Fig. 1: FarRec-H2-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread
- Border: Merrowed
Fig. 2: FarRec-H2-Reverse
- Back: Clear plastic with waffle pattern
Item Name: Farm Records 1972 - 1975
Item ID: FarRec-H2
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements June 1972 until July 1976
1. Explain what kind of records and books should be kept for a general purpose and stock farm.
2. Keep chicken and egg production record for 1 month.
3. Make out a bill of sale for the following to Jones Produce Company, Chicago, Il.
160 lbs. of spring fryers $.30 per lb.
32 doz. eggs .42 per doz.
1 cockerel 5.75
24 pullets 2.50 ea.
4. Keep a 7-day milk record for a herd of cows (your own or a neighbor's).
5. Make out a sample of 1 year's birth record for 3 colts, 27 calves, and 15 pigs.
6. Explain what records are needed in making out an income tax report.
This merit badge may be earned as a 4-H'er by completing a club project in that subject or as an FFA member by meeting these requirements through the FFA-supervised farming program.