police Department
El Carreton Mexican
Restaurant
Dan Engle
Estep Dr. & Co.
Greg Eviston
Opal Eviston
Andy & Diane Fahl, Shoestring
Enterprise
Jerry Fair
Farm Bureau Insurance –
Angie Martin
Farm Bureau Insurance –
Dwayne Guenther
Farm Bureau Inc.
Farm Credit Mid-America
Farmers State Bank
Farmland Candy & Stuff
Farmland Locker
Farmland Supper Club
Ferrell Gas
Leon & Linda Fetters
Fields Family
First Farmers Bank & Trust
Rick Fisher
Rodger Bowlin
Dave & Nancy Brumfield
Doug Brumfield Family
Kimberly Brutchen
Bryant Combine Parts
Kedra Buckmaster
Mike Buckmaster & Family
Mark Burkhardt, Wells Fargo
Crop Insurance
By the Yard Lawn Service,
LLC
Jim Byrd, Income Tax &
Bookkeeping
Ron Byrd Family
Don Calhoun Family
Cardinal Ethanol
Carter & Mathenia Family
CAS Consulting, Creative
Academic
Cassel Farms
Cates Farms
Betty Chalfant
Danny Chalfant
Lisa Chalfant, Randolph
Central Curriculum Dir.
Greg & Lisa Chalfant
Greg Chalfant Construction
Chalfant Family Farms
Cloy & Wanetta Cheesman
Tim Cheesman, Marathon Oil
Circle W Fencing, Richard &
Amy Wynn
Citizens State Bank
Claywell Body Shop
Meeks Cockerill
Tom Cockerill
Cockerill & Cockerill Attorneys
at Law
Terry & Sue Comer
Kirk Comer, BSN Sports
Nathan O’Connor, Attorney At
Law
Conn’s Collision Center
Robert Cook
Cooper Farms Inc.
Jeff & Connie Coulter
Country Cottage Flowers
Country Gentleman
Country View Family
Farms/Hatfield
County Tire
Cowen Realty Group – Monte
Cowen
Austin & Letha Cox
Roger & Denise Cox
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Ralph & Norma Harris
Jay & Mary Harris Family
Hartford Veterinary Services
Shannon Hartley – In Memory
of Kellie Stephen
Harvest Land – Oakville
Harvest Land Yield Pro
Division
Harvest Land Coop
Chris Haskins
Scott & Edna Hawkins
Insurance & Financial Service
Benji Hernly
Walter & Margaret Herr
Mike & Brenda Hiatt
High Point Dairy White Family
Dan & Gloria Hill
Diane Hill, In Memory of Vince
Greg & Rhonda Hill
Danny & Diane Hill
D & D Hill Farms
Hinshaw Farms
Hittle Buick GMC Inc.
Mary Holder
Home Health Angels
Homestead Gates LLC
Hoosier Seed Products LLC
In Memory of Gary Horner
Hough Quality Meats
Howard Enterprises
Howell Cattle Co, Phil & Judy
Howell
Jay & Shelby Hoyt
Hub City Propane
Hull Brothers Inc.
Hunt Butcher Shop
Hunstville Farm Repair
IMI Irving Materials
In Memory of David Reed
In Memory of Gerald Stephen
In Memory of Julie Fisher
JR Guttering
JABO’s Restaurant & Dining
Jason’s Meat Market
Jennings Farms
Jericho Friends Women
Jerry’s Dairy Freezer
Dave & Sue Jester
Scott Jester
Whitney & Kole Jester
Johnson Family Farms
Ralph & Burnita Johnting
Scott Johnting
Jeff Jones
Jones Family & Friends
Donald Fisher Farms
Leonard Fisher Farms
Wayne Fisher Farms, Inc.
Joel Flesher & Family
Florence Livestock, Inc.
Flying Sauser Fuel Stop &
Restaurant
Gary & Jan Foulke
Frank Johnting Family
Frank Miller Lumber Company
Franky’s Studio of Hair Design
John & Susan Fraze
Fraze Electric Kent VanNote
Freds #1 Package Store
French Town Trailer Sales
Friend of 4-H
Friends of Indiana Junior
Maine-Anjou
Dave Furby, Candidate for
City Council
Dave & Julie Furby – Little
Debbie
Geringhoff Distribution
Rick & Laurie Gibson & Family
Gillman’s Home Center
Glenrich Farms In Memory of
Richard Weiss
Glunt Sales
Godown Farms
Spencer Goettemoeller
Goettemoeller Show Cattle
Goodhew Roofing Service
Douglass Gordon
Gordon & Associates
Goshert Insurance Risk
Management
Richard & Diane Gough
Gough Farms
Grand Slam Swine
Greens Fork Alignment
Griffin & Redwine
Owen Griffith
Janet Grimes
Groth Farms Trucking & Grain
Equipment
Brad & Donna Haggard
Hair Crafters
Halderman Real Estate
Services
Haley Hinshaw, Zoe & Grant
Craw
Hall Hartley Family, In Memory
of Kellie Stephen
Dan & Amanda Hargarten
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Steve Moore
Brian & Tina Moreland
Jon Morgan/Kim Pegg
Mote Farm Service
Mrs Wicks Pie Shop
Muhlenkamp & Westgerdes
Farms of Portland
Pam Mullen & Family
My Place Show Pigs
Randy & Rose Myers
Suzan Dillon Myers, Attorney
Mike & Pam Necessary
Dr. Jennifer Neise
New Holland, Centerville
New Horizons Accounting &
Payroll
Jason Newcom, Pioneer HiBred
Kevin Newman, Newman
Water Softener Supplies
Newton Family
Nick’s Horseshoeing
North Star Hardware & Imp.
Co.
Crystal Nott
Kim Nott
Robin Nott
Nyes Automotive
Oakerson Performance
Horses
Old Barn Repair Shop
Old National Bank
Kyle Oliver
Tom Osborn, WCHS Principal
Jeff & Karen Oswalt & Family
Tom Overleese, Old National
Bank
Tom & Valerie Overleese
Family
P & R Auto Repair
Pak-A-Sak
Papaw Steve & Lisa
Parker City Family Dental
Parker Vet Clinic
Patriot Sportswear
Kevin Patterson
Patterson Farms
PCS-WIN/Randolph Co Wi-Fi
Jon Peacock, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Sean Peed & Family
Marcella Peek
Jim Pegg
Jamie & Nicole Pegg Family
Pegg’s Show Pigs
K & L Tractor Sales
Kabert Industries
Kalmbach Feeds of Indiana
Kalmbach Feeds/Andy Korb
Jim Keener
Keesling Farms – Brad & Don
Jeff Kinney & Family
Dan Kirtley
Tom Knoll
Melvin, April & Devon Knott
Kramer Farms
Kritsch Farms
Rick Lee
Rodney Lennon, Farm Bureau
Insurance
Chip & Ruth Loney
Shane Love
Gary Loy Real Estate &
Auction
Luellen LP Gas
Lumpkin Farms
Lynn Elevator
Lynn Lions Club
M & E Golf
M & S Snider and P & J Snider
MJS Mortuaries
Main Source Bank
Mangas Construction
Marksmen Tool & Die
Kelly, Allison & Hailey Martin
Laura Martin, County Clerk
CE Martin Construction
Matchett & Company
Insurance
Matthews Feed & Grain
Maul Technology
Maxwell Farms of Indiana
McCormick Farms
Pete McKay
Mercer County Electric
Merchants Bank of Indiana
Cindy Mick, Driver Middle
School Asst Principal
Mike Loy Livestock & Sale
Barn
Mike Thornburg, UCHS Ass’t
Principal
Laura Miller, Deerfield
Mark & Jane Miller
Miller Family
Dr. Tom Miller
Modoc Food Market & Café
Moisture Management
Dale & Peggy Moore
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Rosenthall Orthodontics, PC
Rowe Feeds
Jacob Ryan Family
S & R Heating & Cooling
Sam Pierce Chevrolet
Sandifar Automotive
Saratoga Lions Club
Sauser Excavating, Steve
Sauser
Kaitlyn & Haley Sayre
Sayre Farms
Schaeffer Show Cattle
Dennis & Goldie Schneider
Sheep Producers
Shine Salon
Amanda Shinn
Kenny & Mary Jo Shockley
Shockney Electric
Shockney Seed Service
Shore’s Oil Co
Greg & Janette Sickels
Sickels & Sons Farms
Trucking
Silvertowne Farms
Silvertowne LP
Jane Simmons
Simply Beautiful Salon
Laramie Smith
Ron & Lisa Smith
Steve Smith
William Smith
John W & Wendy Smith
Marion Smith Family
Smith Implement
Smith Insurance ServicesMontpelier
Ronald & Darlene Smithson
P & J Snider
Snyder Dairy Farm
Tammy Sofronko
Jon Starr
Cathy Stephen
Patsy Stephen
Steps Inc.
Gary & Chris Stewart
Gene & Chris Stewart
Roger & Toni Stewart
Dr. Dru Stewart & Staff
Stone Lane – David Beshears
Stone Road Farm, LLC
Stone Station Elevator
Stoney Creek Vet Service
Strands of Modoc
Stu’s Garage
Super 8 Muncie
Performance Mortgage
Norman Peters
Gary & Susan Peterson
Peterson & Stachler, PC
Kathryn Petry
Mary Pflasterer
Phi Delta Kappa
Pizza Hut
Poet Biorefining
Polley Farm Service
Precision Planting Clifford
Coulter
Premier Application, Trent
Kritsch
Premier Carwash
Kurt & Sherry Prescott
Fred Pries, Insurance &
Financial Services
Pro-Glass
Larry & Jackie Pugh
The Randalls
Randolph Central School
Board
Randolph County Farm
Service Agency
Randolph Co FFA Advisors
Randolph County Fitness
Randolph County Republicans
Randolph Co Young Farmers
Randolph Eastern School
Board
Randolph Farms Inc.
Randolph Inn
Brian Raszkowski
Kylee & Joseph Redford
Drew, Lucas & Gracie Reed
Karla Reed, Ass’t Principal,
WCHS
Mike & Karla Reed, Sun Glow
Feeds
Retter Farms
Retter Tax Service
Reynolds Farm Equip, Ryan
Cheesman
Rickert Title
Ridgeville American Legion
No. 507
Riegel Reed
Riggin’s Electric LLC
Bill & Cheryl Robbins
Kellon & Chris Robinson
John & Susan Roell, Touch of
Heaven
Rose Gate Bridal
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Brad & Randi Whitesel
Kurt & Rose Whitesel
Mick Whitesel
Kurt Whitesel, ADM Alliance
Nutrition
Mary Jo Wickersham
Mike Wickersham
Wick’s Pies
Wiley Well Drilling
Missy Williams, Candidate for
City Council
John Williams, DDS
Winchester Auto Truck, LLC
Winchester Café
Winchester Lions Club
Winchester NAPA
Winchester Vet Clinic
Cindy Winkle, Baker
Mark Winkle, Northside
Winners Meats
Winningham Family Motors
LLC
Dwight & Donna Wise
Kevin Wise – Beck Hybrid
Randy Wren
Wright Way Accounting
Wright Way Automotive
Wright Way Collision Repair
Bill Yost
Bob Young
Donnie & Kim Young
Tom & Cheryl Zell
Jim Zimmerman
Superior Transmissions
Swallow Landscape Service
Taco Bell
The Bath State Bank
The Bogue Girls
The Pallet Builder, Inc.
The Turners
The Veterinary Clinic
Melinda Thomas
Thomas Memorial Chapel
Mike Thompson, Beck’s
Hybrids
Thompson Group/Ron
Shumaker
Bill & Cheryl Thornburg
Ed & Claudia Thornburg
Isaac & Joanie Thornburg
Josh & Pam Thornburg
Kent & Anne Thornburg
Sue Thornburg
Three County Farms
Steve & Marla Threewits
Marissa Tibbett at Deep Roots
Dan & Ruth Tinsman
Joe & Tracy Tinsman Family
Joe Tinsman Farms
Troxell Equipment
Two Girls Stained Glass
Umbarger Feeds
Union Township Lions Club
Union-Go Dairy, LLC
Van Note Wrecker
VanVleet Insurance
Dan & Lisa Waber
Andy Wagner
Wagner Auctioneering & Real
Estate
Brian Wagner Construction
Wal-Mart
Walker Funeral Home
Wallace Heating & Cooling
Wards Backhoe Service
Alice Mae Watson & Family
Watson Hay & Straw
Weber Farm
James Weiler
Country Side Stock Farm –
Clint Weiss
Jason Welch, Attorney at Law
Craig & Jill Whitaker
Brad & Kurt Whitesel
THANKS
To All Who
Supported the 2015
Randolph County
4-H Livestock
Auction!
Paid for by the Randolph County 4-H Sale
Committee
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INDIANA 4-H PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
The Indiana 4-H program serves the youth of Indiana by
providing a strong educational youth development program. This
program delivers educational experiences in a variety of settings.
Caring, capable, and contributing adults assist in the 4-H program as
models for youth. The rich heritage of the 4-H Program is one to be
valued and passed along to future generations.
The Indiana 4-H Youth Policy and Procedures Book sets out
certain standards and guide-lines to be used to assure that 4-H is a
positive youth development program. County 4-H policy is guided by
the county 4-H policy making or governing board (i.e., 4-H Council)
as provided by the County Extension Board. Legal authority for the 4H program rests with the Director of Cooperative Extension Service at
Purdue University. No county 4-H policy may conflict with state 4-H
policy or with federal guidelines and requirements.
Deadlines for county and state participation should be carefully
constructed so as to encourage rather than to discourage participation.
Such deadlines should be well published. Members not complying
with established and published dates and deadlines for exhibition may
be denied the opportunity to exhibit.
It is the policy of 4-H to be an inclusive organization. No
county policy or practice should be used to arbitrarily exclude youth
from either membership or participation. Youth should participate in
4-H Youth Development opportunities at levels and times that best
suit the youth’s development and support family involvement.
4-H Club Membership:
Youth may become 4-H members when they enter the third
grade and may continue their membership through the completion of
grade 12. Each individual may continue membership for a maximum
of ten (10) consecutive years. Exceptions:
(1) Youth who enroll in grade three and are advanced academically
(thus graduating early) may continue for a total of 10 years ONLY if
the enrollment occurs in consecutive years.
(2) Those youth who are academically advanced and “skip” 3rd grade,
may begin the program as a 4th grader and may continue for a total of
10 years ONLY if the enrollment occurs in consecutive years.
(3) Those youth who enroll in grade three and are retained a grade in
public school may continue to progress through the 4-H Program by
adding subsequent years of participation, but MAY NOT exceed 10
years of participation. For example, if a member is retained one year
in public school, their final year of 4-H membership would conclude
the summer following their junior year of high school.
(4) Those youth who entered the program in 3rd grade and for one
reason or another leave formal education prior to the completion of
12th grade may continue for a total of 10 years ONLY if the
enrollment occurs in consecutive years.
NOTE: 10 years of membership in the 4-H Youth Development is an
opportunity – not an entitlement. Those youth who do not enroll as
3rd grade students or meet the exceptions above, conclude their
involvement with the program during the summer immediately
following the completion of their senior year in high school.
An individual’s 4-H grade is determined by the school grade in
which he or she is classified regardless of the time of year he or she
enrolls in 4-H. A member does not advance in 4-H grade until he or
she enrolls in 4-H for the subsequent school year. Each member
should enroll in the division of a project that would best suit his/her
interest and potential for personal growth and would enhance their
family involvement.
Opportunities in the 4-H program are available to all Indiana
youth as defined regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national
origin, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation or disability.
Married young men and women of 4-H age may participate in any of
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the 4-H projects and activities. However, married persons must
participate by the same terms and conditions and/or guidelines as
unmarried participants. Membership in 4-H is gained by annually
enrolling through a Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Office located in each of Indiana’s 92 counties.
The Indiana 4-H Youth Development program year is October
1 to September 30 annually. Enrollment is an annual process attained
by completing individual 4-H enrollment via the 4HOnline enrollment
process. Statewide 4HOnline enrollment occurs annually October 1
through January 15.
Residence: Indiana youth typically enroll in 4-H Youth Development
programs in the county or state in which they reside. However,
individuals living in one county may join 4-H in another county.
There may be educational or social reasons for an individual joining
4-H in a different county than that of their primary residence. During
a single calendar year, a 4-H member enrolled in a given project is
expected to enroll and exhibit that project only in one county of
enrollment.
In the event that a project is not offered in the county of
primary 4-H enrollment, a 4-H member may enroll in that specific
project in a different county. Approval of this special exception rests
with the 4-H Extension Educator. Participation in 4-H related
activities and events (i.e., judging; share-the-fun, auction) must be in
the county of primary 4-H enrollment.
The above policy is not intended to provide an escape
mechanism for 4-H members and families who are unwilling to follow
the terms and/or conditions in their current county of 4-H
membership. Decisions regarding 4-H membership in a non-resident
county (a county you do not live in), rest with the 4-H Extension
Educator in the receiving county.
Note: In a statement from our federal partner in Washington,
D.C., the following statement appears:
“Anytime there are
procedures for exclusion of individuals from events which use the 4-H
name there are potential challenges to enforcement of the exclusions.
The challenges have a substantial potential to prevail and they
frequently result in negative publicity for the organization. Therefore,
before choosing a policy of exclusion it is wise to evaluate the
exclusion being considered, to be sure there is an overwhelming
educationally based need for the exclusion”.
Extension employees and volunteers are obligated to eliminate
(and should not create) any practices that limit, deprive, or tend to
deprive any youth of opportunities for membership and/or
participation in the Indiana 4-H program.
Behavioral Criteria for 4-H Events and Activities:
To 4-H members, volunteers, parents and the public: When attending,
participating or acting on behalf of the 4-H program, all persons are
expected to conduct themselves in accordance with accepted standards
of social behavior, to respect rights of others, and to refrain from any
conduct which may be injurious to the 4-H program. The following
actions constitute misconduct for which persons may be subject to
disciplinary penalties and/or dismissal from the program:
a) Dishonesty in connection with any 4-H activity by cheating or
knowingly furnishing false information.
b) Alteration or unauthorized use of 4-H records.
c) Obstruction or disruption of any 4-H activity or aiding and
encouraging other persons to engage in such conduct.
d) Failure to comply or aiding or encouraging other persons not to
comply with specific terms and conditions of a given project, contest,
or activity.
e) Failure to comply with directions of 4-H officials acting in the
proper performance of their duties.
f) Inhumane treatment of 4-H animal projects.
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There are many opportunities for 4-H members, volunteers, parents
and the public to participate in 4-H events and activities. When
involved in such experiences, members, volunteers, parents and the
public are expected to follow all rules and regulations as outlined by
those responsible for the specific program or activity. In all such 4-H
activities, the following constitute a violation of behavioral
expectations:
1) Possession or use of fire crackers, gun powder, firearms, chemicals
or other materials that can be used to create an explosive mixture.
2) Misuse of fire equipment or sounding a false fire alarm.
3) Having a guest of the opposite gender in your sleeping quarters.
4) Physical or verbal abuse of any person or conduct which threatens
or endangers the health or safety of any person.
5) Theft of or malicious damage to property.
6) Possession, use, or distribution of alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco
and tobacco-like products, or other dangerous substances.
7) Inappropriate displays of affection towards another person(s).
8) Inappropriate clothing or lack of clothing during the event or
activity.
9) Lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct.
10) Unauthorized entry, use or occupancy of any facility.
11) Any conduct which threatens or interferes with maintenance of
appropriate order and discipline or invades the rights of others.
When violations occur at out-of-county, district, area, state and/or
national 4-H events, the following procedures will be followed.
(a) The parents/legal guardians will be contacted to arrange
transportation home for the violator(s) and
(b) The local extension educator will be notified.
Following are policies that govern exhibition and completion of 4-H
Projects:
Exhibition: Exhibition of 4-H projects in local, county or state
exhibits/fairs is voluntary on the part of the exhibitor. The exhibition
of 4-H projects/subjects provides 4-H members an opportunity to
display their 4-H projects/subjects, enter in competition, and
participate in an educational/social environment with peers. With
exhibition also comes the responsibility for abiding by all of the terms
and conditions pertaining to the respective 4-H project.
Completion: The completion of a 4-H experience may include a
variety of options and must not be misinterpreted solely as exhibition
of a project at a local, county or state fair. There are a number of ways
that a young person may participate in the 4-H Youth Development
Program in addition to the club-based option. Participating in these 4H opportunities enable the youth to build skills that will serve them
well throughout their adult lives.
Some of these participation options do not include the
preparation of a specific exhibit by an individual that would be on
display at a fair or similar event. In some cases, the youths’ actual
participation may be the final product that results in their completion
of a year in 4-H. Some examples of this participation include working
as a team to develop a robot for a workshop or challenge; completing
a Spark Club experience; participating in State 4-H Band or Chorus;
taking part in a science training or experiment; participating in an
after school 4-H experience; etc.
4-H members are considered complete in their 4-H educational
experience for the year when they have (1) completed the 4-H
member enrollment process prior to the established and published date
for enrolling; and (2) had an officially recognized 4-H
volunteer/Extension Educator verify the existence of the completed
project/subject or the member’s participation in a 4-H education
experience. Additionally, 4-H members who participate in a club- or
fair-based 4-H project/subject will submit a completed 4-H record
sheet based on printed or web-based educational materials (used by
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Indiana 4-H Youth Development) prior to the established and
published date.
Though exhibiting in local, county, and state exhibits/fairs is
not required for project completion, as it does not necessarily relate
directly to content and skills learned in the development of a 4-H
project, project exhibition is encouraged as a continuation of the
educational experience.
Extension employees and volunteers are obligated to eliminate
(and should not create) any practices that limit, deprive, or tend to
deprive any youth of opportunities for membership and/or
participation in the Indiana 4-H program.
Guidelines for Animal Exhibits: Each 4-H member shall own
his/her own 4-H exhibit. Ownership, personal possession, and regular
care of the animal must be in effect on or before the county and state
enrollment deadlines and continuously until after the 4-H show at the
county and/or state fair.
*For 4-H breeding animals: family corporations and/or partnerships of
4-H members with one or more parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts,
uncles or legal guardians are acceptable.
*For 4-H dairy cattle: family corporations and/or partnerships of the
4-H member with unrelated persons or dairy operations are also
acceptable.
*Dairy heifers, horses, ponies and llamas may be leased subject to
approval of both the county 4-H dairy, horse and pony, or llama
committee and the respective County Extension Educator.
*4-H animals exhibited after the animal ID deadline (April 1 for steers
and May 15 for all other animals), at any show by anyone other than
the person whose 4-H enrollment record is connected to the ID of the
animal in Indiana 4HOnline will not be eligible to be shown in the 4H show at the Indiana State Fair. This term/condition does not apply
to siblings and parents, who may show each other’s animals at any
show during the year without jeopardizing State Fair eligibility. This
policy applies to all 4-H animal projects. For animal projects without
ID deadline, the person who enter them in the Indiana State Fair 4-H
show is the equivalent of the owner of the animals.
*4-H animals are expected to be in the possession and regular care of
the 4-H member who owns/leases them (unless other arrangements
have been agreed upon by the county 4-H council) from the animal ID
deadline until the conclusion of the county and/or state fair.
*4-H animals purchased, sold or offered for sale after the ID deadline
and prior to the Indiana State Fair (including animals that have gone
through a “Premium Only Auction”), shall not be eligible to show
in the 4-H show at the Indiana State Fair. Sale of products of animals
(milk, cheese, wool, etc.) in lieu of the animal, are considered
equivalent to a “Premium Only Auction.”
Grievance Guidelines for County 4-H Program Issues:
1. A grievance may be lodged with the president of the 4-H policymaking body (e.g., 4-H Council or 4-H Fair Board), the
superintendent of the Project, or the 4-H Extension Educator. The
burden of proof shall reside with the party filing the grievance.
(NOTE: concerns regarding staff or volunteers are not issues for
which a grievance may be filed. 4-H Volunteers are assigned by
the 4-H Extension Educator. Concerns regarding volunteers are not
issues for which a grievance may be filed. 4-H Volunteers are
assigned by the 4-H Extension Educator. Concerns regarding
volunteers should be addressed directly with the 4-H Extension
Educator.)
2. The person filing a grievance must complete the Grievance/Appeal
Form.
3. A grievance shall be filed within 24 hours of the incident. The 24hour guideline pertains to fair related issues where timing is an
issue. In all other grievances, there will be a 14-day limit in which
the grievance must be filed.
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4. A grievance regarding a project/subject or activity during the
county 4-H Fair will first be reviewed by a small, unbiased
subcommittee appointed by the chair of the local 4-H policymaking body in consultation with the 4-H Extension Educator.
This subcommittee will review the grievance, conduct the initial
investigation, and render a decision.
5. The grievance sub-committee will be called together to act within
24 hours of a filed grievance, or in a more timely manner, if the
situation warrants. (See note below for programmatic grievances.)
6. The person filing the grievance may appeal the decision to the 4-H
policy-making body, which will then review the facts in evidence
and render a decision.
7. The person filing a grievance may appeal a decision to the County
Extension Board. The Extension Board will review the facts in
evidence and render a decision. This is the final level in the
appeal process.
Note: The above procedure will also be followed for program issues.
Time constraints of the above procedure are not as crucial in most
instances for programmatic concerns. However, there will be a 14-day
limit on the part of the person filing a grievance. The Extension
Educator does have the obligation to inform all parties that there is a
grievance procedure if there are disagreements with policies.
GENERAL RULES
1. Youth may become 4-H members when they enter the
third grade and may continue their membership through
the completion of grade 12. Each individual may continue
membership for a maximum of ten (10) consecutive years.
2. Any current member who is enrolled in a regular 4-H Club
in Randolph County may participate in 4-H Club classes
and activities, providing the exhibitor meets the eligibility
rules for participation.
3. 4-H project record sheets are due at the time project is
entered for judging to be eligible for completion awards
and trips.
4. All non-livestock 4-H exhibits will be entered at the 4-H
Building, Husted Hall. Consult the specific project
and/or judging schedule listed in this catalog for the
correct time. The Check-In time listed is the allotted time
in which you may enter your project at the fair. The
Judging time listed is when judging for that project will
begin.
5. Late non-livestock projects brought in after judging has
been completed will be given a green ribbon.
6. Husted Hall exhibits will be released Thursday, 8:00 AM
– Noon.
7. A 4-H club member should read and follow all project
exhibit requirements listed in this catalog. Poster projects
not following "How to Prepare a Poster Project"
guidelines will be marked down one (1) ribbon grade.
8. All posters, notebooks, and display boards must include a
reference list indicating where information was obtained,
giving credit to the original author, to complete the 4-H
member’s exhibit.
This reference list should/might
include web site links, people and professionals
interviewed, books, magazines, etc. It is recommended
this reference list be attached to the back of a poster or
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display board, be the last page of a notebook, or included
as part of the display visible to the public. A judge is not
to discredit an exhibit for the manner in which references
are listed.
9. Youth may enroll and participate in any competition and
be excused from attending local meetings if school or
work conflicts with these meetings.
10. All projects must be located on the 4-H grounds during
the entire period of the Randolph County 4-H Fair with
prior approved exceptions.
11. Requests for early 4-H project release or late 4-H
project entry will be handled before 4-H Club, Inc. on
a case by case basis. Requests must be submitted in
writing and received by the County Extension Office
by July 1. No exceptions.
12. Any exhibits removed from display prior to the official
release without permission of 4-H Club, Inc. will be
disqualified. Any placing or prizes (including ribbons,
money, medals, trophies, etc.) will be forfeited. Also, a
one year suspension will be given to the 4-H member for
that project.
13. A veterinarian must check the animal in question before
an early release is granted.
14. Red ribbon winners shall not be eligible to compete for
champion or reserve champion.
15. All trophies and other award orders shall be coordinated
through the Randolph County Extension Office.
16. If you take two divisions of a project, you may exhibit in
both divisions, get ribbons in both divisions and compete
for high honors in the highest division only.
17. All exhibits should be labeled with the following
information: name of exhibitor, address, project and
division and name of club. These labels (size 3” x 4”) will
be provided by the Extension Office on the day of judging.
All articles of each exhibit should be labeled.
18. New members should start in Division I of their first year
in 4-H unless permission is given by the local 4-H Leader
to start in a more advanced division.
19. Exhibitors, with State Fair exhibits too large to go in an
automobile, are responsible for getting their exhibits to
and from the State Fair.
20. Only 4-H members who show livestock will be allowed
to stay overnight on the 4-H grounds. Parents must
accompany 4-H'ers staying overnight and sign a release
form. They must have in their possession a livestock
identification card which can be picked up in Husted
Hall on Saturday. Without this card, individuals will be
sent home. All 4-H members staying overnight are to be
on the 4-H Fairgrounds by 12 (midnight), exceptions can
be made.
21. NO electrical camper hook-ups will be allowed from any
barn or building.
22. The overnight campers will have a designated area south
of the Cattle Barn and east of the drive in the stoned area.
No animals are allowed in this area.
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23. Alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs or substances
are prohibited on the Randolph County 4-H Fairgrounds.
24. There will be no unauthorized water fights at any time on
the 4-H Fairgrounds.
25. All 4-H members will conduct themselves as young
ladies and gentlemen. Politeness and good sportsmanship
are mandatory, no exceptions. Parents will be expected to
conduct themselves in such a manner as to set a good
example for the 4-H exhibitors and other spectators at the
4-H Fair.
26. Any situation should be handled as discreetly and
privately as possible.
27. Any situation not covered by these rules shall be acted on
by the 4-H Club, Inc. and/or Board of Directors.
28. No 4-wheelers or golf carts allowed unless prior approval
from executive committee or by June 4-H Club, Inc.
meeting.
29. No dogs allowed on grounds, except day of show and
being shown by exhibitor during a dog obedience/agility
show, or being used to assist any handicapped persons.
HOW TO PREPARE A POSTER
1. All posters must be 22 inches by 28 inches.
2. All posters must have a firm backing. (Plywood, foam
board, pegboard, heavy cardboard).
3. All posters must be covered with clear plastic acetate or
other transparent material (Not Food Wrap) to protect the
exhibit.
4. All projects must be exhibited horizontally.
5. A title should be appropriately placed on the exhibit.
6. Leave area for a label that will be placed in lower right
hand corner. Label size is 3”x 4”.
28”
22"
7. Your exhibit should be neat and clean.
8. Poster projects not following "How to Prepare a Poster
Project" guidelines will be marked down one (1)
ribbon grade.
9. Poster making materials, such as firm backing and clear
plastic sleeves may be purchased in the Extension Office.
GENERAL RULES FOR LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS
1. Pens and stalls will be allotted by Junior Leaders in
charge.
2. All animals shown in club classes must have been cared
for by the club member and a satisfactory record book
kept. Anyone violating this rule will be disqualified.
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3. Each club member should own his own exhibits.
Partnership or other arrangements of club member with
adult or parents is accepted if terms of agreements are
indicated at time of enrollment and approved by the local
leader for county exhibit. State entries must meet state
requirements.
4. An animal must be under the same continuous ownership
from enrollment to date of show, except where the
change was to the 4-H'ers complete ownership.
5. All livestock (except poultry) MUST enroll through the
4Honline enrollment system.
(Rabbits will enroll
through a paper form). All beef steers and commercial
heifers must be enrolled on or before County Deadline to
be eligible for county and state exhibits. All Dairy,
Goats, Rabbits, Swine, Sheep, Horse & Pony, and
registered beef heifers must be enrolled on or before May
15 to be eligible for county and state exhibits. After this
date, enrollments must be processed through the
Extension Office. Enrollments received after the due
date and up to ten (10) days after the due date will be
charged a $50.00 late fee and animals will only be
eligible for county fair exhibit. Enrollments received
later than ten (10) days after the due date will not be
eligible to show at the county fair.
6. All members exhibiting an animal must complete a
record sheet reflecting animal(s) cared for, due at project
check-in.
7. Club animals must be exhibited by the owner if possible
otherwise by another Randolph County 4-H Exhibitor.
8. In Beef, Dairy, Horse, and Swine purebred classes,
animals must be registered. Registration papers will be
checked. Copies of registration papers will not be
accepted.
9. The placing of livestock exhibits will be one (1) through
ten (10). All others in a class will be given participation
ribbons.
10. All cattle shall be tied with one neck rope and halter, or
with two neck ropes.
11. Cattle may be tied-out at 8:00 P.M. and must be back in
barns by 8:00 A.M.
12. False switches will not be permitted on animals.
13. No whipping, beating or hot-shotting of any animal will
be permitted on the 4-H Fairgrounds.
14. Washrack use is restricted to 4-H'ers showing that day's
specie show until 10:30 A.M. (Ex: Sunday – Sheep, Boer
Goats; Monday – Dairy Steers, Dairy, Beef; Tuesday Swine; Wednesday- Goats.)
15. Do not run extension cords from one livestock barn to
another.
16. Early dismissal of any 4-H livestock project animal will
only be approved if the 4-H member provides a
veterinarian opinion that the animal’s wellbeing is in
danger if the animal is not removed from the 4-H
Fairgrounds. The expense of the veterinarian will be the
4-H’ers responsibility.
The 4-H member and
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veterinarian both must meet with the Randolph County
4-H Club, Inc. President and/or 4-H Club President
designees for approval.
17. Those requesting late entries into the fair will be
responsible for getting a veterinarian to do a visual
inspection of the animal(s). The expense will be the
responsibility of the 4-H member.
18. All livestock exhibitors should adhere to proper
showmanship attire requirements and guidelines.
19. The veterinarian has the discretion to dismiss an animal if
they see fit.
SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST
1. All livestock members are eligible to participate in their
respective showmanship contests.
2. A member is eligible to show in only one showmanship
class in each kind of livestock that he or she exhibits.
3. Contestants must use their own animals.
4. Classes:
a. GRADE 3 –Can only participate one year.
b. JUNIOR – Grades 4, 5, 6, 7. Winner competes in Senior
contest following years.
c. SENIOR – Grades 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Senior winner is
eligible to compete.
5. Order of Showmanship will be: Junior Showmanship,
Grade 3 Showmanship, and Senior Showmanship.
ROUND ROBIN SHOWMANSHIP
1. Class order will be Horse & Pony, Swine, Dairy, Beef,
Sheep, Boer Goats, Dairy Beef.
2. Round Robin contestants will be the Senior Champion
Showman from each of the above named livestock
species.
3. In the event a showman wins senior showmanship in more
than one specie, that showman must declare within 1 (one)
hour of winning the second specie’s showmanship as to
what specie they will represent in the Round Robin. They
will declare their decision to the Extension Office.
4. Contestants will have an entry number rather than using
their own names.
5. Two out-of-county judges will be used to judge the contest
– one to judge Horse & Pony, while the other will judge
the remaining livestock species. The Adult Horse & Pony
Advisors will select the Horse & Pony judge. The
livestock species judge will be chosen by rotating
producer groups: Dairy (2016), Beef (2017), Sheep &
Goats (2018), Swine (2019).
6. Livestock used in the contest will be selected by the specie
club show chairman. Horses or ponies used are subject to
approval by the Adult Horse & Pony Committee.
7. A quiz will be taken by all participants at a pre-arranged
time prior to the contest. Quiz scores will only be used if
needed as a tie breaker.
8. Each class will be placed 1st-7th with the best class
showman receiving "7 points" and so on. The showman
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with the highest total score shall be the winner. Total
points possible will be 49.
9. Each class will be allotted 15 minutes for the contestants
to show their animals. The judges will have 2 minutes
prior to the judging of each class to explain what they are
looking for. Two minutes will be allotted after each class
for the judge to make evaluation comments.
10. The style of horse showmanship (Western or English)
will be at the discretion of the senior horse showman
who will participate in Round Robin. That person must
tell the General Club Show Chairman, by the end of the
day that the Senior Horse Showman is selected, of the
style to be used.
11. Round Robin Showmanship Contest will be held on
Wednesday evening in both the Horse & Pony Arena and
Livestock Show Arena with the Randolph County 4-H
Junior Leaders sponsoring the trophy.
12. Previous Round Robin Showmanship winners will not be
eligible to participate in the contest again.
13. Participants should wear Junior Leader sponsored shirts
and blue jeans.
14. Each specie champion showman will participate and be
scored in each of the contest classes.
HERDSMAN AWARD
1. Awards based on condition of stall and exhibit.
2. All stalls and pens will be graded each day beginning the
first day of fair.
3. Grades will be based on a number of items such as care of
animals, whether clean and attractive, condition of
bedding, feed equipment, etc. and proper removal of
manure. Other items may be specified for specific
projects.
4. All stalls and pens should display a completed exhibit
card.
5. Additional awards will be presented as listed throughout
the catalog.
ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR EXHIBITION OF
DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN INDIANA - 2016
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SPECIES
This document describes the Indiana State Board of Animal
Health’s (BOAH) requirements for all animal exhibitions in the
state. HOWEVER, exhibition organizers may impose additional
animal health requirements as a condition of entry. BOAH
recommends contacting the exhibition organizer for specific
information about requirements for each event. Please call the
Indiana State Board of Animal Health at 877-747-3038 with
questions concerning animal health requirements.
A. Limitations on Exhibition
This section describes limitations on exhibiting animals in Indiana.
Other exhibition limitations may be described in the species-specific
requirements that follow.
1. Failure to meet all animal health requirements will result in
removal of animals from the exhibition premises.
2. The following animals are not eligible for exhibition in Indiana:
a. Animals that originate from a herd that is under quarantine.
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b. An animal prohibited from exhibition under any law or order.
c. Any animal classified as a brucellosis “suspect”.
d. Animals showing signs of any infectious or communicable
disease or that are a health hazard to people or other animals.
e. Any animal that does not meet state animal health
requirements.
3. Any animal that develops or shows signs of any infectious or
communicable disease during exhibition must be removed from the
premises, including the surrounding exhibition grounds. An owner
who is disputing the exclusion of his/her animal(s) from exhibition
may not exhibit the animal in question pending any appeal.
The State Veterinarian is authorized to make the final determination
as to an animal’s eligibility for exhibition. The state veterinarian may
order removal of any animal from the exhibition grounds.
Exhibition organizers may impose health requirements in addition to
those prescribed by BOAH. Added requirements may not contradict
requirements imposed by BOAH.
Exhibition organizers may have a licensed and accredited veterinarian
review animals and animal health documentation during the
exhibition.
B. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection
1. For animals that originate in Indiana, contact the exhibition
organizer to determine the certificate of veterinary inspection
(CVI) requirement, if any.
2. For animals that originate outside the state of Indiana, the
exhibitor must have a properly completed official certificate of
veterinary inspection (commonly known as “health papers”) for the
animal. This CVI requirement applies to all domestic animals
(except for fish).
3. A certificate of veterinary inspection on any animal coming from
outside Indiana for exhibition in Indiana is valid for 30 days from
the date it is issued by a veterinarian.
4. Certificates of veterinary inspection accompanying animals for
exhibition must be completed by a licensed and accredited
veterinarian who has personally inspected the animals. CVIs must
clearly include a description of each animal including the age, sex,
and breed of the animal, and the official, individual identification.
5. Out-of-state swine and cattle attending an Indiana exhibition must
have a pre-entry permit number noted on the certificate of
veterinary inspection. Permits are available online at
http://www.in.gov/boah/2661.htm.
a. Certificates of veterinary inspection for all out-of-state swine
and cattle going to the Indiana State Fair must have the import
permit number for the 2016 Indiana State Fair, “INSF16”,
written on the certificate.
6. Out-of-state poultry and hatching eggs attending an Indiana
exhibition must be accompanied by one of the following
documents.
a. An official certificate of veterinary inspection completed by a
licensed and accredited veterinarian within 30 days
immediately prior to the animals entering Indiana.
b. If the poultry or hatching eggs are from a flock participating in
the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), they may move
with the appropriate NPIP inspection/testing/participation
certificate or records.
7. Out-of-state cervides (reindeer, fallow deer and CWD nonsusceptible species) must have a permit approved by BOAH at
least 5 business days before the movement. Contact BOAH cervid
programs to obtain a pre-entry permit.
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8. A copy of the official certificate of veterinary inspection for each
animal exhibited must be on file at the State Veterinarian’s office
prior to the opening day of the exhibition.
C. Identification
All exhibition animals must be permanently and individually
identified by an acceptable method. Official ear tags are tags approved
by the USDA. Official ear tags must bear the US shield to be
considered official identification (official ear tags placed before
March 11, 2015 that do not have the US shield will be accepted.)
Official identification acceptable for specific species of livestock
exhibited in Indiana are as follows:
CATTLE
• 840 tags may or may not be RFID (radio frequency identification),
15 digits, beginning with 840
• NUES (brite) tags, steel or plastic
• Official USDA program tags, such as orange calfhood vaccination
tags
SHEEP AND GOATS
• Scrapie program flock tags
• Electronic implant (goats only), for breed-registered animals only
when noted on registration paperwork
• Tattoo, if accompanied by registration papers with tattoo noted
• Tattoo of the scrapie flock ID number along with an individual
animal ID number
• Wethers younger than 18 months of age must be a unique,
permanent ID of any form (not necessarily an official/scrapie tag)
SWINE
• Official 840 ear tag (electronic-RFID or visual tag)
• NUES tag, plastic or steel
• Official Premises ID Number (“PIN”) tag**
o NOTE: Official PIN tags MUST include a premises number
and unique animal ID imprinted by the manufacturer.
(Standard PIN tags usually do not include an individual ID
number; therefore, owners need to specify when ordering.)
• Ear notch, if the ear notch has been recorded in the book of record
of a purebred registry association
• Tattoo, if the tattoo is registered with a swine registry association
HORSES
• Physical description of the animal including: name, age, breed,
color, gender, distinctive markings, cowlicks, scars, blemishes,
biometric measures, brands, tattoos, etc.
• Digital photographs
• USDA-approved electronic implant (microchip)
LLAMAS/ALPACAS
• Official ear tag
• Tattoo
• Electronic identification implant (microchip)
• Digital photographs sufficient to identify the individual animal
CERVIDAE (Deer, Elk, and Moose)
Must have two forms of identification. One form must be an official
ear tag.
• Official ear tag
• Tattoo
• Electronic identification implant (microchip)
• Farm ear tag
ALL OTHER SPECIES
• Physical description sufficient to identify the individual animal.
If any additional identification other than the official identification is
present, one of the additional identifications should also be listed on
the certificate of veterinary inspection.
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D. Testing
All tests required for exhibition must be conducted at the Animal
Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue University, a
laboratory approved by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health or a
state or federal-approved laboratory.
CATTLE
1. SEE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SPECIES
2. Cattle from Indiana do not need a brucellosis test or a
tuberculosis test for exhibition in Indiana.
3. The following cattle from outside the state must test negative for
tuberculosis within 60 days prior to the date of arrival to the
exhibition:
a. All sexually intact female dairy cattle that are 6 months of age
or older that will be sold or otherwise not removed from the
state within 10 days of the exhibition.
b. Cattle from states that are not designated tuberculosis free
by USDA must meet additional requirements for entry into
Indiana. Contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health for
specific information.
4. Cattle from outside the state do not need a brucellosis test as
long as the state of origin is classified as brucellosis free by
USDA.
5. All cattle, including Indiana cattle, that are to be offered for sale at
an exhibition must have the necessary testing and other
requirements completed within 30 days prior to the sale date.
For more information on cattle health requirements, call the Indiana
State Board of Animal Health at (317)544-2400 or visit BOAH’s
website at: www.in.gov/boah/2394.htm.
SHEEP AND GOATS
2. Blankets must be removed from all sheep at the time of arrival.
3. All sheep wethers must be presented slick-shorn for inspection at
arrivals.
4. No sheep or goats may be exhibited that are showing signs of
being infected with ringworm.
For more information on sheep and goat health requirements, call the
Indiana State Board of Animal Health (317)544-2400 or visit
BOAH’s website at: www.in.gov/boah/2421.htm.
SWINE
2. Brucellosis testing
Swine from Indiana do not need a brucellosis test.
Swine from outside the state do not need a brucellosis test, as
long as the state of origin is classified brucellosis free by
USDA. A certificate of veterinary inspection is still required.
3. Pseudorabies testing
Swine from Indiana do not need a pseudorabies test.
Swine from outside the state do not need a pseudorabies
test as long as the state of origin is classified pseudorabies free
by USDA. A certificate of veterinary inspection is still required.
4. All swine that are to be sold at a breed sale should have a
certificate of veterinary inspection issued within 30 days prior to
the sale to facilitate interstate movement after the sale.
For more information on swine health requirements, call the Indiana
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HORSES
2. Horses coming from outside Indiana for exhibition in Indiana must
meet the following requirements:
a. Each horse must test negative for equine infectious anemia
(EIA) (a “Coggins test”) within 12 months of the date of
exhibition. Each horse must be accompanied by an official
certificate of veterinary inspection that indicates the results of
the EIA test.
b. A suckling foal accompanying a dam that has tested negative
for EIA within 12 months of the exhibition is exempt from the
EIA testing requirement.
3. The following applies to horses coming from Indiana for in-state
exhibition:
a. A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required.
b. An EIA test is not required.
For more information on horse health requirements, call the Indiana
NOTICE: Indiana state 4-H imposes vaccination requirements
for horse show participants beyond the requirements of the
Indiana State Board of Animal Health minimum requirements.
Check with your local 4-H Purdue Extension educator for those
requirements.
LLAMAS/ALPACAS
1. SEE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SPECIES.
2. No test is required on any llamas or alpacas for exhibition in
Indiana.
For more information on llama/alpaca health requirements call the
Indiana State Board of Animal Health at (317)544-2400 or visit
BOAH’s website at: www.in.gov.boah/2704.htm.
CERVIDAE (Deer, Elk, and Moose)
2. Cervids from within Indiana, 12 months of age and older that are
to be exhibited in Indiana must meet one of the following
requirements:
a. Test negative for tuberculosis within 90 days prior to the date
of the exhibition.
b. Originate from a herd that is accredited under a state
tuberculosis accreditation program. 345 IAC 2.5-5-4.
c. From a herd that meets other herd testing standard described in
345 IAC 2.5-5-3(1).
3. All cervide species that are known to be susceptible to chronic
wasting disease (CWD) that are to be exhibited in Indiana must
originate from a certified CWD program herd defined under the
Indiana requirements. 345 IAC 2-7-4.
4. Cervids from outside Indiana must meet one of the following
requirements:
a. Must be CWD non-susceptible species (reindeer or fallow
deer)
b. Originate from an accredited herd. 345 IAC 1-3-29.
c. Have two tuberculosis tests, 90 days apart, with the last test
within 90 days of entry to Indiana. 345 IAC 1-3-29.
For more information on cervidae health requirements call the Indiana
POULTRY
2. Indiana defines poultry as: chickens, turkeys, ostriches, emus,
rheas, cassowaries, waterfowl (domesticated fowl that normally
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swim, such as ducks, geese and swans), and game birds
(domesticated fowl such as pheasants, pea fowl, partridge, quail,
grouse, and guineas).
3. All poultry presented for exhibition, except waterfowl, must meet
one of the following requirements:
a. Test negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to the
date of their exhibition.
b. Be hatched from eggs originating from certified NPIP
pullorum-typhoid clean flocks.
c. Originate from a flock where the entire flock is certified NPIP
pullorum-typhoid clean.
For more information on poultry health requirements, call the Indiana
DOGS
2. Each dog presented for exhibition must be accompanied by a
certificate of vaccination or other statement, signed by a licensed
and accredited veterinarian, that indicates the vaccinations each
animal has been given. A certificate of veterinary inspection may
be used to document vaccinations, but is not required for dogs
within Indiana.
3. All dogs 3 months of age and older must be vaccinated for rabies
by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in accordance with the
state rabies vaccination law. A certification of vaccination for
rabies must accompany the animal to the exhibition.
NOTICE: Indiana state 4-H imposes vaccination requirements for
dog show participants beyond the requirements of the Indiana
State Board of Animal Health minimum requirements. Check
with your local 4-H Purdue Extension educator for those
requirements.
For more information on dog health requirements, call the Indiana
CATS
2. Each cat presented for exhibition must be accompanied by a
certificate of vaccination or other statement, signed by a licensed
and accredited veterinarian, that indicates the vaccinations each
animal has been given. A certificate of veterinary inspection may
be used to document vaccinations, but is not required for cats
within Indiana.
3. All cats older than 3 months of age must be vaccinated for rabies
by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in accordance with the
state rabies vaccination law.
Notice: Indiana State 4-H imposes vaccination requirements for cat
show participants beyond the requirements of the Indiana State Board
of Animal Health minimum requirements. Check with your local 4-H
Purdue Extension educator for those requirements.
For more information on cate health requirements, call the Indiana
4-H LIVESTOCK SALE RULES
1. Animals must be registered for sale and appraisal at
exhibit check-in for rabbits, poultry, dairy (milk), dairy
goats (milk/wethers); at weigh-in for hogs, beef, dairy
beef, sheep. Hogs, cattle and sheep late to register for the
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sale may sell to Appraiser (not through auction). No
animals will be registered to the appraiser after 8:00 P.M.
Tuesday.
2. A $5.00 fee for each animal entered must be paid when
animals are registered for the sale and appraisal.
3. Animals in the sale are ineligible for further 4-H
competition.
4. Only animals shown in single market classes may sell in
the 4-H sale, except swine gilts.
5. Animals will be sold singly - No Groups.
6. Sale order: Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Poultry, Hogs,
Milk, Cattle
7. Halters will be furnished to tie the steers after the sale.
8. Each 4-H member may sell one (1) Animal Unit through
the sale. An Animal Unit is one (1) large animal or one
(1) Single Fryer Rabbit, or one (1) Market Pen of
Rabbits, or one (1) Market Broiler Pen, or one (1) Unit of
Milk (Decorated Container). If a 4-H member has two or
more Grand or Reserve Grand Champions they will be
approved for selling.
9. Only hogs, cattle, sheep and goats may be sold directly to
the appraisers.
10. All hogs going through the sale or to the appraiser must
have a minimum of ½ inch of hair on the top and sides of
the body on sale day. Hogs will be checked at weigh in
and are subject to recheck before load out. No hogs
shall be clipped during the 4-H fair. Any hogs
violating any portion of this rule shall not go through
the sale or to appraiser, and will forfeit sale entry fee.
11. A 4-H member missing his place in the sale shall
automatically be dropped to the last place in the sale
order.
12. The grand champion animals will be placed in the sale
order as follows: grand champion beef, sheep, swine
will be sold at #10; grand champion dairy steer will be
sold at #15; reserve grand champion sheep, swine will be
sold at #15; reserve grand champion beef #20; reserve
grand champion dairy steer #25.
13. Hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry will be
appraised at the Appraiser's convenience.
14. Hogs, Sheep, Cattle and Goats will sell on their original
class weight.
15. Beef cattle with horns are ineligible to sell in the auction.
Evidence of dehorning shall make an animal eligible to
sell.
16. Anyone wanting to withdraw from the sale or appraisal
must do so by 8:00 P.M. Tuesday. No changes will be
made after 8:00 PM. Exceptions will be grand and
reserve grand champion goats, can be added after their
show if not already listed in the sale. Any 4-H’er
withdrawing animal after 8:00 PM deadline will not
be allowed to sell at next year’s fair.
17. All "keeper" animals must be designated as such by the
buyer only.
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18. All females shown in a large animal class, going through
the auction, must go to be processed or go to the
appraiser; no keepers.
19. Only members of Dairy or Dairy Goat project, NOT
HAVING a saleable livestock project in 4-H in the
current year, be permitted to sell a gallon of milk at the
4-H auction. Milk will pay the same entry fee as all
other lots.
20. Dairy steer feeder calves will not be eligible to sell and
members will not be permitted to sell a gallon of milk in
the livestock auction.
21. Appraised Swine will be loaded at the Appraisers
convenience.
22. All 4-H'ers must sell their own unit in the 4-H Sale,
unless previous other arrangements have been made.
23. Hogs weighing less than 200 lbs. will not sell through the
auction. Hogs weighing 180-199 lbs. may sell to
appraiser only.
24. A 4-H animal must be judged in order to be sold in the
auction.
AWARDS NIGHT
The Awards Night Program will take place Sunday, July 17
at 8:30 PM on the outdoor stage outside of Husted Hall. If
your 4-H project (non-livestock) received a “Selected for
State Fair”, “Reserve Champion”, or “Champion” ribbon,
you will be recognized during the awards program. All 4-H
award recipients are to be lined up behind the stage prior to
the start of the program. Awards will be presented by project
in alphabetical order. After receiving awards, recipients are
to remain behind stage to have pictures taken for the
newspaper.
AEROSPACE
Please See Fair Schedule for Judging Times
No “Ready to Fly” or E2X rockets are acceptable in the 4-H
Aerospace project.
Exhibit Requirements:
STAGE 2 - GRADES 3-5
Rocket of your choice, Estes Skills Level 1, 2, 3 or
comparable difficulty OR a poster, display board on any
topic in the manual (i.e., construct a paper airplane with a
poster board explaining why you designed it the way you
did).
Rocket or other aerodynamic object of your choice, Estes
Skill Level 2, 3, 4 or comparable difficulty OR a poster,
display board on any topic in the manual (i.e., glider plane
(page 18) with poster explaining design).
Rocket of your choice, Box kite or other aerodynamic object
of your choice which illustrates principles of flight OR a
poster, display board on any topic in the manual (i.e. box kite
(page 20) with poster explanation. Note: Rockets must be a
skill level 2 or higher.
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ANIMAL SCIENCE EXHIBIT
Please See Fair Schedule for Judging Times.
*State Fair Entries for alpaca, dog, llama, and rabbit
posters.
The Animal Science Project is open to all livestock species
including: alpaca, beef, dog, dairy, goats, horse, llama,
poultry, rabbits, sheep, swine, and waterfowl.
1. Grade is determined at time of 4-H enrollment.
Recommended grades: Level 1 - grades 3, 4, 5
Level 2 - grades 6, 7, 8
Level 3 - grades 9, 10, 11, 12
2. All Animal Science Exhibit members fill out a General
Record Sheet, due at project check-in.
3. Members may select one or more options for exhibit at the
county level.
Exhibit options:
a. Poster
b. Project Interact
AQUATIC SCIENCE
*No State Fair Entry
General Rules
1. Members must exhibit an example of their aquarium at the
4-H Fair. A space will be provided for exhibit.
2. Exhibit aquariums must be no larger than a five-gallon
capacity. A label should be taped to this tank giving the
member and club's name, exhibit class and/or division.
3. Exhibits should be covered with netting for display.
4. The 4-H Club, Inc. will not be responsible in event of loss
or damage to aquariums.
Completion Requirements
1. Member must complete all activities and records within
the Aquatic Science project booklet and turn these in at the
4-H Fair in folder. The project manual must accompany
the exhibit.
2. Member must complete one of the programs suggested in
the manual. This program should be chosen in relation
to the age and experience of the member.
BEGINNER:
Suggested Learning Experiences –
1. At least one pair of fish with simple, appropriate
environment (2 fish if unable to sex). If guppies, you will
need three fish (2 females and one male).
2. Complete your record.
Exhibit: A specimen or pair cared for at least 4 weeks.
ADVANCED:
Suggested Learning Experiences –
1. Work out a planned program (see manual).
2. Complete your record.
Exhibit: Notebook with program plans, records, and results
and appropriate fish.
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ARTS & CRAFTS
PROJECT GUIDELINES FOR ALL DIVISIONS
*Attach to project – “4-H Craft Information Card” for
description of work completed on the project. If multiple
pieces make up the exhibit, a photograph of the complete
exhibit should be attached to the exhibit so the total
exhibit can properly be displayed. For safety purposes
any craft exhibit that resembles a sword, knife, or look-alike weapon will be judged but will not be displayed.
1. In all craft areas, you will be expected to progress and
develop more skills and learn new and advanced
techniques, as you gain more knowledge over time
Remember: What is important is how well you did what
you did, and the new skills and knowledge gained!
2. Your exhibit will be judged on these factors: Usefulness,
Originality, Choice of Material, Suitability of Design,
Workmanship, Finish and Use of Color. Exhibits will be
judged on how well you did the project, NOT how big it
is, or how expensive it is. Cleanliness and neatness do
count.
3. Ribbons and complete credit will be given only to those
who enter the county exhibit. All articles MUST be
labeled. If articles made are a set, please fasten together
securely.
4. All items must be complete and ready for use; if a
picture, it must be ready for hanging; needle craft
projects are to be ready for intended use; all other crafts
are to be finished as required.
5. A 4-H'er may exhibit one (1) project in each of the Arts
and Crafts specific exhibit areas (Fine Arts, Needle Craft,
Model Craft, Basketry, Ceramics, Floral Design,
Wearable Art, Wood Craft, or Any Other Craft).
6. Only one (1) article of a craft is needed for exhibit
requirements unless otherwise specified in division
requirements.
7. Kits are allowed in all craft areas.
8. Needlework may be placed in clear plastic bags for
display.
9. A pair or set is considered one article: i.e. mittens,
slippers, salt and pepper shakers, pitcher and bowl,
tablecloth and/or napkins, etc.
10. A champion and reserve champion will be named at the
county level for Fine Arts, Needle Crafts, Model Craft,
Basketry, Ceramics, Floral Design, Wearable Art or Any
Other Craft. A champion and reserve champion will be
selected from beginners (grades 3, 4, or 5).
11. Ten arts & crafts entries will be chosen to represent
Randolph County at the Indiana State Fair.
12. A 4-H’er can be champion in more than one craft area
BUT a 4-H’er can only have one state fair entry for
crafts.
FINE ARTS - Painting and drawing; Original or Free Hand
Requirements:
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1. You may choose one of the following mediums:
a. Oil
e. Charcoal
b. Acrylic
f. Pencil
c. Water Color
g. Pastel
d. Ink
2. Select or prepare background material - canvas, canvas
board or paper.
3. Select a subject appropriate for the background, your
interest and experience. A beginner will want to start by
selecting a simple subject.
4. Experiment with equipment and techniques for using the
medium selected.
5. Experiment with matting and framing the finished
pictured. Consider color, texture, depth and width.
6. Prepare the picture for hanging, including matting
framing, hanging fixtures and covering as needed. Canvas
art on a wooden frame is considered prepared for hanging
provided that frame has a hanger.
Exhibit: One picture, framed; must be ready for hanging.
Make sure secure hanger is attached.
(Refer to Extension Bulletin "How to Frame a Picture" for
additional information on matting and framing.)
NEEDLECRAFTS - Must be done by hand.
Some of the many needle craft areas you may choose from
are: knitting, embroidery, crocheting, needlepoint, crewel,
candlewicking, chicken scratch, quilting, tatting, huck
weaving, hemstitching, smocking, also pulled, drawn and
counted thread work and punch needle work. Does not
include latch hook, plastic canvas, machine knitting,
machine quilting, or arm knitting/crocheting.
Exhibit: One finished item of your choosing (may be pair of
items in some instances), which is clean, well done, pressed,
with finished edges. If the article is to be hung, it must be
prepared for hanging, with a secure hanger attached.
MODEL CRAFTS - All small scale replica (no die casts)
models will be in this category, such as model airplanes,
rockets, cars, homes, doll house, diorama*, bridges and
buildings. Metal kits put together with screws should only be
for beginners.
*A diorama is a small hand built landscape in which a model
is placed. For example, there could be trees, a road with a
bridge and a model car traveling on a road. Be creative,
make the model seem at home in the surroundings you give it.
Exhibit: One finished model, displayed without motor.
Exhibit may be encased, but does not need to be encased.
BASKETRY - A basket with a good shape and proportion
for its' intended purpose. If a handle is used, select one that is
in proportion to the basket. The basket may be left natural or
stained with a simple stain. Dyed or colored reed may be
used to enhance overall appearance. Each year should be
more advanced utilizing new techniques in weaving,
decorating or elaborate finishing.
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Exhibit Option 1: Basket made primarily of reed
Exhibit Option 2: Basket made of other materials, excluding
reed.
Exhibit: A basket. No objects shall be placed in the craft
basket while being judged or exhibited. More advanced
members could select chair caning as an option.
CERAMICS - Members should select appropriate finish for
intended use (glaze, stain, etc.). Each year the member’s
exhibit should advance in difficulty and color. Finish should
be free of bubbles and smooth unless textured glaze or other
textured product used. Exhibits should be ready for use.
Exhibit: An item, pair or set of related items either
premolded (greenware) or handmade (handmolded or thrown
on a wheel).
FLORAL DESIGN - This category would include an item
or items made to enhance home decor. No fresh flowers
should be used. All materials must be dried, preserved or silk.
Possible examples include: wreaths, swags, etc.
Exhibit: One finished item (or pair of items) neatly
displayed.
WEARABLE ART - An article of clothing or accessory that
can be worn or carried that is creatively decorated. Examples
include, but are not limited to: Tie-dye, sponge painting,
appliqué with paint finish or machine finish, free hand
painting, fabric painting, jeweled (jewels, studs, beads, etc.)
embellishments, jewelry.
Exhibit: One finished item (or pair of items) which is clean,
well done, neat.
WOOD CRAFT - This category is separate from the
woodworking project. Members should learn to prepare
wood for various types of finishes and methods of design.
Examples include, but are not limited to: transfers, stencils,
decals, inlay, carving, wood chipping or woodburning.
Exhibit: One finished article or item appropriate to
member’s skill level. Select more difficult projects each
succeeding year.
ANY OTHER CRAFT - This category includes all other
craft areas which do NOT fall into the previous eight (8)
categories. Be creative!! This category is wide open for new
craft areas which you can explore and gain skills and
knowledge in. Recycled Crafts will be included as an Any
Other Craft.
BEEF
ALL BEEF ANIMALS WILL GO THROUGH SCALES
*All Market Steers and Commercial Heifers will be
tagged at the county weigh-in and tagging. Tagging
will be under the supervision of the county beef
committee. All Beef Animals must be enrolled online
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through the State Animal ID system – Market steers
must be enrolled by April 1; Commercial and
Registered Heifers must be enrolled by May 15.
Failure to enroll ONLINE by these deadlines will make
you ineligible for both the County and State Fairs. To
be eligible for State Fair: Market Steers must have a 5
digit county ear tag and an 840-RFID tag; Commercial
Heifers must have a 5 digit county ear tag and an 840RFID tag; Registered Heifers must have a tattoo and
840-RFID tag.
from enrollment to date of show, except where the
change was to the 4-H'ers complete ownership.
2. All beef animals must be dehorned before the fair.
3. There will be a $5.00 stall fee per beef animal – bedding is
provided.
4. On show day, it will be considered a Blow and Go
Show. This shall be defined as: Cattle can only be
washed, combed, clipped and/or blow dried for judging.
Absolutely no hair products will be allowed on animal
show day, or individual will not be able to show their beef
product.
5. There will be a Bred and Owned class. The following
criteria must be met for a calf to be shown in this class:
The dam of the calf being shown must be owned by either
the 4-H member, father, mother, step-father, step-mother,
brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, grandparents,
foster parents, or legal guardians only.
6. No grooming chutes allowed in the barn except on show
day. One grooming chute per member is allowed in the
barn show day only. Chutes must be removed by 1 hour
after the conclusion of the show.
7. Attended rear fans will be allowed in the barn show day
only. Rear fans must be removed by 1 hour after the
conclusion of the show.
8. Cattle may be tied-out at 8:00 P.M. and must be back in
barns by 8:00 A.M.
9. Grand Champion Animals will be chosen during the
Champion 4-H Beef Drive held at the conclusion of the
4-H Beef show.
10.Show order will be as follows: Heifers, Steers,
Showmanship, 10 Year Member Recognition, Champion
Grand Drive at 7 PM, Bred & Owned Champion.
11.All beef members must place stall cards with each animal
in the cattle barn in order to show and sell their animal.
12.The top five (5) overall heifers and the top five (5) steers
will be chosen from breed champions and breed reserve
champions only.
STEERS
1. Steers will show by weight.
2. All steers will show in the following breed classes:
a. Angus
b. Charolais
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
c. Chianina
d. Hereford and Polled Hereford
e. Limousin
f. Maine-Anjou
g. Mainetainer
h. Red Poll
i. Saler
j. Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn
k. Simmental
l. Crossbreed
m. All other breeds
Each member may show no more than six steers.
Steers will be divided into equal classes according to
weight, with not more than 12 animals in a class.
Purebred steers will be classified.
Fittings: No graphite or other like coloring compounds or
false hair will be allowed or used on any beef animals
shown at the Randolph County 4-H Beef Show. Only
natural hair growing in original location will be permitted.
Show order will be at the discretion of the Fair show beef
chairmen.
Steers must follow State Fair Eligibility Rules. All Angus,
Chianina, Polled Hereford, Red Poll,
Shorthorn,
Simmental, and Maine Anjou steers shown in the State &
County Fair respective breed classes must have valid
registration certificates from their national registries
when animals are weighed and papers checked.
(Simmental; Steers -Request a "Performance Pedigree"
from National Simmental Association.) Maine Anjou
must be from Registered Sires.
Rate of Gain.
a. Steers will be weighed at regular weigh-in in January,
February or March for beginning weight.
b. Steers will be weighed at 4-H Fair during beef weigh-in
for ending weight.
c. Rate of gain will be placed by average daily gain
(total weight gained divided by number of days).
d. Any ties will be broken by a percent increase over
beginning weight.
e. Top 5 places will be recognized and given ribbons.
MARKET HEIFERS
1. Heifers must be enrolled, have an RFID eartag in addition
to a 5 digit county visual tag by county deadline.
2. Heifers shall have been born during the previous year.
3. Market Heifer Champion will show in the Grand
Champion Beef Drive.
4. Market heifers will be eligible to sell in the county 4-H
Livestock Auction. Market Heifers that sell through
the auction must go to be processed.
5. Trophies will be presented to Champion Market Heifer
and Reserve Champion Market Heifer.
6. Heifers will show by weight.
7. There are no breed distinctions or requirements.
8. Each member may show no more than ten heifers.
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9. Heifers will be divided into equal classes according to
weight, with not more than 12 animals in a class.
10. Fittings: No graphite or other like coloring compounds or
false hair will be allowed or used on any beef animals
shown at the Randolph County 4-H Beef Show. Only
natural hair growing in original location will be
permitted.
11. Rate of Gain.
a. Heifers will be weighed at regular weigh-in
January, February or March for beginning weight.
b. Heifers will be weighed at 4-H Fair during beef
weigh-in for ending weight.
beginning weight.
e. Awards will be presented to Champion Market
Heifer Rate of Gain.
f. Top 5 places will be recognized and given ribbons.
BREEDING HEIFERS
Registered heifers must be enrolled and identified by RFID
eartag and tattoo by May 15.
1. Purebred heifers must be registered in a recognized herd
book. Percentage heifers are as follows: Limousin 75%
and above, Maine-Anjou 75% and above, Salers 50% and
above, Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn 93.75% and above,
and Simmental 76% and above.
2. Senior Calves must be enrolled, owned and under the care
of the 4-H member by May 15.
3. Each member may show no more than six heifers.
4. Purebred classes will be set up each year to follow as
nearly as possible the State Fair classes; commercial
classes can be adjusted by weight.
5. Show order will be at the discretion of the Fair show beef
chairmen.
6. Senior Yearling Classes
a. Class 1 - Heifer calves dropped between September 1
and October 31, 2014.
b. Class 2 - Heifer calves dropped between November 1
and December 31, 2014.
7. Junior Yearling Heifer Classes
a. Class I - Heifer calves dropped between January 1 and
February 28, 2015.
b. Class 2 - Heifer calves dropped between March 1 and
April 30, 2015.
8. Summer Yearling Heifer Classes
a. Class 1 - Heifer calves dropped between May and
June 30, 2015.
b. Class 2 - Heifer calves dropped between July 1 and
August 31, 2015.
9. Senior Calf Class
Heifers calved between September 1 and December 31,
2015.
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10. Commercial heifers will show by weight rather than by
age.
COW-CALF CLASS
A Cow (being a previous 4-H animal shown by the same
exhibitor)-Calf class will be held with both cow and calf
being halter broke and calf being born from January 1 thru
May 15 of show year. Cow-Calf Class animals will be
brought to fairgrounds on show day and taken home after
show.
BEEKEEPING
Create an exhibit that shows the public what you learned in
the beekeeping project this year. Posters are to be displayed
horizontally, sized 22” x 28”, mounted on a firm backing,
and covered in clear plastic or other transparent material.
Choose one of the topics listed below, appropriate for your
grade in school, and use that topic for your exhibit title, so
the judges know which activity you completed. You can also
use a creative sub-title if you wish.
• There are no age specifications for beekeeping exhibits
• No bee hives are to be exhibited.
• Honey water content will be measured.
• Fill level: the honey should be filled to the jar shoulder,
not over, nor under
• Chunk honey should go in a wide-mouth jar, preferably
one specially made for chunk honey (see beekeeping
catalogs).
• Be careful to distinguish “chunk honey” (comb in jar)
from “cut comb” (comb only in box).
• Honey (including chunk, cut comb and comb) must be
collected since the previous county fair.
DIVISION 1: (may do 1 to 2 years)
Present one of the following topics on a poster, as specified
above:
1. Flowers Used to Make Honey – display pressed flowers
from 10 different Indiana plants that bees use for making
honey.
2. Uses of Honey and Beeswax
3. Setting up a Bee Hive
4. Safe Handling of Bees
DIVISION 2: (may do 1 to 2 years)
Exhibit one of the following:
1. Extracted Honey - 2 one-pound jars, shown in glass or
clear plastic, screw-top jars holding 1 pound of honey
each.
2. Chunk Honey (comb in jar) - 2 one-pound jars. (widemouth glass or clear plastic)
3. Cut - Comb Honey - 2 one-pound boxes. (These are
usually 4 ½” x 4 ½” in size)
4. Working with Honey Bees – Present a topic from your
manual to teach fair goers about working with honey bees.
Use your knowledge and creativity to display this
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information on a poster or in a notebook. Posters must
follow guidelines listed above.
DIVISION 3 & ABOVE: (may do multiple years)
Exhibit two of the four kinds of honey listed below:
1. Extracted Honey - 2 one-pound jars (glass or clear plastic)
2. Chunk Honey (comb in jar) - 2 one-pound jars (widemouth glass or clear plastic).
3. Cut-comb Honey - 2 one-pound boxes. Boxes are usually
4 ½” x 4 ½” in size.
4. Comb Honey - 2 sections (honey built by bees in frames
of wood commonly called "sections". Boxes are usually
4-1/2” x 4-1/2" in size).
5. Prepare an educational display about honey bees or
beekeeping.
INDEPENDENT STUDY: Grades 9-12
• Advanced topic – Learn all you can about a beekeeping
topic and present it on a poster. Include a short
manuscript, pictures, graphs, and list the works cited to
describe what you did and what you learned. Title your
poster “Advanced Beekeeping-Independent Study.”
• Mentoring – Exhibit a poster that shows how you
mentored a younger 4-H member. Include your planning,
the time you spent, the challenges and advantages of
mentoring, and how the experience might be useful in
your life. Photographs and other documentation are
encouraged. Title your poster “Advanced Beekeeping –
Mentor.”
BICYCLE
BICYCLE 1 (Grades 3-5)
1. Read the manual and try all the suggested activities.
Complete the manual and turn it in at the county fair.
2. Prepare a poster exhibit OR any other type of educational
display. The ideas and theme of the display should relate
to the bicycle manual. If you do a poster, refer to “How to
Prepare a Poster”.
1. Read the manual and try all the suggested activities.
Complete the manual and turn it in at the county fair.
2. Prepare a poster exhibit OR any other type of educational
display. The ideas and theme of the display should relate
to the bicycle manual. If you do a poster, refer to “How to
Prepare a Poster”.
Create and report on a bicycle activity you completed.
CAKE DECORATING
Specific techniques are required for each division
classification. Use the number of techniques as listed under
the individual division. ALL CAKES exhibited with more
advanced techniques than those listed will be scored down
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and WILL NOT be eligible for a Merit. ALL BEGINNER
AND INTERMEDIATE CAKES
must be on a triple thick
(approx. 3/8”) cake board that is three (3) inches larger than
the cake, covered neatly and well taped underneath (8” cake
+ 3” = 11” cakeboard). To support the weight of a real cake,
all ADVANCED CAKES must be on one-half inch thick
cake drum or stacked cake boards that are four inches larger
than the base cake (10” cake + 4” = 14” cakeboard). The
upper tier plate and sizes will vary. Tiered cakes may be
exhibited only in the Advanced Division and must be
assembled as if they were real.
All exhibits must have a Cake Decorating Exhibit
sheet attached to the cake board listing the categories and
tips used in your exhibit. Cut-up cakes and stacked or tiered
cakes must also have a diagram on the card showing how the
cake project was assembled (i.e. cake sizes, dowel rod
placement, separator plates, etc.).
A cake decorating exhibit sheet is to be attached to each
Cake Decorating exhibit for judging. These exhibit sheets
are
available
from
the
4-H
website
www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your County Extension
Office. Complete the exhibit sheet as it instructs checking
the category completed, circling the skill(s) exhibited and
recording the tip(s) used in making your exhibit.
Note:
Royal Icing is not required, but is highly
recommended on State Fair Exhibits to increase stability
while being transported to the fair.
WSDC=The Wilton School Cake Decorating-A
Reference and Idea Book. The reference book is given to all
first year Cake Decorating members.
BEGINNER (Grades 3-5): Decorate and exhibit one (1)
round or square 8”x2”; 8”x3”; 9”x2”or 9”x3” cake dummy
(styrofoam or foam) OR single layer cake, that has at least
one (1) technique from three (3) different categories as listed
in Categories (a) through (g). (Example – a star top and
bottom Border with a swirled Drop Flower with a Center
and simple Leaves.) No character or shaped pans.
Categories:
a) Basic Borders – (a top and a bottom border is required)
Dots, Balls, Stars, Rosettes, (not the flower) Shells or
Zigzag. (Each border should be of one color only).
b) Message – PRINTED, may use round or star tips.
c) Drop Flower with Center – Star drop or Swirl drop, pg.
27 of WSDC.
d) Leaves – Simple and usually attached to flowers.
e) Sugar Molds - Simple, one color, no more than two
different shapes (one color per mold).
f) Star-Filled Pattern – outlining optional.
g) Side Decorations – for 2nd year cake decorator and above
– Dots or Stars ONLY, one tip only; cannot be combined
into shapes, such as flowers, etc.
A Cake Decorating Exhibit Skills Sheet is to be attached to
each Cake Decorating exhibit for judging. Sheet is
available
from
the
4H
website
www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your county Extension
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office. Complete the exhibit sheet as it instructs checking
the category completed, circling the skill(s) exhibited and
record the tip(s) used in making your exhibit.
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 6-8): Decorate and Exhibit one
of the following: One (1) cake dummy (styrofoam or foam)
OR one (1) real cake from the following size options ONLY:
Single Layer Options = 9”x13”x2”; 9”x13”x3”; 10”x2”;
12”x2” or Double Layer Options = 8”x4”; 9”x 4”. You may
choose to decorate a character pan, OR a 3-D cake (made in a
two-piece cake pan and exhibited on a cake board not a
cake.), OR a cut-up cake from either the round, square, heart,
rectangles or heart basic shape(s). You will cut cake(s) into
three or more pieces and assemble to form a “NEW SHAPE”
(Example: a butterfly). The “NEW SHAPE” is to be
exhibited only on a suitably-thick cake board not on another
cake. The cake board should match or be approximate shape
of the finished cake (i.e. heart cakes should be placed on a
heart-shaped cake board).
Your exhibit must show at least one (1) technique
from four (4) different categories as listed (a) through (i).
[Example: a Figure-piped clown (a) with a Written
Message (e) add a reverse shell top and bottom Border (c)
and with a Color-striped (f) clown suit, flower, border, side
decoration, or message.] Additional techniques mastered in
the Beginners Division may be added.
a) Figure Piping – Clowns, People, Animals, etc.
b) Flowers (made on a flat surface, not on a flower nail;
stem or vine are optional) – Sweet Peas, Rosebuds, Half
Carnation (pg.56 of WSCD), Half Roses and the Rosette
Flower, which requires a center (pg. 30 of WSDC).
c) Borders (Use one tip per border) – Reverse Shells,
Grass, Ruffles, Puffs, Zigzag. You may have a different
base border than your top border, when using two borders.
d) Side Decorations –only use: Scrolls, Reverse Shell, “C”
Scroll or Fleur-de-lis, Zigzag Garland or Zigzag puff using
one tip only.
e) Message – Written NOT printed, may use round or star
tips.
f) Color Striping – Stripe bag with colored icing, gel or
paste food color.
g) Transparent/Piping Gel – Use for water or accents. See
additional resources for directions and ideas.
h) Sugar Molds – Two or more colors in same mold; more
than one mold design may be used.
i) Other Techniques – May add bows and ribbons in a top
design only (i.e. floral spray, animal or person).
