Published October 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Your 4-H sheep project will provide an opportunity for you:
To learn how to select and raise sheep.
To learn to accept responsibility by having an animal of your own to care for regularly.
To develop business ability by having a business of your own.
To learn how to keep...
Your 4-H sheep project will provide an opportunity for you:
--To learn how to select and raise sheep.
--To learn to accept responsibility by having an animal of your own to care for regularly.
--To develop business ability by having a business of your own.
--To learn how to keep...
Published August 1959. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Published September 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Revised August 1959. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published September 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Revised July 1998. A more recent revision exists. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 2003. Reviewed October 2014. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Welcome! Youʼve volunteered and have been selected to be a new 4-H leader! Congratulations! You are starting an interesting, challenging, and rewarding experience. Because we know you have lots of questions about this new venture, we believe youʼll fi nd the following information
helpful.
• How to recruit 4-H members and how many should we have?
• How can I enroll my group as a 4-H club?
• What about project materials?
• Are there dues for 4-H members?
• What about insurance?
• Where will our club meet?
• How often will our...
Key ideas
• Setting goals with your 4-H club
• Planning a yearly 4-H club calendar
• Club officers and committees
• Teaching the 4-H pledge, motto, symbols
• Possible agenda items for a 4-H club meeting
• Involving parents with your club
• Tours, activity days, etc.
You may...
Now that youʼve had several club meetings and the members are excited about their project work, youʼd probably like to consider other
families. Ask at your local Extension office about the many 4-H activities available to your members. Watch for announcements and descriptions of these in your county 4-H newsletters...
As you feel comfortable with one aspect of the program, youʼll want to challenge yourself to take on new leadership experiences. Youʼve probably discovered that, along with your members, you, too, are gaining new knowledge. Many opportunities are available for 4-H leaders to learn more about the 4-H program, make...
Key ideas
• The child-centered approach
• Ways to say “Very good”
• Helping youth learn
• Teaching tools
• Leadership styles and your club
• Leader characteristics
• What to do about kids who act up
• The activity, ideas, or meeting bombed! Now what?
Reprinted January 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
What are Group-determined Projects?
A group-determined project is one that allows an adult or teen volunteer and group of youth to select, plan, develop, and evaluate their own project.
The project:
• May take a different direction or expand upon an existing project
• May be one not currently available...
Reprinted July 1989. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Published February 1955. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published February 1949. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Reprinted July 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Revised July 1985. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Published February 1994. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Reprinted July 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published September 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Many teaching methods can be used in studying the meaning and importance of forage quality and the factors to be considered in the evaluation of forage. Members should understand the importance of forage quality in livestock feeding programs before evaluating hay.
Welcome to Unit II of Wood Science, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOOD!
This is the second in the series of 4-H Wood Science manuals. If you have completed Wood Science I, you probably are asking, “Now what?” Wood Science can be so interesting and challenging that you never really finish....
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Published September 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Revised January 1996. Reprinted July 2000 (with author information updated). Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised January 1996. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 2001. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published September 1955. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised September 1948. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published 1946. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1942. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The Just So Girl--Did you ever hear anyone say, "See how nice Evelyn looks--she always has to have everything 'just so'."
Well, that is where the name of this project came from; and when you read over the list of requirements, you will see how the work this year will...
Oregon State University Extension Service is pleased to share with you a tremendous teaching resource for 4th and 5th grade classes. This unique curriculum, “The Incredible Egg,” integrates the concepts of chick embryology into easy‑to-use math, science, and language arts lesson plans.
In addition, lessons for this curriculum have been...
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Reprinted July 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Revised December 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised November 1954. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published January 1941. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The dairy cow project may be a new project for you or a continuation of a calf and yearling project. This advanced dairy project will be interesting and provide many challenging experiences.
The dairy cow project is Unit III of the four-unit dairy project. Unit I The Calf is suggested...
As you progress in this more advanced area of your dairy project, you should find many interesting and challenging experiences.
How you develop this phase of your project depends somewhat on your home situation. If you live on a dairy farm and have a commercial market for milk, you will...
Your 4-H dairy calf will provide you with a wonderful and worthwhile experience. You will gain new knowledge and skills through real life experiences and will realize the satisfaction and dignity of work. As you care for your calf daily, you will learn the true meaning of responsibility. The calf...
Reprinted May 1938. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Reprinted May 1938. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 1982. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 1982. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published January 1963. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This bulletin is for the use of 4-H members who want to learn more about the out-of-doors and our natural resources. The soil, forests, rangelands, native animals and plants, minerals, water, and even the climate are natural resources for our use and conservation. The information in this bulletin is for...
This is a basic resource for 4-H members doing a horse project in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Book sections cover horse breeds, psychology, and how to choose a horse; the horse's health, care, and management; raising a foal and basic colt training; tack and equipment, both general and specific to...
Published November 2006. A more recent revision exists. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Reprinted January 1961. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published January 1957. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1950. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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Reprinted July 1995. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog