Garrett County 4-H Forms

Youth in 4-H Animal Science projects learn and practice life skills with an emphasis on decision making, acquiring knowledge, and taking personal responsibility through participation in 4-H animal science opportunities such as project animal care, judging, and bowl events.

Youth develop competencies in animal science, including an understanding of animal sciences and animal management as well as an awareness of agricultural issues in society (e.g., concern for animal well-being and increasing public agricultural literacy).

Youth have opportunities to learn about the parts of an animal, various breeds, the costs of raising animals, how to care for them, and much more.  Youth can learn about animals without owning one!

Livestock

Maryland 4-H Animal Husbandry and Quality Assurance Program 

• Click here to start the program:  AHQA 

The site will open in early spring and remain open through August.  Completing this program is required to show your project animal(s) in County and State 4-H Shows.  The deadline to complete the training is July 1, 2024, for Garrett County 4-H members.  Click here for Program Guidelines and Tips.

Maryland Livestock Registration Forms (available only at the GC 4-H Office)

• Green=Sheep
• White=Swine
• Yellow=Goats
• Blue=Beef

Leasing Program

Please contact the 4-H Office to obtain leasing forms.

Dog

• Maryland Dog Identification Card
  • If you are planning to show or participate in any dog show events during the year, you need to register your dog with your local 4-H Office by completing a Maryland 4-H Dog  Identification Card. File with the Extension Educator one card for each dog prior to June 1 of the current year.

Horse

• Maryland 4-H Club Horse & Pony Identification Card
  • If you are planning to show or participate in any horse show events during the year, you need to register your horse with your local 4-H Office by completing a Maryland 4-H Club Horse & Pony Identification Card. File with the Extension Educator one card for each horse prior to June 1 of the current year. 

Rabbit

• Fair and Show Requirements Rabbits MDA Website
• Rabbit Exhibitor Self-Certification Form

Complete the attached form to track your service-learning hours. Service hours should include efforts to help others who are outside of your family and to improve your community. Your work can be as an individual or as part of a group project. This could include club service projects, volunteering your time to help at community events, fair clean-up, and serving as a teen leader such as a camp counselor or workshop coordinator. Hours must be completed during the calendar year. Hours are measured over a 12-month period and awards are designated based on cumulative hours. To earn the service award you must have completed the hours listed below:

Commissioner's 4-H Volunteer Service Learning Form

The Diamond Clover Award Program engages 4-H youth in a variety of projects and activities that will enable them to acquire skills related to leadership, community service, civic engagement, and advocacy. The award consists of six levels that require a 4-H member to plan and accomplish a broad range of age-appropriate goals with supportive volunteers and community members. The Diamond Clover Project is one-way 4-H youth can make a lasting difference in their community. 

All Diamond Clover Forms can be found here:

Diamond Clover Guidelines and Forms

Completing a 4-H record book is a good way to learn the "Life Skill" of record keeping.  Your Record Book is a record of all your 4-H projects and activities for the year.  The year runs from January 1 to December 31.  All 4-H club members are asked to submit a 4-H record book.  Clover members are not required to complete a record book, but are allowed to submit a memory/scrapbook and will receive a participation gold seal.

Any member who sold a market animal this year must complete their record book to be eligible to have a market animal in the coming year.  The Garrett County Livestock Association reviews these record books at its February meeting.

Please submit your book to your 4-H Club leader by mid-January or the date they suggest for review/sign, and submission to the UME Garrett 4-H Office.

General Project Guides

• 4-H Record Book Guide for Garrett County 4-H
• Maryland 4-H Summary Project Form - Submit only one for the current 4-H year.
• Maryland 4-H General Project Record - Submit one for each general project completed.  (Do not use it for animal projects.  Animal project forms are below.)

ANIMAL SCIENCE PROJECT RECORDS

• 4-H Large Animal Breeding Project Record - Complete one per species for Breeding Animals (Beef Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Meat Goat, and Dairy Goat).
  • Large Animal Breeding Record (PDF)
  • Large Animal Breeding Record (Word)
     
• 4-H Market Livestock Project Record - Complete one per species for Market Animals (Beef/Dairy Steer, Market Goat, Market Sheep, and Market Swine).
  • Market Livestock Project (PDF)
  • Market Livestock Project (Word)
     
• 4-H Poultry Project Record - Complete for all poultry:
  • Poultry Record (PDF)
  • Poultry Record (Word)
     
• 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Project Record - Complete for rabbit (one for market and one for breeding) and cavy.
  • Rabbit & Cavy Project Record (PDF)
  • Rabbit & Cavy Project Record (Word)
     
• 4-H Horse Project Record - Complete for horse project.
  • Horse Project Record (PDF)
  • Horse Project Record (Word)
     
• 4-H Dog Project Record - Complete for the dog project.
  • Dog Project Record (PDF)
  • Dog Project Record (Word)
     
• 4-H Small Pet Project Record - Complete for cat, gerbil, hamster, snake, and other small pets.
  • Small Pet Project Record (PDF)
  • Small Pet Project Record (Word) 

• 4-H Dairy Project Record

  • Dairy  Record
  • Dairy Instructions

                                              

How To Videos: Completing A Record Book

Join Ann Sherrard, Retired 4-H Educator, as she walks you through how to complete a record book in this 6-part series on our University of Maryland Western Cluster YouTube Channel.  Click on each button to see the video.

How to Start a 4-H Record Book

 4-H Story 

 Maryland 4-H Summary Record

 Maryland 4-H General Project Record

 Maryland 4-H Animal Science Livestock Market Project Record

 Breeding Record for your Record Book

Each year many local, county, and State organizations award current Maryland 4-H members who will be enrolled at an accredited college, university, or post-high school vocational program in the fall of the year in which they apply.  Our scholarship opportunities are listed below.

Hugh & Ada Maffett Memorial Scholarship

GCLA Scholarship Application/GCLA Participation Sheet

Garrett County Forestry Board Scholarship

Maryland 4-H Foundation Scholarships

Maryland Grain Producers Scholarship

Maryland Farm Bureau Scholarship

Maryland Sheep Breeders Association

Tucker Community Foundation Scholarships