A Cake Decorating Exhibit Skills Sheet is to be attached to
each Cake Decorating exhibit for judging. Sheet is available
from the 4H website www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your
county Extension office. Complete the exhibit sheet as it
instructs checking the category completed, circling the
skill(s) exhibited and record the tip(s) used in making your
exhibit.
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Note: Character pan decorating, you must adapt the category
requirements to the pan design to meet cake decorating
requirements.
ADVANCED (Grades 9-12): Decorate and exhibit any cake
or cake dummy that is single, tiered, multi-dimensional,
sculptured, or a doll mold, using at least one (1) technique
from five (5) different categories, three (3) must come from
the advanced categories listed (a) through (i); other two may
come from previous levels to fulfill advanced level of five
techniques. All base cake boards that sit on the table must
be ½ “ thick to support the weight of the cake, covered well,
taped securely and four (4) inches larger than the cake you
put on it (10” cake + 4” = 14” cake board). Assemble all
cakes/dummies as though they were a real cake and attach a
diagram showing how it was assembled (i.e. dowel rod
placement, proper size plates, etc.) and the five or more
techniques used. The overall size of the total exhibit is to be
no larger than 36” x 36”.
A Cake Decorating Exhibit Skills Sheet is to be
attached to each Cake Decorating exhibit for judging along
with your assembly diagram. These exhibit sheets are
available
from
the
4-H
website
www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your county Extension
office. Complete the exhibit sheet as it instructs checking the
category completed, circling the skill(s) exhibited and record
the tip(s) used in making your exhibit.
a) Nail Flower – Daffodils, Violets, Lily, Bluebells, Daises,
Chrysanthemums, Roses, Wild Flowers, etc.
b) Fancy Borders – Ruffled Garland and Reverse Shells,
Shell and Flute, Puff and Flower, Zigzag Garland and
String Work or Other Border Combinations.
c) Design Techniques – Basket Weave, String Work, Lattice
Work, Cornelli and other Laces, Wired Flowers and
Leaves, etc.
d) Color Flow – (also known as run sugar) See pg 89 of
WSDC for method.
e) Fondant Icings – Try Chocopan or use RTR (Ready-ToRoll) or make your own to cover the cake as icing or to
make decoration items.
f) Gum Paste or Sugar Paste – Try ready-made or make
your own.
g) Sculptured Cakes – Same or different size layers of cake
that are stacked together, then cut and contoured to make
one uniform shape such as a turkey or seashell.
h) New and Improved Techniques & Methods – Use a new
method, such as sugarveil, marzipan, luster dust, brush
embroidery, pastillage, airbrushing, painting on fondant,
etc. Bring your book, reference source or a photocopy to
show the judge the selected new/improved technique.
i) Chocolate Molding or Candy Clay – This is a heat
sensitive category that may or may not work for your
county fair.
Note: Royal icing is not required, but is highly recommended
on State Fair Exhibits to increase stability while being
transported to the fair. Remember, you must send the
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Advanced Level Cake Decorating Exhibit Skills Sheet with
your cake listing the categories and tips used in your exhibit
and a drawing of how you assembled the cake.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
NOTE: Child Development manuals are to be filled out and
turned in with the project exhibit.
LEVEL A (grades 3-4)
4-H members should complete at least three activities, each
from a different chapter. Within the two-year period for each
level, they should have completed at least six activities, and
at least one activity from each of the five chapters. Choose
one of the following to exhibit:
1) Choose one activity that you completed in this level.
Design a 22x28 inch poster or a binder notebook that
shows or tells what you did with this activity.
2) Create a display no larger than 36 x 36 x 36 inches using
one of the activities from your project manual. Complete
an Activity Card and attach it to the exhibit. A sample
Activity Card is on page 40. Use a 5 x 8 index card or
larger cardstock to create your card.
3) Project Interact – You may present an interactive
demonstration for your project completion requirement.
LEVEL B (grades 5-6)
4-H members should complete at least three activities, each
from a different chapter. Within the two-year period for each
level, they should have completed at least six activities, and
at least one activity from each of the five chapters. Choose
one of the following to exhibit:
1) Chose one activity that you completed in this level.
Design a 22x28 inch poster or a binder notebook that
shows or tells what you did with this activity.
one of the activities from your project manual. Complete
an Activity Card and attach it to the exhibit. A sample
Activity Card is on page 40. Use a 5 x 8 index card or
larger cardstock to create your card.
LEVEL C (grades 7, 8, 9)
4-H members should complete at least three activities each
year, each from a different chapter. Within the three-year
period for each level, they should have completed at least
nine activities, and at least one activity from each of the five
chapters. Choose one of the following to exhibit:
1) Design a 22x28 inch poster based on one of the activities
you completed in your manual or one that promotes
physical, emotional or cognitive skills.
2) Display a binder notebook that includes the information
from one of the activities you completed this year.
one of the activities from your project manual or one that
promotes physical, emotional or cognitive skills.
Complete an Activity Card and attach it to the exhibit. A
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sample Activity Card is on page 40. Use a 5 x 8 index
card or larger cardstock to create your card.
LEVEL D (grades 10, 11, 12)
4-H members should complete at least three activities each
year, each from a different chapter. Within the three-year
period for each level, they should have completed at least
nine activities, and at least one activity from each of the five
chapters. Choose one of the following to exhibit:
1) Design a 22x28 inch poster based on one activity you
completed in this manual or one that promotes physical,
emotional, or cognitive skills.
2) Display a binder notebook that includes the information
based on one of the activities you completed this year.
one of the activities from your project manual or one that
promotes physical, emotional, or cognitive skills.
Complete an Activity Card and attach it to the exhibit. A
sample Activity Card is on page 40. Use a 5 x 8 index
card or larger cardstock to create your card.
Details for exhibit options:
Poster – See “How to Prepare A Poster”
Binder Notebook –
• Identification label on front of binder giving name of 4H’er , club, grade, and year in project
• Title page inside binder naming activities (or activities
Levels C & D)
• Pages of activity and explanation to follow title page
• Photographs are helpful to show the activity being used or
assembled
• Optional: Plastic sheet protectors, page decorations,
binder cover decoration, etc.
Display –
• May be tabletop or floor style, not to exceed 36”x36”x36”
(display may include item(s) made in the activities you
completed this year)
• Must be self-supporting to be viewed by the public.
Project Interact – See “Project Interact”
COMPUTER ARTS
Only 4-H’ers in grades 3-5 may exhibit in the Computer
Arts project. You may do one division level per year, then
you must move up to the next level.
4-H members should use their creativity and computer skills
to develop artistic projects on the computer. Any computer
and computer program may be used. Exhibits may be
displayed on a poster or in a notebook.
• Posters must be 22” x 28”, displayed horizontally. Include
the title “Computer Arts” and your completed project on
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the poster. Attach your completed record sheet to the back
of your poster. See poster exhibit rules in the fairbook.
• Include the title, “Computer Arts” on the outside of the
notebook. Include your completed project and record
sheet in the notebook.
Beginner (Grade 3)
Design two of the following in any combination:
 Flyer,
 Certificate,
 Greeting Card,
 Business Card or,
 Event Ticket
Intermediate (Grade 4)
Design three of the following:
 Plan a party and create an invitation, place cards, and a
game,
 Mini Banner,
 Make a design and transfer it to a t-shirt,
 Design a magazine cover, or
 Create stationary and matching envelope.
Advanced (Grade 5)
Design one of the following:
 Twelve-month calendar,
 Book for small children (with a minimum of 10 inside
pages and 5 illustrations.
Also, design two of the following:
 A garden,
 A house (exterior, floor plan, or sectional),
 Develop a product and design advertising for the product,
 A menu,
 A resort brochure, or
 Plan a trip and plot your course.
COMPUTER PROJECT
Note:
1. While youth are encouraged to develop programs that can
be published either on the web or via CD, publishing the
program is NOT a requirement or an expectation.
2. The exhibit topics provide ideas/suggestions for exhibits.
Other exhibit topics are acceptable as long as they are
comparable in knowledge and skill.
LEVEL 1
Suggested for grades 3-5 or open for no more than 3 years to
4-H’ers who feel they are capable of meeting the exhibit
requirements of the project.
Exhibit Categories: Choose one of the following:
•
Posters
•
Notebook Report (prepare proposal-like report covering
the five W’s and H. Who, What, Where, When, Why
and How.) Please include screen shots in the report.
•
Project Interact: If you choose this option, check with
the Extension Office as to the location and time when
your interactive demonstration will be presented. An
interactive demonstration may be presented on any
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topic listed above under the topic section or presented
below.
Note: If you chose to develop a computer program, a
poster or notebook report depicting the program will
be necessary for display at the fair. Posters: Follow
“How to Prepare A Poster” guidelines, listed earlier
in this book.
Suggested Exhibit topics: Your poster may cover one of the
following areas (The exhibit topic each year must be different
from previous years’ exhibit.)
•
An educational exhibit you could use at school or for a
demonstration that shows one part or several parts of
computer equipment. Ex: A poster showing the parts
of a home computer system, or a poster illustrating the
differences in the storage devices used in computers, or
a poster showing how CD-ROM works. (Anything
educational illustrating computer hardware would be
acceptable. If you have questions call the Extension
Office.)
•
A poster showing how computers are used to
accomplish different tasks.
•
A poster showing how a career or occupation has been
dramatically changed by computer technology.
•
A poster on any topic covered in the manual.
• Any exhibit as described in the Level 1 manual.
1) Cards for All Occasions – Develop a series of 4-6
greeting cards for a variety of holidays or special
occasions. Use clip art, scanned photos, or draw your
own pictures. Can use software such as Word,
WordPerfect, Print Shop or Publisher.
2) Graphic Illustration – Use a software program such as
Paint, Paintbrush, Kid Pix Studio, or Corel DRAW, to
make your own drawing and print it. Be creative.
3) Computer Presentation – Use a presentation software
program such as PowerPoint, Kid Pix Studio, or
HyperStudio to design a computer presentation on a
topic you enjoy. You can present on your computer or
print out overhead transparencies or display prints on
a poster.
4) Photograph Series – Take a photograph and design a
series of 4 to 6 special effects photos. You can use a
morphing software such as MorphMan or Morph
Filter software programs such as Adobe Gallery
Effects, or SuperGoo.
5) Scrapbook or Poster – Put together a scrapbook
(notebook) or poster on a topic that you have
investigated on the Web. The topic can be anything
such as dinosaurs, space, favorite TV stars, music,
science fiction characters, sports cars, fun vacation
spots, etc. Print off the information you found on the
Web and display it in a scrapbook (notebook) or on a
poster.
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6) Storybook – Write a story and illustrate it with
pictures. Pictures can be original drawings, clip art or
photos. Put them together in a storybook format.
LEVEL 2 – Suggested for grades 6-8 or those who feel they
are capable of meeting the exhibit requirements of the
project.
There are 2 curriculum options for Level 2:
1) “Inside the Box” focuses on hardware and repair
2) “Peer-to-Peer” focuses on networking, protocols and
security. You can choose either track for 1 year or 3 years
depending on your interest.
Suggested Exhibit Categories: The exhibit topic each year
must be different from previous year’s exhibit.
•
Posters
•
the five W’s and H: Who, What, Where, When, Why
and How). Please include screen shots in the report.
•
topic listed above under the topic section or presented
below.
Exhibit Topics that may be the focus of your exhibit include:
(Note: The exhibit topic each year must be different from
previous years’ exhibit.)
1) Operating System Exhibit (DOS, Windows, OS2, Mac
OS, etc.) –Create an educational poster or action
demonstration that illustrates what DOS, Windows,
OS/2, or Mac OS is and some of its major functions or
contrast or compare operating systems.
2) Word Processing Exhibit – Design an educational
poster or action demonstration that illustrates the
advantages of word processing.
3) Database or Network Exhibit
a. Create a database on any database software and
illustrate the different ways to manipulate data
using the software.
b. Establish a network and diagram the components
and flow.
4) Spreadsheet Exhibit
a. Make a simple spreadsheet that uses at least 100
cells. Show how you created it and how you plan to
use it. Be sure to mention which software program
you used and also submit a removable storage unit
(i.e., disk, CD-ROM) containing the template you
created.
5) Educational Exhibit
a. Design an educational exhibit that illustrates at
least three educational computer software programs
for children or adults (choose one or the other).
Show how these programs benefit the user.
b. Illustrate decisions flowchart on whether to repair
or replace a system or establish a network security.
c. Prepare a poster that illustrates the importance of
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computers in the classroom and how school has
changed because of computer use.
6) Computer Games Exhibit
a. Prepare a poster that illustrates how computer
games can be beneficial to people.
b. Design an educational exhibit that illustrates how
computer games are made, what the market is for
them, and how big a business the computer game
industry is.
7) WWW Homepage
a. Create a homepage that includes at least three HTM
files with appropriate navigational links. The
homepage should include both test and graphics.
8) An exhibit that you created that fulfills one of these
options
a. T-Shirt – Use a design software program such as
Print Shop Deluxe or Publisher to create a T-shirt
design using a combination of graphics and text.
Use clip art, scanned photos, or draw your own
pictures. Print your design and a T-shirt or on a
piece of paper.
b. Animated Presentation – Use a presentation
software program such as PowerPoint, Kid Pix
Studio, or HyperStudio, design an animated
computer presentation on a topic you enjoy. You
can animate text and other objects.
c. Magazine – Use a word processing or desktop
publishing software (Microsoft Works, Word,
PageMaker, Publish It, Print Shop Deluxe, Claris
Works) to create a magazine. The magazine should
be at least eight pages and use a combination of
graphics and text.
d. Photograph Series – Use an imaging program like
Adobe Photoshop, Jasc’s Paint Shop Pro or Adobe
Gallery Effects to create a series of special effects
photos. The series of photos should use at least
three of the following effects: textures, changing
brightness and contrast, filters, magic wand
techniques, composite images, cropping, or
resizing.
LEVEL 3 – Suggested for 4-H members in grades 9-12 or
those who feel they are capable of meeting the exhibit
requirements of the project. Resource: “Teens Teaching
Tech”
Exhibit Categories: Choose one of the following to exhibit:
•
Posters
•
the five W’s and H: Who, What, Where, When, Why
and How.) Please include screen shots in the report.
•
topic listed under the topic section in your manual.
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*Note: If you choose to develop a computer program, a
poster or notebook report depicting the program will be
necessary for display at the fair.
Suggested Exhibit Topics:
1) Desktop Publishing Exhibit – Using desktop publishing
software, prepare an educational poster illustrating what
desktop publishing is and how it is used. Also submit a
written report detailing the information presented with the
poster. The report should also include details of a visit
with someone who used desktop publishing
professionally. The completed exhibit should use both
graphics and typewritten words to illustrate what desktop
publishing is and how it is used.
2) Advanced Spreadsheet Use – Design a spreadsheet
template to solve a problem that could help you or
someone you know. The template should be created by
you, and should use at least 500 cells and at least one
macro. Exhibit the completed template on a removable
storage unit (i.e., disk, CD-ROM) and include a
typewritten user’s guide that explains what the template
does, a listing of all cells, and step-by-step instructions on
how to use the template.
3) Integrated Software Package – Use integrated software
(minimum of two software applications i.e., create a
document using a word processor to type the document
and import a spreadsheet graph into the word processing
document) to create a document. Exhibit the completed
document on a removable storage unit (i.e., disk, CDROM) and include a written report detailing the
information presented with the display.
4) Multimedia Software Package – Use a multimedia
software package to produce a computer program that
incorporates the features of multimedia. Along with the
computer program, prepare an education display or written
report explaining how you developed the program.
5) WWW Homepage – Develop a WWW homepage that
incorporate some advanced programming skills such as,
but not limited to FLASH, Java or JavaScript.
6) An Exhibit that you created that fulfills one of these
options.
a. Multimedia Computer Presentation – Use a presentation
software program such as Microsoft’s Power Point,
Appleworks, Hyperstudio, Kid Pix Studio, The
Multimedia Workshop, QuickTime VR Authoring
Studio, Lotus Freelance Graphics, Macromedia
Director Shockwave Studio, Flash and Fireworks,
Asymetric Tool Book, and Final Cut Pro) to design an
animated computer presentation on a topic you enjoy. It
should contain a minimum of 10 screens and include
some graphics, sound and either a video clip or
animation.
b. Website for an Organization – Use a web editor such as
Sunburst’s Web Workshop, Claris Home Page, Adobe
Page Mill, Hot Dog, BB Edit, Microsoft’s FrontPage
Express, Netscape Composer or using HTML to design
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a Website for an organization. It can be your 4-H club,
an athletic team, school club, dance group, etc. The site
should include a minimum of five different screens and
some hyperlinks.
c. Magazine – Use a word processing or desktop
publishing software such as Microsoft Works, Word,
PageMaker, Publish It, Print Shop Deluxe, Claris
Works to create a magazine. The magazine should be at
least 12 pages and use a combination of graphics and
text. Print in color.
d. Animated Program – Use an animation program such as
Macromedia Director Shockwave Studio, Flash and
Fireworks, Asymetic Tool Book, or Final Cut Pro to
create an animation program that can be used in a
presentation.
e. GIS Map – Use a geographic information system (GIS)
program like Arcview or Esc to make a map of your
community. You may use prepared data or make your
own. Try to include all the important features that make
your community unique.
CONSTRUCTION TOYS
The Construction Toys project offers 4-H members the
opportunity to create a three-dimensional model using Legos,
K’Nex, Erector, Mega Blocks, Lincoln Logs (which must be
securely fastened together), Hexabits, Construx, Duplo, or
Tinker Toys.
General Requirements:
• Project must be equal to or less than the following
dimensions: 24 inches tall, 24 inches wide and 24 inches
deep (24”x24”x24”).
• All projects must be exhibited on a sturdy base (equal to
or less than 24”x 24” x 24”), which may be decorated one
dimensionally using paints, paper, markers, felt or multidimensionally with Lego pieces or with which your
project is constructed. Please have your project securely
fixed to the base as it must be transportable.
• Figures or embellishments not a part of the kit or building
medium of your project are not allowed (i.e. rocks,
artificial plants or animals, etc.). Lego mini figures do not
count as an item.
• If you are concerned about theft of special pieces, a clear
plastic solid lid or model case (not plastic wrap) may be
used after judging for display during the fair.
• A completed record sheet and a 4-H Craft Information
Card must be submitted with the project at fair judging.
• Members should strive to create a more advanced project
each year.
BEGINNER (GRADES 3, 4, 5)
• Kits are allowed. Construct a single item, such as an
animal, a person, a building or a statue.
• Blocks may be glued together, but isn’t mandatory.
• Members should construct a more advanced project each
year.
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• Fill out both the Construction Toys Record Sheet and the
4-H Craft Information Card.
INTERMEDIATE (GRADES 6, 7, 8)
• Work on your creativity. Design your own model. A kit is
NOT allowed, but you may modify a kit as part of your
exhibit.
• Construct a structure, a scene, or some form of
transportation (car, plane, etc.)
• Blocks may be glued together, but isn’t mandatory.
year.
ADVANCED (GRADES 9, 10, 11, 12)
• Work on your creativity. Design your own model. A kit is
NOT allowed, but you may modify a kit as part of your
exhibit.
• Recommend trying moveable or motorized part(s).
• Construct a tractor on a farm, a space shuttle with lunar
module, windmill and house, etc.
• Blocks may be glued together, but isn’t mandatory
year.
Champions & Reserve Champions will be chosen for each
Project Division. One Grand Champion & one Reserve
Grand Champion will be chosen. One State Fair Entry will
be chosen.
CONSUMER CLOTHING
Note: All three divisions of Consumer Clothing will have the
notebook only exhibited at the State Fair.
*Follow the instructions inside the 4-H manual on how to
prepare the notebook.
BEGINNER (GRADES 3, 4, 5)
1. Complete one activity from each group in the manual.
Write your results or answers in a notebook. Label each
activity so you can discuss it with the judge.
2. Help purchase an item of clothing that will be worn with
other clothes in your wardrobe (for example, slacks,
blouse, jeans, shirt, sweater, sweatshirt). Select an
accessory that goes with your purchase, such as shoes,
sweat band, belt, jewelry, socks, etc.
3. Model your purchases. Tell the judge about your
purchases, what you learned and about the activities
you completed. Take your manual and notebook to the
judging because it will help with this discussion.
INTERMEDIATE (GRADES 6, 7, 8)
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2. Purchase and accessorize a casual or school outfit.
Accessories may be purchased or from items you already
own.
3. Model your outfit. Tell the judge about your purchases,
what you learned and about the activities you completed.
Take your manual and notebook to the judging because it
will help with this discussion.
ADVANCED (GRADES 9-12)
2. Choose an outfit and accessorize it. You may purchase or
select from items you already own.
3. Model your outfit before a group. Tell them about your
activities in this year's project and how you plan to use this
year's purchases in your future wardrobe. Take your
manual and notebook to the judging because it will help
with this discussion.
CROPS
Alfalfa, Corn, Hay, Soybeans, Wheat, and Oats
1. All crops members must be properly enrolled by March 1
and must have all 4-H crops records turned in at the time
exhibit is judged. Record sheets will be kept with project
during judging.
2. All exhibits should be labeled with name, address, club
name and variety of the crop.
3. The following classes will be offered:
(*See manual for additional activities in each category)
DIVISION I: Growing Crops
Hay: Haylage – one quart clear glass jar, sealed.
Corn:
a. Ten ears of corn – on towel or display board.
b. Largest ear of corn – based on length and diameter.
c. Tallest stalk of corn with roots – measured from top
brace. Stalk to be displayed in 5 gallon bucket.
d. Silage – one quart clear glass jar – sealed.
Soybeans: Best three soybean plants – based on pod, seed set
and quality.
Wheat: Bundle of 10 heads with 6 inch straw.
Oats: Bundle of 10 heads with 6 inch straw.
DIVISION II: Mature Crops
Hay: Alfalfa, baled-six inch slice dried, tied.
Corn: Shelled market corn – one gallon clear glass jar with
lid; grown during the preceding year.
Soybeans: Label by variety – one gallon clear glass jar with
lid; grown during the preceding year.
Wheat: Label by variety – one gallon clear glass jar with lid.
Oats: Label by variety – one gallon clear glass jar with lid.
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DAIRY
*NEW for 2016 – an 840-RFID tag is required for all
dairy cattle by May 15 and must be entered online to
be eligible for county and state fair. All Dairy Cows &
Dairy Heifers must be enrolled online through the
State Animal ID system by May 15. Failure to enroll
online by this deadline will make you ineligible for
both the County and State Fairs.
1. Dairy Breeds will show in the following order: Ayrshire,
Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Grade Holstein, Jersey,
Milking Shorthorn, Grade Any Other Breed.
2. A club member may show only one animal in a class.
from enrollment to date of show except where the change
was to the 4-H'ers complete ownership. Family
corporation and/or partnerships of 4-H club member with
parent or other adult is accepted in classes for breeding
animals. A certificate of registration or transfer (no
photocopies) must be presented to the 4-H show manager
in charge before the time of the show. This certificate
must show that the exhibitor owns the animals exhibited,
either entirely or in part on or before the enrollment date.
4-H animals in 4-H breeding classes will NOT be accepted
at the State Fair that are registered only in the father's
name or in a farm name.
4. A cow in production or ready to freshen will not need to
be shown. Production records completed will give
completion in the project.
5. Members exhibiting cows in production or cows three
years old or over must keep and submit dairy cow
production records covering at least one lactation period
and must start not later than February 1.
6. Classes will be set up each year to follow as nearly as
possible the State Fair Classes. The 4-H Dairy Committee
reserves the right to regroup classes when necessary.
7. Registration papers will be checked as necessary. Papers
must be carried to the show ring for checking in addition
to being made available for checking prior to show time.
8. Grade classes will follow same form as Registered Dairy
classes listed below.
9. Turn in completed record book. Also Dairy Cow Record
where applicable.
10. False switches will not be permitted on animals.
11. Dairy cows in milk should arrive on the day of show
before 8:00 AM and are released after the conclusion of
the dairy show.
CLASSES
Spring heifer calf –born 3/1/16 or later (at least 4 months old)
Winter heifer calf – born 12/1/15 thru 2/29/16
Fall heifer calf – born 9/1/15 thru 11/30/15
Summer yearling heifer – born 6/1/15 thru 8/31/15
Spring yearling heifer – born 3/1/15 thru 5/31/15
Winter yearling heifer – born 12/1/14 thru 2/28/15
Fall yearling heifer – born 9/1/14 thru 11/30/14
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Junior 2 year old cow – born 3/1/14 thru 8/31/14
Senior 2 year old cow – born 9/1/13 thru 2/28/14
Junior 3 year old cow – born 3/1/13 thru 8/31/13
Senior 3 year old cow – born 9/1/12 thru 2/28/13
4 year old cow – born 9/1/11 thru 8/31/12
5 year old cow and over – born 9/1/10 thru 8/31/11
DAIRY BEEF STEER
*All Market Steers and Dairy Feeder Steers will be
tagged at the county weigh-in and tagging. Tagging
will be under the supervision of the county beef
committee. Animals must be enrolled online through
the State Animal ID system – Market steers must be
enrolled by April 1; Dairy Feeder Steers must be
enrolled by May 15. Failure to enroll online by this
deadline will make you ineligible for both the County
and State Fairs. To be eligible for State Fair: Market
Steers and Dairy Feeder Steers must have a 5 digit
county ear tag and an 840-RFID tag.
1. There are no breed distinctions, or requirements, all
animals will be shown by weight only.
2. Breeds of Dairy Steers eligible for show are: Ayrshire,
Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Milking
Shorthorn,
and
Dairy
Crossbreds. Beef-Dairy
crossbreeds should show in the Beef Crossbred classes.
3. Steers will be divided into three classes according to
weight, light, medium and heavy, if there are enough
animals. This is at the discretion of the club show
chairman and adult leader.
4. Fitting: Flat brushed; other like coloring compounds or
false hair will not be allowed or used on any animals
shown. Only natural hair growing in original location will
be permitted.
5. Dairy Beef Steers shall have been born during the
previous year.
6. All Dairy Beef Steers must be dehorned before the fair.
7. No dairy beef exhibitors have the option to use, or not use,
show sticks during the show.
8. Dairy Steers not properly enrolled; weighed; and
visually identified by tag, tattoo or brand by county
deadline will not be eligible to exhibit at the Randolph
County Fair or Indiana State Fair.
9. Rate of Gain.
a. Steers will be weighed at regular weigh-in in January,
February or March for beginning weight.
b. Steers will be weighed at 4-H Fair during beef weigh-in
for ending weight.
beginning weight.
e. Top 5 places will be recognized and given ribbons.
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DAIRY STEER FEEDER CALF GUIDELINES
Shown during Dairy Beef Show
1. Calves must be born between January 1 and March 31 of
the current year.
2. Feeder calves must be tagged and screened at the
designated time. To be eligible for State Fair, Dairy
Feeder Calves must have RFID tag in addition to 5 digit
county visual tag. Tagging will be under the supervision
of the county beef committee by county deadline.
3. Members may ear tag any number of calves.
4. Enrollment form containing the calf's ear tag number must
be turned into the Extension Office no later than May 15.
5. The weight separations for classes of feeder calves will be
made prior to the Dairy Steer Show.
6. All calves must be dehorned and castrated before the fair.
7. All calves must meet the proper health requirements to
exhibit at the fair.
8. Feeder calves will be weighed in on the first day of the fair
and will be divided into classes according to weight.
Animals weighing more than 750 pounds will be moved
up to be shown in the Dairy Beef Steer class.
9. Fitting: Flat brushed; other like coloring compounds or
false hair will not be allowed or used on any animals
shown. Only natural hair growing in original location will
be permitted.
10. Sire and dams of steers must be from dairy breeds of
Holstein, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, or
Milking Shorthorn.
11. Calves will not be eligible to sell and members will not
be permitted to sell a gallon of milk in the livestock
auction.
12. Dairy feeder calf exhibitors have the option to use, or not
use, show sticks during the show.
DAIRY COW RECORD
In this project the member keeps complete records on either
the home herd or a neighbor's herd.
1. Use Dairy Cow Record.
2. Complete the feed records and production record.
3. Turn the records in at the club show.
4. Study methods of improving quality and profit.
5. Dairy Herd Improvement Association membership is
recommended.
6. No exhibit required.
DOG OBEDIENCE
PURPOSE - To promote understanding and appreciation of
the proper care and management of a dog to develop the
basic skills of dog obedience training.
*Dogs meet Tuesday evenings starting in January.
Requirements:
1. The project is open to dogs of all ages and breeds, both
purebred and mixed. Dogs must be owned by the 4-H
member or his/her family.
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Please Note: Certain required vaccinations have not been
proven effective in wolf-hybrids, therefore, because wolfhybrids cannot meet the vaccination requirements of the
Indiana Board of Animal Health, wolf-hybrid dogs cannot
be shown in the 4-H Dog Program.
2. All animals must have a health certificate, available from
the dog leaders, with the following requirements fulfilled,
and signed by an accredited veterinarian for the following:
a. Vaccinations for: (1) Rabies
(2) DHPP
(3) Leptospirosis
(4) Bordetella (Kennel Cough)
b. Animals are to be checked for skin disorders, etc.,
must have been checked for worms (take a sample
of the dog's stools for the veterinarian to check),
wormed if necessary, and this so stated on their
certificate.
3. 4-H dogs must wear a well fitted slip or buckle collar
made of leather, fabric or chain in order to be exhibited in
obedience classes. The leash may be made of fabric or
leather and must be 6 feet in length. Collar tags will not
be allowed in the 4-H show. 4-H dogs being raised for the
handicapped programs are exempt from the collars tags.
4. 4-H'ers must have possession of their dog and specify
which class at the 4-H Fair they will be exhibiting in by
May 15.
5. In a given year, a 4-H exhibitor may show one (1) 4-H
obedience trained dog. Each dog may only be shown by
one 4-H’er.
6. Class 1A is only open to 4-H exhibitors and dogs who are
both in their first year of the project. Any 4-H’er or dog
with training before January 1, this year, must show in
Class 1B or higher.
7. A dog in heat cannot be shown at the 4-H Fair.
8. It is recommended that a 4-H member should attend
several meetings.
9. 4-H Dog members must turn in a completed record book to
participate in the show.
Classes and guidelines are based on State Fair rules and
will be followed according to what those State Fair rules
are:
CLASS 1A:
For 4-H'ers with no previous formal dog training experience
with a dog which has received no obedience training prior to
January 1 of the current year.
CLASS 1B:
For 4-H'ers with previous dog training experience, (including
showing in 1A) or for 4-H’ers with no experience whose
dogs have had training which disqualifies them for 1A.
CLASS 2A:
For 4-H'ers and dogs which have completed 1A and/or 1B
CLASS 2B:
For 4-H’ers and dogs which have completed 2A. May repeat
until ready for 3A.
CLASS 3A:
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For 4-H’ers and dogs which have mastered class 2 work.
CLASS 3B:
For 4-H’ers and dogs which have been in 3A, but are not
ready for Class 4 work. May repeat until ready for Class 4A
CLASS 4A:
For 4-H’ers and dogs which have mastered Class 3 work.
CLASS 4B:
ready for Class 5 work. May repeat until ready for Class 5A.
CLASS 5A:
CLASS 5B:
ready for Class 6 work. May repeat until ready for Class 6A.
CLASS 6A:
CLASS 6B:
For 4-H’ers and dogs which have been in 6A. (may repeat)
VETERANS
For all 4-H members whose dogs are at least seven (7) years
old or are physically challenged. The dog must have
completed at least class 2B in previous years. Dogs who are
physically challenged must be accompanied by a letter from a
veterinarian stating that the dog is unable to perform jumping
and/or retrieving exercises. A dog may not be shown in any
other obedience class once they have competed in the
Veterans Class. May repeat.
SHOWMANSHIP:
JUNIOR (exhibitors in grades 3, 4, 5) Once an exhibitor is
the Junior Showmanship winner, he/she is only eligible to
compete in intermediate or senior showmanship in
subsequent years.
INTERMEDIATE (exhibitors in grades 6, 7, 8) Once an
exhibitor is the Intermediate Showmanship winner, he/she
must compete in senior showmanship in future years.
SENIOR (exhibitors in grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
DRILL TEAM
DOG AGILITY
1. Dogs showing in agility are required to also show in
obedience at the current fair.
2. Agility classes will be entered as Beginning, Intermediate,
and Advanced and awards will be granted by that
classification, regardless of dog size. Dogs may be
measured at the show to verify dog’s height.
3. Each class will offer these jump heights based on the
dog’s height at the withers:
• Toy – Up to & including 10”; will jump 4” hurdles.
• Division 1 – dogs over 10” and up to & including
14”; will jump 8” hurdles.
• Division 2 – dogs over 14” through 20”; will jump 14”
hurdles.
• Division 3 – dogs over 20”; will jump 20” hurdles.
• Division 4 – Veterans – veteran dogs (same criteria as
for obedience) will jump heights 1 division below their
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actual height; except for Division 1 dogs which will
jump regular height.
The Pause Table will be at the hurdle height for each
division.
4. All agility work will be done on a flat, buckle collar.
• Beginning level A must use a six (6)-foot lead.
• All other levels will be off lead.
• Collar tags will not be allowed.
5. Scoring will be based on UKC rules starting with 200
points (155 points for Beginning A) and subtracting
performance faults based on a set course time. Time faults
for course times exceeding the set time will be deducted
by the amount in seconds over the set time. Division 1
dogs will have ten (10) seconds added to set course time.
6. Non-qualifying scores (NQ’s) will be dismissed from
the ring at the judge’s discretion.
7. Agility regulations not covered by these terms and
conditions will be based on the regulations of the
United Kennel Club, Inc.
CLASSES:
The program offers three (3) levels of competition –
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Dogs will wear a
flat, buckle collar. The level of competition will be
determined by the handler and county leader based on the
dog’s ability and training.
1. BEGINNING
Class 1, Beginning A – 4-H member has not previously
participated in Beginning Agility (must use 6’ leash).
Class 2, Beginning B – 4-H member has participated in
Agility before, either with the current dog, or a
different dog (must be off lead). Dog should repeat
Beginning B until they can safely negotiate the TeeterTotter, Hoop Jump and Closed Tunnel.
2. INTERMEDIATE (must be off lead)
Class 3, Intermediate A – 4-H member has not
previously participated in Intermediate Agility.
Class 4, Intermediate B – 4-H member has participated
in Intermediate Agility before, either with the current
dog, or a different dog. This class should be repeated
until the dog can perform advanced level work.
3. ADVANCED (must be off lead)
Class 5, Advanced A – 4-H member has not previously
participated in Advanced Agility.
Class 6, Advanced B – 4-H member has participated in
Advanced Agility before, either with the current dog, or
a different dog. This class may be repeated.
ELECTRIC
It is recommended that a note be attached to the exhibit
explaining what was done, why, and the intended use of the
item.
EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS:
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DIVISION I
Exhibit a circuit board (using kit provided, labeled either
parallel or series circuit).
DIVISION II
1. Magnetic powered flashlight
2. Poster as outlined in the project manual.
DIVISION III
1. Extension Cord
2. Trouble light
3. Poster or Display board as outlined in project
manual.
DIVISION IV
1. Made or remade lamp
2. Display board on any topic covered in manual
3. Poster on any topic covered in manual
DIVISION V
1. Display board or Equipment Wiring Board (board
with electrical equipment mounted on board for
display/demonstration.
2. Poster
3. Notebook (Lots of pictures and written explanation
of the work that you performed, usually great for
projects that are too big to bring to the fair to exhibit.
You can also include a notebook with a display
board or other exhibit options to help tell the entire
story that you have about your project if you can’t
tell about the detail of work performed on the limited
size of display space or to supplement your other
work.
4. Written report
Topics for this project include but are not limited to:
• Electrical work that you did around your home or
other location and how you accomplished it
(preferably with models, pictures or a small part of
your total installation). Be sure to include a wiring
diagram of your project with your exhibit.
• Analyze the current wiring situation in your home or
out buildings and develop a new system that you feel
would be better. Be sure to show diagrams of the
old and new systems. Also, explain why the new
proposed system is better.
• Any topic covered in this manual.
ADVANCED DIVISIONS 6-10 – Electricity & Electronics
(this book is being updated and you may find other resources
at your local library, electricians, instructors, internet, etc. to
provide guidance for your project.)
The Advanced Division is split into two different categories.
One area is “Advanced Electric 6-10” and the second is
“Advanced Electronics 6-10.” You may choose one category
for your Advanced 6-10 exhibit.
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Exhibit ONE of the following:
1. An article made in the area of heating and cooling
2. An article made in the area of lighting
3. An article made in the area of electronics (advanced
division electronic projects may contain and use
molded plugs if they are part of the electronic kit)
4. An article made in the area of power
5. A written report on: consumer buying, better
electrical methods, or electrical careers.
6. A written notebook report with photos of individual
steps (close-up) and overall work, illustrations,
explanation of each step performed, explanation of
overall work done, reasons for performing work,
reasons for selecting materials used, list of materials
used and prices (budget), schematics, etc. of electric
project. This option allows you to use your
imagination and complete any electrical project that
you cannot physically bring to the fair to exhibit.
You could wire a room in a house, the barn, outdoor
lighting, indoor lighting, control systems, alarm
systems, etc.
7. Display board (no larger than 36”x36”x36”) showing
home wiring (3-way switch, 4-way switch, GFCI
Grounding, Circuit Protection, etc.) or any topic
covered in the Advanced Division manual.
Attach to the exhibit any kit instructions or book/manuals if
you feel they will help explain the operation of the exhibit.
This may be important for advanced electronic projects.
ENTOMOLOGY (INSECTS)
Insect Collection Option Important Notes:
• References: one of the following:
-4-H 764, How to Study, Collect, Preserve and Identify
Insects.
-“How to Make an Awesome Insect Collection” ID 401
(available online,
www.extension.entm.purdue.edu/401Book/default.php?
page=home, or through The Education Store.
