Teton County 4-H Fairbook
The 2024 Teton County 4-H Fair will be held June 26-29. The fair book is available below in sections by division. Please be sure to read the general information first.
Print or view the Teton County 4-H Fair Book
Teton County 4-H Fair Book
General 4-H Fair Information
This information may change. Please refer to your email for the most current information.
Fair Schedule
Club Interview Information
Club Rotations
Exhibit Display and Removal
Judging
Ribbons and Ratings
Exhibits after the Fair
Static (Pavilion) Exhibits
Wildlife
Entomology 1
Entomology 2
Entomology 3
Shooting Sports-Archery
Shooting Sports-Western Heritage
Shooting Sports-Rifle and Pistol
Sport Fishing 1
Sport Fishing 2
Sport Fishing 3
Outdoor Adventures 1
Outdoor Adventures 2
Outdoor Adventures 3
Forestry Exhibit Instructions
Forestry 1
Forestry 2
Forestry 3
Division 10 for All Members
Animal (Weatherbeater) Exhibits
General Information
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Fair Duties and Club Rotations**:
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TO: 4-H LEADERS, MEMBERS, AND PARENTS
The Teton County Fair will be held in Choteau June 26 - 29, 2024. The Fair gives members, parents, and the public the opportunity to see the skills and abilities cultivated by the 4-H program. This book contains information on static exhibits and live animal 4-H projects to be shown at the Choteau Pavilion and the Weatherbeater Arena. All participants who bring an entry to 4-H Fair (state and animal) must complete interview judging on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, between 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to be eligible to participate in the Livestock Sale on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Please read the Fair book carefully, as it explains all the rules and event procedures.
By registering to participate in 4-H events, all members agree to the following:
4-H Member Code of Conduct:
Teton County 4-H Fair, the Montana 4-H Center and Montana State University Extension
wants your participation in 4-H programs, events, and activities to be filled with
exciting experiences, new friendships, and fun. To ensure a positive experience for
all participants, it is expected that all 4-H members be considerate of others, participate
fully in the programming and observe the following expectations. If a situation or
question arises which is not clearly covered by this list, ask an Extension Faculty/Staff
member, volunteer leader, or chaperone before acting.
While attending 4-H activities and events at the club, county, state, and national
level, I will:
- Obey all rules established by the 4-H program, the local 4-H program and all local, state and federal laws.
- Conduct myself at all times in such a way as to be a credit to the club, school and community.
- Dress neatly and appropriately for the occasion and in accordance with the activity dress code.
- Show respect for the rights and property of others; be courteous at all times.
- Be honest and not take unfair advantage of others.
- Refrain from disruptive behavior and swearing.
- Demonstrate sportsmanship, for example, helping others and showing modesty in winning and generosity in defeat.
- Attend meetings and sessions promptly and respect the opinion of others in discussion.
- Be respectful of the facilities and the authority of adult volunteers, youth leaders, 4-H staff, and others in leadership roles.
- Do not use, accept, or carry alcohol, drugs, or tobacco, or associate with others using the substances.
For each entry brough to Interview Judging, please consider the folloing:
- Entries must be completed between July 2023 and June 2024.
- Write Division Number, Class Number and Lot Number on every entry tag. Attach entry
tag securely to exhibit before Interview Judging.
- The division is the most general category and can represent one or several overall 4-h project areas. Ex. Food and Nutrition
- Classes are found within each division and most often are specific projects. Ex. Baking 1
- Lots are found under each class and are the most specific category. Lots describe the fair entry. Ex. Cornmeal muffins
- The Extension Office uses the division, class and lot categories to help identify entries and determine how many judges are need for each division.
- Write 4-H age (age by Oct. 1 of prior year) and year in project on every entry tag.
For instance, if the 4-H member’s birthday is December 1, 2012, their 4-H age would
be 12 years old. If they have been in Baking 2 for three years, they would write three
on the years in project line.
- Entry tags are available online and at the registration desk at the fair.
- Only one entry under any one lot number will be allowed.
- Any 4-H member can enter exhibits under “For All Members” class/lots, without being formally enrolled in that 4-H project. For instance, if a member is not enrolled in any foods projects but wants to enter some baked goods in the fair, those would go under the Foods Division in “For All Members” class and then the specific lot.
- Any time made as part of a school assignment should be designated as such on the entry tag or during the interview.
