The purpose of keeping records is to establish good habits of setting goals, planning, organizing, evaluating, and improving written communication skills. In 4-H, the records are kept in an individual record book, which is completed by every 4-H member. Those record books that do well at the club and county level judging are highlighted at the County Achievement Program.
Record Book Dates
Record Books or 4-H Stories are due to the Extension Office Friday, September 9.
- Check with your club leader to verify the club deadline.
Record Book Forms
| Code | Form Names | Fillable Format |
| CRB | Cloverbud Record Book Word | Fillable PDF |
| RBG | Record Book Guide PDF | |
| RBCW | Record Book Cover Word | Fillable PDF |
| MPE-A | Member Program Evaluation of Activities Word | Fillable PDF |
| MPE | Member Project Evaluation Word | Fillable PDF |
| PFR | Project Financial Record Word | Fillable PDF |
| CPL | Cumulative Project List Word | Fillable PDF |
| MLP | MLP Production Record PDF | Fillable PDF |
| PO | Poultry Word | Fillable PDF |
| RB | Rabbit Word | Fillable PDF |
| LDAR | Lifetime Dairy Record Word | Fillable PDF |
| DID | Dairy Project Identification Word | Fillable PDF |
| HFR | Horse Financial Record – Part 1 Word | Fillable PDF |
| HFR2 | Horse Financial Record – Part 2 Word | Fillable PDF |
| MHFR | Model Horse Word | Fillable PDF |
| Llama/Alpaca Record | Fillable PDF | |
| CBM-F2011 | Forage Crop Budget & Management Summary Word | Fillable PDF |
| CBM-G2011 | Grain Crop Budget & Management Summary Word | Fillable PDF |
Officer Record Book Forms
Tools to help you be a successful leader as a 4-H officer are available on the Club Leadership page. All 4-H Treasurers, Secretaries, Reporters/Historians are eligible to receive county 4-H awards by keeping accurate records.
Evaluating Record Books
- Evaluation and Rating Sheet – Being considered for county awards
- Scoring & Comments Form – Not being considered for county awards
Information about project awards and club nominations is found on the Awards and Scholarships page.