• Title:
Collection – Insect Collection, Grade X (where X = your
grade in school
Poster – Choose one of the topics listed below,
appropriate for your grade in school, and use that topic for
your exhibit title.
• Orders: Use the orders listed in the reference material
(above), which are found on page 57 in ID 401.
• Display: Collect, mount (pins or vials), and identify
insects personally collected in the U.S. only. Display your
specimens in an 18 x 24 inch box(es), orientated
horizontally. When multiple boxes are used: list the box
order (i.e. “Box 1 of 3 boxes”) and include your name in
each box. ID 401 A-F cards (for grades 3-8) and ID 401-I
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cards (for grades 9-12) are to be placed inside the display
box in an attractive manner.
• Identification: Collection display boxes are expected to
contain the specified number of insects, families, and
orders specified (see chart below). All insects must be in
the adult stage and be properly mounted on insect pins or
be contained in vials as directed.
Pin Labels: Each pin or vial must contain two labels:
1) Top label is to include collection date, location, and
collector name.
2) Bottom label is to include common name and other
optional identification data.
Box Labels: Box labels (computer generated or neatly
printed) are used for orders and families as required (see
chart below) and are to be placed flat against the bottom of
the box. Insects must be properly grouped directly under
the correct order and family box label. For example, all
insects belonging to a particular order must be placed
under that order label. Orders to be used are listed in the
reference book ID-401. If family level identification is
required, the insects should be further grouped together
under that family level.
• Educational Box:
One additional box (educational), based on the specific
theme (see box below) is required for grades 9-12, in
addition to the insect collection boxes. This box can be
created in any manner chosen (without the mounting,
pinning or identifying restrictions specified above).
Insect Collection Option: Grades 3-12
GRADE 3
Display: 10 insects, identified and pinned on cards (ID
401A). Maximum # boxes: 1
GRADE 4
Display: 20 insects, mounted (pins or vials). Identify all
insects by common name and identify five (5) to order.
Include card ID 401B. Maximum # boxes: 1
GRADE 5
Display: 30 insects, mounted (pins or vials) Identify all
insects by common name and identify 15 to order. Include ID
401C. Maximum # boxes: 1
GRADE 6
Display: 40 insects, exhibit a minimum of 6 orders, mounted
(pins or vials). Identify all insects by common name and
order. Include ID 401D. Maximum # boxes: 2
GRADE 7
Display: 50 insects, exhibit a minimum of 8 orders, mounted
(pins or vials). Identify all insects by common name and
order. Identify ten (10) to family. Include card ID 401E.
Maximum # boxes: 2
GRADE 8
Display: 60 insects, exhibit a minimum of 10 orders,
mounted (pins or vials). Identify all insects by common name
and order. Identify 30 to family. Include card ID 401F.
Maximum #boxes: 2
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GRADE 9
mounted (pins or vials). Identify all insects by common
name, order, and family. One educational box; theme: insect
behavior. Include card ID 401I. Max # boxes: 1-3 collection
boxes plus 1 educational box. Place 401I in first collection
box only.
Card ID 401I download at http://www.fourh.purdue.edu/downloads/Entomology/ID%20401%20I.pdf
GRADE 10
name, order, and family. One educational box; theme: insect
pest management. Include card ID 401I. Max # boxes: 1-3
collection boxes plus 1 educational box. Place 401I in first
collection box only. Card ID 401I download at http://www.fourh.purdue.edu/downloads/Entomology/ID%20401%20I.pdf
GRADE 11
name, order, and family. One educational box; theme:
insects in the environment. Include card ID 401I. Max #
boxes: 1-3 collection boxes plus 1 educational box. Place
401I in first collection box only. Card ID 401I download at
http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/downloads/Entomology/ID%20401%20I.pdf
GRADE 12
name, order, and family. One educational box; theme:
benefits of insects. Include card ID 401I. Max # boxes: 1-3
collection boxes plus 1 educational box. Place 401I in first
collection box only. Card ID 401I download at http://www.fourh.purdue.edu/downloads/Entomology/ID%20401%20I.pdf
*Educational box? The educational box (grades 9-12) is in
addition to the insect display box(es). This box should be
created in such a way as to teach something about the
assigned theme to the general public.
POSTER OPTION: Create an exhibit that shows the public
what you learned in the entomology project this year. Posters
are to be displayed horizontally, sized 22” x 28”, mounted on
a firm backing (foam-core board or other), and covered in
clear plastic or other transparent material. Choose one of the
topics listed below, appropriate for your grade in school, and
use that topic for your exhibit title, so the judges know which
activity you completed. You can also use a creative sub-title
if you wish.
Entomology 1: Grades 3-5
Display a poster based on the following activities:
• Big Mouth Bugs – Show the four (4) different mouth
types that you studied. Create a chart listing the four
mouth types, an insect with this mouth type, food they
eat, and where these insects might be found.
• FACETnating! – Show how insects see (compound
eyes) and explain how they see colors.
• Pit Stop – Make two pit traps and use them to collect
insects. Exhibit your completed record sheet. You can
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use the format given for your data collection, or make
your own. Include some of the insects, or pictures of
your trap and insects collected.
• Buz-z-zing Around – Present three to five ways that
insects communicate. Include an insect, or picture of
each insect that communicates in each of the ways you
are describing.
• Ants and Uncles – Compare insects with their noninsect relatives by completing the chart in your book
(copy or make your own). Include some of the insects
and their non-insect relatives, or pictures of them, on
your poster.
• Chirp, Chirp – Watch and listen to the crickets for five
minutes, three times a day, for three days. Include day
and night observations. Record what you see and hear.
• Collecting Insects – Use two of the insect collecting
traps described in Activity 2 (Berlese Funnel, Indoor
Insect Trap), Activity 3 (Modified Wilkinson Trap),
Activity 4 (Fruit Bait), or Activity 5 (Light Attractor) to
collect insects. Exhibit a picture of your traps and an
Insect Collection Data Chart that gives the trap location
(for example, in the basement or in the backyard), date
collected, and insects collected.
• Spread Your Wings and Fly – Make and use a
spreading board.
Exhibit two pictures of your
spreading board and three butterflies or moths that you
prepared using your board.
• Insect Experiments – Complete one of the following
activities: Activity 8 (Color My World), Activity 9
(Sowbug Investigations), or Activity 10 (Life’s Stages).
Exhibit your data sheet and answers to the “Talk It
Over” questions. For activities 8 and 9 include your
hypothesis and a conclusive statement about your
hypothesis (indicate if it was proved or disproved).
• Invasive Species Investigations – Create an
informational exhibit about one (Indiana) invasive
insect. Include the information required in the activity
for this insect (first eight (8) questions on page 29).
• A Sticky Situation – Make and use sticky traps for four
weeks as described in Activity 13. Exhibit your data
sheet and the answers to “Talk It Over” questions.
• Footprint Clues – Study the tracks of 3 different species
of insect and one arthropod as described in Activity 14.
Exhibit your data sheet and the answers to “Talk It
Over” questions.
• The Scientific Method – Use the scientific method to
complete one of the problems listed in Activity 3.
Describe what you did to complete the five scientific
method steps and include your data and drawings or
pictures of your experiment.
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• Transecting for Insects – Compare three habitats using
the scientific method to determine which one has the
most terrestrial insect activity. Display your transect
data sheet for each habitat and answer the “Talk It
Over’ questions.
• Please Drop In – Create your own hypothesis collect
insects in five pitfall traps to prove or disprove your
hypothesis, as described in Activity 7. Display how you
completed your experiment (including each step in the
scientific method) and your data for each habitat.
• Aliens Among Us – Complete the “Natives vs Nonnatives Survey Data Sheet” by checking two boxes
(Native or non-native and damage or no damage) for
five native and five non-native insects as shown in
Activity 9. Answer the “Talk It Over” questions.
• IMP – Learning and Teaching – Make an informational
flier and use it to teach younger 4-H members about
five insect pests that might be found in a home or
school in your county. Exhibit your flier, lesson plan,
and photograph of you teaching. Answer the “Talk It
Over” questions.
• Meal From a Worm – Use the scientific method to
study how mealworm larvae grow. Include your
hypothesis, data charts, and conclusions. Answer the
“Talk It Over” questions.
Level: Independent Study: Grades 9-12
• Advance Topic – Learn all you can about a topic of
your choice and present it on a poster or in an
Entomology box. Include a short manuscript, pictures,
graphs, and list the works cited to describe what you
did and what you learned. Title your poster, “Advanced
Entomology-Independent Study.”
• Mentoring – Exhibit a poster that shows how you
mentored a younger 4-H member. Include your
planning, the time you spent, the challenges and
advantages of mentoring, and how the experience might
be useful in your life. Photographs and other
documentation are encouraged. Title your poster,
“Advanced Entomology – Mentor”.
FLORICULTURE
Each Level (A, B, C, D) serves more than one grade. You
should do a DIFFERENT activity and exhibit each year that
you are in the project. For example, if in 3rd grade you
display a simple bud vase (category 1), in 4th grade you
should choose a poster/notebook option or flower/plant
exhibit from categories 2, 3, or 4. You should pay special
attention to size guidelines for Flower and Plant exhibits.
Notebook Guidelines:
• Needs to be a sturdy 3 ring binder (with stiff covers) or a
bound type notebook (with stiff covers). No report covers
or similar styles.
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• Make sure the notebook accurately meets the guidelines
and objectives of the activities in the manual.
• Information printed directly off the web will not be
accepted.
• Materials included in the notebook need to be educational,
both for the youth and the audience, and should
demonstrate that the youth was able to take what he or she
learned from their research (experiment, or on web, in
library, etc) and/or activities to create the notebook.
• Work should include references where appropriate.
• Pictures, graphics, and artwork are encouraged.
Poster Guidelines:
• Dimensions 22” x 28” displayed horizontally with stiff
backing and must be covered with clear plastic.
• Identification included in the lower right corner (name,
grade, county).
• Poster should “tell a story” or be informative to the
audience. Will the viewer of your poster learn something
from the exhibit?
• When designing your poster you should consider: lines,
shapes, textures, colors and placement of items.
• Pictures, graphics and artwork are encourage.
• Make sure the poster accurately meets the guidelines and
objectives of the activities in the manual.
• Information printed directly off the web will not be
accepted.
• Materials included in the poster need to be educational,
library, etc) and/or activities to create the poster.
LEVEL A (Grades 3 & 4)
Flower & Exhibit Categories:
1. Create flower arrangement in a simple bud vase, provide
your own vase, from cut flowers you grew in your garden.
Vase must be no more than 9 inches tall by 3 inches wide,
neck opening of vase not to exceed 1.5 inches and be clear
or white only. Include 1-3 stems of a main flower, along
with appropriate amount of filler flower and greenery.
2. Create flower arrangement in a simple bud vase, provide
your own vase, from fresh flowers you purchased. Vase
must be no more than 9 inches tall by 3 inches wide, neck
opening of vase not to exceed 1.5 inches and be clear or
white only. Include 1-3 stems of a main flower, along with
appropriate amount of filler flower and greenery. Flowers
should be in their natural state, and not wired for display.
3. Create a simple round arrangement (small, compact round
cluster of flowers) with fresh flowers you purchased.
Including the vase or container, must be no larger than 12”
x 12”.
4. Create a simple round arrangement (small, compact round
cluster of flowers) with fresh flowers you grew. Including
the vase or container, it must be no larger than 12”x12”
high.
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Poster or Notebook Exhibits – choose any one (1) of the
following topics:
1. Chronicle your work in your flower garden (planning,
planting, care, harvest, arrangement made with your
flowers).
2. Describe how you planned or designed your garden,
including how you chose the kinds of flowers.
3. Explain how you harvested your flowers, cared for them,
and used them in an arrangement.
4. Explore and explain: pollination – what it is, why
important, different ways it occurs or transplanting – what,
how, things to watch out for; or role of insects with
flowers (good, bad, or both).
5. Explore and explain seed germination or how to care for a
‘sick’ plant.
6. Report on interview with a professional (what do they do,
types of jobs, type of training, hours worked, etc.)
7. Describe an experiment you did and the results.
8. Describe a community service project you did related to
your flowers project.
LEVEL B (Grades 5-6)
Flower and Plant Exhibit Categories:
1. Display a mixed planter that may include herbs with
foliage plants and/or flower plants. The planter should
include 3 or more kinds of plants and have been planted at
least two months before the fair. The container exhibit
space must not exceed 18” x 18” (height will be variable).
Must include “Level B Plant Record” chronicling the
care of your plant.
2. Make an item with dried herbs or dried flowers that you
grew yourself. Examples of items to exhibit are, but not
limited to, a dried flower product, or a simple dried
arrangement in a container (Exhibit not to exceed
18”x18”.
3. Display one house plant (foliage and/or flowering) in a
container not to exceed 10 inches in diameter. There must
be only one specimen plant per pot. A flowering plant may
be of any color with single or double flowers. Must
include “Level B Plant Record” chronicling the care of
your plant.
following topics:
1. Report how you harvested your flowers and/or herbs,
cared for them, dried them, and used them.
2. Explore and explain: insects and your flowers and/or
herbs.
3. Explore and explain: starting seeds indoors – the process
and pros and cons.
4. Explore and explain: perennials – what are they, how are
they used, benefits and drawbacks.
5. Investigate and describe: a butterfly garden – what types
of plants, benefits to insects and butterflies, etc.
6. Describe how you planned or designed your garden,
including how you chose the kinds of plants, any
problems, successes.
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7. Describe your houseplant – how you cared for,
transplanted to larger pot, any problems, or successes.
8. Explore and explain: plant biology – form and function,
growth, photosynthesis, etc.
9. Explore and explain: how to grow plants indoors – things
to consider, common problems and solutions.
10. Explore and Explain: environmental effects related to
plants (such as light, water, soil, or temperature).
12. Explore and explain topics from “Imagine That” –
plants around the world, information about different
cultural uses of plants, different ways you used your
plants/herbs/flowers.
LEVEL C (Grades 7, 8, 9)
Flower & Plant Exhibit Categories:
1. Display a terrarium (size of terrarium should be
appropriate for use on a table at home, and no larger than
12” deep, 18” long and 16” high. Must have a cover while
on exhibit. See activity information for design.)
2. Combination or European planter (Exhibit a container of
plants [3 or more kinds of plants] that you have planted
and cared for a minimum of 2 months. See activity for
information on plants and design. The container should
not exceed exhibit space of 18” x 18” (height will be
variable).
3. Create one (1) corsage or two (2) boutonnieres made from
only fresh flowers. Corsages should contain 3 or more
blooms. NO artificial flowers or greenery should be used
in this category. Bows and decorative items are okay.
4. Create one (1) corsage or two (2) boutonnieres made from
silk or other artificial flowers and greenery. Can be
created with mixed fresh and artificial materials, or all
artificial. Bows and decorative items are okay.
5. A dried arrangement in a container or a specialty item
(such as, but not limited to, a wreath or swag) made with
dried flowers and dried plant materials. NO artificial
flowers/plant materials should be included. Bows and
decorative items are okay. Maximum size 24” x 24”,
(height will be variable).
6. Create a flower arrangement using either roses or lilies as
the primary component of the arrangement. Arrangement
should be made with all fresh materials (NO artificial,
flowers/plant materials). Bows and decorative items are
okay. The exhibit must not exceed 18”x18” (height will
be variable).
Poster or Notebook Exhibits – choose any one of the
following topics:
1. Explore and explain: vegetative propagation – how to,
different types, problems and solutions, different uses of.
2. Explore and explain: plant nutrients – what are they, why
does the plant need them, what happens if the plant has too
much or too little, planters or containers vs. garden.
3. Investigate the design of multiple plant containers – how
to, things to consider, selecting plant materials, uses of.
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4. Describe how you created your corsage or boutonnieres;
or died arrangement. Be sure to include appropriate
information on design principles and how they are used to
create your arrangement.
5. Explore and explain: floral tools and materials (how to
use, what they are, care of tools, different uses of a tool or
material)
6. Explore and explain: preserving cut flowers – how,
problems, uses of and/or diseases related to cut flowers.
7. Illustrate, explore and explain how you dry flowers or
other plant materials and/or describe different methods
and/or how, why use them.
8. Explore and explain: medicinal uses and toxicity of fresh
and dried flowers and plants.
10. Describe a career exploration activity you did, such as
job shadow, interview with a professional.
11. Describe a community service activity you did related
to your flowers project – what you did, why, results, etc.
LEVEL D (Grades 10, 11, 12)
Flower & Plant Exhibit Categories:
1. Create a seasonal arrangement from only fresh flower
and/or plant materials. Flowers and plant materials
specific to a season or holiday should be used. For
example, fall mums or spring tulips. Maximum size 24” x
24” x 36”. This category could include a traditional floral
arrangement, but also items such as wreaths. Bows and
decorative accessories are okay.
2. Create a seasonal arrangement that can include fresh
and/or artificial flower/plant materials. Flowers and plant
materials specific to a season or holiday should be used.
Maximum size 24”x24”x36”. This category could include
a traditional floral arrangement, but also items such as
wreaths. Bows and decorative accessories are okay.
3. Create a modern or contemporary style arrangement using
fresh flower and plant materials.
See manual for
suggestions. Maximum size 24”x24”x36”. Include a label
that states what type of design you have created (botanical,
pave, parallel, free-form, abstract, etc.)
4. Create a bridal bouquet. Proper display of the bouquet
should be considered, but only the bouquet will be judged.
Bouquet should include only fresh plant materials.
Bows and decorative accessories are okay.
5. Create a centerpiece for an event, such as a banquet, party,
wedding, funeral, or church. Arrangement should be no
larger than 24”x24”x36” and be made from EITHER fresh
flower and/or plant materials or artificial or silk flower
and/or plant materials. Bows and decorative accessories
are okay.
6. Display a plant that you propagated (and grew and cared
for) by tissue culture or other vegetative propagation
methods, or flowering bulbs that you forced. Maximum
pot size should not exceed 10” diameter. Must include 4H
969c Level D Plant Record chronicling the care of your
plant.
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following:
1. Describe how you created your arrangement, include
information on the design principles utilized.
2. Explore and explain how you utilize different flowers to
make a similar style arrangement for different seasons
(tulips in spring, mums in fall, etc.) or how to utilize
similar flowers to make different styles of arrangements.
3. Explore and explain: the cost of arrangement and/or a cost
comparison with flowers (different types of flowers,
different time year, etc.)
4. Explore and explain: forcing flowers (bulbs, branches,
etc.)
5. Explore and explain: marketing in the floral industry
(large or small business) and/or a market survey and
results, and how they can benefit the floral industry.
6. Explore and explain: how to start a business related to the
floral industry and may include a business plan.
7. Explore and explain the origins of flowers and/or the
floriculture industry around the world.
8. Explore and explain: tissue culture, biotechnology, or
traditional breeding of new flower types – what are they,
how are they used, pros and cons.
9. Explore and explain: be a plant detective – what kinds of
problems might you have in growing and caring for
flowers, and how to solve.
10. Describe an experiment you did and the results
11. Describe a community service activity you did related
to your flowers project: how, why, results.
FOODS
Exhibit Introduction
Purdue Extension Food Safety Policy (effective 11/2013):
For food competitions – Filling, frosting, glazing, pie filling,
and meringue, (whether uncooked or cooked) are not
permitted to contain cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream,
or whipped cream as the nature of these products increases
the moisture content and water activity of the food. Foods
with a higher moisture content and water activity can be
ideal growing conditions for food borne pathogens, even if
the ingredient is part of a batter and baked. Additionally,
raw milk, raw milk products or uncooked eggs/egg whites are
not permitted. Eggs/egg whites that have been cooked to
160°F (i.e. pasteurized or included as part of a batter and
baked) are acceptable. No home-canned fruits, vegetables,
or meats are permitted in products. Recipes must be
provided that show which ingredients were used in each part
of the product. Contestants should carefully wash their hands
and make sure that their hands do not have any open cuts
before preparing foods. Contestants should not be preparing
food exhibits for competition within 48 hours of recovering
from any illness. Whenever possible, baked products should
be transported and stored in chilled coolers (41°F).
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Judges and individuals who will consume products
from county and state competitions should be informed that
they are at a risk for foodborne illness since the established
policy cannot guarantee that an entry which may be a
“potentially hazardous food” has been properly prepared or
handled before, during or following the competition. Tasting
of a food product is sole at the discretion of the judge.
Judges are NOT to taste any low-acid or acidified preserved
food, like green beans or tomato products, and are
discouraged from tasting any other home preserved food.
Consumers of competitive food exhibits being sold at
auction or used for hospitality purposes should be notified
they could be at risk for foodborne illness since the
established policy cannot guarantee than an entry which may
be potentially hazardous food has been properly prepared or
handled before, during, or following the competition.
General Information:
1. Members are required to complete a minimum of three (3)
activities each year they are in the project.
2. Project manuals must be turned in at Foods Judging.
3. Members may exhibit one prepared food and/or one
preserved food per grade category. Members may
compete for awards and state fair entry in each area
(preparation, preservation) per grade category.
4. Grade in school determined at time of 4-H enrollment.
5. A recipe card or index card (no larger than 5 ½” x 8 ½”) is
required for all food exhibits. Be sure to include the
recipe source and all the information requested in the
exhibit description, as well as your name, county, and the
grade level/exhibit option. It is recommended that you
wrap the card in plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. Recipe
cards will not be returned.
6. Pre-mixed items cannot be used in a 4-H exhibit.
7. For those exhibiting preserved (canned) items, please
bring an extra jar of product to the judging for display
during 4-H Fair.
8. Since it is illegal in the State of Indiana for youth under
the age of 21 to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages,
4-H members are to use recipes that do not include an
alcoholic beverage as an ingredient. A suitable nonalcoholic or imitation product may be substituted.
HOW TO PREPARE PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAY
1. Most food products should be displayed on a paper or
foam plate.
2. For cakes – cut a piece of cardboard about 1/2 inch larger
than the bottom of the cake. Cover this cardboard with
wax paper, plastic wrap, or foil before putting the cake on
it.
3. Any product that may be sticky on the bottom, such as
some fancy breads, should be put on round, square, or
rectangle cardboard. Cover this cardboard with wax paper,
plastic wrap, or foil before putting the food product on it.
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4. Frozen food exhibits (containers and food) will not be
returned to the exhibitor. Please display in freezer bags or
disposable freezer containers.
5. Pies should be exhibited in disposable pie tin.
6. All canned products must have the ring on the jar top to
protect the seal.
7. Containers will NOT be returned from the Indiana State
Fair.
EXHIBITS (Participants may exhibit one baked and/or one
preserved item per grade)
Level A Grade 3
• Three (3) snack-sized (approximately 2”-3” individual
size) drop, molded or bar baked cookies. No glaze or
frosting. Include recipe card and display on a dessert size
paper or foam plate.
• A package of three (3) baked, snack-sized (approximately
2”-3” individual size) frozen cookies. Display in freezer
bag or freezer container. Include index card with recipe
and instructions for defrosting. Label with name of
product, quantity, and date frozen.
Level A Grade 4
• Three (3) standard sized muffins that contain an ingredient
that is a source of Vitamin A or Vitamin C (no muffin
liners). Include recipe card.
• One (1) package of frozen berries. Display in freezer bag
or freezer container. Include index card with recipe and
instructions for cooking or defrosting. Label with name of
Level B Grade 5
• A square, oblong or round layer reduced-fat cake without
frosting. Reduce the amount of fat in the recipe by using a
fruit puree or baby food fruit product that does not contain
yogurt. Include the recipe card.
• One uncooked frozen min-pizza using whole-grain pita
bread, English muffin, bagel, or already prepared crust (no
larger than 7” in diameter) with toppings of your choice.
Include at least 4 MyPlate food groups on your pizza.
Meat toppings such as hamburger, sausage, bacon, etc.
must be cooked. Display on covered cardboard inside
freezer bag.
Include index card with recipe and
instructions for cooking. Label with name of product,
quantity, and date frozen.
Level B Grade 6
• Three (3) no-yeast, any shape pretzels with a whole grain
flour mixture (shaped, stick, or nugget) OR three (3)
no-yeast sweet or savory rolled biscuits with a whole
grain flour (no drop biscuits). Include recipe card.
• One (1) package of any frozen vegetable or combination
vegetables. Display in freezer bag or freezer container.
Include index card with instructions for defrosting and
cooking. Label with name of product, quantity, and date
frozen.
Level C Grade 7, 8, 9
Exhibitors may choose one baked and/or one preserved
product from the following list. It is suggested a participant
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choose a different option each year, but this is not a
requirement.
Baked Options:
• Three (3) yeast bread sticks or yeast rolls (any shape,
medium size – not a sweet roll), using a whole grain flour
mixture such as whole wheat, rye, oat bran, etc. Include
recipe card. Participants are expected to learn how to
knead bread dough by hand and allow it to rise
appropriately. It is NOT acceptable to use a home bread
maker.
• A yeast bread (can be loaf, braid, but not rolls) using a
whole grain flour mixture such as whole wheat, rye, oat
bran, etc. Include recipe card. Participants are expected to
learn how to knead dough by hand and allow it to rise
appropriately. It is NOT acceptable to use a home bread
maker.
• One (1) package of a non-perishable, invented healthy
snack (such as granola bar, popcorn snack, trail mix, etc.).
Your snack must include at least 2 food groups from
MyPlate. Exhibit must include your snack product and a
separate folder containing a marketing plan with product
name, recipe, how it will be packaged, a package design,
where it will be sold and suggested selling price. Style
your snack for a photo shoot and include the picture in
your marketing plan. Label should include product name,
date, quantity, and serving size.
Preserved Product Options:
• One (1) container of freezer jam. Include index card with
recipe and instructions for storing. Label with name of
• One (1) jar of a canned tomato product using the Hot Pack
Method for a boiling water bath canner, such as tomato
juice, catsup, barbecue sauce, or salsa. Include index card
with recipe and instructions for cooking or using the
product. Label with name of product, quantity, and date
canned. Note: Only food preservation products made
using USDA approved or Ball Blue Book recipes are
acceptable.
• One (1) jar of a canned picked product or canned pickles.
Include index card with recipe, processing, and storage
instructions. (Products using a fancy pack are not
accepted.) Label with name of product, quantity, and date
canned. Note: Only food preservation products made
using USDA approved or Ball Blue Book recipes are
acceptable.
Level D Grade 10, 11, 12
Exhibitors may choose one baked and/or one preserved
product from the following list. It is suggested a participant
choose a different option each year, but this is not a
requirement.
Baked Options:
• A single or double crust baked fruit pie (no graham
cracker crust). Include recipe card. (Note: custards, cream,
cream cheese frosting and fillings, and raw egg white
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frosting are not acceptable in an exhibit because they are
highly perishable when left at room temperatures.)
• A non-perishable baked food product for a catered meal or
special event in which organizers have requested low fat
and/or reduced sugar items. Exhibit will include your
food product and a notebook outlining how this product is
to be used at the event, menu, supplies to buy, preparation
schedule, equipment, table layout, etc. A table display is
optional and should be no larger than 16” deep x 22” wide
x 28” high. Include index card with recipe.
• Select a condition in which people have to specifically
modify their eating habits (diabetes, heart disease, Celiac
disease, food allergies, etc.) Prepare a non-perishable
baked food product appropriate for someone with this
condition. Exhibit will include your food product and a
notebook summarizing the condition or allergy, nutrition
considerations involved with the condition, a description
of your baked item, and an explanation of how it fits
within the nutrition considerations. Make sure to note any
ingredients that could cause an allergic reaction. Include
index card with recipe.
Preserved Product Options:
• One (1) jar of pressure canned vegetables, meat or
combination product, such as soup, stew, spaghetti sauce
with meat, etc. Include index card with recipe and
instructions for cooking or using the product. (Products
using a fancy pack are not accepted.) Label with name of
product, quantity, and date canned. Note: Only food
preservation products made using the USDA approved or
Ball Blue Book recipes are acceptable.
• One (1) package of a combination food frozen entrée in
freezer container. The combination food should contain
three (3) food groups from MyPlate. Exhibit should
include an index card with recipe and instructions for
reheating. Display in disposable containers. No containers
will be returned. Label with name of product, quantity,
and date frozen.
• A jar of cooked jam or a reduced-sugar fruit spread.
Include recipe card. Label with name of product, quantity,
and date made.
FORESTRY
Please See Fair Schedule for Judging Time
the forestry project this year. Exhibits must be displayed
horizontally, size 22” x 28”, mounted on a firm backing
(foam-core board or other), and covered in clear plastic or
other transparent material. Be sure to include a label with
your name, grade, and county. Choose one of the topics
listed below, appropriate for your grade in school, and use
that topic for your exhibit title. If you are exhibiting
leaves, they should be free of any damage. If you choose to
write scientific names, they must be in either italics or
underscored. (Note: scientific names are required for
herbariums.) The Genus (first name) must have the first letter
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capitalized. The species (second name) has no capitalization.
FORESTRY 1: GRADES 3-5 Follow the Path
• Leafing Out – comparisons (pp 6 & 7). Collect, dry and
mount 6 different species of leaves showing leaf
differences: one leaf with opposite arrangement and one
with an alternate arrangement, two leaves with different
leaf margins, a compound leaf, and simple leaf. Use the
50 Trees of Indiana book (4H 15-80 or CD-FNR-3) as a
reference and identify the leaves and group them under the
titles of “arrangement,” “leaf margins,” and “compound or
simple.” Draw (or copy the picture) and label the parts of
a leaf using the diagram from the manual (Level 1). Title
your poster, Leafing Out – Leaf Differences.
• Leafing Out – collection (pp 6 & 7). Identify and exhibit
leaves from 10 different trees that are listed in 50 Trees of
Indiana book (4H 15-80 or CD-FNR-3). List at least two
unique characteristics of each tree. Title your poster,
Leafing Out – Collection.
• Hold on Tight (pp 10 & 11). Dig up a small plant root
system and display along with a drawing of the root
system with the anchor, lateral, and feeder roots identified
and the “Parts of a Tree” diagram (4H 641B).
• Down in the Dirt (pp 20 & 21). Collect roots from 3
different habitats: woods, near a creek, and in a pasture or
prairie. (Note: do not use the habitats listed in your
manual.) Display the roots along with the completed root
test chart (copy or recreate) showing the color, size, and
shape information. Include any unique features you noted.
• My Couch is a Tree? (pp 30 & 31). Use pictures (draw, cut
from magazines, print, or take photographs) to show 10
things in and around your home that are made from wood.
• Fun in the Forest (pp 32 & 33). Visit a state park or forest,
take your 50 Trees of Indiana book (4H 15-80 or CDFNR-3), diagram the trails you hiked, and list the types of
trees you saw. Photographs of you hiking and some of the
trees you saw will help tell your story.
FORESTRY 2: GRADES 6-8 Reach for the Canopy
Display a poster based on one of the following activities:
• The Leaf Machine (pp 8 & 9) Copy, draw, or find a
picture of a cross-section of a leaf. Label the 7 parts. Give
the chemical reaction for photosynthesis, defining the
chemicals: CO2, H2O, O2, and C6H12O6. Be sure to
balance your equation! There should be the same number
of Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen molecules on each side
of the equal sign. You may need to ask an older (high
school) 4-H member or science teacher for help. Draw the
tree canopy, trunk, and roots (or use the tree diagram, 4-H
641B) and identify the crown, trunk (with parts;
heartwood, sapwood, cambium, and bark listed on the
right), feeder roots, and anchor roots.
• My State’s Forests (pp 14 & 15) use a map, draw, or find
a picture of Indiana on the Internet (e.g. www.in.gov/igic).
Show where your home, your school, your fairgrounds are
located. Choose one of the following options to complete
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your poster.
 Show where Indiana’s state forests are located.
List a few facts about each. Visit a state forest and
have someone take your picture by the sign, if
possible.
 Show where some state parks and state forests are
located (5-15). List some facts about each one.
Visit a state park or forest and have someone take
your picture by the sign, if possible.
• Someone Call a (Tree) Doctor and Stop Bugging Me (pp
22-25) Collect 10 samples of tree leaves, twigs, stems, or
roots damaged by insects or disease and the fruiting body
or disease that caused the damage. List information about
the insect or disease and the species of tree that was
affected.
• Fire in the Forest (pp 26 & 27) Explain the Fire Triangle
and describe what happened during and after a famous
forest fire. Drawings or pictures will help tell the tale.
• Growing Every Day (pp 30 & 31) Complete the table for 5
large trees that you can find and measure in your county.
Research to find out how to make and use a Tree
Measuring Stick (FNR-4) and use that to calculate the
volume of each tree. Explain why you think your results
varied with the two methods of determining tree volume
(the one in your 4-H manual or using a tree measuring
stick).
• Tree Planting. Plant 1-3 shade trees. Include information
about the tree (or trees) you planted, why you chose the
species you did, what are the benefits of this tree, and how
tall this tree (or trees) will be when mature. Explain why
you chose the planning site that you did, where you found
your planting information, what steps you followed, the
hole size, care of your tree (watering and weed control),
and any other information you can give. Include a picture
of your tree (photo or drawing). Reference: FNR-FAQ-18W.
FORESTRY 3: GRADES 9-12 Explore the Deep Woods
Display a poster based on one of the following activities:
• A World of Forests (pp 16 & 17) Indicate the 3 major
forest biomes on a copy, drawing, or picture of the world.
Complete the table given in the activity.
• City Trees (pp 20 & 21) Complete the questions about
Tree City (pg 20). Show (draw or use pictures) some trees
that are often used in city plantings and explain the
benefits of these trees.
• Trim the Trees (pp 26 & 27) Explain the 5 different kinds
of tree pruning for urban trees. List some do’s and don’ts
of proper pruning
• My Boss is a Tree (pp 34 & 35) List 5 jobs that require a
knowledge of trees and forestry. Explain the training and
education that is needed and what types of things you
might be doing if you had this job.
• Tree Planting – Present a tree planting plan for at least 100
trees. Include the type of trees you planted, pictures, cost,
method of planting, weeding, pruning your trees, and any
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additional information. Your exhibit must have a title,
labels, backing, and plastic covering as required in the
manual. Reference: FNR-FAQ-18-W
• Herbarium Collection – Trees – Collect 25 terminal twigs
and at least two leaves, if space allows (only one
compound leaf is required), from native forest trees.
Mount the specimens on 11 ½” x 16 ½” paper. One leaf
on the twig must be mounted to show the back side of the
leaf. Label each sheet with the following: common name,
scientific name, where collected, county where collected,
date collected, name of collector, and specimen number.
Cover each specimen. There are no specific references
given for these exhibits. Youth are encouraged to use
Extension publications, the Internet, books, and forest
specialists to develop these items. Note: Your herbarium
collection must be accessible to the judges. Do not cover
it under the plastic that covers your poster. You may want
to attach a folder or other holder over your poster to hold
the mounted, covered specimens.
• Herbarium Collection – Shrubs – Collect 25 terminal
twigs, with leaves attached, from native shrubs. Mount the
specimens on 11 ½” x 16 ½” paper. One leaf on the twig
must be mounted to show the back side of the leaf. Label
each sheet with the following: common name, scientific
name, where collected, county where collected, date
collected, name of collector, and specimen number.
Cover each specimen. There are no specific references
given for these exhibits. Youth are encouraged to use
Extension publications, the Internet, books, and forest
specialists to develop these items.
NOTE: Your herbarium collection must be accessible to
the judges. Do not cover it under the plastic that covers
your poster. You may want to attach a folder or other
holder over your poster to hold the mounted, covered
specimens.
INDEPENDENT STUDY: GRADES 9-12 (no specific
references)
Advanced topic – Learn all you can about an Indiana or
Eastern Deciduous forestry topic of your choice and present
it on a poster. Include a short manuscript, pictures, graphs,
and list the works cited to describe what you did and what
you learned. Title your poster – “Advanced Forestry –
Independent Study.”
Mentoring –Exhibit a poster that shows how you mentored a
younger 4-H member. Include your planning, the time you
spent, the challenges and advantages of mentoring, and how
the experience might be useful in your life. Photographs and
other documentation are encouraged. Title your poster
“Advanced Forestry – Mentor.”
GARDEN
The garden project introduces vegetable and herb gardening.
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What can I Learn? You will learn about planning a
vegetable garden, planting, fertilizing, different vegetable
pests, harvesting, storage techniques and careers.
The Gardening project is divided into four different levels:
Level A: See Them Sprout (3rd & 4th grades)
Level B: Let’s Get Growing (5th & 6th grades)
Level C: Take Your Pick (7th – 9th grades)
Level D: Growing Profits (10th – 12th grades)
See 4-H garden manuals and 4-H 970-W for exhibit
preparation suggestions.
All posters, notebooks, and display boards must include a
member’s exhibit. This reference list should/might include
website links, people and professionals interviewed, books,
magazines, etc. It is recommended this reference list be
attached to the back of a poster or display board, be the last
page of a notebook, or included as part of the display visible
to the public. A judge is not to discredit an exhibit for the
manner in which references are listed.
Poster Guidelines:
• Posters should be 22” x 28” displayed horizontally with
stiff, light weight backing and must be covered with clear
plastic.
• Identification should be on the front in the lower right
corner.
• Poster should “tell a story” or be informative to the
audience. Will the viewer of your poster learn something
from the exhibit?
• When designing your poster you should consider: lines,
shapes, textures, colors and placement of items.
• Pictures, graphics and artwork are encouraged.
• Make sure the poster accurately meets the guidelines and
objectives of the activities in the manual. Information
printed directly off the web will not be accepted.
• Materials included in the poster need to be educational,
library, etc.) and/or activities to create the poster.
Requirements: All Levels
Project Completion Recommendations
1. Read and study 4-H Garden manual(s).
2. Plan your garden.
3. Select plants and seeds.
4. Plant your garden.
5. Care for your garden.
6. Harvest your produce.
7. Exhibit your produce.
8. Try something new, as listed in the manual.
9. Keep a completed record of your garden activities.
10. Complete activities as required in manual.
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Exhibit:
4-H 970-W has been updated as of October 2015 with more
specimens and new required numbers of specimens. Please
carefully read these changes if you plan to exhibit at the State
Fair. Follow your county Fair Book for county exhibit
guidelines.
1. Single Vegetable
May be selected from 4-H Garden Publication 4-H 970W (updated yearly) or list in the State Fair Premium
book. Maximum of 5 different single plate exhibits per
exhibitor. Single vegetable entries should be labeled with
common name, Latin name, and variety of vegetable.