- Please note that there is a class for schoolwork open to all 4-H members. Any general schoolwork that would not correlate with a particular 4-H project should be entered in the schoolwork section.
- If a member is entering a project that would take a judge more than usual time to review (such as 20-page original written work or a two-hour original documentary video, etc.), please contact the Extension Office by Wednesday, June 12. We may submit such work to the judge prior to Fair.
- Please provide the Extension office with copies of important animal health documents: vaccinations for cats and dogs, and proof of official scrapies tags for sheep and goats, and bangs numbers for heifers.
Judging:
The number of judges hired for Interview Judging is based on the number of entries registered. Please bring all entries signed up for to the interview.
The Teton County Fair is designed as a growth event for 4-H youth that focuses on life skills.
Interview Judging is based on the quality of the entry, the 4-H member's knowledge, and ag-appropriate interview skills.
This allows 4-H members to:
- Prepare an exhibit creatively, carefully, and neatly.
- Know steps and processes involved in preparing the exhibit.
- Learn the cost of the exhibit - money, materials, time, and effort.
- Explain decisions made while preparing the exhibit.
- Discover problems as they develop and learn possible ways to improve projects.
- Study information about the project topic.
- Analyze whether the result was worth the cost and effort.
- Gain life skills.
A schedule for interview judging with specific club arrival times will be published in the June 2024 4-H newseltter and communicated to each club leader.
View the interview schedule.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled interview time on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
If a member cannot attend the official Interview Judging, contact the Extension Office at least 2 weeks in advance to request an alternative one-on-one interview prior to Fair.
NEW THIS YEAR: Please note that starting in 2024, market animal exhibitors are required to bring their Record Book with them to the interview with the market animal project paperwork included. The market animal interview judges are experienced livestock producers and the Record Book entries form the basis of the interview discussion.
If a member fails to show up for the interview or does not have the record book with them at the interview, they cannot show their animal(s) at the Livestock Show or sell their market animal(s) at the Livestock Auction. If the member has not made entries in their market animal project paperwork, they receive an automatic white ribbon for the interview (not the Record Book – the final Record Book is still due in August.)
4-H leaders, members, parents, and volunteers are responsible for their own conduct. Please be respectful of the buildings and other facilities, as well as the people involved in activities.
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Ribbons and Ratings:
The quality of the final product and age-appropriate interviewing skills will be evaluated by the judges to determine the ribbon awarded. At the completion of each interview, the judge will place a white, red, or blue sticker on the item’s entry tag. After all a 4-H member’s entries have been judged, they will take their fair entry form to the premium Ribbons and premiums can be collected at the premium table after all the 4-H members entries are judged and thank you notes are written.
Ribbons and Award Ratings:
- Green: Cloverbud members will receive green ribbons for participation. No cash award.
- White: I tried. I learned. I have room for improvement and more learning. $2.00 cash award.
- Red: I tried. I learned. I did a good job, and I have room to improve and learn more. $3.00 cash award.
- Blue: I tried. I learned. I did well, met most of my goals, and can still learn and do more. $5.00 cash award.
When judges have interviewed all 4-H members, they will determine awards for entries of overall excellence. Top awards may be given in each division and rosettes may be given for each class. A judge may choose one overall winner for each class and one overall winner for a division. It is the judge's discretion to give more than one division or class award or no awards.
4-H members whose exhibit receives a class or division award will be eligible to auction their item on Saturday, June 29, during the Livestock Sale. Extension Agents will choose appropriate items for auction. Before an item is auctioned, verbal permission must be given by the 4-H member.
- Purple Rosette: I tried. I learned. I’ve done very well in my class. Now I must continue to challenge myself to strive further and think about sharing my skills by teaching others. $10.00 cash award in addition to the blue-ribbon cash award.
- Division Prize: I tried. I learned. I’ve done very well in my division. I should consider competing with this project beyond the county level by entering my project in the Montana State Fair! Let the Extension Office know if you want to pursue registration, and we will help you. This event is from July 26 -August 3, 2024. The award for this level can be picked up at the administrative desk at the Weatherbeater on Saturday, June 29, at 2 pm.
Premiums (Cash Awards):
In addition to ribbons, premiums will be given to 4-H members (with the exception of Cloverbuds) for static exhibits (Pavilion) in an amount that corresponds to the ribbon rating (White = $2.00, Red = $3.00, Blue = $5.00).
Class awards winners at the Pavilion (purple rosettes) will be awarded $10.00, in addition to their blue-ribbon award.
