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About Us
County Impact Statements - Boone County
4-H Teaches Life Skills Through Livestock Projects
4-H work is rewarding when youth get excited, become involved and set goals
and reach them.
Since the inception of 4-H early in the 20th century, youth participating in
out-of-school 4-H clubs have self-selected the projects or subject areas they
will pursue, through hands-on, learning by doing. Beginning in 1973, 4-H has
emphasized that along with the subject matter, youth should acquire "life
skills," highly transferable knowledge, skills and abilities, broadly useful or
useful throughout life. Youth in clubs generally enroll in more than one project
in the course of a year.
Youth participating in livestock projects learn livestock selection,
nutrition, health, general management, grooming, showing, etc. They also learn
life skills that they can use the rest of their lives. Youth participating in
livestock projects have the opportunity to display and show their animals at
various shows and activities throughout the year including: Boone County Spring
Livestock Show, Spring Junior District Livestock Show at Mountain Home, various
jackpot shows throughout the spring and summer, Super Cow at Berryville, Boone
County Fair, Northwest Arkansas District Fair and Arkansas State Fair and
Livestock Show at Little Rock.
Arkansas Baptist Boys Ranch 4-H club members preparing for the
Spring Junior District Livestock show.
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Impacts
- 747 Boone county youth were enrolled in 4-H in FY 2001.
- 185 youth were enrolled in beef projects.
- 149 youth were enrolled in horse projects.
- 93 youth were enrolled in dairy projects.
- 42 youth were enrolled in poultry projects.
- 22 youth were enrolled in swine projects.
- 21 youth were enrolled in veterinary science projects.
- 8 youth were enrolled in rabbit projects.
- 6 youth were enrolled
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