The Latin names can be found in 4-H Garden Publication
4-H 970-W. Example:
Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
‘Blue Lake 47 Bush’
2. Garden Collection
• Three (3) plates
• Four (4) plates
• Five (5) plates
In all three classes, vegetables are to be exhibited on paper
plates and may include a display of not less than three garden
flowers, grown in your own garden. Exhibitors may each
exhibit one collection (3 or 4 or 5 plate garden collection) at
State Fair. Garden collection entries should be labeled with
common name, Latin name, and variety. Latin names can be
found in 4-H Garden Publication 4-H 970-W.
3. Single Herb Exhibit
• Can enter three (3) single herbs (all edible types) that must
be labeled with common and Latin names and in pots 8”
diameter maximum. (Maximum of three different pots.)
• Resource HO-28; 4-H 970-W
• For list of herbs acceptable for State Fair, see State Fair
handbook or 4-H 970-W.
4. Garden Education
Anyone can complete Section IV (Garden Education), but
members enrolled in Levels C and D of the garden project
SHOULD exhibit one of the following activities in addition
to the Produce Exhibit (Section I, II, III).
Produce Options
1. Exhibit four (4) plates containing two cultivars of two
different kinds of vegetables in your garden. For
example: display tomato Rutgers and tomato Roma on
two plates and spinach Melody and America on two
plates. Label the cultivars you exhibit.
2. Label and exhibit three unusual vegetables (may or may
not be discussed in your 4-H Garden Manual) you grew
in your garden this year. If not listed in the vegetable
display chart, check with your Extension office. For
example: spaghetti squash, head lettuce, etc.
Poster Options
3. Make a poster of five (5) commonly found diseases in
vegetable gardens, the damage caused by each, and the
control options for each.
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4. Make a poster of five (5) commonly found vegetable
garden insects: beneficial (good guys) and/or injurious
(bad guys), benefits or damage caused by each, and the
related management practices (how to keep the
beneficial, and how to control the injurious insects).
5. Make a poster of a maximum of 10 pests (diseases,
insects, weeds, and/or rodents) you found in your garden
this year, damage caused, control measures used, and
results.
6. Make a poster explaining a computer garden program or
mobile application.
7. Make a poster showing a picture story of what you did in
your garden this year. Example: how you planned,
planted, and maintained your garden.
8. Make a poster showing your financial record.
9. Make a poster of pictures showing your experiences in
hydroponics.
10. Make a poster explaining various career options working
with vegetables/herbs.
11. Make a poster explaining types of pollinators and their
importance in vegetable and fruit production.
12. Make a poster that shows the different types of plant
parts that are consumed by humans. Be sure to identify
the fruit or vegetable and categorize it by root, stem, leaf,
or flower.
13. Make a poster that shows different storage methods for
vegetables.
14. Make a poster showing how to create a raised bed OR
container vegetable garden.
15. Make a poster discussing how herbs listed on the last
page of 4-H Garden Publication 4-H 970-W are used and
have been used throughout history. Be sure to include
both culinary and medicinal uses as well as other unique
uses, if any.
SINGLE VEGETABLE LIST
Beans, snap, green, or wax – 20 pods
Beans, lima-large or small – 20 pods or 1/2 pint shelled
Beans, navy, kidney, shell out, etc. - 1/2 pint, shelled
Beets, round, flat and long types – 5
Broccoli – 1 head
Cabbage, round, flat, and pointed – 1 head
Cabbage, Chinese type – 1 head
Carrots, all cultivars - 5
Cauliflower – 1 head
Celery – 1 bunch
Corn, sweet-yellow, white, or bi-color – 5 ears
Cucumbers, slicing – 5
Cucumbers, pickling, dill – 5
Eggplant – 1
Kohlrabi – 5
Muskmelon, cantaloupe - 1
Okra – 5 pods
Onions – white, yellow, red - 5
Parsnips - 5
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Peppers, Bell type – 5
Peppers, banana/long wax/Hungarian types - 5
Peppers, Chili type – 5
Peppers, Serrano type - 5
Peppers, Pimento type - 5
Peppers, Cayenne types – 5
Peppers, Jalapeno type, 5
Peppers, Cherry type – 5
Peppers, New Mexican/long green/Anaheim types – 5
Peppers, Ancho types - 5
Peppers, Tabasco type – 5
Peppers, Habanera type – 5
Potatoes, any color - 5
Pumpkin, table, canning, ornamental - 1
Pumpkin, sugar pie types - 1
Pumpkin, other - 1
Radishes - 5
Rutabaga -1
Squash, Banana or other large winter squash type - 1
Squash, hubbards – blue green or golden - 1
Squash, buttercups, turbans - 1
Squash, Butternut - 1
Squash, cushaws - 1
Squash, scallops,/’Patty Pans’ - 1
Squash, straight or crooknecks – i.e. summer squash - 1
Squash, acorn - 1
Squash, zucchini or cocozelle, - 1
Sweet Potatoes - 5
Tomatoes, pink or purple - 5
Tomatoes, red for canning - 5
Tomatoes, red for market - 5
Tomatoes, yellow or orange - 5
Tomatoes, small, cherry, pear – 12
Tomatoes, intermediate type – 12
Tomatoes, Roma or paste types - 5
Turnips - 5
Watermelon – 1
SINGLE HERB EXHIBIT
- Pot size 8” diameter maximum (max. of 3 different pots)
- Exhibits must be labeled with both common name and Latin
name
- Planters MUST have drainage and provide for water
retention (i.e. have a saucer under the pot).
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) all edible types
Catnip (Napeta cataria)
Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) all edible types
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Coriander or Cilantro (Coriandcum sativum)
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Lavender (Lavandula sp.) all edible types
Mint (Mentha sp.) all edible types
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) all edible types
Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis)
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Sage (Salvia officinalis) all edible types
Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Thyme (Thymus sp.) all edible types
EXTRA EXHIBIT CLASSES
Largest (by weight)
• Pumpkin/squash
• Watermelon
• Tomato
• Potato
• Onion
• Head of cabbage
• Sunflower
• Unusual growth forms
GENEALOGY
OBJECTIVE:
To increase member's awareness of
themselves, their family's history and heritage.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Forms for this project are found on the Indiana 4-H Website
www.extension.purdue.edu/4h, click on “projects” and then
on Genealogy to reach downloadable forms. Forms are also
available through the Extension Office. This project is
organized into divisions and not grades for a youth cannot
start in Division 3 without first completing Division 1 and
Division 2. This is a project that builds on the previous
division information in order to be successful in building
your family tree. If you are using a genealogical commercial
software program, you may need to type in or handwrite in
information required by the Indiana 4-H genealogy project.
See 4-H forms on the 4-H website linked above. Since the
current year’s exhibit builds on the previous year’s data
collection, only the current year’s data collection is required
for exhibition.
So the notebook exhibit can be displayed to the public
and to minimize the potential of identity theft, original legal
documents are NOT to be included in the exhibit notebook.
Instead, a photocopy of any legal document is to be included
in the notebook and all identifiable information (like social
security numbers) except for names is to be completely
marked out. Original legal documents are to be kept in a
secure location by the 4-H member and his/her family.
1. You will need to purchase a sturdy 3-ring loose-leaf
notebook for your exhibit. It should be large enough that,
as you continue in Genealogy, you can add to it. A
notebook with a paper lifter is suggested but not required.
2. Only the contents of the notebook will be judged. The
material listed for exhibit should be in black ink (or typed
where acceptable). It should be written or printed neatly,
and easy to read. All surnames should be in capital letters.
3. Any other decoration on the notebook is strictly optional.
All work must be done in order - Division I, Division II,
etc. You cannot start with Division III then go back to
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Division I or II the following year. A division may be
repeated if you received a red ribbon or lower.
4. Information about persons from Randolph County can be
found in the Randolph County Historical Museum, or in
your local public library. Exhibit labels will be placed in
the lower right-hand corner of the notebook at the time of
check-in. Please leave room for this.
EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS
DIVISION I
1. Exhibit a notebook (s) that includes the following:
• An Introduction page with a recent photograph of
yourself.
• Completed three-generation pedigree chart. This includes
you, your parents, and your grandparents, ancestors #1
through #7. Put all surnames in capital letters and all dates
in military form (12 July 1974). Give each person a
number, as described in the “Recording the Information”
section of the Indiana 4-H Genealogy Resource Guide 4-H
748. You must use the pedigree charts listed at the fourh.purdue.edu, 4-H 748Pc-W or 4-H 748Pbw-W or the
commercial software forms, but not the old “packet”
pedigree charts.
• A Family Group Sheet for your parents and each pair of
grandparents. Sources of information must be filled in on
family group sheets (see section “Recording the
Information”).
• Four (4) “Additional Information Worksheets”:
o One (1) for you, the 4-H member
o One (1) for your parents
o One (1) for each set of grandparents (total = two
worksheets)
• Any documents or pictures pertaining to these three
generations. Documents must be labeled with ancestor
name and ancestor number. Pictures need to be labeled
with ancestor name, plus names of all known people, place
and date picture was taken, as well as ancestor numbers.
• A diary of your work.
2. Turn in completed record sheet.
DIVISION II
1. Exhibit a notebook(s) that includes the following:
• Four-generation pedigree chart. This would include you,
your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents,
ancestors #1 through #15. You must use the pedigree
charts listed at four-h.purdue.edu, 4-H 748Pc-W or 4-H
748Pbw-W or the commercial software forms, but not the
old “packet” pedigree charts.
• A Family Group Sheet for each pair of
great-grandparents. Sources of information filled in on
family group sheets (see section “Recording the
Information” in the Indiana 4-H Genealogy Resource
Guide 4-H 748).
• An additional information worksheet for each set of
great-grandparents.
• Any photographs taken of tombstones of your ancestors
and their children.
Please document location of
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tombstone(s) and label with ancestor name, ancestor
number, and date photo was taken. Rubbings are
acceptable in lieu of photographs.
• Any other documents or pictures pertaining to these
generations, correctly labeled.
DIVISION III
• Five-generation pedigree chart as in Division I, ancestors
#1 through #31. Computer programs do not generally
print chart numbers, so if you are using a computer
program, make sure you have the correct number of
ancestors. If an ancestor is UNKNOWN, please indicate
as UNKNOWN. You must use the pedigree charts listed
at four-h.purdue.edu, 4-H 748Pc-W or 4-H 748Pbw-W, or
the commercial software forms, but not the old “packet”
pedigree charts.
• Additional Family Group Sheets and information
worksheets for generation five (5). Sources of information
must be filled in on family group sheets (see section
“Recording the Information” in Indiana 4-H Genealogy
Resource Guide 4-H 748).
• Write an autobiography, the story of your life. Include
pictures, relevant dates, and important events. OR, write
an essay about what your hopes and dreams are for the
future, or about life goals you hope to attain.
• Any documents pertaining to these generations, correctly
labeled.
DIVISION IV
• Six-generation pedigree charts as in Division I, ancestors
#1 through #63. Computer programs do not generally print
chart numbers, so if you are using a computer program,
make sure you have the correct number of ancestors. You
must use the pedigree charts listed at four-h.purdue.edu, 4H 748Pc-W or 4-H 748Pbw-W, or the commercial
software forms, but not the old “packet” pedigree charts.
• Additional Family Group Sheets and information
worksheets for generation six (6). Sources of information
must be filled in on family group sheets (see section
“Recording the Information”).
• A copy of a photograph or a story of a sixth-generation
ancestor. Include information about the date when the
photograph was taken, how or where you found it and
what’s happening in it or why it was taken. If this is
unavailable, write a story about the historical period
during which your sixth generation ancestor was living.
• Any documents or pictures pertaining to these generations,
correctly labeled.
ADVANCED DIVISIONS:
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Exhibit
• Seventh or Eight-generation pedigree charts, ancestors
through #255. Computer programs do not generally print
chart numbers, so if you are using a computer program,
make sure you have the correct number of ancestors.
• Your family group sheet and additional information
worksheets for generations seven and eight.
• Sources of information filled in on family group sheets
(see section “Recording the Information” in the Indiana 4H Genealogy Resource Guide, 4-H 748).
• One advanced level option (see below).
• Any documents or pictures pertaining to these generations;
correctly labeled.
2. Turn in a completed record sheet.
Pedigree charts are available on the Indiana 4-H Web site for
your additional genealogy research. Each year following,
continue to add ancestors to your pedigree charts. In
addition, choose one of the following options that has not
been completed previously. Please identify, by letter, the
option that you are completing (for example: Advanced
Division, Year 1, Option A; Advanced Division, Year 2,
Option C; etc.)
A. A migration map of your eight-generation ancestors.
You should have at least one map per family line with
charts or explanations of the migrations.
B. A timeline historical report of a family line. Show how
this family fits into history. Document your report as
well as possible with dates, records, places or maps,
pictures, etc. Be sure to include proper labels and
sources.
C. A census history of a family line. Census abstract forms
can be found on several websites. Download forms to
abstract the census. Your notebook should contain
copies of the census and the completed abstract form for
each census.
D. A history of your family’s religious background for any
family line or lines. Include a brief history of the
denomination.
Include baptism, confirmation or
profession of faith and membership records. Also
include information or history of the congregations
involved. Be sure to include proper labels and sources.
E. A history of your family’s military service for a family
line. Include supporting documents when possible.
These documents could include military records, (muster
rolls, discharge papers, etc.), pension records, and bounty
land records, as well as maps and pictures. Be sure to
include proper labels and sources.
F. A research paper on a famous ancestor. Prove your
relationship to this person with documentation. Try to
include pictures and anecdotes to enhance your paper.
G. Complete a family line or lines back as many generations
as possible beyond eight generations. Include pictures,
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maps and documents. Be sure to include proper labels
and sources.
H. A timeline historical report of another family line not
previously completed. Document as well as possible as
in Option B. You need to state at the beginning that this
is a second family historical report on such ancestor.
I. A history of your family’s military service for a family
line not previously completed. Include supporting
documents as in Option E. You need to state at the
beginning that this is a second family military history
report on such ancestor.
J. Family DNA history. (This can be a very expensive
option.) Please include charts and explanations.
GEOLOGY
Create an exhibit to show the public some of the geology
specimens you have collected. Exhibits must be display
horizontally, sized 22” x 28”, mounted on a firm backing
other transparent material. Or, you may display your
specimens in an insect display box (18 x 24 inches), oriented
horizontally. Include actual specimens in your exhibit,
whenever possible. You can make your own labels for your
specimens. See the suggested label format found in the
Indiana 4-H geology manuals. Boxes make your specimens
more secure. Do not put valuable specimens on posters
where they can be removed quickly. Be sure to include a
label with your name, grade, and county. Choose one of the
use that name for your title. Titles must be in the front of
the poster or box.
Notes:
• You may purchase your specimens and may display
rocks, fossils, and minerals. If you purchase your
specimen, indicate where and when you purchased it
and the location where you would expect to find the
specimen. If you collect a specimen, indicate the county
and township where you found you it.
• Posters and display boxes will be exhibited “standing
up” at the Indiana State Fair. Therefore, you need to
secure your specimens securely. Project leaders suggest
the following methods: soaking ½ cotton ball in
Elmer’s glue, hot glue, or clear tub sealant. Place the
cotton ball in your box and put your rock (or fossil or
mineral) on the cotton ball and let sit. It will take 1-2
weeks for Elmer’s glue to fully harden. Specimens
mounted with Elmer’s glue can be removed by soaking
the cotton ball in water. Glue remaining on the rock
may be brushed off with an old damp toothbrush.
• When exhibiting rocks – show a fresh surface to help
judges identify the rock.
• Labels – include the specific geographical location
where you would expect to find any specimens as well
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as where you actually acquired it (found, purchased,
etc.).
• Do not identify your specimens any further than
phylum and class. There is one exception to this for
fossils which are identified to phylum OR class. Class
should only be used for fossils of mollusks, backboned
animals, and arthropods.
EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS
LEVEL 1: Grade 3-5
Display a poster (or use an exhibit box) based on one of the
following activities:
• The Rock Cycle (activity 2). Explain the rock cycle
using both words and pictures.
• Rock Types (activities 2-4). Display rocks from the
three major types: Igneous – granite, basalt, gabbro;
Sedimentary – limestone, dolomite, shale, chert, gypsum;
and Metamorphic – quartzite, schist, marble, slate.
• How Rocks Change (activity 4). Color and display the
picture in your book or draw and color your own on your
poster. Briefly describe the earth processes that are
shown.
• Rock Artwork (Activity 12), Display your rock
artwork and the story that you created.
• Collections (activity 11). Display and identify 8 rocks
• Making Crystal Models (activities 14 & 15). Display
the crystal forms characteristic of most minerals (cubic,
tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic)
in a display box with their name and mineral with this
form. You may color, paint, or use markers on your
crystal models.
• Molds and Casts (activities 16 & 17). Display three
molds and/or casts in a display box. Describe the steps
that you followed to create a mold or cast.
LEVEL 2: Grades 6-8
• Rocks with Different Textures. Identify and display
six rocks with three very different textures (two rocks of
each general type). Include three grades of sandpaper and
show how the differences in sandpaper is similar to the
differences in rock texture.
• Indiana Limestone. Show and label pictures or
photographs of ten buildings, sculptures, or monuments
made from Indiana limestone.
• Mineral properties and tests.
Explain the
characteristics:
crystal form, cleavage, hardness,
appearance, and streak. Explain tests used in identifying
specimens. Examples you might include are streak, acid,
hardness, chemical analysis, and specific gravity.
• How We Use Minerals. Show 10 common products
that contain minerals. Explain the minerals that are
contained in these products and the characteristic that
makes them useful.
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• Geologic Time. Create a display to show the major
geologic eras. Indicate the names, specific features, and
approximate length of each.
• Indiana’s Glaciers. Show the extent of Indiana’s three
main glaciers.
• Indiana Geology. Exhibit a map or sketch of Indiana
showing at least ten sites with interesting geological
formations. Describe the formation and sketch or show a
picture of the formation.
• Field Trip. Describe a geology field trip that you took.
Describe where you went and what you learned. Include
photographs (if possible) or sketch what you saw.
• Collections. Display and identify one of the following:
8-16 minerals, fossils, or 4-8 of each (half minerals and
half fossils). You may exhibit a new collection in
subsequent years, but not one you have already exhibited.
LEVEL 3: Grades 9-12
• Geology Research. Prepare a display to teach others
about the topic you studied. Include an appropriate title,
abstract (brief description of your topic), and photographs,
drawings, charts, or graphs that help explain your topic.
This activity may be repeated if a new topic is chosen in
subsequent years.
• Lapidary and Jewelry.
Show how stones and
minerals are turned into polished stones and jewelry.
Show and explain the steps involved.
• Miniatures. Display five miniatures in a display box
and explain the benefits of collecting miniatures and how
they are prepared.
• Indiana’s State Parks or Forests. Create a matching
game of Indiana’s State Parks or Forests and a brief
description.
• Indiana, U.S. or World Geology. Teach others about
one Indiana, U.S., or World Geology topic.
• Career Exploration. Prepare a display that explains
your interview with someone who needs an understanding
of geology to do their job.
INDEPENDENT STUDY: GRADES 9-12
• Advanced Topic – Learn all you can about a geology topic
and present it on a poster. Include a short manuscript,
pictures, graphs, and list the works cited to describe what
you did and what you learned. Title your poster
“Advanced Geology – Independent Study.”
Mentoring – Exhibit a poster that shows how you
mentored a younger 4-H member. Include your planning,
the time you spent, the challenges and advantages of
mentoring, and how the experience might be useful in
your life. Photographs and other documentation are
encouraged. Resources must be from educational or
government entities. Title your poster, “Advanced
Geology – Mentor.”
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GIFTWRAPPING
*No State Fair Entries
GENERAL RULES - FOR ALL DIVISIONS
1. Packages are NOT to exceed 24 inches in any direction for
any division.
2. Purchased bows will NOT be accepted.
3. Packages wrapped for exhibits should NOT include an
article or present.
4. Commercial paper will only be allowed in the beginner
division.
BEGINNERS Grades 3-5
A. Must wrap five (5) packages during the year, not
including the exhibit package. You may want to do more,
but list all packages wrapped on record sheet.
B. Choose from square or rectangular shapes.
C. Make your own simple bow using any type of ribbon,
yard or cord. It must be a self-made bow.
D. Commercial paper is permissible.
E. Give a demonstration on how to wrap a package or make
a bow to a group of 3 or more people.
Exhibit: Wrap one (1) box, including your self-made bow;
try to show creativity. Package wrapped for exhibit should
not include an article.
Include a record sheet with your package. List all packages
wrapped this year.
INTERMEDIATE Grades 6-8
A. Must wrap eight (8) packages during the year, not
including the exhibit.
B. One-half of the packages must be wrapped with paper and
accessories you designed.
C. Give at least one demonstration to a group on how to
make paper or decorate a package.
Exhibit: Wrap ONE package of any shape. The 4-H'er
MUST design their own wrapping paper and accessories.
NO commercial gift wrapping supplies WILL BE
ALLOWED. Judging will be on creativity and neatness.
Include a record sheet with your package. List all packages
wrapped this year. Attach a five-inch swatch of the wrapping
paper you made on the record sheet.
ADVANCED - Grades 9-12
A. Must wrap eight (8) packages during the year, not
including the exhibit package. You may want to do more.
B. Incorporate fancy ideas: Make box or package into a
clown, animals, flowers, bells, drum, train, house, etc.
C. Be creative and imaginative.
D. May be assorted fabrics, scarves, etc. instead of paper.
E. Give at least one demonstration to a group of 3 or more
people on this project.
Exhibit: One creative package of any shape. This may
include combined shapes for the one exhibit. Judging will be
on creativity. The exhibit need not have bows if they are not
in keeping with the design. Include a record sheet with (your
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package. List all packages wrapped this year. Packages for
exhibit should not contain articles.)
GOATS
*All Goat Wethers and Market Goat Does will be
required to attend the county weigh-in and tagging.
Tagging will be under the supervision of the county
sheep and goat committee. All Goat Animals must be
enrolled online through the State Animal ID system by
May 15. To be eligible for State Fair: Meat Goat
Wethers must be retinal scanned in addition to a 5
digit county ear tag or tattoo; Pygmy Goats must have
5 digit county ear tag, tattoo, or microchip; Dairy Goat
Does must have registration number and tattoos; Boer
Goat Does must have registration number and tattoos;
Market Goat Does must be retinal scanned in addition
to a 5 digit county ear tag or tattoo.
BOER GOATS
1. 4-H member must be enrolled at the County Extension
Office by January 15 of current 4-H year.
2. Animals entered must be owned and cared for by the 4-H
member prior to May 15. Records should start on the day
of purchase.
3. Kids born after May 15 must be from a dam who was
enrolled by May 15.
4. All goats shown in registered breed classes must have
registration papers available for examination. Recorded
papers are required on the Recorded Grade animals.
5. Class forms are to be turned in same time as Stall forms.
6. An exhibitor is limited to a maximum of two entries per
class.
7. Club animals must be exhibited by the 4-H member if
possible, otherwise by another Randolph County 4-H
exhibitor.
8. Animals are to have collar and lead available.
9. Boer Goats with horns are permitted.
10. Bucks are not permitted.
11. All animals must meet the official health rules as listed in
this book.
12. Show committee reserves the right to combine classes if
there are not enough entries for the classes.
CLASSES
1. Junior Boer Does 0-3 Months - Born 4/18/16 - 7/17/16
2. Junior Boer Does 3-6 Months - Born 1/18/16-4/17/16
3. Junior Boer Does 6-9 Months - Born 10/18/15-1/17/16
4. Junior Boer Does 9-12 Months–Born 7/18/15-10/17/15
5. Junior Champion Doe
6. Reserve Junior Champion Doe
7. Yearling Boer Does 12-16 Months-Born3/18/15-7/17/15
8. Yearling Boer Does 16-20 Mo. - Born 11/18/14-3/17/15
9. Yearling Boer Does 20-24 Mo. – Born 7/18/14-11/17/14
10. Yearling Champion Doe
11. Reserve Champion Yearling Doe
12. Senior Boer Does 24-36 Months–Born 7/18/14-11/17/14
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13. Senior Boer Does 36-48 Months–Born 7/18/12-7/17/13
14. Senior Boer Does 4 years & over–Born 7/17/12 & before
15. Senior Champion Doe
16. Reserve Senior Champion Doe
17. Best of Show Boer Goat Doe
18. Mother-Daughter
19. Mother-Kid (no bucks)
20. Boer Goat Wether
22. Showmanship, Junior, Grade 3, and Senior
*Class Clarifications
Junior Division Does – All does under 12 months-of-age on
the day of the show shall compete in the Junior Division.
Yearling Division Does – All does that are from 12 months
old to fewer than 24 months-of-age on the day of the show
shall compete in the Yearling Division.
Senior Division Does – All does that are 24 months-of-age on
the day of the show shall compete in the Senior Division.
Rate of Gain – There will be a Rate of Gain class for boer
goat wethers. Rules:
1. Wethers will be weighed at goat weigh-in in the spring
for beginning weight.
2. Wethers will be weighed at the 4-H Fair during goat
weigh-in time for the ending weight.
3. Rate of Gain will be placed by average daily gain (total
weight gained divided by number of days).
4. Any ties will be broken by a percent increase over
beginning weight.
DAIRY GOAT
1. 4-H members must be enrolled at the County Extension
Office by January 15 of current 4-H year.
member prior to May 15. Records should start on the day
of purchase.
enrolled by May 15.
registration papers available for examination. Recorded
papers are required on the Recorded Grade animals.
class.
exhibitor.
8. Animals are to be led with a collar or chain with a lead.
9. Dairy goats with horns are NOT PERMITTED.
10. Bucks are NOT PERMITTED.
this book.
12. Show committee reserves the right to combine all breeds
with less than four entries into an "all other purebred"
class.
CLASSES
All animals will be exhibited by date of birth as follows:
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Junior Does (dry):
Born April 1-current, current year (junior)
Born March 1-March 31, current year (intermediate)
Born January 1-February 29, current year (senior)
Born Jan. 1-Dec. 31, previous year (yearling, dry)
Champion Junior Doe
Reserve Champion Junior Doe
Senior Does (milking):
1 year and under 2 years of age
2 years and under 3 years of age
3 years and under 5 years of age
5 years and older
Champion Senior Doe
Reserve Champion Senior Doe
Supreme Doe
Mother/Daughter
Mother/Kid – kid less than 6 months of age (no bucks)
Dairy Goat Wethers
Rate of Gain
Showmanship - Junior, Grade 3, Senior
Rate of Gain – There will be a Rate of Gain class for dairy
goat wethers. Rules:
1. Wethers will be weighed at goat day weigh-in in the
spring for beginning weight.
2. Wethers will be weighed at the 4-H Fair during goat
weigh-in time for the ending weight.
3. Rate of Gain will be placed by average daily gain (total
weight gained divided by number of days).
4. Any ties will be broken by a percent increase over
beginning weight.
ORNAMENTAL & PYGMY GOATS
An Ornamental Goat is any goat that does not fit into either
the Boer or Dairy Goat Classes.
1. 4-H members must be enrolled at the Extension Office by
January 15 of the current year.
member prior to May 15. Records should start on day of
purchase.
enrolled by May 15.
registration papers available for examination.
class.
Exhibitor.
8. Animals are to be led with a collar or chain with a lead.
9. Bucks are NOT PERMITTED.
this book.
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11. Show committee reserves the right to combine all classes
with less than four entries into an "all other purebred"
class.
CLASSES
Ornamental & Pygmy Goats
Junior Does:
• 0-3 months born May 16-current, current year
• Intermediate (3 mo.-under 6 mo.) born Feb. 16May 15 current year
• Senior (6 mo.-under 9 mo.) born Nov. 16 previous
year – Feb. 15 current year
• Advanced (9 mo.-under 12 mo.) born Aug. 16Nov. 15 previous year
• Jr. Unfreshened Yearling (12 mo.-under 18 mo.)
born Feb. 16-Aug. 15 previous year
• Sr. Unfreshened Yearling (18 mo.-under 24 mo.)
born Aug 15 (2 years ago)-Feb. 15 previous year
• Champion Junior Doe
• Reserve Champion Junior Doe
Senior Does
• Junior Freshened (12 mo.-under 18 mo.)
• Senior Freshened (18 mo.-under 24 mo.)
• 2 year olds (24 mo.-under 36 mo.)
• 5 years and older
• Champion Senior Doe
• Reserve Champion Senior Doe
Supreme Doe
Mother/Daughter Class – any age
Mother/Kid – kid less than 6 mos. of age (no bucks)
Wethers:
• Junior – one year of age or younger
• Senior – over one year of age
• Champion Wether
Fainters/Fibers/Any Other Goat not fitting into a specific
category
Junior Does:
• 0-3 months born May 16-current, current year
• Intermediate (3 mo.-under 6 mo.) born Feb. 16May 15 current year
• Senior (6 mo.-under 9 mo.) born Nov. 16 previous
year – Feb. 15 current year
• Advanced (9 mo.-under 12 mo.) born Aug. 16Nov. 15 previous year
• Jr. Unfreshened Yearling (12 mo.-under 18 mo.)
born Feb. 16-Aug. 15 previous year
• Sr. Unfreshened Yearling (18 mo.-under 24 mo.)
born Aug 15 (2 years ago)-Feb. 15 previous year
• Champion Junior Doe
• Reserve Champion Junior Doe
Senior Does
• Junior Freshened (12 mo.-under 18 mo.)
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• Senior Freshened (18 mo.-under 24 mo.)
• 5 years and older
• Champion Senior Doe
• Reserve Champion Senior Doe
Supreme Doe
Mother/Daughter Class – any age
Mother/Kid – kid less than 6 mos. of age (no bucks)
Wethers:
• Junior – one year of age or younger
• Senior – over one year of age
• Champion Wether
Showmanship – Junior, Grade 3, and Senior
HEALTH
All posters, notebooks, and display boards must include a
members exhibit. This reference list should/might include
website links, people and professionals interviewed, books,
magazines, etc. It is recommended this reference list be
attached to the back of a poster or display board, bet the last
page of a notebook, or included as part of the display visible
to the public. A judge is not to discredit an exhibit for the
manner in which references are listed.
Level A – Grade 3
• A poster on one of the following topics or any other topic
covered in Level A:
o First Aid Cuts and Scrapes
o First Aid for Choking
o First Aid for Strains, Sprains, and Bruises
• A family first aid kit
Level A – Grade 4
covered in Level A
o First Aid for Treating Nosebleeds
o First Aid for Foreign Objects
o First Aid for Stings or Bites
• A family first aid kit (including at least 1 Make Your Own
item discussed in your 4-H manual
Level A – Grade 5
covered in Level A:
o First Aid for Poisons
o First Aid for Broken Bones
o First Aid for Burns
• A family kit for an emergency (tornado, snowstorm, no
electricity, fire, etc.)
Level B – Grade 6
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covered in Level B:
o Human viruses or bacteria
o Keeping hair, skin, nails, teeth, ears or eyes clean
• A report of three activities you completed in the 4-H
manual
Level B – Grade 7
covered in Level B:
o Nutrient rich “Power” foods
o Healthy Snacks
o Appropriate portion sizes
manual
Level B – Grade 8
covered in Level B:
o The importance of eating breakfast
o The importance of physical activity
o Turning everyday activities into exercise opportunities
manual
Level C – Grades 9-12
• A poster on a topic covered in Keeping Fit: Fitness
Activities for Youth (health manual)
manual
HOME ENVIRONMENT
For the 4-H Home Environment project, 4-H members at
each grade level may choose from three possible exhibit
categories: a furniture item and notebook, a design board
(poster and notebook), or a portfolio (notebook). All exhibits
must include the Home Environment Exhibit Card. Level 3
participants will also have a fourth choice: independent
study. NOTE: Each level has several options per category
from which to choose. We suggest that 4-H members either
choose a different option each year or show how they
expanded on the same option (portfolio and furniture
categories only) used in previous years.
CATEGORIES:
Furniture Item and Notebook - An actual piece of furniture
accompanied by a standard notebook (3-ring binder)
explaining the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the
chosen project. We suggest including pictures showing
where the item will be used. Also, we encourage 4-H
members to include pictures of themselves doing the project,
but this is not required. Always place your identification
information in the notebook and on the furniture.
Design Board and Notebook – standard 22” x 28” poster,
displayed horizontally with a firm backing. Design boards
must be covered with plastic to protect and help hold items in
place. An identification name tag must be attached in the
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lower right corner. The notebook is to help explain the who,
what, when, where, why, and how of the chosen design. This
can be a “before and after project” or “plan in the future”
project.
Portfolio – standard notebook (3-ring binder). If 4-H
member chooses to do this option more than one year, we
suggest that they keep the previous year’s materials in the
notebook. Place materials for the current year in front, with
the previous year’s materials clearly marked or labeled at the
back. Always place your identification information in the
notebook.
Other Information:
Color Samples – These can be paint samples from a paint or
hardware store, or color samples the 4-H member makes with
paints or colored pencils.
Other Samples – Many hardware or home improvement
stores have free samples of wall coverings, flooring,
countertops, and cabinet materials that can be used with the
4-H member’s design board or portfolio.
Colored Pencils – We suggest using colored pencils when
coloring the design board or portfolio. Colored pencils are
what professionals use! Keep in mind that the entire area
does not need to be colored in, but be sure to apply enough
color to adequately express design ideas. Other methods for
coloring will also be accepted. These could include (but are
not limited to): crayons, watercolor pencils, markers, or
printing on the computer.
LEVEL 1: GRADES 3-5
Furniture Options for Level 1
Exhibit any of the following items demonstrating color,
texture, and/or line and shape that would help complete a
room. Include your notebook. (See “Furniture Item and
Notebook” explanation above.)
• A hanging or wall hanging item
• A storage item or organizer item for room or the home
• 3-5 accessory items for your chosen room
Design Board Options for Level 1
• Color the line drawing found in 4-H 1011 Home
Environment manual titled Color, Texture, Line, and
Shape with colored pencils. Print a line drawing from the
options available on the Indiana 4-H website:
www.extension.purdue.edu/4h look under “projects” and
then Home Environment. Create three different color
schemes for the line drawing you have chosen. Label the
type of color scheme used in each (e.g., monochromatic,
analogous, complementary, warm, or cool). Include your
3-ring notebook.
• Color the line drawing found in 4-H 1011 Home
Environment manual title Color, Texture, Line, and Shape
using one color option. Line drawings can be printed from
the Indiana 4-H website: www.extension.purdue.edu/4h
look under “projects” and then Home Environment. Use
color to explain dominant and supportive colors. Attach
color samples to identify two additional color options.
Include your 3-ring notebook.
• Display a floor plan for a bedroom showing line and shape
where furniture would be placed (could be your own).
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Include pictures (magazine or photographs) of the
furniture that would be used. We suggest using graph
paper to help get the drawing close to scale and to show
how line and shape work with the furniture. Include your
3-ring notebook.
Portfolio Options for Level 1
• Collect samples of different color schemes (minimum of
three), and label the type represented by each (e.g.,
monochromatic, analogous, complementary, warm, or
cool).
• Collect samples from magazines or photographs of formal
vs. informal balance, dominant and supportive color, and
use of pattern. Include comments explaining each.
• Collect samples from magazines of three different
furniture designs. Label each style (e.g., traditional,
modern, country, formal, or retro). Include information
explaining each style.
LEVEL 2: GRADES 6-8
Manual: Home Environment: Design Decisions. This one
manual is to be used for grades 6-12 as a resource and a
reference. Indiana 4-H exhibit options are not listed in the
manual. You are referred to the Indiana 4-H Youth
Development website: www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your
local county 4-H handbook for exhibit option details.
texture, and/or line and shape that would help complete a
room. Include your notebook. (See “Furniture Item and
• One piece of furniture the 4-H member has refinished.
• One piece of furniture the 4-H member has changed using
decoupage, paint, fabric, etc.
• One cushion or one 2-piece set of cushions, preferably
made by the 4-H member, displayed with intended
furniture.
• One window treatment, including picture of the treatment
in use. (Should not be displayed on an actual window; use
false walls or plywood no-glass window cutouts, or make
special display rods.)
• One piece of furniture that the 4-H member has
reupholstered.
• One item that you are using for a different purpose than it
was originally designed for (e.g., bed sheet used to make a
window treatment, drawer used as a wall shelf).
• A collection of 3-5 similar items (baskets, wicker items,
wicker furniture, bentwood furniture, etc.) that you have
made and/or purchased for future use. (For example a
collection of baskets made to use as desk accessories or
bathroom accessories, outdoor furniture and accessories,
etc.)
• Display a floor plan for a living room, den, or family
room. Include pictures (magazine or photographs) of the
furniture that would be used. We suggest using graph
paper to help get the drawing close to scale and to show
where the furniture would be placed. Include paint
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samples and/or wall-treatment samples. Include your 3ring notebook.
• Display a floor plan for a full bathroom (toilet, sink, and
show and/or bathtub). Include pictures (magazine or
photographs) of the fixtures that would be used. We
suggest using graph paper to help get the drawing close to
scale and to show where the fixtures would go. Include
paint samples and/or wall-treatment samples, and flooring
samples. Include your 3-ring notebook.
• Display a floor plan for a kitchen (including appliances
and sink).
Include pictures (magazine, appliance
brochure, or photographs). We suggest using graph paper
to help get the drawing close to scale and to show where
the fixtures would go. Include paint samples and/or wall
treatment samples, flooring samples, and cabinet and/or
countertop samples. Include your 3-ring notebook.
• Samples of three different types of wall treatments with an
explanation for each. Examples can include but are not
limited to: paint only, wallpaper only, or combination of
paint and wallpaper.
• Samples of three different floor treatments (pictures or
flooring samples). Examples can include but are not
limited to: hardwood, carpet, and/or tile. Include
information on the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Also include information on where it would be appropriate
to use each flooring type.
• Samples
of
three
different
cabinet/countertop
combinations (pictures or samples). Examples can include
but are not limited to: granite, laminate, and/or stainless
steel. Include information about the advantages and
disadvantages of each.
• An energy-savings plan. Design an energy-savings plan
for your family’s home or room(s). List the current
energy use along with your plan to conserve energy. Plan
should include techniques, how to conserve energy, cost
savings, etc. You may add additional rooms or other plans
to extend this option over a few years. Include each
previous year’s work, but be sure that you indicate which
information represents the current year’s work.