4-H members will write thank-you cards before receiving their ribbons and premiums. The number of thank-you cards completed will be age-appropriate.
Please collect premiums in person at the premium table before you leave the Pavilion on Interview Judging Day on Wednesday, June 26. Each person collecting a premium, including those picking up the award for a 4-H member, will sign a form verifying that the cash award was received.
Exhibit Display and Removal:
Please leave exhibits displayed until 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 29, 2024. We want to share the great work of our 4-H members
Any exhibits remaining in the Pavilion on Sunday morning, June 30, 2024, will be brought to the Extension Office for pickup. Exhibits remaining in the office after July 15, will be donated to the local thrift shop.
Grievances:
Due care will be taken to prevent damage and loss; however, the Teton County 4-H Council and Teton County MSU Extension Office are not liable for damages or loss of exhibits.
Any other grievances may be filed in writing to:
- Teton County MSU Extension Office
PO Box 130, Choteau, MT 59422
A Grievance Committee consisting of 4-H Council President, Extension Personnel, Fair Committee Member, and 4-H Ambassador or Junior Leader will review the complaint.
Gratitude:
The Extension office works with 4-H members to ensure that all judges and donors receive handwritten notes of appreciation for their support of the 4-H Fair. Additionally, 4-H members and their families are encouraged to recognize the help and support provided by friends and volunteers with written notes of thanks.
Thank you notes to livestock buyers must be delivered to Extension Office before market animal checks will be released. Notes must include complete address of buyer, complete return address of seller, and correct postage. Please submit thank you notes in a timely fashion.
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DIVISION 0 - Open Class-Public Entries
This division is open to any resident of the county. You do not need to be a 4-H member to enter this division. All items entered will be displayed for the duration of the fair and will be judged as appropriate. Adult and youth entries accepted. There will be no premium associated with the open class division. We encourage entrants to display any item they choose. Examples are handiwork, horticulture, hobbies, and heritage work.
CLASS 1 – Any Item
Lot number:
- Any item
- Any item
- Any item
The 4-H Leaders’ Council and the Extension Agents will not be held responsible for the loss or damage of any article or exhibit, although due care and caution will be exercised to prevent loss and damage.
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Division 1
Cloverbuds, Exploring 4-H
Cloverbuds may enter any class in Division 1.
Division 1 Class 1 - Cloverbuds
Cloverbuds will receive a green participation ribbon for each entry. Cloverbuds may enter in this division only.
Activity Book A
Lot number:
- A Little Bit About Me page or collage
- Create a Critter
- Create Your Own Ant
- Create a Habitat
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Puppet Creation
- Sand Painting
- Beanbag Socks
- Graham Cracker Scram
- Kitchen Safety
- First Aid Kit
- Build a Kazoo
- Make a Constellation
- Sink or Float Experiment Results
- Leaf Collection
- Vegetable Seedlings
- Rain Gauge
Activity Book B
- Animal Ears
- Feathered Friends Bird Feeder
- Nature Hike Journal
- Secret Message and Reveal
- Handmade musical instrument(s)
- Straw Blown Painting
- Quilt Square from Paper, Foam or Fabric
- Fruity Milkshake
- Five a Day Diary
- Paper Airplane Experiment and Results
- String Telephone
- Handmade Kite
- Nature Rubbings
- Growing with Groundwater Terrarium
- Seed Experiment
Activity Book C
- Exhibit Related to Animal Tracks or Animal Tracks Worksheets
- Build a Butterfly
- Toad Abode
- Homemade Playdough Sculpture
- Exhibit Related to Miming
- Mosaic
- Tic-Tac-Toe Paper Weaving
- Sundae
- Family Flag
- Balloon Rocket
- Sound Vibrations Noisy Cup
- Water and Oil Experiment and/or Results
- Stalactite and Stalagmite Rock Formations Experiment
- Ocean in a Bottle
- Nature Scavenger Hunt Picture Drawings
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 1 Class 2-Exploring 4-H
4-H members enrolled in this project and Cloverbuds may display up to ten items under the Exploring 4-H project. This includes the notebook. Suggested exhibits are any of the projects done in the notebook.
Lot number:
- Handwritten copy of 4-H pledge
- Collection of 4-H information – scrapbook, journal or display including colors, slogans, mottos, etc.
