Mahaska County Bucket/Bottle Calf Project
***(Complete and return to the Mahaska County Extension Office by 4:30 PM on July 6, 2018.)***
THIS PACKET IS FOR ANY 4-H OR FFA MEMBER WHO WILL EXHIBIT A B/B CALF
PLEASE WRITE WITH AN INK PEN OR TYPE!
MEMBER NAME ______
CLUB NAME ______GRADE (Sept. ‘16) ______
CALF TAG #______CALF DATE OF BIRTH ______
DATE PURCHASED OR SELECTED ______
___ PURCHASED ACTUAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE WHEN OBTAINED $______
___ BORN ON FARM
___ OTHER (DESCRIBE) ______
COLOR OF CALF ______BREED OF SIRE ______DAM ______
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Describe the facilities where you housed your calf:
Describe your feeding program for a 3 to 4 week period. (Kinds, amounts per day, etc.)
Describe the feeding and management after you had the calf for a month.
Did your calf have any health problems? (Describe what they were and what you did to treat.)
What did you do to prevent health problems?
What other management practices have you followed to help your calf to be healthy and to grow?
What have you enjoyed and learned through this project?
What was the biggest problem you had and what did you do to solve it?
Tell us a story about you and your project.
(Photos are optional but suggested. NO MORE THAN 3 PAGES.)
COST SUMMARY AMOUNT VALUE TOTAL COST
FEEDS
Milk Replacer lbs. $ $
Starter lbs. $ $
Hay lbs $ $
Other Feeds lbs $ $
Pasture lbs $ $
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS $ $
MEDICATIONS (kinds) $ $
VETERINARIAN CHARGES (purpose) $ $
BEDDING $ $
OTHER COSTS $ $
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TOTAL COSTS $______
Purchase cost or value at start $______
TOTAL INVESTMENT $______
** Please turn in your Bucket/Bottle Calf Records plus 2 copies (do not have to be in color) to the Extension Office by Friday, July 6, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. **