LEVEL 3: GRADES 9-12
Manual: Home Environment: Design Decisions. This one
manual is to be used for grades 6-12 as a resource and a
reference. Indiana 4-H exhibit options are not listed in the
manual. You are referred to the Indiana 4-H Youth
Development website: www.extension.purdue.edu/4h or your
local county 4-H handbook for exhibit option details.
texture, and/or line and shape that would help complete your
room along with your notebook. (See “Furniture Item and
• One piece of furniture the 4-H member has refinished.
• One piece of furniture the 4-H member has changed using
decoupage, paint, fabric, etc.
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• One cushion or one 2-piece set of cushions, preferably
made by the 4-H member, display with intended furniture.
• One window treatment, including picture of the treatment
in use. (Should not be displayed on an actual window; use
false walls or plywood no-glass window cutouts, or make
special display rods.)
• One piece of furniture that the 4-H member has
reupholstered.
• One item that you are using for a different purpose than it
was originally designed for (e.g., bed sheet used to make
window treatment, drawer used as a wall shelf).
• A collection of 3-5 similar items (baskets, wicker items,
wicker furniture, bentwood furniture, etc.) that you have
made and/or purchased for future use. (For example a
collection of baskets made to use as desk accessories or
bathroom accessories, outdoor furniture and accessories,
etc.)
• Display a floor plan for a child’s or teen’s bedroom.
Include a special “theme” appropriate for a child or teen
(e.g., princess, cartoon character, music group, favorite
book, or special hobby). Include pictures (magazine or
photographs) of the furniture that would be used. Floor
plan should be to scale with general measurements
included. Include samples of window, wall, and flooring
treatments. Include your 3-ring notebook.
• Display a floor plan for a game room or family hobby
room (e.g., room with pool table, ping pong table, and/or
game table; home theater; or music room). Include
pictures (magazine or photographs) of the furniture that
would be used. Floor plan should be to scale with general
measurements included. Include samples of window,
wall, and flooring treatments.
Include your 3-ring
notebook.
• Display a floor plan of master suite (bedroom and bath).
Include pictures (magazine or photographs) of the
furniture that would be used. Floor plan should be to scale
with general measurements included. Include samples of
window, wall, and flooring treatments, etc. This exhibit
must also include fabric samples (e.g., bedspread, window
treatment). Include your 3-ring notebook.
• Display a floor plan of a one- or two-bedroom home or
apartment. Include color scheme samples and furniture
layouts. Floor plan should be to scale with general
measurements included. Window, wall, and flooring
treatment samples should be included for each room.
(Pictures of furniture are not a requirement.) Include your
3-ring notebook.
• Samples of three different lighting treatments. Explain
how and when each is appropriate for use. Examples
include but are not limited to: overhead, recessed, and
table/floor lamps. Include information as it relates to
energy use and efficiency.
• Samples of three different types of window treatments.
Include information on the use of each kind and in what
room each would be appropriate. Include information on
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the advantages/disadvantages of each. Also, include
information as it relates to energy use and efficiency.
• Using the same window (size and shape), apply three
different types of window treatments. Explain the
advantages and disadvantages of each. Explain what type
of setting (formal, country, traditional, modern, etc.)
would be appropriate for each treatment.
Include
information related to energy use and efficiency.
• A career plan. Interview an interior designer. Include the
advantages and disadvantages of being a professional
interior designer. Research two different design schools
or training programs.
Include the advantages and
disadvantages of each program. Include the cost of
attaining a degree or completing the program.
• An energy-savings plan. Design an energy-savings plan
for your family’s home or room(s). List the current
energy use along with your plan to conserve energy. Plan
should include techniques, how to conserve energy, cost
savings, etc. You may add additional rooms or other plans
to extend this option over a few years. Include each
previous year’s work, but be sure that you indicate which
information represents the current year’s work.
Independent Study Option for Level 3
Youth in grades 9-12 have the option of doing an
independent study project. Those 4-H members who choose
this option must review their ideas with the 4-H Youth
Development Extension Educator and/or Home Environment
project leader to make sure they have selected an appropriate
topic/exhibit.
HORSE & PONY
*All Horses and Ponies must be enrolled online through
the State Animal ID system by May 15. A color photo
showing all four feet, as well as the face, of the animal
must be uploaded to the online enrollment. Failure to
enroll by this deadline will make you ineligible to show
at both the County and State Fairs.
1. 4-H Members must be enrolled in 4-H by January 15.
2. All animals must be in possession of the club member by
May 15. (No animal may be substituted or traded after
May 15).
3. Vaccinations being required for 4-H Exhibition: Eastern
&
Western
Equine
Encephalomyelitis,
Rhinopneumonitis/EHV type 1 & 4, Equine Influenza,
Tetanus, and Rabies. All members will be required to
show proof that animals received these vaccinations.
4. Members are allowed to show two (2) animals. They
must be in separate performance classes. (Mare & foal
will be considered one animal if shown in mare & foal
class). If the animals must be shown in the same halter
class, the second animal may be shown by another 4-H
member from Randolph County.
5. All pony mares & foals (mares under 56") will show
in one class for champion, and all horse mares &
foals will show in another class for champion. The mare
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or foal shown in this class may not show in any other
halter class (except showmanship).
6. All animals must be shown in the arena by a club
member. With no assistance from another person, except
as provided if the member cannot handle the animals in
the ring she/he will be excused from the ring.
7. All 4-H members are required to wear a properly
fitted ASTM or SEI standard F1163 (or above)
certified equestrian helmet whenever mounted, or
driving, at a 4-H horse and pony event, show, or
activity. The 4-H member is responsible to see that this
specified headgear is properly fitted with the approved
harness fastened in place whenever mounted. Original
tags must be present in all approved helmets. This policy
will apply to all county, area, and state 4-H horse and
pony events, show, and activities.
8. To be able to show in a performance and/or contest class
during the fair, each horse or pony must be shown in a
halter or showmanship class. (Halter and lead rope of
your choice.)
9. All horses and ponies must be in the barn at the time
determined by the Adult Horse and Pony Advisors.
10. For the safety of all spectators and exhibitors, horse and
pony exhibitors will keep their animals south of the drive
just north of the horse barn.
11. Horse & ponies may not be ridden on the fairgrounds
without the use of saddle & bridle and no riding double.
12. No excessive whipping, beating, or hot-shotting of any
horse or pony will be permitted on the grounds at any
time.
13. Rules of dress:
a. Chaps may be permitted in Western Performance
classes, chaps are permitted in Western Horsemanship
classes according to judges preference.
b. English attire may include crops for Performance &
Halter classes.
14. Stall forms must be turned into the Extension Office or
the Horse & Pony Secretary on or before the First
Monday of June each year.
15. Halter Class - Animals are to be judged on confirmation,
type, soundness, way of moving, and general balance and
appearance.
16. Showmanship will be judged as: Appearance of animal
40%; Appearance of exhibitor 10%; and showing animal
in ring 50%.
17. In order to determine if the animal is a horse (over 56”)
or pony (56” and under 56”), the animal should be
measured by a Horse & Pony Advisor before 4-H
enrollment final date. If the height of a pony is
questioned it will be measured for accurate height.
18. All animals must be sound and healthy, as outlined in the
Extension publication AS 460. Any questionable animal
may be removed by a licensed veterinarian, after
examination on the show grounds. This will be done
according
to
rules
of
4-H
Club,
Inc.
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19. Horses or ponies may not be removed until 6 AM
Thursday unless prior approval is granted by 4-H Club,
Inc.
20. All club members will conduct themselves as young
ladies and gentlemen. Politeness and good
sportsmanship are mandatory no exceptions. Parents
will be expected to conduct themselves in such a
manner as to set a good example for the 4-H
exhibitors and other spectators at the show.
21. All horses must be cross tied at 4-H Fair except foals.
Use of a neck rope as one of your cross ties is optional.
Animals are not to face the aisle without prior approval
from Adult Advisors Committee.
(If your horse
bites/kicks ask Adult Advisor for a sign for your stall.)
22. Any emergency not covered by these rules shall be
handled by the horse & pony advisory committee.
23. 4-H members are recommended to attend 1 Safety
meeting per year. It is recommended that a 4-H member
attend 3 member meetings.
(Clinic participation,
member meeting, and Safety meeting all count toward
this recommendation.)
24. New classes can be added at the discretion of the 4-H
Horse & Pony Advisors Committee. There must be three
entries to create a new class. If entries fall below three
entries for two consecutive years a class can be removed
at the discretion of the 4-H Horse & Pony Advisor
Committee.
25. Completed paperwork is to be turned in to the Extension
Office on time. Completed record sheet(s) are to be
turned in when checking in at the 4-H Fair.
26. All classes shall be judged by the Indiana 4-H Horse and
Pony Handbook (4-H 661) and current appendix rules
including tack and attire. Therefore, secure a copy from
the County Extension Office.
27. Bat and spurs are permitted but are considered optional
attire. Bats are not allowed in western pleasure, western
halter, western horsemanship, and western showmanship
classes. Spurs are not allowed in western halter and
western showmanship classes. Bat (with the exception of
any English discipline) and spurs cannot be used in front
of the cinch. Failure to comply or excessive abuse will
result in class disqualification.
28. Stall card must be turned in prior to project release and
departure from the 4-H Fair. Cleanliness of stalls must
be approved by Adult Committee.
29. If there are any actions or activities that the adult leaders
feel that are unsafe for a 4-H’er or any other person
present, the activity will be acted upon immediately, to
be corrected or discontinued.
30. Jr. 4-H member are grades 3-7; Sr. 4-H members are
grades 8 & up. Grade is as of January 1.
HALTER CLASSES - MONDAY
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•
Make Halter Class entries on Sunday between 6-8 PM
or Monday from 7-7:30 AM. NO entries or changes for
any halter classes can be made after 7:30 AM!
•
If you wish to scratch from a class, do this with the
make-up ring attendant Monday at least two (2) classes
before the class you are scratching from.
•
If you have two (2) animals in a halter class, another 4H horse & pony member may show that second animal
for you. Another 4-H member may NOT show for
another member in showmanship.
•
Ponies cannot show in any horse or open horse halter or
performance classes with the exception of Jumping
Classes.
English Halter Classes
1. Pony Open English Halter – 56” and under
2. Horse Open English Halter – over 56”
English Showmanship Classes
1. Pony English Showmanship - 56” & under, grades 8 & up
2. Pony English Showmanship - 56” & under, grades 3-7
3. Horse English Showmanship - over 56”, grades 8 & up
4. Horse English Showmanship - over 56”, grades 3-7
Mare and Foal
5. Open Pony/Horse Mare and Foal (mare/foal do not show
in champion of champions class)
Pony Halter Classes
6. Pony Halter – over 51” & under 56”
7. Pony Halter – 41” and over & under 50”
8. Miniature Horse Halter – 40” & under
9. Miniature Donkey Halter – all ages
10. Draft Type Pony – under 56”
11. Senior Pony Halter – Ponies age 18 yrs. & older
12. Champion of Champions Pony Halter
Horse Halter Classes
13. Open Weanling & Yearling Halter
14. Open Horse Halter (over 56”) – Sr. 4-H member (horses
not eligible for any other halter class)
15. Open Horse Halter (over 56”) – Jr. 4-H member (horses
not eligible for any other halter class)
16. Gaited Horse Halter
17. Reg. Quarter Horse Gelding Halter – horse 5 yrs. &
younger, Jr./Sr. 4-H’er
18. Reg. Quarter Horse Gelding Halter – horse 6 yrs. &
older, Jr./Sr. 4-H’er
19. Reg. Quarter Horse Mare Halter – horse 5 yrs. &
younger, Jr./Sr. 4-H’er
20. Reg. Quarter Horse Mare Halter – horse 6 yrs. & older,
Jr./Sr. 4-H’er
21. Reg. Paint/Pinto and Appaloosa Halter
22. Reg. Arabian and Half Arabian Halter
23. Senior Horse Halter – horse 18 yrs. & older
24. Champion of Champions Horse Halter
Showmanship Classes
25. Pony Western Showmanship – 56” & under, grades 8-12
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28. Horse Western Showmanship – over 56”, grades 8 & up
29. Horse Western Showmanship – over 56”, grades 6-7
30. Horse Western Showmanship – over 56”, grades 3-5
31. Open Draft Type Showmanship (horse/pony), grade 3-12
32. Champion of Champions Jr. Showman – first place
winners in showmanship classes, grades 3-7
33. Champion of Champions Sr. Showman – first place
winners in showmanship classes, grades 8 & up
34. Horse & Pony Dress-up (4-H’er MUST wear boots).
Horse/pony must be lead in, not ridden. Does not count as a
required halter class.
35. Trail Class, grades 8 & up
36. Trail Class, grades 3-7
PERFORMANCE CLASSES – TUESDAY
•
Make Performance Class entries on Monday between 68 PM or Tuesday from 7-7:30 AM. NO entries or
changes for any performance classes can be made after
7:30 AM!
•
If you wish to scratch from a class, do this with the
make-up ring attendant Tuesday at least two (2) classes
before the class you are scratching from.
•
To show in performance or contest classes, you MUST
show your animal in a halter and/or showmanship class
on Monday.
•
You MUST wear an approved helmet and a heeled boot
in performance and driving classes.
•
If you have more than one animal entered in any
performance class, you can only ride one. NO other 4H’er may ride for you.
•
Ponies cannot show in any registered horse or open
horse performance classes.
English Performance Classes
1. Pony English Huntseat Pleasure – 56” & under
2. Pony English Equitation – 56” & under
3. Champion of Champion Pony English/Huntseat Pleasure
4. Open Horse Hunter/English Pleasure
5. Horse English Equitation
6. Champion of Champions Horse Hunter/English Pleasure
Pony Performance Classes
7. Pony Walk/Trot – 56” & under – 1st year thru 10th year
riding member only (riders of this class are not eligible for
performance cantering, trail, contesting, jumping & reining
classes)
8. Pony Walk/Trot – 56” & under (rider may ride in all
cantering classes)
9. Pony Western Pleasure – 56” & under, Sr. 4-H’er grades 8
& up
10. Pony Western Pleasure – 56” & under, Jr. 4-H’er grades
3-7
11. Champion of Champions Pony Western Pleasure
Pony Horsemanship Classes
12. Pony Western Horsemanship – 56” & under, grades 8 &
up
13. Pony Western Horsemanship – 56” & under, grades 6-7
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14. Pony Western Horsemanship – 56” & under, grades 3-5
**1st place winners of Pony Horsemanship classes 12, 13, 14
will show in the Champion of Champions Horsemanship
Class #35 after all the horsemanship classes are over.
15. Pony Walk/Trot Horsemanship – 56” & under – 1st year
thru 10th year riding member only (riders of this class are not
eligible for performance cantering, trail, contesting, jumping
& reining classes)
Horse Performance Classes
16. Horse Walk/Trot – 1st year thru 10th year riding member
only (riders of this class are not eligible for performance
cantering, trail, contesting, jumping & reining classes)
17. Horse Walk/Trot – grades 8-12 (rider may ride in all
cantering classes)
cantering classes)
cantering classes)
Horse Performances Classes
20. JUNIOR Snaffle Bit (Bosal) – animal age 5 yrs. &
younger
21. Open Horse Western Pleasure – over 56” – Sr. (animal
not eligible for registered classes)
22. Open Horse Western Pleasure – over 56” – Jr. (animal
not eligible for registered classes)
23. Gaited Horse Pleasure – Jr./Sr.
24. Reg. Quarter Horse Geldings – 5 yrs. & younger
Western Pleasure – Jr./Sr.
25. Reg. Quarter Horse Geldings – 6 yrs. & older Western
Pleasure – Jr./Sr.
26. Reg. Quarter Horse Mare – 5 yrs. & younger Western
27. Reg. Quarter Horse Mare – 6 yrs. & older Western
28. Reg. Paint/Pinto and Appaloosa Western Pleasure – Jr/Sr
29. Registered Arabian and half Arabian Western Pleasure
30. Champion of Champions Horse Western Pleasure
Horsemanship Classes
31. Horse Walk/Trot Horsemanship (riders of this class are
not eligible for performance cantering, trail, contesting,
jumping & reining classes)
32. Western Horsemanship – over 56” – grades 8 & up
33. Western Horsemanship – over 56” – grades 6-7
34. Western Horsemanship – over 56” – grades 3-5
35. Champion of Champions Horsemanship Class
Driving Classes
36. Driving Class – Jr./Sr. 4-H member
37. Miniature Equine Driving – 40” & under all ages –
Jr./Sr. (animals cannot be in any other driving class except
reinsmanship class)
38. Driving Reinsmanship Class – Jr./Sr. member
Other Performance Classes
39. Open Egg & Spoon
Egg & Spoon Race - Spoon will be carried in hand.
Will run as many as arena will allow. Contestant
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touching egg with hand after beginning of contest will
be disqualified.
40. Open Reining Class (NO Walk/Trot only riders from
classes 7, 15, 16)
41. Versatility – 4-H’er must show in 3 of the 4 classes
offered:
1. English Equitation
2. Western Horsemanship
3. Western Pleasure
4. Key Hole Race
You can ride in all classes, but you may only get points for
the first 3 classes you ride in. 4-H’er must ride his/her own
animal. You may only ride one horse/pony in the versatility
class.
A. Advanced – 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th showing year*
B. Intermediate – 4th, 5th, 6th showing year*
C. Beginner – 1st, 2nd, 3rd showing year*
*The numbers in the riding levels do not represent your year
in school. The numbers in the riding levels are your years
you have been showing a horse.
NOTE: If you have won in the beginner or intermediate
versatility class, you must move up to the next level class.
(No Jr. Snaffle Bit Walk/Trot animals or 1st year walk/trot
riders.)
JUMPING CLASSES – WEDNESDAY
•
Entries from 8-8:30 AM. Warm up will start at 9 AM.
•
To enter in the jumping classes, 4-H members must be
checked off on safety and jumping skills (certified),
prior to Wednesday of the fair by the jumping
instructor.
•
All 4-H’ers must wear an approved helmet and a heeled
boot when riding,
Jumping Classes:
1. Cross rails at a trot (beginners)
2. Verticals (advanced)
3. Hunter Hack (anyone)
4. Gambler’s Choice (anyone)
Any ties will be jumped off to determine placing.
Class Descriptions
Walk-Trot - First year riding 4-H'ers only, not eligible to
participate in any class that requires a canter. Class is based
on member’s ability to ride and not on the horse or pony.
Dress-Up (Horse/Pony) - Animal must be on lead or halter,
no riding. Other 4-H members may help or assist. Music is
permitted. Horse & 4-H'er must match in theme. (Must wear
boots)
Driving Class - Safety helmets are required. If additional
rider is requested, older 4-H'er can ride in the cart if prior
approval is granted by Horse & Pony Adult Leader
Committee.
Versatility Contest -goes by the years you have been in the
Horse & Pony Club. Based on points for each class placing in
three (3) of the four (4) classes. You may enter all four (4)
classes. Versatility will be held as one class. Once you enter
the arena you will not leave until the Versatility class is
finished unless otherwise directed by the judge of that class.
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NOTE: Classes will be divided according to member’s years
in 4-H & size, as determined by the class committee.
HORSE & PONY RULES FOR CONTEST NIGHT
Contesting entries can be made between 1:30-3 PM
Wednesday. No entries will be taken after 3 PM.
1. Each 4-H'er may enter four (4) events. If you have more
than one (1) animal please decide which animal you are
going to ride or a combination of classes and animals you
will be riding in the four (4) events.
2. No attachment from horse, pony, or cart longer than
seven feet in any event.
3. Ring Master may appoint as many as needed in the
arena.
4. You will have a two minute gate call for your chosen
class. After the two minutes expire and the member does
not report to the gate they will be disqualified.
5. Horse Class: Over 56".
6. Contestant shall be disqualified by Ring Master for
unnecessary roughness or unsafe actions.
7. A horse or pony may only enter in an event once.
8. An entrant must ride his or her own animal.
9. Failure to follow the course of any event shall cause
disqualification.
10. No hot shots allowed on grounds. Excessive whipping &
hitting is a disqualification from the class. No hitting the
animal in front of the saddle. All handlers must leave the
arena before the animal starts the riding or contest
pattern.
11. Timing shall begin as soon as the horse's or pony's
nose reaches the starting line and will be stopped
when the animal's nose passes over the finish line.
12. Western equipment or cart must be used in all events
with the exception of the Obstacle event.
13. All riders/contestants must use a saddle or cart.
14. All events will start and end inside the ring with the gate
closed. The rider will enter and leave the ring with their
horse or pony at a walk. All riders and drivers must not
run in or out of the arena gates or the make-up arena gate
at anytime. Riding in contest classes; all riders must
dismount upon leaving the arena.
15. Falling of animal or rider while being timed is a
disqualification.
16. Driving carts are eligible to compete in Contest Events as
long as all safety requirements are met.
17. All 4-H members MUST wear an approved helmet when
riding or driving.
All 4-H members will wear
presentable attire when exercising their animal, (riding or
driving); a nice t-shirt or polo shirt or western shirt,
jeans, boots, and helmet. All undergarments must be
covered. NO cut-out t-shirts, cut-off shirts, tanks tops,
spaghetti strap tops, no shorts, or tennis type shoes.
18. No, 4-H’er/child will be connected or attached to a
horse/pony in any manner…No rubber banding of feet
in the stirrups while riding. No Velcro being used for
tying or holder a 4-H’er in the saddle or in a cart. No
ropes tied to the 4-H’er, then to the animal while
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standing holding the animal, or leading, riding, or
driving.
ROUND PEN RULES
1. Only 1 (one) animal in the round pen at a time when
exercising except for mare and foal.
2. Each Horse & Pony must be attended by a 4-H
member, with an adult/parent supervision present
when exercising.
3. Each animal must be on a lunge line or a lead rope while
in the round pen, to maintain control of the animal, with
the gate shut. NO LOOSE HORSE OR PONY IN
THE ROUND PEN.
4. Absolutely, NO sitting or standing on the round pen at
any time.
5. No whipping of the animal while in the round pen.
6. No outside force is to be used while the animal is in the
round pen.
7. Mare & foal may be in the round pen. The mare must
have a rope on her, with the 4-H’er controlling her and
her foal may be loose in the pen.
8. No riding or driving in the round pen.
9. The adult advisors/leaders will have the authority to
monitor the use of the round pen.
10. SAFETY for everyone is important!! The Rules will
be enforced. If the rules are not followed…You will not
be allowed to use the pen.
11. If you have questions, contact an adult 4-H leader.
CONTEST CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
To be run like State Fair.
Barrel Race - Barrels to be run like AQHA Rules. Knocking
over a barrel shall carry a 5 second penalty. Three barrels
knocked over shall be a disqualification. Touching the barrel
with a hand is permissible. Contestant starts with either barrel
one or two.
Cob Race - Cob must be picked up from barrel without
dismounting and placed in bucket at opposite end of arena
without dismounting. Barrel must be turned in either
direction. This is a timed event. Cob not remaining in bucket
calls for disqualification.
Catalog Race - After contestant gets page, 4-H'er MUST
close the catalog. Disqualified if tearing out or bringing back
more than one page. Number of page in catalog will be
announced to the contestant and page number will be
checked by Ring Master at completion of run.
Flag Race - Rider may go on inside of barrel No. 1 and No.
3. Running start to be used. Flag must remain in bucket in
order for rider to receive time. Knocking over barrel or
bucket will also disqualify contestant. A left-handed
contestant may reverse the course. Container should be filled
with sand or soybeans 3 inches from the top. Use a 6"x6"
cloth flag attached to the untapered end of stick.
Keg Bending (Stake) - Knocking over or jumping keg is a
five-second penalty. Going off pattern or knocking over
three or more kegs is a disqualification. Horse must maintain
a forward motion during pattern.
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Pole Bending - Failing to follow the course disqualifies
contestant. Knocking over a pole shall carry a 5 second
penalty. Knocking over three or more poles also disqualifies
contestant. Rider must maintain forward motion. Touching
poles with hands is permissible.
Speed and Action Disqualifications 1. The speed and action pattern begins with a running start
through the box from within the arena, runs across start
line 50 to 100 feet, runs around middle cone, and runs
back across finish line and stops in box until dismissed by
the judge.
2. The start and stop box must be marked with lime or flour
and be 12'x12' square. The side of the box closest to the
cones must be on the start/finish line.
3. The line of three cones should be 50-100 feet from the
start/finish line with the middle cone even with the middle
of the box and cones should be 6' apart.
4. Contestants can run down and turn left or right around the
middle cone, but must not go around the outside cones,
jump over a cone, or cross their own path while turning.
5. The horse must start stopped with all four feet in box.
6. Time will be announced after each qualified run.
In case of timer failure, the participant is entitled to a re run.
If the initial run was a clean round, and the re-run incurs a
penalty, the participant is allowed one more run. The final
run must be the official time.
Knocking over a cone will carry a 5 second penalty.
Disqualifications:
1. Fall of animal or rider while being timed.
2. Stepping on or over the line of the box before being
released by the judge.
3. Jumping over a cone or failure to follow pattern between
the cones.
4. Crossing path or doing a Texas roll back around the cones.
5. Turning more than 90 degrees when achieving a stop in
the box.
6. Spurring or striking the animal forward of the cinch.
7. Unsoundness as determined by the judge.
Keyhole Race - Rider shall proceed through the entrance, turn
right or left in the circle, return through the entrance and
cross the finish line. Stepping on or outside of chalk line is a
10 second penalty. All four feet out of chalk line is
disqualification.
Off pattern consists of going past obstacle so as to back up to
get on course. Horse must be in forward motion while being
timed.
CLASSES:
1. Open Obstacle Race
7. Pony Flag Race
2. Open Keg Bending
8. Horse Flag Race
3. Pony Pole Bending
9. Open Cob Race
4. Horse Pole Bending
10. Open Catalog Race
5. Pony Barrel Race
11. Open Speed & Action
6. Horse Barrel Race
12. Open Keyhole Race
All 4-H’ers must wear an approved helmet and a heeled boot
when riding.
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JUNIOR LEADERS
REQUIREMENTS
1. Any 4-H member who will be in grades 7-12 during the
current calendar year and who has successfully completed
one year of 4-H work is eligible to apply for membership.
2. A 4-H member desiring to belong to the organization can
fill out a card in the fall or mark in on their 4-H enrollment
form.
3. The membership year is continuous and extends from
September 1 through August 31. New members may start
attendance at the September meeting.
DUTIES OF A JUNIOR LEADER
1. Cooperative with adult leader and other junior leaders.
2. Direct or participate in the enrollment of 4-H members.
3. Help with organizing or reorganizing of club.
4. Assist in developing a yearly program of work which
includes a program for each regular club member.
5. Help and instruct younger club member in the selection of
the projects and the completion of work requirements.
6. Assist in conducting judging, demonstration work, camp
exhibits, picnics and similar activities on both local and
county basis.
7. Attend and participate in at least 50% of county junior
leader meetings.
8. Give needed assistance to club officers in performing their
respective duties.
9. Assist with yearly fundraising activity(s) by working a
minimum of two shifts (eight hours) in the concession
stand during the county fair.
10. Supervision of one project, a division of a project, or a
community club as decided by junior leader and adult
leader.
11. Share the responsibilities for all club activities with an
adult leader in charge.
12. Assume responsibility for the entire club with an adult
leader. (In cases where an adult advisor is not available,
work alone.)
13. Refer to duties and activities on Junior Leader Record
Sheet.
14. Serve as a fair project chair or assistant chair of at least
one 4-H fair project. Attending and fulfilling the duties
and responsibilities for pre-fair clean-up, check-in,
judging, set-up(s), check-out, and post-fair clean-up.
COMPLETION
1. A member of the organization must complete the junior
leader record sheet and turn it in at the Extension Office
by the end of the County 4-H Fair. Members who neglect
to fulfill this requirement are ineligible for completion
trips and completion pin/award.
2. At least one other 4-H project must be successfully
completed during the membership year.
MICROWAVE COOKING
No State Fair Entries
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1. Members may exhibit one prepared food and/or one
interactive demonstration per grade category. Members
may compete for awards in each area (preparation, action
demonstration) per grade category.
2. Recipes on 5”x8” cards are required for prepared products.
Be sure name, county, club, grade, and category are
included on the card.
Refer to respective division manuals for project
requirements.
Exhibit Requirements: Exhibit a product in one of the
following areas:
Level A: Bag of Tricks - Grade 3
•
Microwave Snack
•
Project Interact
Level A: Bag of Tricks - Grade 4
•
Fudge
•
Project Interact
Level B: Micro Magicians – Grade 5
•
Bar Cookies or Brownies
•
Project Interact
Level B: Micro Magicians – Grade 6
•
Upside Down Cake
•
Project Interact
Level C: Amazing Rays – Grade 7
•
Fruit Crisp
•
Project Interact
•
Coffee Cake
•
Project Interact
•
Candy
•
Project Interact
Level D: Presto Meals – Grade 10
•
Double Layer or Bundt Cake
•
Project Interact
•
Pie
•
Project Interact
•
Jam or Jelly
•
Project Interact
PERSONALITY
Refer to Respective Division Manuals for project
requirements.
Level A – Grades 3 and 4
1. Read and study workbook.
2. Complete 2-3 activities in the workbook or create 1-2
optional for a total of 3 activities for the grade level.
3. Turn this workbook in at judging.
Exhibit: A 22” x 28” horizontal poster explaining one or
more of the units in this workbook.
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Level B – Grades 5 and 6
1. Read and study this workbook.
Exhibit: A 22” x 28” horizontal poster explaining one or
more of the units in this workbook.
Level C – Grades 7, 8, and 9
1. Read and study this workbook.
Exhibit:
Grade 7 – A 22” x 28” horizontal poster highlighting one
community service organization in the community.
Grade 8 – Develop a brochure explaining the organization
mission, purpose, and goals for one community service
organization in the community include in a three-ring binder
notebook and include how others benefit from this
organization’s services.
Grade 9 – A community resource guide in a three-ring binder
notebook.
Level D – Grades 10, 11, and 12
1. Read and study the workbook and other references (check
at your library for books and magazines).
2. Complete 2-3 activities in the workbook for the grade
level.
3. Turn your workbook in to be checked or graded according
to county requirements.
Exhibit:
Grade 10 – A 22” x 28” poster or display board or a binder
notebook describing three possible careers.
Grade 11 – A binder notebook displaying a monthly budget
for three months – income and expenses to live on your own.
Grade 12 – A binder notebook holding an employment
portfolio.
If poster is chosen, it should be 22 x 28 inches horizontally.
If display is chosen, the display space should follow these
specifications and should be self-supporting so that it will
stand on a table. Table space 14 x 28 inches will be available
for any part of the display. The back and sides will be 22
inches high and may be of any type material, such as fabric,
pegboard, or felt.
PHOTOGRAPHY
See Fair Schedule for check-in & judging times
1. All images are to be original images taken by the 4-H
member.
2. Complete a 4-H Photography Record Sheet each year.
3. Photos must have been taken since the last project entry
date of the county fair.
4. All poster exhibits are to be mounted on a background
board 22 inches by 28 inches, displayed horizontally,
mounted on stiff backing (foam board, corrugated board,
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thin paneling, thin luan board – keep it thin and light) and
covered with clear acetate/plastic.
5. Place standard identification label (3”x4”) in the lower
right hand corner on poster boards & salon prints. Place
your identification label on your board and, if possible,
under your plastic. Label should be placed along the
bottom of the slide-view.
6. Number photo prints on your print boards 1 to10.
7. Captions with photographs are not recommended nor are
fluorescent posters.
8. Salon prints are one print, either Black & White or Color,
printed horizontally or vertically from any size negative.
The print must be mounted on a standard 16 by 20 inch
salon mount, displayed vertically and covered with plastic.
9. Sepia tone photographs (mono chromatic) are entered
under the Black and White classes.
Mounting and Labeling:
• The mounting may be of any color or texture. The pictures
are to be neatly and securely mounted. Dry mounting
tissue is best.
• Salon mounts are available in most photo and art supply
stores. They are available either in plain or with a cutout
of the picture area. You may make your own. Matting is
not required.
• Label each exhibit with either a county designated size
exhibit label or 2”x4” label stating 4-H’ers name, club,
township, grade level, and exhibit level/division. It is
recommended that this identification label be placed in the
lower right-hand corner of your poster board or salon print
and under the plastic, if at all possible.
EXHIBIT
LEVEL 1 - GRADES 3, 4, AND 5
You choose either type of prints to exhibit and choose to
perfect your skills in either or both. You are encouraged to
try your hand at both types of film for a broader learning
experience. Your prints may be a mix of digital and/or
standard development.
1. Black & White Prints: “Capturing Memories”
Exhibit: 10 black & white pictures, none of which is larger
than 4” x 6”, nor smaller than 3-1/2” x 5”, any subject,
mounted on a background board 22” x 28”, displayed
horizontally, on stiff backing covered with plastic. The
poster must carry the title “Capturing Memories”. It is
recommended that you use and exhibit standard processing
size for your prints. Your prints may be a mix of digital
and/or standard development.
2. Color Prints: “Experiences in Color”
Exhibit: 10 color pictures, none of which is larger than 4” x
6”, nor smaller than 3-1/2” x 5”, any subject, mounted on a
background board 22” x 28”, displayed horizontally, with
stiff backing and covered with plastic. The poster must carry
the title “Experiences in Color”. It is recommended that you
use and exhibit standard processing size for your prints.
Your prints may be a mix of digital and/or standard
development.
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LEVEL 2 – GRADES 6, 7, AND 8
You may exhibit one or more item(s) by choosing from the
categories listed below. However, you may only exhibit one
project within each category (i.e., One Black & White Salon,
One Color Salon, One Color Prints, etc.). You may not enter
more than one item within a single category (i.e., Two Color
Salon Prints).
1. Black & White Prints: “Photography is Fun”
than 5” x 7” nor smaller than 2” x 3-1/2”, mounted on a
the title “Photography is Fun”. Your prints may be a mix of
digital and/or standard development.
2. Color Prints: “Adventures in Color”
Exhibit: 10 color pictures, none of which larger than 5” x 7”
nor smaller than 2” x 3-1/2”, mounted on a background board
22” x 28”, displayed horizontally, with stiff backing and
covered with plastic. The poster must carry the title
“Adventures in Color”. Your prints may be a mix of digital
and/or standard development.
3. Color Salon Print
Exhibit: One (1) color print no smaller than 7” x 9” nor
larger than 11” x 14”, printed horizontally or vertically,
mounted on a standard 16” x 20” salon mount, displayed
VERTICALLY and covered with plastic.
No title
recommended.
4. Black & White Salon Print
Exhibit: One (1) black & white print no smaller than 7” x 9”
nor larger than 11” x 14”, printed horizontally or vertically,
No title
recommended.
5. Creative/Experimental Salon Prints
Exhibit: One (1) black & white and/or color print, or a
combination no smaller than 7” x 9” nor larger than 11” x
14”, printed horizontally or vertically, mounted on a standard
16” x 20” salon mount, displayed VERTICALLY and
covered with plastic. No title recommended. See additional
notes regarding digital below. Must include original
photograph(s) on the back of the board and attach a listing of
steps and/or procedures used to create the end product.
LEVEL 3 – GRADES 9, 10, 11, 12 & ABOVE
You may exhibit one or more item(s) by choosing from the
categories listed below. However, you may only exhibit one
project within each category (i.e., One Black & White Salon,
One Color Salon, One Color Prints, etc.). You may not enter
more than one item within a single category (i.e., Two Color
Salon Prints).
1. Black & White Prints
than 8” x 10” nor smaller than 2” x 3-1/2”, mounted on a
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a title; use your own creativity. Your prints may be a mix of
digital, digitally enhanced and/or standard development.
2. Color Prints
Exhibit: 10 color pictures, none of which is larger than 8” x
10” nor smaller than 2” x 3-1/2”, mounted on a background
board 22” x 28”, displayed horizontally with stiff backing
and covered with plastic. The poster must carry a title; use
your own creativity. Your prints may be a mix of digital,
digitally enhanced and/or standard development.
3. Color Salon Print
Exhibit: One (1) color print no smaller than 7” x 9” nor
larger than 11” x 14”, printed horizontally or vertically from
any size negative, mounted on a standard 16” x 20” salon
mount, displayed VERTICALLY and covered with plastic.
No title recommended.
4. Black & White Salon Print
Exhibit: One (1) black & white no smaller than 7” x 9” nor
larger than 11” x 14”, printed horizontally or vertically,
No title
recommended.
5. Creative/Experimental Salon Print
Exhibit: One (1) black & white and/or color print, or a
combination no smaller than 7” x 9” nor larger than 11” x
14”, printed horizontally or vertically, mounted on a standard
16” x 20” salon mount, displayed VERTICALLY and
covered with plastic. No title recommended. See additional
notes regarding digital below. Must include original
photograph(s) on the back of the board and attach a listing of
steps and/or procedures used to create the end product.
6. Video Option
Exhibit: Create a video that is no more than 10 minutes in
length, begins with an introductory title and ends with
credits. The video exhibit is to be MP4 or compatible format
and submitted on a DVD, flash/thumb drive, other media
storage device, or published to YouTube or another pubic
video internet site. If submitting on a storage device, include
exhibitor’s name, video, title, and date created. The exhibit
is to also include a notebook describing hardware, software,
and equipment used. The report should describe how the
video was created, date created, designed, challenges, what
was learned, etc. The report should include screenshots as
the actual video will not be displayed. The judge may choose
to view the video in its entirety or a portion. If the video is
published to YouTube or another public internet site the
report must include the web address should the judge choose
to view it.
Digital Photography Guidelines:
1. All images are to be original images taken by the 4-H
member. Photography exhibits are to be taken by the 4-H
members between county project check-in to the next year
county project check-in date.
2. Creative/Experimental print sizes must meet the size
requirements of your chosen exhibit. It is recommended that
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the digital image be printed on photographic paper or very
high quality copier paper. The paper quality will help in
clarity and sharpness.
3. If a photograph is taken with a digital camera is just a
straight forward photograph with no changes or
augmentation, then it would be the same as one for the
regular print board or salon print classes. To succeed as a
digital image (as a separate classification) something more
should be done to the photographic image.