- Explanation of what the 4-H pledge means to member
- Treasure box of you
- Home Sweet Home – scrapbook, journal, display, or drawing related to your home and who lives there
- Friends Are Treasure – A list of your friends and information about them
- Neighborhood – Display, scrapbook, journal, or drawing related to your neighborhood
- Map – With markings of where you have visited, where your parents have visited and where you’d like to visit
- Collection of 4-H information – about local clubs or members
- A list, display or drawing of 4-H projects that are available that interest you
- 4-H Collage with clover and pictures that relate to each “H”
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division Two
Textiles, Sewing & Clothing
Labeling Instructions: Tags are to be completed and attached to the article. Include age and year in 4-H Textiles Project. If item has been worn or washed, please label as such. Only one entry per lot number per member. Ideas for exhibits are found in project books.
Gloria Roark Memorial 4-H Sewing Award-$50.00
Division 2 Class 1 - Sewing 1
Lot number:
- Fringed woven placemat
- Apron/Butcher’s Apron
- Oven mitt/Pot Holder
- Bean bag game
- Crayon roll
- Book cover
- Pillow case with band
- Wallet
- Pajama pants
- T-shirt redesign
- Scissor case/sheath
- Pin cushion
- Needle book
- Tote bag
- Zipper pouch
- Scrunchie
- Headband/Reversible Headband
- Fabric belt
- Rice Bag
- Display or exhibit related to sewing tools
- Color swatch color wheel
- Display of fabrics using primary, analogous, complementary and tertiary color schemes
- Display of fabrics illustrating intensity and value
- Display related to fabric scavenger hunt, label fabrics by woven, knit and nonwoven and fiber content
- Display related to sewing machine parts
- Textile file with swatches of fabrics and fabric identification card
- Fiber content experiment and results
- Fiber zap (static electricity) experiment and results
- Soak it up experiment and results
- Natural or synthetic fiber experiment and results
- Beach towel
- Exhibit or sampler of seam finishes
- Sample of five hand stitches
- Refashioned clothing item
- Consumer comparison display related to clothing or a sewing home decorating item
- Display related to a community service project based on sewing
- Travel kit
- Travel bag
- Laundry bag
- Nine patch pillow
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Divison 2 Class 2 - Sewing 2
Labeling Instructions: Tags are to be completed and attached to the article. Include age and year in 4-H Textiles Project. If item has been worn or washed, please label as such. Only one entry per lot number per member. Ideas for exhibits are found in project books.
Lot number:
- Display related to stripes as a design feature
- Display related to print fabrics and design features
- Display of pressing tools with labels on uses
- Handmade tailor’s ham
- Knit scarf from recycled fabrics
- Textile file with swatches of fabric and fabric identification card
- Burn test experiment and results
- Chemical test experiment and results
- Break it down environmental impact of textiles experiment and results
- Detergent experiment comparison results
- Holding it together experiment and results
- Melting and color experiment and results
- Seam finishes sampler
- Display of darts, curves and gathering
- Sampler of sewn button holes and sewn on buttons
- Sampler of hand stitches
- Display related to types of interfacing, when and where to use
- Sampler of lap zipper
- Sampler of invisible zipper
- Sampler of fly front zipper
- Sampler of centered zipper
- Sampler of exposed zipper
- Sampler with at least two styles of pockets
- Shirt made with set in sleeve
- Shirt sewn with raglan sleeve
- Shirt sewn with kimono sleeve
- Shirt sewn with dolman sleeve
- Item sewn with cuff and placket
- Item sewn with collar
- Item sewn with waistband
- Item sewn with faced waistline
- Cost analysis of sewing project
- Cost comparison of sewing project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 2 Class 3-Sewing 3
Labeling Instructions: Tags are to be completed and attached to the article. Include age and year in 4-H Textiles Project. If item has been worn or washed, please label as such. Only one entry per lot number per member. Ideas for exhibits are found in project books.