4. DIGITAL VS. FILM. Anything that can be done in a
dark room, on an enlarger, can be done on a computer, i.e.
cropping, color correction, parallax, etc. If an image is
digitally altered beyond what can be done on the enlarger, i.e.
adding different background, removing buildings or people,
adding text, hand-coloring, etc. it should be entered in the
“Creative/Experimental” Class. We realize this will be
difficult to enforce. We ask your cooperation. We also
realize the person with the expensive digital camera and high
powered computer has some advantages. By the same token
the person with the expensive large format film camera that
takes his processing to a custom lab has many advantages
over the person with the inexpensive 35 mm camera doing
their processing at the local retail store.
PLANT SCIENCE
BEGINNING
1. Members should complete 5 of the experiments as
instructed in 4-H 504 "Exploring the World of Plants and
Soils" manual.
2. Exhibit a 22 x 28 inch horizontal poster explaining one of
The experiments completed and the results. Title your
exhibit. Display your manual with the exhibit.
OR
Exhibit an actual experiment which you completed.
Attach appropriate labels explaining the exhibit. Labels
should be accurate, easily read and should describe the
exhibit and the results obtained by the experiment. Title
your exhibit. Display your manual with the exhibit.
INTERMEDIATE
1. Members should complete 2 of the experiments as
instructed in 4-H 529 "Growing and Using Plants"
manual.
2. Exhibit: Follow guidelines for beginning division.
ADVANCED
1. Exhibit is flexible and should be approved by a 4-H
Leader or Extension Educator. Exhibit must include your
Plant Science Notebook.
POCKET PETS
1. This project is intended for animals that do not fit into
another 4-H project category.
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2. Only animals legal to hold in captivity in Indiana can be
exhibited as a 4-H project. Illegal animals include:
MAMMALS: Gray Myotis, Indiana Myotis, Evening Bat,
Swamp Rabbit, Franklin’s Ground Squirrel, Allegheny
Woodrat.
BIRDS: Trumpeter Swan, American Bittern, Least Bittern,
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned NightHeron, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Black Rail, King Rail,
Virginia Rail, Common Moorhen, Whooping Crane,
Piping Plover, Upland Sandpiper, Least Tern, Black Tern,
Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl, Loggerhead Shrike, Sedge
Wren, Marsh Wren, Golden-winged Warbler, Kirtland’s
Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Henslow’s Sparrow, Yellowheaded Blackbird
FISHES: Northern Brook Lamprey, Lake Sturgeon, Redside
Dace, Pallid Shiner, Greater Redhorse, Northern Cavefish,
Bantam Sunfish, Variegate Darter, Channel Darter, Gilt
Darter
AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES:
Hellbender, Mole
Salamander, Green Salamander, Red Salamander,
Crawfish Frog, Plains Leopard Frog, Alligator Snapping
Turtle, Eastern Mud Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Blanding’s
Turtle, River Cooter, Ornate Box Turtle, Scarletsnake,
Kirtland’s Snake, Copper-bellied Watersnake, Smooth
Greensnake, Souotheastern Crowned Snake, Butler’s
Gartersnake,
Cottonmouth,
Timber
Rattlesnake,
Massasauga.
3. Species or subspecies of wildlife classified as "Species of
Special Concern" or "Endangered Species" shall be added
to the list of animals illegal to hold in captivity as
authorized by federal or state statute or regulation. The
lists of "Species of Special Concern" or "Endangered
Species" can be obtained from the County Extension
Office.
4. Animals requiring special permits to hold in captivity will
not be allowed to be exhibited. NO EXCEPTIONS.
5. Exhibit the following:
a. Your pocket pet
b. A poster and/or Project Interact from the following
categories in your manual.
c. Bring manual with 3 completed activities to the judging
LEVEL 1 (GRADES 3, 4, 5)
Poster about Basic Pet Needs or Grooming My Animal.
Include pictures of your pet on the poster.
LEVEL 2 (GRADES 6, 7, 8)
Poster describing how the animal you are exhibiting became
a domesticated pet.
LEVEL 3 (GRADES 9, 10, 11, 12)
Poster exploring the diseases your animal is susceptible to
and preventive measures.
*Consult the fair catalog for suggestions on properly
preparing your poster exhibit.
6. Cat owners must obtain a certificate of rabies vaccination
from the veterinarian. Other shots must be current and
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this must be stated so in a note from the veterinarian.
Proof of this will be necessary at the time of judging.
7. Animals must be brought to the 4-H grounds in cages
secure enough to contain the animal.
8. Member must furnish own equipment (cage, food, water,
etc.).
POULTRY, PIGEONS, WATERFOWL
POULTRY & WATERFOWL
Birds exhibited must have been raised by the 4-H member in
this project. Poultry Exhibitor Forms certifying that the bird
shown has come from an officially Pullorum-Typhoid clean
flock or have had a negative Pullorum-Typhoid test within
ninety (90) days preceding exhibition (Poultry & Waterfowl
only). A 4-H member may enter a maximum of 20 entries
(eggs, pigeons, waterfowl, chickens or any other fowl). All
birds must be in member’s possession by June 1. Only the 4H member may bring his or her entries to the show area (no
parents will be allowed in the show area). The 4-H member
will be the only ones to talk to the judge during the judging;
parents that want to talk to the judge, may do it after the
show is over. Exhibitors are to provide next material, water
& feed containers. Exhibitors are to fill out and turn in
Poultry Flock Record Sheet.
Age Classification:
Pullet – a female bird less than one year old day of show
Cockerel – a male bird less than one year old day of show
Hen – a female bird more than one year old day of show
Cock – a male bird more than one year old day of show
This applies to exhibition birds only.
PIGEONS
Birds for this project must be domestic pigeons and must
have been raised by the 4-H member. The entries may be of
any breed or sex, any age.
Classes will be:
1. Cocks any age
2. Hens any age
Exhibitors must also provide nest material, water & feed
containers. Exhibitors are to fill out and turn in Poultry
Record Sheet (those sections which are applicable).
SHOW CLASSES:
Commercial – A member may enter 3 breeds, with only one
entry per breed variety per class. (Two birds is one entry.)
Division I – Egg Production
Sec. 1 - Two White Egg Pullets
Sec. 2 - Two White Egg Hens
Sec. 3 - Two Brown Egg Pullets
Sec. 4 - Two Brown Egg Hens
Division II - Meat Production
Sec. 5 - Two Meat Type Pullets
Sec. 6 - Two Meat Type Hens
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Sec. 7 – Broilers - 2 birds of the same sex
approximately 6-8 weeks of age and not over 51/2 lbs. show day. Must be Cornish cross.
Sec. 8 - Roasters - 2 birds of the same sex
approximately -12 weeks of age and more than 51/2 lbs. show day. Must be Cornish cross.
Division III - Eggs - Members will display 6 eggs in a
Styrofoam carton
Sec. 9 – Pullet White Shell Eggs
Sec. 10 – Hen White Shell Eggs
Sec. 11 – Pullet Brown Shell Eggs
Sec. 12 – Hen Brown Shell Eggs
Sec. 13 – Pullet any other Colored Eggs
Sec. 14 – Hen any other Colored Eggs
Large Fowl Exhibition – A member may enter 3 breeds, with
only one entry per breed variety per class.
Sec. 15 – Pullet (under 1 year old)
Sec. 16 – Hen (over 1 year old)
Sec. 17 – Cockerel (under 1 year old)
Sec. 18 – Cock (over 1 year old)
Sec. 19 - Breeding Pen - 1 cock and 1 hen of same
breed, may not be shown in individual classes.
Bantam Exhibition – A member may enter 3 breeds, with
only one entry per breed variety per class.
Sec. 20 – Bantam Pullet (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 21 – Bantam Hen (over 1 year of age)
Sec. 22 – Bantam Cockerel (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 23 – Bantam Cock (over 1 year of age)
Sec. 24 – Bantam Breeding Pen
Sec. 25 – Mixed Breeds (Bantam & Large Fowl,
Male & Female)
Pigeons
Sec. 26 – Cocks
Sec. 27 – Hens
Turkeys
Commercial; Meat Turkey
Sec. 28 – Young Hen (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 29 – Old Hen (over 1 year of age)
Sec. 30 – Young Tom (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 31 – Old Tom (over 1 year of age)
Exhibition; Pure Breeds
Sec. 32 – Young Hen (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 33 – Old Hen (over 1 year of age)
Sec. 34 – Young Tom (under 1 year of age)
Sec. 35 – Old Tom (over 1 year of age)
Guinea
Sec. 36 – Female (any age & any variety)
Sec. 37 – Male (any age & any variety)
Waterfowl
Ducks; classes for ducks will be same ages exhibition
poultry)
Heavy Weight – Pekins, Aylesbury, Muscovy, Silver
appleyard, Saxony, and AOV
Sec. 38 – Young Duck
Sec. 39 – Old Duck
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Sec. 40 – Young Drake
Sec. 41 – Old Drake
Medium Weight – Cayuga, Crested, Blur Swedish, Buff
& AOV
Light Weight – Runners, Campbell, Magpie, Welsch
Harlequin & AOV
Bantam Duck – all Calls, East India, Mallard & AOV
Geese: (class for geese will be same as exhibition poultry)
Heavy Weight – Toulouse, Embden, African
Sec. 54 – Young Goose
Sec. 55 – Old Goose
Sec. 56 – Young Gander
Sec. 57 – Old Gander
Medium Weight – Sebastopol, Pilgrim Buff,
Pomeranian
Light Weight – Brown China, White China, Tufted
Roman, Canada, Egyptian
RABBITS
NEW for 2016 – Rabbits must be in member’s possession by
May 15, as well as enrolled on the Rabbit Enrollment Form
by May 15 to be eligible for county fair exhibit. The rabbit
must have the left ear tattooed or have the alphanumeric ID
by May 15 and entered on the enrollment form. The only
exception to this date will be meat pens and single fryers.”
1. Exhibit will be open to all breeds of the American
Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. and mixed breeds.
2. All rabbits shall be identified by readable tattoos in left
ear.
3. A 4-H member may only show a maximum of 2 rabbits
in a class, with the total number of breed class rabbits not
to exceed 12. Meat pen and single fryers are not
considered a breed class. Mixed breed is considered a
breed.
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4. A meat pen consists of 3 rabbits that are litter mates
weighing at least 3 pounds and not to exceed 5 pounds
each and not over 10 weeks of age.
5. A single fryer is constituted by one rabbit weighing at
least three pounds, up to five pounds and not over 10
weeks of age.
6. A single fryer rabbit may not be taken and shown from a
4-H member's meat pen.
7. A member may show one (1) single fryer rabbit and one
(1) meat pen but sell only one (1) animal unit at the
livestock sale.
8. All 4-H rabbit members will provide their own feed,
water, dishes, & be responsible for the feeding, care &
cleanliness of their assigned pens and areas.
9. All breed classes will be judged by breed, age, weight,
and gender. Breeds may be broken into more specific
classification at the advisers’ discretion. An example
would be broken and solid for mini rex.
10. All 4-H members are responsible on the day of judging
for carrying their 4-H rabbits to and from the
judging table. Only 4-H member may show rabbits at
the judging table; no adults. Classes will be called only
three times before judging begins.
11. Members exhibiting in a meat pen or single fryer class
must exhibit in at least one of the other classes; the
animal may not be out of the meat pen.
12. It is recommended that members attend 1 of the 4 Rabbit
meetings held throughout the year.
13. There will not be a Rabbit Ambassador Contest held on
the county level.
a. 4-H'ers must have shown in and been nominated from
the county to participate in the State Fair contest.
b. Each county may nominate five contestants:
One Novice (grade 3 or 4)
One Junior (grade 5 or 6)
One Intermediate (grade 7 or 8)
One Senior (grade 9 or 10)
One Master (grade 11 or 12)
Category winners are not eligible to compete in the same
category again. They may, however, compete in the next
higher category. Past winners of the State Fair Rabbit
Royalty King or Queen category and past winners of the
Master category are not eligible to compete again.
c. If there are more than one 4-H'er per category interested
in this state contest, a written test will be given during
the county fair and the 4-H'er receiving the highest
score will advance to represent the county.
CLASSES
I. Sr. Buck – 4 class over 6 months of age by breed
- 6 class over 8 months of age by breed
II. 6/8 Buck – 6 class over 6 months and less under 9
months by breed
III. Jr. Buck – 4 or 6 class under 6 months of age by breed
IV. Sr. Doe – 4 class over 6 months of age by breed
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- 6 class over 8 months of age by breed
6/8 Doe – 6 class over 6 months and less than 9 months
by breed
VI. Jr. Doe – 4 or 6 class under 6 months and less than 9
months by breed
VII. Meat Pen – 3 littermates, 3-5 pounds each, less than 10
weeks of age. Weighed at time of judging.
VIII. Single Fryer – 3-5 pound rabbit, less than 10 weeks of
age. Weighed at time of judging.
Breeds:
* 4 Class
* 6 Class
American Fuzzy Lop
American
American Sable
American Chinchilla
Belgian Hare
Beveren
Britannia Petite
Californian
Dutch
Champagne D’Argent
Dwarf Hotot
Checkered Giant
English Angora
Cinnamon
English Spot
Crème D’Argent
French Angora
English Lop
Harlequin
Flemish Giant
Havana
French Lop
Himalayan
Giant Angora
Holland Lop
Giant Chinchilla
Jersey Wooly
Hotot
Lilac
New Zealand
Mini Lop
Palomino
Mini Rex
Satin
Netherland Dwarf
Silver Fox
Polish
Rex
Rhinelander
Satin Angora
Silver
Silver Marten
Standard Chinchilla
Tan
IX. Rabbit Showmanship
V.
RANDOLPH COUNTY HERITAGE
Objective:
1. To create a sense of pride and awareness among Randolph
County's young people in its history, culture, and unique
attractions.
2. To generate and restore county pride and awareness
among all of Randolph County's citizens and visitors to
our county.
General Information:
1. You will need to purchase a sturdy 3-ring loose-leaf
notebook for your exhibit. A poster will also be required
for Division I, II, and III.
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2. The notebook and poster will both be judged.
The
material should be written or printed neatly in black ink
(or typed where acceptable).
3. Any decoration on the notebook is strictly optional. All
work must be done in order -- Division I, Division II, etc.
A division may be repeated if you received a red ribbon or
lower.
4. Information required for this project can be found in the
following histories of Randolph County:
History of Randolph County, Indiana by Ebenezer Tucker,
1882; Past and Present of Randolph County by John
Smith and Lee Driver, 1914; Randolph County, Indiana
1818-1990 by Randolph County Historical and
Genealogical Society, 1990.
Information for advanced or more detailed projects can be
found in the Randolph County Historical Museum or in your
public library.
5. Please make sure to cite any sources used in gathering
information for your project.
Exhibit labels will be placed in the lower right-hand corner of
the notebook at the time of check-in. Please leave room for
this.
DIVISION I
1. Choose a Randolph County landmark. Exhibit a notebook
with a one-page, handwritten or half-page, typed history of
the landmark. Tell also why someone might want to visit
the landmark.
2. Make a poster with pictures, articles, etc. about what you
have chosen. Try to visit the landmark and make a
photographic record of your visit. Examples of landmarks
include Soldier & Sailors Monument, Courthouse,
Doughboy (WWI) Monument, Round Barns, Indian
Mounds, County Museum, Stone Mansion, Union City
Depot, Union Literary Institute, Winchester Speedway,
Churches, Old Schools, Grain Elevators, etc. Be sure to
clear the landmark you have chosen with your leader or
the Extension Office before starting.
DIVISION II
1. Choose a famous citizen of Randolph County. Exhibit a
notebook with a two-page, hand-written or one page,
typed biography of the person. Be sure to include notable
achievements of person you have selected.
2. Make a poster with portraits of the citizen, articles about
him or her, photographs of his or her home, etc. Some of
Randolph County's famous citizens that you might choose
to write about are: Senator James Watson, Governor Isaac
Gray, Governor James Goodrich, Indiana Supreme Court
Justice Leander Monks, General Thomas Browne, General
Asahel Stone, General Silas Colgrove, Judge John W.
Macy, James Moorman, Indiana Secretary of State Union
B. Hunt, Ebenezer Tucker, Lee Driver, etc. Be sure to
clear any other person with your leader or the youth
extension educator before starting.
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DIVISION III
1. Exhibit a notebook with a three-page, handwritten or oneand one-half page, typed history of your town. Tell why
you like your town and why visitors would want to come
to your town. If you live in a rural area, write about the
nearest town (it must be in Randolph County). If you live
in or near a smaller town, such as Huntsville, Bartonia,
Carlos, Fairview, etc., you are encouraged to write about
it.
2. Make a poster with photographs, articles, etc. Try to
include both present and past. Interesting buildings,
landmarks, and persons in your town should be included.
ADVANCED DIVISION EXHIBITS
Choose one of the following suggestions or devise one of
your own. Be sure to clear your choice with your leader or
the youth extension educator. Completed record sheets must
be turned in with each project.
1. Make a map of Randolph County showing important
towns, landmarks, etc.
2. Write a historical paper (at least four handwritten pages or
two typed pages) about Randolph County.
3. Write a research paper about one of Randolph County's
industries and tell why it is important to Randolph County.
4. Design a poster to attract economic development, tourists
and visitors, etc. to Randolph County. Include a logo and a
list of organizations of interest to visitors.
5. Write a history of one of the religious denominations in
Randolph County.
6. Write a list of each of our county's elected officials. Tell
what each is responsible for and how long he or she has
served. Make an appointment to visit one of the officials
in his or her office and briefly tell what you experienced.
READING
Please See Fair Schedule for Judging Times.
This project was developed for youth who enjoy reading both in and
out of the formal classroom environment. Reading effectiveness is
associated with higher scores on tests measuring academic
achievement, problem solving, and potential success in postsecondary education and employment. Reading holds unlimited
possibilities. Please feel free to use books read in the classroom
during the school year as your 4-H Reading Project books. 4-H is a
year-round program!
The 4-H Reading project is based largely on choice. Members’
reading selections will not be censored by Purdue Extension staff or
its volunteers. Appropriate subject matter is an interpretation that
belongs to families. Members are asked only to keep in mind the
positive youth development aspect of the 4-H program.
1. Books must have been read between the previous 4-H Fair
and check-in date for exhibits in the current 4-H program
year.
2. The participant will read:
Level A (Grades 3 & 4) – Three (3) Books – Two books
of his or her choice PLUS at least one from the Indiana
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Recommended Reading List within or above the members
project grade level. All three selections may come from
the recommended reading list.
Level B (Grades 5 & 6) – Three (3) Books – Two books
of his or her choice PLUS at least one from the Indiana
Recommended Reading List within or above the members
project grade level. All three selections may come from
the recommended reading list.
Level C (Grades 7 & 8) – Five (5) Books – Three books
of his or her choice PLUS at least two from the Indiana
Recommended Reading List within or above the
member’s project grade level. All five selections may
come from the recommended reading list.
Level D (Grades 9-12) – Five (5) Books – Three books of
his or her choice PLUS at least two from the Indiana
Recommended Reading List within or above the
member’s project grade level. All five selections may
come from the recommended reading list.
Please contact the Extension Office to get a copy of the
reading list for your level.
3. Fill out a Book Information Sheet and a Project Record
Sheet.
4. At the 4-Her’s option, an exhibit may be entered in the 4H Fair. NOTE: Project completion and fair exhibition are
two entirely different things. A 4-H’er does not have to
enter an exhibit to complete the project, but a 4-H fair
exhibit is necessary for champion consideration.
Exhibit Options:
• Make a poster that tells about a book you liked (follow
General Poster guidelines).
• Make a poster that would encourage people to read
(follow General Poster guidelines).
• Design a book jacket for a book that you especially liked.
• Make a mobile which contains characters from favorite
books.
• Make a time line showing the works of one author.
• Make a map that shows the locations or settings of favorite
stories from one land or from around the world (ex.-Harry
Potter/London).
• Make puppets or masks of favorite book characters in a
particular story using Paper Mache, old socks, cloth, paper
bags, or other materials.
• Make a diorama by placing small paper characters from a
story in a show box which has a peephole, or by gluing
characters in a scene from a story in stand-up fashion on
heavy cardboard.
• Interview a character. Write at least ten questions that will
give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her
thoughts and feelings about his/her role in the story.
Present your interview by writing it out with answers you
think the character may give.
• Write a different ending for your story.
• Use information in a book to make a scrapbook about the
subject of the book.
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• Write a book review as it would be done for a newspaper.
(Be sure you read a few before writing your own.)
• Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. Write a letter to
a movie producer trying to get that person interested in
making your book into a movie. Explain why the story,
characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film.
Suggest a filming location and the actors to play the
various roles. You may only use books that have not
already been made into movies.
• Videotape yourself and others reenacting a scene from a
book you’ve read. The tape should be 3-5 minutes long.
• Write a report (biography) on one of your favorite authors.
You may want to include pictures as well as a list of
his/her books. Exhibit your report in a binder.
• Create a sculpture of a character. Use any combination of
soap, wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones, old toy pieces, or
any other object. An explanation of how this character fits
into the book should accompany the sculpture.
• Dress as one of the characters and act out a
characterization.
• Create a 3-4 page newsletter for your book. Summarize
the plot in one article. Write a feature story on one of the
more interesting characters in another.
Include an
editorial and a collection of ads that would be pertinent to
the story.
RECYCLING
Complete at least 2 of the activities/experiments in your
project manual and exhibit those results along with your
completed and signed record sheet in a notebook or folder,
plus one of the exhibit choices listed below. No State Fair
Entries.
BEGINNING - Grades 3, 4, 5
Recycle an article by making it into something else you can
use. This can be clothing items, furniture items, bottles or
cans, or other items.
INTERMEDIATE - Grades 6, 7, 8
Prepare a poster (22"x 28" following poster requirements) or
display (no larger than 2' x 3') showing something you
learned from your completed activities or experiments
(include your results). You may show the actual experiment.
ADVANCED - Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
a. Expand on one of the activities or experiments in your
manual.
Prepare a poster (22"x28" following poster
requirements) or display (no larger than 2' x 3') showing
something you have learned. Be sure to include your
results, notebook, and an explanation of how you changed
or expanded the experiment.
b. Plan and begin (or continue) a recycling program in
your home or neighborhood. Prepare a poster (22"x 28"
following poster requirements) or display (no larger than
2' x 3') showing your plan, and one or more of the
benefits of your recycling efforts (money saved or
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recouped, resources saved in terms of pounds of material,
number of trees, manufacturing dollars, etc.)
c. Design your own activity or experiment and exhibit about
it. Size limitations are the same as for the other exhibits.
Difficulty level should be about the same as the other
options in this level. Check with Extension Office and/or
local club leader for approval of plans. Be sure to include
a notebook outlining your plans and including your
results.
ROBOTICS
This project will explore science and technology in a fun and
innovative way, while teaching life skills such as critical
thinking, teamwork, building confidence and hands-on
learning. Members will have the opportunity to present
during the county 4-H fair an informal demonstration of their
learned skills/lessons.
Members may also have the
opportunity to participate in teams at the Indiana State Fair
Robotics Challenge.
LEVELS OFFERED:
•
Beginner (grades 3, 4, 5)
•
Intermediate (grades 6, 7, 8)
•
Advanced (grades 9-12) *this level will be
determined based on the level of member interest
The Beginner and Intermediate levels will use a Lego EV3
kit, sensors, software and a laptop. Participants will use a
series of lessons to progress through the concepts needed to
assess, build and program a robot to complete a specified
task.
SCRAPBOOKING
There will be one State Fair Entry
*Note: Attach to project ‘4-H Craft Information Card’ for
description of work completed on the project.
*Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced will exhibit 10 pages
for judging.
BEGINNER – GRADES 3-5
1. Photos, documentation (journaling) required.
2. Memorabilia and decorations are optional.
3. Cropping: silhouette or stencil shapes may be used;
corner rounding optional. Straight edge cuts or decorative
scissors may be used.
4. Journaling: who, when what – names, dates, what’s
happening. This should be done in your own handwriting,
keeping it simple. Larger “titling” may be done with
sticker letters if you prefer. (Your handwriting is part of
your heritage – use it often.) Keep in mind that the main
focus is preservation, not how many stickers or fancy
papers you use on your page.
INTERMEDIATE – GRADES 6-8
Use all of beginner requirements plus:
1. At least one silhouette on two (2) pages. (Handcutting
around image using scissors.)
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2. Journaling – all of above plus quick captions or sayings to
make photo or story more interesting. Bullet journaling
may also be used; eg., *surprise*, *cool shades*, *thumbs
up*, *awesome*.
3. Must have at least two (2) pages containing borders. A
border goes from either top to bottom, or from one side of
a page to the other side.
4. Stencil shapes or hand-cut shapes for variety, at least two
(2) total. (Ovals, circles, etc. using cutting tools or
stencils.)
ADVANCED – GRADES 9-12
Advanced – all of beginning and intermediate requirements
plus:
1. Memorabilia on at least two (2) pages
2. At least two (2) pages with storytelling (writing complete
thoughts or feelings of the event). Or a complete story
about photo or photos. A story being one having a
beginning, middle and end and at least three (3) or more
sentences.
SEWING
1. Clothing is to be brought on hangers.
2. Advanced Sewing (grades 8-12) members are not allowed
to repeat same category two years in a row.
3. Advanced Sewing (grades 8-12): You may enter in one
Or two of the advanced categories (i.e., formals,
separates, etc.). You may model in one or two
categories, and/or enter construction in one or two
categories. However, you may only win champion
awards with one category in fashion revue, and only
win champion with one category in construction. (In
the event of only one individual in a category, they may
win champion in more than one category.)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE
LEVEL A, GRADE 3
Complete and turn in record sheet. Include at least 2 skills
listed on the Sewing Skills Card in your exhibit.
- Wearable: Elastic waist shorts, pants OR skirt with fold
over casing; no pockets. Attach Sewing Skills Card to the
exhibit.
- Non-wearable: Simple pillow sham with lapped back
opening and purchased pillow form (following instructions
provided in manual) OR Simple totebag with handles or
drawstring. Attach Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
LEVEL A, GRADE 4
Complete and turn in record sheet. Seam finishes are
recommended on all exposed seams. Include at least 2 skills
listed on the Sewing Skills Card in your exhibit.
- Wearable: Shorts, pants OR skirt with partial or full
sewn-on waistband or waistline facing, or partial
elastic waistband (not a full elastic waistband) OR
Simple shirt or top OR BBQ Apron. Attach Sewing Skills
Card to the exhibit.
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- Non-wearable: Shaped pillow with curved seams, stuffed
and sewn closed OR hanging pocket organizer OR bound
edge placemats (set of 4.) Attach Sewing Skills Card to
the exhibit.
LEVEL B GRADE 5
recommended on all exposed seams (except knits).
Interfacing, understitching and trimming should be used
when appropriate. Choose at least 3 skills for each sewn
exhibit (listed on skills card).
- Wearable: Simple shirt with sleeves OR sundress OR
jumper OR simple 2 piece pajamas. Attach Sewing Skills
Card to the exhibit.
- Non-wearable: Pillow lap quilt (quillow) OR structured
duffel bag, tote bag or backpack, OR sewn hat. Attach
Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
LEVEL B GRADE 6
- Wearable: Two (2) garments that can be worn together.
Attach Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
- Non-wearable: Pillow sham with button or zipper closing,
appliquéd design, piping or ruffle. Make your own pillow
form OR totebag with zipper or duffel bag with zipper,
pockets and lining OR doll or pet clothes OR construction
techniques sample notebook (following instructions
provided in manual). Attach Sewing Skills Card to the
exhibit.
LEVEL C GRADE 7
- Wearable: School or sports outfit. Can be one (1) or more
pieces. Attach Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
- Non-wearable: Dressed, jointed (with sockets) stuffed
animal OR sewn item for holiday or special occasion OR
construction techniques sample notebook (following
instructions provided in manual). Attach Sewing Skills
Card 4-H 927c-W to the exhibit.
LEVEL C GRADES 8 & 9
recommended on all exposed seams (except knits and nonraveling specialty fabrics). Interfacing, understitching and
trimming should be used when appropriate. In addition,
choose at least 6 skills for each sewn exhibit (listed on skills
card).
- Wearable: Same as fashion revue categories. Attach
- Non-wearable: Sewn items for your home OR
construction techniques sample notebook OR sewing
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machine survey. (Follow instructions printed in the
manual). Attach Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
LEVEL D GRADES 10-12
recommended on all exposed seams (except knits and nonraveling specialty fabrics). Interfacing, understitching and
trimming should be used when appropriate. In addition,
choose at least 6 skills for each sewn exhibit (listed on skills
card).
- Wearable: Same as fashion revue categories. Attach
- Non-wearable: Sewn items for your home OR
construction techniques sample notebook OR sewing
machine survey. (Follow instructions printed in the
manual). Attach Sewing Skills Card to the exhibit.
ADVANCED (Grades 8-12) SEWING WEARABLE
EXHIBITS & FASHION REVUE CLASSIFICATIONS:
Definition of an Outfit: An outfit is a garment or garments
that when put together make a complete look – such as one or
two piece dress, or one or two piece pant suit, or a three piece
combination, such as pants, vest, and blouse or shirt.
Informal or Casual Wear: A complete outfit of one or two
pieces suitable for school, weekend, or casual, informal
activities.
Dress Up Wear: This is suitable for special, church, or social
occasions that are not considered to be formal. It may be an
outfit of one or more pieces with or without its own costume
coat or jacket (lined or unlined). This is not an outfit which
would be worn to school, weekend, or casual, informal
activities.
Suit or Coat: The suit consists of two pieces including a skirt
or pants and its own lined jacket. It is not a dress with jacket
as in "dress up wear." The coat is a separate lined coat. It
will be judged separately as a coat with its own accessories.
Separates: Consists of three garments which must be worn
as a coordinated complete outfit. Each piece should be
versatile enough to be worn with other garments.
Formal Wear: This outfit may be one or more pieces
suitable for any formal occasion, such as proms, weddings,
and formal evening functions.
Free Choice: A complete outfit comprised of garments that
do not fit the other classifications. Examples include: tennis
wear, swimwear, athletic or sportswear, lounge wear, riding
habits, historic, dance, theatrical, or international costumes,
capes and unlined coats.
CONSTRUCTION & FASHION REVUE JUDGING
See Fair & Judging Schedule
NOTE: Sewing Construction AND Fashion Revue Judging
will be held Tuesday, July 12 in Husted Hall. Both judgings
will be held on same day.
**Times listed are approximate and depend largely upon the
pace of the judges.
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**Sewing Construction Judging - Garments must be brought
to construction judging to receive a grade. Members should
bring patterns and be prepared to try on garments at the
request of the judge.
*Sewing projects brought to the 4-H Fair prior to the
deadline without a grade will receive a green completion
ribbon.
The Fashion Revue Rehearsals will be held on Judging Day.
The Fashion Revue will be held Saturday evening, July 16 at
7:00 PM. You may dress in the conference room after 6:00
PM. Please do not dress in the restroom! All Clothing
members must participate in Fashion Revue Judging and
attend the public revue to be eligible for awards. The
Clothing Honor Group shall consist of both Fashion Revue
and clothing construction Blue Awards.
4-H FASHION REVUE
The 4-H Fashion Revue is an educational activity of the 4-H
program that places emphasis on selecting, constructing,
accessorizing and modeling a garment or garments that
complement the participant and fit well with the total
wardrobe.
OBJECTIVES
To encourage 4-H youth to develop:
*Self-confidence and poise.
*Understanding all "self" in order that the individual may
select and make clothing that is becoming to the
individual and expressive of the personality.
*Ability to select suitable and becoming accessories.
*Good posture and good grooming habits.
*The ability to choose from current fashion that which is
suitable to the lifestyle and figure characteristics of the
individual.
*Skills necessary to plan, select and construct clothing, using
available resources.
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STATE FAIR FASHION REVUE REQUIREMENTS
ENTRIES AND ELIGIBILITY
Grades 8-12 of the current academic year or up to age 19.
The overall category winners of the State 4-H Fashion
Revue must meet the guidelines for the National 4-H
Congress event and the State Fair Achievement Trip in
order to participate in those events. National 4-H
Congress guidelines require that a participant must be age
15-19 on January 1 of current year.
State Fair
Achievement trip guidelines require that a participant must
be age 14-19 by January 1, current year.
Garments modeled must have been made by participants
since the last county 4-H exhibit.
An outfit is a garment or garments that when put together
make a complete look – such as 1 or 2-piece dress, or 1 or
2-piece pant suit, or a 3-piece combination, such as pants,
vest, and blouse or shirt.
Handcrafted garments made in the 4-H Crafts projects
may be modeled in 4-H Fashion Revue whenever the
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finished garment(s) meets the requirements of a Fashion
Revue classification.
5. An entrant may enter only one State 4-H Fashion Revue
Classification.
6. Outfits to be worn in the State 4-H Fashion Revue cannot
be exhibited in any other 4-H exhibit section.
7. Each county can send six (6) participants to the state 4-H
fashion review (max. two (2) per category. On the county
level, if there are no entries in a category, counties may
send a second participant to the state fair fashion revue
from another category.
JUNIOR FASHION REVUE
1. On County level only. For grades 3 thru 7.
2. In Sewing Grades 3 & 4, waistbands on skirts and pants
must be visible in Fashion Revue Judging.
Alternate 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Guidelines
***Special consideration for participants unable to attend the
scheduled fashion revue judging, may submit a letter of
explanation stating reason for absence to 4-H Club, Inc. at
the June meeting asking approval for a videotape
presentation. Taping will be filmed and supervised by
Extension staff and 4-H leaders in the same environment as
would be on judging day at the Randolph County 4-H
Fairgrounds, Husted Hall.
Video taped presentation will be considered for Champion
or Reserve Champion only if one or no participants are
judged in the same category (i.e. – formals, etc.) on
scheduled county Fashion Revue Judging date.
Participant would be required to model at the County Fair
Fashion Revue.
4-H member represented on the videotape, may not receive
a higher placing than someone who has modeled in person.
SHEEP AND LAMB
* ALL sheep will be required to attend the county weighin and tagging. Tagging will be under the supervision
of the county sheep and goat committee. All Sheep
must be enrolled online through the State Animal ID
system by May 15. Failure to enroll your animals
online by this date will make you ineligible to show at
both the County and State Fairs. To be eligible for
State Fair: Market Lambs must be retinal scanned in
addition to a 5 digit county ear tag; Commercial Ewes
must be retinal scanned in addition to a 5 digit county
ear tag or farm flock tag; Registered Ewes must be
retinal scanned and have tag from registration paper.
2. At time of sheep enrollment, breeders tags or tattoos are
required. Registration numbers are not required until
show.
3. Records should start on May 15 for members in the lamb
project.
4. 4-H exhibitors are limited to two singles and per class.
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5. Ram lambs will not be allowed to show at the county club
show.
6. Purebred sheep will be evaluated and should meet breed
characteristics.
7. Two breeds of sheep may be shown by a 4-H'er in
breeding classes. Commercial is considered a breed.
8. All commercial ewes must be shorn. All other breeding
sheep may be exhibited either shorn or with full fleece.
9. Market lamb classes need not be registered or purebred.
10. Market lambs are to be shorn within three weeks prior to
show day. These lambs are not to be blocked for exhibit,
but are to be shown with 1/4" or less of natural fleece.
This does not include wool below the hocks.
11. The Feeder Lamb Class is for lambs under 75 pounds.
The winner of this class will not be eligible for grand
champion, and lambs in this class cannot be sold in the
Auction.
12. Show order will be at the discretion of the club show
sheep chairman.
13. All sheep must attend the May weigh-in and be identified
by an eartag to be exhibited at county show. They must
have an eartag and retinal scan to be exhibited at the State
Fair.
14. The top four (4) overall market lambs and the top four (4)
breeding ewes will be chosen from breeding champions
and breed reserve champions only.
15. There will be a Rate-of-Gain class for Market Lambs.
Rules:
1) Sheep will be weighed at sheep day weigh-in for
beginning weight.
2) Sheep will be weighed at 4-H Fair during sheep
weigh-in for ending weight.
3) Rate of Gain will be placed by Average Daily Gain
(Total weight gained divided by number of days).
4) Any ties will be broken by a percent increase over
beginning weight.
5) Trophies will be presented to Grand Champion and
Reserve Grand Champion.
6) Top 5 places will be recognized and given ribbons.
EWE LAMBS
1. Lambs shown in a breeding class are not eligible to show
in a market class or 4-H auction.
2. Lambs must be dropped after September 1 of previous
year and show their lamb teeth. Lamb classes may be
divided by age at the discretion of the Club Show Sheep
Chairmen.
YEARLING EWES
1. Animals must be one year old but cannot be two years old
at show time.
MARKET LAMBS
1. Market lambs shall consist of either ewe or wether spring
lambs, grade or purebred.
2. Lambs shown in a breeding class are not eligible to show
as a market animal.
COMMERCIAL EWES
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1. All breeding sheep may be exhibited either shorn or with
full fleece. ALL COMMERCIAL EWES MUST BE
SLICK SHORN.
2. Commercial ewes must be identified by ear tag.
3. All Commercial ewe lambs and yearling ewes will be
weighed to be placed in class designation.
MARKET LAMBS
Market lambs will show by breed and weight. Lambs will be
weighed at the fair. Classes will be by breed and within that
breed class be broken down by weight. The breed champions
will then show for the Grand Champion Market Lamb.
CLASSES:
Breeding Ewe Classes:
Suffolk
All Other Breeds (AOB)
Hampshire
Whiteface Crossbred
Dorset
Blackface Crossbred
Natural Color
Market Lamb Classes:
Suffolk
All Other Breeds (AOB)
Hampshire
Whiteface Crossbred
Dorset
Blackface Crossbred
Natural Color
Other Classes:
Born & Raised in Randolph County
Rate of Gain Class
Showmanship
SHOOTING SPORTS
Archery, Muzzleloading, Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol,
Outdoor Pursuits
Note: No firearms, bows, arrows, or ammunition, or
parts of these items are allowed on the Indiana State
Fairgrounds.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Each participant in the Shooting Sports Program is expected
to complete each of the following within each program year
of their involvement.
1. Each participant in the Shooting Sports Program is
expected to complete a shooting sports record sheet each
year. The record sheet should show personal objectives
or goals and progress made toward them for each year.
The criteria for evaluation are based upon setting goals
and progressing toward them, not absolute levels of skill
or achievement.
2. Maintain a log, diary, or field notebook for each discipline
the 4-H member has enrolled in. A minimum of one entry
is required.
3. 4-H members enrolled in more than one discipline (for the
intermediate and advanced divisions only) should select
one discipline area in which to make and exhibit a
functional object, tool or device.
4. It is recommended that 4-H'ers who are grades 3-6
participate in Archery, Rifle or Hunting and Wildlife
(Outdoor Pursuits) as a beginner. 4-H'ers should be at
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least 13 years of age to participate in the Shotgun,
Muzzleloading & Pistol disciplines. (Advance members in
Shotgun, Muzzleloading should have 1 year prior
experience with clay targets.)
5. Contribute to the overall welfare of the community and the
club(s) to which the member belongs.
shooting sports education this year. Exhibits must be display
horizontally, size 22” x 28”, mounted on a firm backing
other transparent material. A provided label will be placed in
the lower right hand corner of your poster. Be sure to include
your name on the back of your poster. Title your exhibit with
one of the following: archery, outdoor skills, muzzleloading,
pistol, rifle, shotgun, or shooting sports. You can use a subtitle if you wish.
Important Notes:
• Firearms or bows are not allowed to be exhibited
• Live ammunition is not allowed to be exhibited (no
power or primer)
• Modern broadhead arrows are not allowed to be
exhibited.
• Arrows and arrowheads must be displayed in a case
• Displays involving firearms or bows may be exhibited
as a photographic display on a poster or in a notebook
following grade level guidelines.
• Handmade items must include information explaining
how the project was made and its intended use. Photos
are encouraged.
EXHIBIT OPTIONS:
GRADE 3, 4, 5
• A 22 x 28 inch poster showing what was learned in the 4H Shooting Sports project.
GRADE 6, 7, 8 – Choose one of the following options.
Exhibits MUST meet the size restrictions or be presented in a
notebook.
1) A 22 x 28 inch poster
2) Small project or model no larger than 18 x 18 x 36 inches.
3) Notebook, showing how a shooting sports item was made,
or project completed.
GRADES 9, 10, 11, 12 – Choose one of the following
options.
1) Poster
2) Project or model (any size) and explanation of costs and
procedure.
3) Notebook, showing how a shooting sports item was made
or project completed.
* Advanced topic – Learn all you can about an advanced
shooting sports topic and present it on a poster. Include a
short manuscript, pictures, graphs, and list of the works
cited to describe what you did and what you learned. Title
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you poster “Advanced Shooting Sports – Independent
Study.”
*Mentoring – exhibit a poster that shows how you mentored
a younger 4-H member. Include your planning, the time
you spent, the challenges and advantages of mentoring,
and how the experience might be useful in your life.
Photographs and other documentation are encouraged.
Title your poster “Advanced Shooting Sports – Mentor.”
SPORT FISHING
Learn about the evolution and history of fishing, how to fish,
aquatic communities, safety, tackle, fish biology and
behavior, conservation, management, and ethics.
Exhibit Guidelines: Create an exhibit that shows the public
what you learned in the project this year. Choose one of the
create a poster based on what you learned from the activity.
Use that topic for your exhibit title, so the judges know
which activity you completed. You can also use a creative
sub-title if you wish.
LEVEL 1 – GRADES 3-5
A 22” x 28” poster based on one of the following activities:
• Let’s Go Fishing! – Complete the Angling Self
Assessment and practice landing a fish as described in
Playing a Fish. Display your self assessment to show what
you currently know about fishing and indicate what you
hope to learn in this project. Draw or take photos of you
“Playing a Fish.”
• Pop Can Casting – Display a photo of you casting your
pop can rig and your casting record. Optional – display a
photo of you casting a regular fishing rig and your casting
record with that rig.
• Hook, Line, and Sinker – Display at least two of the rigs
listed in Fishing Deeper, #1. You can use a drawing or a
picture to show these rigs. Answer the questions (Casting
Out, Working the Lure, Setting the Hook, and Landing the
Fish) on your exhibit.
• Fishy Baits – Complete and display cards similar to those
shown (natural baits, prepared bait, and artificial flies and
lures). Answer the Casting Out questions on your exhibit.
• Which Fish is it? – Copy the pages in your manual and use
the fish and the crossword puzzle. Identify the fish and
make a display that shows the correct answers in the
puzzle. (Optional – enlarge the crossword puzzle).
• A Different Spin – Display a picture of you while casting
and a completed Casting Record and Spinning Reel Parts
diagram. Also, answer the Working the Lure and Setting
the Hook questions. (You may copy the ones in your
manual or make your own.)
• A Fine Kettle of Fish – Show a drawing or photograph of
you cooking fish. Include your recipe and, if possible,
pictures of you cleaning and/or cooking your fish.
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• Clean up the Litterbug – Complete and display the chart
shown on page 16. Draw or take a photo of the fishing
place that you cleaned up (before and after).
• The Woolly Bugger – Take pictures or make drawings to
show how a wooly bugger is made. Answer the Casting
Out and Working the Lure questions.
• A Fish by Design – Draw, take pictures or find pictures on
the Internet or in magazines to show (and identify)
different mouth/feeding fish, body shapes, and fish with
different coloration. Briefly explain (3-5 sentences or
bullet points) why fish have different mouths, body
shapes, and coloration.
• A Reel Mess - Draw, take photos, or copy the reels shown
in Cleaning a Reel. Label the reels, the parts of each reel,
and where you might use it. Show how you cleaned a reel
using pictures or drawings.
• Designing a Skillathon Station – Make two skillathon
stations (you may use the suggestions on page 9 or another
fishing topic of your choice). List the topic, realistic
situation, task, and materials needed. Take photographs of
younger 4-H members using your stations.
• Beads, Dog Hair, and Feathers – Collect materials and tie
a fly. You can display your fly or a picture of the fly. Also,
list and draw or take pictures of the 7 materials in the
matching game and indicate their potential use.
• Collecting Aquatic Insects – Complete and display the
chart on page 18 (you may copy the chart in the book or
make your own). Draw or take pictures of your kick net
and your sampling procedures. Answer the questions in
Casting Out and Working the Lure.
• Cast Into the Future – Complete the Career Investigation
Record after talking with someone currently working in an
area related to fish or fishing. Include a picture of the
person you interviewed and answer the questions in
Casting Out, Working the Lure, Setting the Hook, and
Landing the Fish.
• Keep a Field Journal – Reproduce or copy 3-5 Field
Journal entries on your display. Include photographs that
show where you had the fishing experience, if possible.
• Playing Know Your Fish – Make a “flap” quiz to teach
fish facts. Show a picture or ask a question about a fish.
Give the answer(s) under the flap. Choose 5-10 fish using
at least 5 fish from your manual. Be sure to list multiple
species if the information you provide applies to more
than one of the species you choose.
• Advanced Topic: Learn all you can about a sport fishing
topic of your choice and present it on a poster. Include a
short manuscript, pictures, graphs, and list the reference
you used to describe what you did and what you learned.
Title your poster “Advanced Sport Fishing – Independent
Study.”
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• Mentoring: Exhibit a poster that shows how you mentored
a younger 4-H member. Include your planning, the time
you spent, the challenges and advantages of mentoring,
and how the experience might be useful in your life.
Photographs and other documentation are encouraged.
Title your poster “Advanced Sport Fishing – Mentor.”
SMALL ENGINES
Posters and Display Boards are eligible for State Fair
Enrollment Requirements:
1. Members must have access to and permission from the
owner to work on either a 4 cycle gasoline engine or other
small engine which is not functioning properly.
2. All engines must have the correct model and type
numbers. Briggs and Stratton engines are preferred
however, other types are acceptable with leader approval.
3. Engine type should be checked with leader for part
availability.
4. Restoring antique engines could be cost prohibitive to the
4-H'er.
5. Members should attend county workshops for Small
Engines, when available.
Completion Requirements:
Division I, Division II & Advanced: Obtain and restore a
non-running small engine back to working condition. This is
to be made into a fair exhibit and is to be accompanied by a
summary of what repairs were made to the engine, including
a list of parts and expenses summary or costs.
OR
EXHIBITS FOR UNIT 1, CRANK IT UP!
Education Display: Any educational display related to what
you have learned in this project. Some possibilities of
exhibits might include:
• Picture poster showing what you have learned about small
engines.
• Display of basic tools needed to maintain a small engine.
• An educational display related to what you have learned
about two-cycle engines.
• An educational display related to what you have learned
about four-stroke engines.
• An educational display showing proper maintenance and
care of a lawn mower.
• An educational display of proper safety labels and
procedures for small engines.
• Small engines parts display board with a brief explanation
of the purpose of the parts and how they work.
• Display related to some system that you learned about in
small engines (filters, cooling, ignition, etc.)
Project Interact on any aspect of small engines covered in
this manual.
EXHIBITS FOR UNIT 2, WARM IT UP!
Educational display: Any educational display related to what
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• An educational display comparing the different types of
engines.
• An educational poster illustrating and explaining the
internal parts of an engine.
• An educational display showing how transmissions work.
• An educational display showing how to conduct a
compression check.
• An educational display showing how to adjust a
carburetor.
• A display using a real small engine with a brief
explanation showing steps in preparing a small engine for
storage.
• Carburetor parts display board with a brief explanation of
the purpose of the parts and how they work together.
• An income and expense record of your lawn mowing
business, including costs, hours worked, pay for individual
jobs, etc.
this manual
EXHIBITS FOR UNIT 3, TUNE IT UP!
Educational display: Any educational display related to what
• An educational display showing how to use diagnostic
tools on small engines.
• An educational display showing how to tear down and
reassemble a small engine.
• An educational display related to the electrical system of a
small engine.
• An educational display about emissions systems on small
engines and future trends.
• An educational display showing how to remove and
sharpen a mower blade.
• An educational display about careers in small engines.
• An educational display about your work in finding
resources about small engines on the Internet.
• An educational display about trouble-shooting common
problems with small engines.
• An educational display about small engines designs.
• Any educational display related to what you have learned
in this project.
this manual.
Display Board Requirements:
• No more than 36” wide x 24” deep and free standing
• 3-dimensional display
• All items to be securely fastened
• 4-H member’s exhibit card to be secured in lower right
hand corner
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
the soil and water science project this year. Poster exhibits
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must meet the requirements listed in “How to Prepare a
Poster Project”.
Choose one of the options listed below, appropriate for your
grade in school. Use an appropriate title.
LEVEL 1
• A poster related to an activity from the Level 1 manual
• A poster and/or notebook of a soil and water related
science experiment appropriate for grades 3-5
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
• Independent Study – Learn all you can about a soil
and/or water topic, program, facility, project, etc. and
present it on a poster or in a notebook. Include a short
poster or notebook “Advanced Soil and Water ScienceIndependent Study”.
• Mentoring – Exhibit a poster or notebook that shows
how you mentored a younger 4-H member. Include
your planning, the time you spent, the challenges and
be useful in your life.
Photographs and other
documentation are encouraged. Title your poster
“Advanced Soil and Water Science-Mentor”.
SWINE
*New for 2016 – An 840-RFIF tag is required for all swine
by May 15 and must be entered online to be eligible for
county and state fair.
All Swine must be enrolled online through the State
Animal ID system by May 15. Failure to enroll online by
this deadline will make you ineligible for both the County
and State Fairs. To be eligible for State Fair: online
enrollment must be completed by May 15 in which
members must indicate ear notches, 840-RFID tag, as
well as provide a hair sample.
GENERAL RULES
1. A 4-H'er may show a maximum of 4 pigs in single classes.
Commercial Gilts and Barrows - one per class unless two
should fall in the same weight class, then two may be
shown in one class.
2. All barrows and gilts must be in the hands of and owned
by the member by May 15, and records started on or
before May 15.
3. All swine exhibited shall be farrowed on or after January
1, of the current year.
4. Swine can have eartags or flytags.
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5. Bedding - Exhibitors must use wood chips or wood
shavings. Straw is not allowed.
6. Exhibitors must clean their pen and obtain a release form
from the Pork Producer President or designee before
picking up sale check. No swine pens can be cleaned until
after the conclusion of the swine portion of the livestock
auction. The only exception to this rule is when swine sell
last in the livestock auction.
7. Hogs weighing less than 200 lbs. will not sell through
auction. Hogs weighing 180-199 lbs may sell to appraiser
only.
8. All hogs going through the sale or to the appraiser must
have a minimum of ½ inch of hair on the top and sides of
the body on sale day. Hogs will be checked at weigh in
and are subject to recheck before load out. No hogs shall
be clipped during the 4-H Fair. Any hogs violating any
portion of this rule shall not go through the sale or to
the appraiser, and will forfeit sale entry fee.
9. Grand Champion Animals will be chosen during the
Champion 4-H Swine Drive held at the conclusion of the
4-H Swine show.
10. The top five (5) barrows, and the top five (5) gilts will be
chosen from breed champions and breed reserve
champions only.
GILTS
swine chairmen.
2. Crossbred gilts will be weighed and divided into classes
without more than 15 per class. Registered gilts will be
divided into January, February and March age classes.
3. Registration papers for Purebred gilts must be presented to
Show chairmen or appointed person before entry into
purebred classes as per State Fair rules.
BARROWS
1. Barrows will be weighed and divided into classes
according to breed without more than 15 per class.
2. Crossbreed classes will be divided into light, medium and
heavy weight divisions and a champion selected from each
division. Light, medium and heavy weight division
champions will show for crossbreed champion.
swine chairmen.
4. Barrows will show for breed champion.
5. Barrows will be weighed only once for class and sale.
6. Barrow certificates are required for all barrows except
Tamworth as per state fair rules. These breed barrows
without certificates must enter the crossbred classes.
4-H SWINE CLASSES
GILTS
1. January Gilts
2. February Gilts
3. March Gilts
4. Breed Champion
BARROWS
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1. Shown by weight classes within breeds
2. Breed Champion
SHOWMANSHIP
1. Grade 3 (grade 3)
2. Junior (grades 4-7)
3. Senior (grades 8-12)
CHAMPION DRIVE
The Hoosier Hampshire Swine Breeders Association will
offer the following 4-H Swine Awards:
1. $25.00 to the exhibitor of the Grand Champion 4-H
Barrow overall breeds, provided it is out of a recorded
Hampshire litter.
2. $15.00 will be awarded to the exhibitor of a registered
Hampshire Gilt that wins Grand Champion Gilt over all
breeds.
The Indiana Duroc Breeders Association will award in 2016
$250 for an Indiana County Grand Champion 4-H Barrow
overall breeds if it is a registered, purebred Duroc. A picture
and copy of the pedigree from the county winners must be
sent to the treasurer of the Indiana Duroc Association. See
Extension Office for name and address and the treasurer.
SWINE HERDSMAN RULES
Exhibitor's cards should be completed.
Exhibitor's cards should be hung on the place provided.
Pens will be inspected twice daily.
Aisles should be clean and neatly arranged.
Manure and wet bedding should be removed from the
pens.
6. No self-feeders may be used in the swine pens.
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TRACTOR PROGRAM
The member should attend the meetings (when available) and
turn in a completed record book by the last meeting of the
year. Members may make up missed quizzes with their
leader's permission. In order to complete the project, ALL
Petroleum Power members must either drive in the County
Operators contest OR make a poster or other exhibit option to
be exhibited in Husted Hall during the 4-H Fair. Follow the
guidelines in your Fair Book for completing a poster exhibit
for your division as outlined below.
LEVEL A
Choose one of the following to exhibit at fair:
• Posters
• Notebook report
• Display board: display boards differ from a poster in
that real objects are normally used rather than drawings
or pictures. Three-dimensional items are attached to
the board.
• Project Interact
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Note: The subject matter content for the exhibit must
correspond to the subject matter content found in the Level A
manual.
LEVEL B
Choose one of the following to exhibit at the fair:
• Posters
• Notebook report
the board.
correspond to the subject matter content found in the Level A
or B manuals.
LEVEL C
• Posters
• Notebook report
or pictures. Three-dimensional items are attached to the
board.
correspond to the subject matter content found in the Level
A, B, or C manuals
LEVEL D
• Posters
• Notebook report
the board.
correspond to the subject matter content found in the Level
A, B, C, or D manuals.
TRACTOR OPERATORS CONTEST
General Rules:
• There are two divisions, Junior and Senior, in the contest.
• Junior Division contestants must be in either grades 3, 4,
5, 6, or 7 on January 1 of the contest year.
• Senior Division contestants must be in grades 8, 9, 10, 11,
or 12 on January 1 of the contest year.
• Contestants are judged on safety at all times while at the
contest site; before, during, and after their contest
operation. At the discretion of the judges, unsafe operation
may disqualify a contestant.
• The penalty scoring system is to be used. Unanswered or
incorrectly answered questions and violation of rules
draws penalty points for the contestant. In each division,
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the contestant who completes the event with the lowest
total score or number of penalty points is the contest
winner.
• While at the contest, all participants are scored on safety,
written quiz, parts identification, tractor operation on the
course, and time.
• The driving event is timed and scored on the basis of one
penalty point for each second of operation. However,
penalty points for safety violations, hit stakes, etc. are
severe enough that the importance of speed is minimized.
• In both divisions, failure to complete the course in eight
minutes results in the driver being assessed a penalty of
400 points. Note: Officials, prior to the contest, may
waive the eight-minute time limit.
• In case of a tie score for an award, the tie is broken using
the contestants’ scores in the specific scoring categories:
safety, written exam, parts identification, obstacle course
score (tractor operation on course), and time on course.
The order for breaking a tie is:
1) Safety
2) Written exam
3) Parts identification
4) Obstacle course score
5) Time
If comparing the contestants’ scores in each of the above
categories fails to break the tie, the contestants re-drive
(safety, obstacle course score, and time is counted).
• Any rule or interpretation not covered here will be decided
by the superintendent and assistants of the contest. Their
decisions are final.
Junior Division Contestants will pull a two-wheel trailer
through the course outlined in “Conducting 4-H Petroleum
Power Operators’ Contest”.
Senior Division Contestants will pull a four-wheel wagon
with knuckle-type radius rods (auto-type) steering.
VETERINARY SCIENCE
4-H veterinary science exhibits should be educational in
nature covering one (1) or more of the topics presented in the
members’ manual and/or found in the 4-H Veterinary
Science Leaders Guide. An educational exhibit is one that
should be able to teach other people about your topic. Chose
a topic you think is interesting and apply your imagination.
LEVEL 1 (GRADES 3-5)
Read and complete 3 activities.
Exhibit:
• 22” x 28” poster related to chapter 1, 2, or 3 OR
Read and complete 3 activities
Exhibit:
• 22” x 28” poster, display or quiz board related to
chapter 1, 2, or 3. Display or Quiz board should be no
larger than 36”x36”x36”.
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Read and complete 3 activities
• Develop and assemble a teaching aid. Display Teaching
Aid and two-page typed report OR
• Develop a project in conjunction with a veterinarian.
Display the project with a report of the results,
recommendations, findings, and conclusions. OR
• Write a one page outline of a workshop or
demonstration you presented.
WEATHER & CLIMATE
the weather and climate project this year. Poster exhibits
must meet the requirements listed in “How to Prepare a
Poster Project”.
Choose one of the options listed below, appropriate for your
grade in school. Use an appropriate title.
LEVEL 1
• A poster and/or notebook of a weather or climate
related science experiment appropriate for grades 3-5
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
• Independent Study – Learn all you can about a weather
and/or climate topic, program, facility, project, etc. and
present it on a poster or in a notebook. Include a short
poster or notebook “Advanced Weather and Climate
Science-Independent Study”.
• Mentoring – Exhibit a poster or notebook that shows
how you mentored a younger 4-H member. Include
your planning, the time you spent, the challenges and
be useful in your life.
Photographs and other
documentation are encouraged. Title your poster
“Advanced Weather and Climate Science-Mentor”.
WEEDS
DIVISION 1 (May do 1 to 2 years)
1. Collect and identify 15 different weeds from the common
and/or invasive plants of Indiana. Your collection of
weeds must be taken from the list of common weeds in
publication 4-H 247-W. Be aware that some weeds may
be more prevalent at different times of the year. Each
specimen should show flower and/or fruit, leaf, stem, and
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root characteristics, all of which are necessary for
complete and accurate identification.
2. Press Weeds
3. Mount each individual weed on 8 ½” x 11” poster board
by either taping or gluing the plant to the poster board.
4. Cover the poster board containing the plant specimen with
cellophane or clear sheet plastic or put it in a plastic sheet
protector. Place the pages in a three-ring binder (punch
holes of adequate size to allow easy turning of the pages in
the binder
5. Label (label size, 1 ½” x 2”) each weed as to:
a. Name of weed (common and scientific namesremember to italicize or underline scientific names)
b. Where found (lawn, garden, pasture, etc.)
c. How it reproduces (seed and/or underground root
parts)
6. Answer questions on record sheet 4-H 247A-W, and put a
copy of the record sheet in your notebook.
7. In year two, exhibit a different set of weeds, not repeating
the ones from year one.
DIVISION 2 (May do 1 to 2 years)
1. Collect and identify five noxious and five poisonous
weeds of Indiana. Your collection of weeds must be taken
from the list of noxious and poisonous weeds in
publication 4-H 247-W. Be aware that some weeds may
be more prevalent at different times of the year. Each
specimen should show flower and/or fruit, leaf, stem and
root characteristics, all of which are necessary for
complete and accurate identification.
2. Press weeds (see page 4, 4-H 247-W).
3. Mount each individual weed on 8 ½”x 11” poster board by
either taping or gluing the plant to the poster board.
4. Cover the poster board containing the plant specimen with
cellophane or clear sheet plastic or put it in a plastic sheet
protector. Place the pages in a three-ring binder (punch
holes of adequate size to allow easy turning of the pages in
the binder).
parts)
6. Answer questions on record sheet 4H 247B-W, and put a
copy of the record sheet in your notebook.
7. In year two, exhibit a different set of weeds, not repeating
the ones from year one.
DIVISION 3 (May do multiple years)
1. Collect and identify 15 different weed seeds from mature
plants from the list of common, noxious, or poisonous
weeds in 4-H-217-W. Five of these weed seeds must be
taken from the list of noxious weeds in 4-H 247-W. Be
aware that some weeds may be more prevalent at different
times of the year.
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2. Clean the seeds and separate from the fruit (see page 3 of
4-H 247-W).
3. Place 1 tablespoon of dried weed seeds in a plastic
zippered bag.
4. Mount the plastic bags on a poster board (22” x 28”).
Mounting must be made to exhibit the poster in a
horizontal position. Place your name, county, and club
name in the lower right corner of the poster.
parts)
6. Answer questions on record sheet, and attach a copy of the
record sheet to the back of your poster.
7. In each consecutive year, exhibit different seeds, not
repeating the ones from the year before.
WILDLIFE
the wildlife project this year. Exhibits must be displayed
horizontally, 22x28 inches, and mounted on a firm backing
other transparent material. Be sure to include your label with
your name, grade, and county. Choose one of the topics
listed below, appropriate for your grade in school, and use
that topic for your exhibit title, so the judges know which
activity you completed. You can also use a creative subtitle if
you wish.
Note: Youth must choose a different activity each year
except for the Level D wildlife management plan, which may
be expanded upon in subsequent years.
• List sources for images and information.
LEVEL A – GRADE 3 – Section 5 activity – Color the
poster and 12 featured species (4H 903a). Cut out the animal
pictures and place them on the poster in the habitat where
you could expect to find them. Each animal should have a
label identifying the animal and the habitat(s) it may be
found in.
LEVEL A - GRADE 4 – Present what you learned, on a
poster or in a notebook, from one of the following sections:
7: How We Grow - show how six (6) of the 12 featured
species grow by listing the name of the young and a picture
of the adult animal (as in your manual). You can draw the
animals, copy the page in your manual, ask at the Extension
Office for a copy of the animals that came with the poster for
3rd graders (4-H 903a) or find animal pictures in a magazine,
on the Internet, or from some other source.
8: Food Chains – show the six (6) food chains from the
activity in your book and identify what foods each animal
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eats. Put the animals in correct ‘food chain’ order. Use
pictures from any source available to you; copy your manual,
magazines, drawing, on the Internet, or from some other
source.
9-11: Bird Observations – show your feeder or birdbath
(draw or photo), tell where it is located and include a 2 week
tally sheet showing what bird activity. If you observed a bird
feeder describe the types of food you used.
LEVEL B – GRADES 5 & 6
Present the information, on a poster or in a notebook, given
in one of the following sections:
1: Habitats – Show good habitat and poor habitat for 3 of the
12 comments Indiana wildlife species.
8: The Food Web – Present a food web using pictures you
draw or find (magazines, online, etc.). Label the producers,
consumers, decomposers, etc. Use wildlife found in Indiana.
9-12: Animal Adaptations – Show physical adaptations of
three to five animals and list the purpose that the adaptation
serves. For example, cracker beak for eating seeds; long legs
for wading, heavy coat to withstand cold temperatures, etc.
You may use your own drawings, pictures, from magazines
or other sources, or copy the drawings from your manual.
Use wildlife found in Indiana.
LEVEL C – GRADES 7-9
Present the information given in one of the following sections
on a poster or in a notebook: Use wildlife found in the
United States.
2: Signs of Wildlife – Activity 1 – show signs of wildlife
activity by collecting animal tracks. You may exhibit your
actual tracks or pictures of your tracks. Tracks may be
displayed in an insect display box (18x24 inches), oriented
horizontally.
3: Habitat – Activity 1 – show how the four wildlife habitat
requirements are provided to a wild animal on an aerial photo
or topographic map of an Indiana landscape (from the
Internet, a Soil and Water Conservation Office, county
engineer, or soil survey).
3: Layering – Activity 4 – Show a horizontal layering scene
for a wildlife setting. Explain how layering is used by
wildlife in nature. You may sketch the pictures, take a
photograph, find and label pictures from a magazine, etc. It is
suggested that you use one ecosystem in your exhibit.
4: Wildlife by Numbers – Present one or more of the concepts
from this section (carrying capacity and population dynamics
and reproduction and critical life stages) to show fairgoers
how animal population rates are affected.
6: Who Manages Indiana Wildlife – choose one of the
following:
Activity 1 - Design a new Indiana environmental license plate
using native Indiana wildlife. Explain why you chose your
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design and give information about what the environmental
license plate program is all about.
Activity 4 -Write a management plan for one of the species
listed in this activity. Be sure to address all the items in this
activity. Note: This work must be presented in a notebook,
not on a poster.
7: Careers - Profile a person that works with and for native
Indiana wildlife (examples include, but are not limited to
IDNR, fish and wildlife, forestry, conservation officers,
biologists, volunteers). Be sure to address all the items listed
in the activity.
LEVEL D – GRADES 10-12
Present the information from one of the following sections on
a poster or in a notebook: Focus on wildlife found in the
United States.
1: Wildlife Management, Activity 1: Write a wildlife
management plan. Include all the information requested in
this section. You may present this topic for multiple years if
you include the following items:
• Evaluate your first year’s plan (what worked and what
didn’t)
• Expand on your plan by adding land and/or species to be
managed.
1: Wildlife Management, Activity 2: Outdoor Lab – present
the development or improvement you did for an outdoor lab.
2: Careers, Activities 1 and 3-5 – Lean what a career in
wildlife is like by completing Activities 3-5 (job search,
interview, and job shadowing). Present what you did and
learned on a poster or in a notebook.
3: Current Wildlife Topic, Activities 1-5 – Choose one of
these activities and present what you did & learned. May
only do this section one year.
Advanced Topic – Learn all you can about a wildlife topic of
your choice and present it on a poster. Include a short
manuscript, pictures, graphs, and list the references you used
to describe what you did and what you learned. Title your
poster, “Advanced Wildlife – Independent Study.”
Mentoring – Exhibit a poster that shows how you mentored a
younger 4-H member. Include your planning, the time you
spent, the challenges and advantages of mentoring, and how
the experience might be useful in your life. Photographs and
other documentation are encouraged. Title your poster
“Advance Wildlife – Mentor”.
WOODWORKING
LEVEL 1- GRADES 3-4
• Complete the activities as indicated in the manual.
• Exhibit one article made using the plans in the Level 1
manual or to additional plans provided. Tools that pose
limited safety concerns can be used to complete the
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exhibit. Examples include: all hand tools, and power tools
such as: power screwdriver, pad sander, cordless drill OR
• Exhibit a poster on any topic covered in the Level 1
manual.
LEVEL 2 - GRADES 5-6
• Exhibit one article made according to the Level 2 manual
plans, additional plans, or one that uses the skills
discussed in either Level 1 or 2. Tools that pose limited
safety concerns can be used to complete the exhibit. Ex:
all hand tools, and power tools such as power screwdriver,
pad sander, cordless drill. Tools that pose greater
potential for injuries should not be used. Ex: table saw,
router, band saw OR
manual.
• Exhibit one article of your choice. The project should
only use those skills and tools covered in Level 1, 2 and 3.
OR
manual.
• Exhibit one article of your choice. The project should use
only those skills and tools covered in Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4.
OR
manual.
PROJECT INTERACT
Any 4-H member may participate in the Interactive
Demonstration. This is designed for the novice person and
the topic can be related to any 4-H project. The 4-H member
will provide a short demonstration of no more than 3 minutes
that will actively engage members of the audience in a howto-do skill development. Examples include, but are not
limited to, how to use a measuring cup, how to use a ruler,
how to knead dough, how to clean grooming clippers, how to
crop a photo, etc. Props are permitted. Live animals and
PowerPoint displays are not permitted. Participants will be
judged at the county level (but not state level), an adult will
watch the 4-H member’s interactive demonstration and will
provide feedback to the member. The 4-H member will
continually repeat their how-to interactive demonstration for
the designated time period, typically 45-60 minutes.
DEMONSTRATION CONTEST
The purposes of a 4-H Demonstration program are:
1. To develop ability to speak before a group.
2. To develop ability to teach and show others.
3. To develop leadership skills in poise and confidence.
4. To develop an understanding of the values of learning by
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doing.
5. To organize materials in logical sequence, in relation to
each other.
GENERAL RULES
1. To participate in the Clover Division, you must be a 4-H
member and be in grades 3, 4, 5.
2. Clover Demonstrations should last 3 to 5 minutes. There
are no specific categories in Clover Division.
3. To participate in the Junior Division, you must be a 4-H
member and be in grades 6, 7, or 8.
4. Junior Demonstrations should last 5 to 7 minutes. Judges
will penalize contestants not meeting these time limits.
5. There is no limit on the number of times a member may
participate in the County or State 4-H Junior
Demonstration Contest.
6. To participate in the Senior Division, you must be a 4-H
member and must be in grades 9, 10, 11, 12.
7. Senior Demonstration should last 5 to 10 minutes. Judges
will penalize contestants not meeting these time limits.
8. A 4-H'er who participates in the State Fair Achievement
Trip as a winner or alternate in the State
Demonstration Contest, may not enter the demonstration
contest in any category in succeeding years.
9. The demonstration must be original with the participant
and should relate to a 4-H project carried. A Junior
Leader may give a demonstration relating to a project
carried or supervised.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
General theme for all speeches will be the same as the current
State 4-H theme: this year it is a self-selected topic that is 4H related.
1. To participate in the Clover Division, you must be a 4-H
2. Clover Speeches should last 2-4 minutes. Judges will not
penalize contestants for not meeting these time limits.
3. To participate in the Junior Division, you must be a 4-H
4. Junior Speeches should last 3 to 5 minutes. Judges will
penalize contestants not meeting these time limits.
5. There is no limit on the number of times a member may
participate in the County or State Junior Public Speaking
Contest.
6. To participate in the Senior Public Speaking Contest, you
must be a 4-H member and be in grades 9, 10, 11, 12.
7. Senior speeches should last 5 to 7 minutes. Judges will
penalize contestants not meeting these time limits.
8. Members who have previously been first place winners in
the State Fair Public Speaking Contest are not eligible to
participate.
KING & QUEEN CONTEST
1. Rules & Regulations
a. Each contestant must be 17 years of age on or before
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5.
6.
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June 1 of current year. In addition, each contestant
must not be more than 19 on the first day of the
Randolph County 4-H Fair.
b. Candidates must be a resident of Randolph County for
six months prior to the pageant. The only exception to
county residence – a candidate may reside in an
adjoining county if the majority of their activities are in
the county in which they enter the pageant.
c. Each contestant must be or have been an active member
of at least one worthwhile organization in their school
or community, such as church groups, Girl/Boy Scouts,
4-H, FFA, FCCLA, etc.
d. No professional model will be considered eligible for
the county pageant. A professional model is defined as
one who has received pay for modeling. A contestant
may have training in modeling.
e. No previous county 4-H Queen/King is eligible to
participate.
WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF:
A. Achievements (maximum of 20 points)
1) If held any office in local club – 1 point per year;
limit 6 points
2) Different kinds of projects or activities completed –
1 point per year; limit 6 points
3) Projects or activities followed through for 3 years or
more – 1 point each; limit 4 points
4) Participation in Trips, Contests & Activities, Church
activities, or School Activities – 1 point per trip or
event; limit 4 points
B. Interview (maximum of 45 points) – 3-5 minutes;
impromptu questions, ability to converse, personality,
and poise.
C. Speech (maximum of 35 points) – 3-5 minutes
1) General appearance, poise, posture, and carriage
of contestant.
2) Organization and presentation.
The County Contest will be conducted with two (2) judges
selecting the winners.
Girls are to dress in “best” dresses or business attire (no
formals) and boys will wear dress shirt, suit or sports coat,
if you have one, tie optional.
Judges will select the top three (3) boys and three (3) girls,
two (2) of which will be the King and Queen and the four
(4) remaining to act as Court of Honor.
All participants will take part in the Coronation
Ceremonies, Saturday evening (of 4-H Fair), at which time
the King, Queen, and Court of Honor will be announced.
The contestants selected to be Queen/King must fulfill
their obligations by:
a. participation in meetings related to the contest
b. participating in the Randolph County Fair activities
as per assigned.
c. attend the following year’s pageant to provide final
remarks and crown the new Queen & King and
Court of Honor.
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d. the Queen will represent Randolph County at the
Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant in August.
e. Transportation for contestants and chaperones to and
from the Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant will be
the responsibility of each contestant.
MINI 4-H
Mini 4-H is for Kindergarten, first, and second grade
students. Members have the opportunity to explore one or
two non-livestock projects, as well as any of the Mini 4-H
livestock projects. After completing an activity for each nonlivestock project your child is enrolled, he/she is encouraged
to bring their project(s) to the 4-H Fair. Check-in for projects
will be Friday, July 15 from 12:00 – 3:00 pm in Husted Hall
at the 4-H Fairgrounds. All exhibits will receive a ribbon and
positive comments. Projects will be on display during the
Fair and will need to be picked up on Thursday, July 21 from
8 am – Noon. Mini Horse & Pony members will exhibit on
Sunday, July 17 in the horse arena. Mini Beef, Goats, Sheep,
and Swine members will exhibit on Wednesday, July 20 in
the show arena. *Be sure to project manuals for specific
project requirements.
Mini 4-H Projects
Beef: Learn about showing, caring for, and working with
beef animals. This is a hands-on project and workshops will
be held to help you learn about the project.
Bicycle: Bicycle riding is the outdoor activity most popular
with children. Learn about choosing a bike, bicycle
maintenance, traffic rules, hazards of the road, safety and
helmets.
Collections: Everyone loves to collect things. Collecting is
as easy as finding a group of your favorite rocks to putting
together a group of pencils. Learn more about collecting and
why people collect things.
Crafts: Let’s be creative and make a neat craft. Use your
imagination as you design your craft. Crafts can be used for
decorations and they make great gifts too.
Dinosaurs: Dinosaurs no longer walk the Earth, but they are
still very popular. Learn about fossils, different kinds of
dinosaurs, where dinosaurs lived, and how they may have
become extinct.
Farm Animals: There are all kinds of farm animals.
Explore the world of farm animals, from the little ones…like
rabbits and poultry, to the big ones…like cows and sheep.
Fashion Revue: Build self-confidence and have fun at the
same time. Learn about putting together an outfit to wear,
and showcasing that style at the public Fashion Revue during
the 4-H Fair.
Goats: Learn about showing, caring for, and working with
goats. This is a hands-on project and workshops will be held
to help you learn about the project.
Horse & Pony: Become a member of the Mini Horse &
Pony Club with the Randolph Riders. This is a hands-on
project and an animal is needed. Workshops will be held to
help you learn about the project.
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Foods: Everyone can have fun in the kitchen. Learn about
measuring, nutrition, making easy recipes and kitchen safety.
Forestry: Trees are all around us. They grow big and strong
for all to enjoy. Learn about trees, the wood they make and
the animals that live in trees.
Gardening: Learn how plants grow. Plant seeds or small
plants in a garden or in a pot, inside or outside, and watch
them grow and make vegetables and flowers.
Me & My Pet: Do you enjoy animals? If an animal has four
legs, crawls, flies, swims, or hops, you can bet someone has
one for a pet. Caring for animals can be fun. In this project,
you get to share your pet with pictures, drawings, and stories
in a notebook you put together.
Models: Models is a great way to build things! Learn about
models and different ways of making models.
Plants & Flowers: Learn about plants and their special
needs. Do great experiments with plants. You will also learn
about different kinds of flowers.
Reading: Do you enjoy reading? Come delve into a good
book and have some fun! Reading is a great way to learn
new things and have lots of fun. You will learn more about
books, libraries, stories, and book care.
Sewing: Learn the basic skills needed for sewing. Begin
putting together the equipment needed for doing easy home
sewing and repair work. A SEWING MACHINE IS NOT
NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT.
Sheep: Learn about showing, caring for, and working with
sheep. This is a hands-on project and workshops will be held
to help you learn about the project.
Swine: Learn about showing, caring for, and working with
hogs. This is a hands-on project and workshops will be held
to help you learn about the project.”
Sun, Stars & Space: Who doesn’t like to learn about the
sun, the planets, and space? Learn more about the planets in
our solar system, the sun, the constellations, and exploring
space.
Whales & Dolphins: Whales and dolphins are fun to learn
about. Learn about popular types of whales and dolphins, the
parts of the whale, whale songs and the learning dolphin.
Wildlife Adventures: Do you ever wonder about the animals
that live in the woods and open areas around your home or
city? The world of wildlife beckons you! Learn about wild
animals and birds that live around you.
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4-H FAIR JULY 16-21

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