Lot number:
- Too large of a shirt resized to fit using serger
- Display related to pressing tools and uses
- Textile file with swatches of fabric and identification card
- Natural vs. synthetic experiment and results
- Detergent experiment homemade vs. commercial
- Display related to textile laundering
- Suitable swimsuit material experiment and results
- Item sewn from swimsuit fabric
- Item sewn using interfacing
- Item sewn using lining
- Item sewn with wool
- Item sewn with velvet
- Item sewn with vinyl
- Item sewn with leather
- Item sewn from a fabric with repeating patterns
- Design comparison
- Recycled or refashioned sewing project
- Project planning notebook or display
- Item made with French seams
- Item made with flat felled seams
- Item sewn using boning
- Item sewn or sampler of a rolled hem
- Item sewn featuring an invisible zipper
- Item sewn with a tailored lapel
- Item sewn with a tailored sleeve and/or shoulder pads
- Sampler of button holes and buttons sewn
- Item sewn using one or more couture techniques
- Display related to sewing community service project
- Sewing entrepreneur project
- Sewing business plan
- Display related to accessorizing outfits either handmade or purchased
- Consumer project related to wardrobe
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 2 Class 4-Shopping in Style
Lot number:
- Display about your personal style (words, pictures, collage, etc.)
- Display related to “creating an impression”
- Display with photos of people and written first impression
- Exhibit describing impression you want to make and how clothing can help
- Exhibit related to how clothing and appearance communicate
- Display related to trends in fashion
- Exhibit related to historic trends in fashion
- Display related to cultural dress
- Exhibit about careers in clothing, fashion and style
- Display regarding body portions and styles to flatter different body types
- Exhibit related to colors and image
- Display about colors of clothing in your wardrobe
- Mix and match display to show trends or colors or styles for body types
- Exhibit demonstrating use of design elements to flatter figures
- Exhibit related to fabrics and textures in clothing
- Digital closet – electronic display of mix and match clothing “selected” for you or for another person
- Clothing inventory from your closet or from a family member's closet
- Exhibit related to shopping for clothing
- Display of thrift store shopping experience or mix and match finds
- Cost per wear analysis
- Comparison of shopping options – cash, credit, layaway and final costs
- Exhibit related to clothing care and repair
- Exhibit related to man-made and/or synthetic fiber production, characteristics, etc.
- Laundry list – exhibit related to laundering and caring for clothing
- Clothing first-aid kit
- Example of mending – hems, buttons, etc.
- Exhibit about clothing storage
- Exhibit related to skin care routines
- Exhibit related to cosmetics
- Exhibit related to undergarments (function, types, trends, etc.)
- Photo with one fashion show commentary
- Collection of photos with written style show commentaries (5+)
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 2-Class 5-For All Members-Sewing
Labeling Instructions: Tags are to be completed and attached to the article. Include age and year in 4-H Textiles Project. If item has been worn or washed, please label as such. Only one entry per lot number per member. Ideas for exhibits are found in project books.
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County.
Lot number:
- Multiple-piece ensemble
- Top
- Vest
- Shorts or pants
- Skirt
- Dress or jumper
- Jacket or coat
- Swimwear
- Nightwear
- Stuffed toy or doll
- Tablecloth or 4 placemats or 4 napkins (or combination)
- Accessory item for the home
- Window treatment
- Any decorated garment or item
- Item for your pet
- Decorated garment or item (garment may be purchased)
- Sewing box - tool display
- Display of educational value
- Slippers
- Display related to care and/or purchase of clothing
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division Three
Quilting, Crochet, Knitting and Embroidery
Division 3 Class 1 – Quilting 1
**Please designate type of quilting: hand, machine, long-arm. Any item quilted by a professional should be labeled as such.
Lot number:
- Machine appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Hand appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Tote bag using patchwork
- Any tied quilt
- Machine patchwork article, garment or quilt
- Hand-stitched patchwork article, garment or quilt.
- Quilted wall hanging
- Non-quilted wall hanging (use of tying, fusible batting, etc.)
- Paper piecing
- Quilted/pieced bag, tote or purse
- Fusible appliqué project
- Quilted/pieced pillow top
- Quilted garment
- Quilted potholders
- Pieced quilt top, unfinished (not quilted & bound)
- 4-H member piecing with quilting done by others (professional, semi-professional)
- Group quilt – “block of the month” type quilt with several quilters involved
- Any item created and quilted with instruction from a professional
- Quilted table runner
- Quilted placemats
- Rag quilt
- Denim quilt
- Crazy quilt
- Restored older quilt (must give history)
- Original designs quilt
- Educational project, display or report on an aspect of quilting (equipment, history, trends, fabrics, etc.)
- Lap quilt
- Quilt for queen bed or larger
- Set of quilted placemats
- Table runner
- Autograph pillow
- Self-designed quilt using techniques in project book
- Display of quilt finishing techniques
- Display of cost of supplies/resources to complete a quilt project (include sewing machine, rotary cutter/mat/ruler and other supplies along with pattern, fabric, etc.)
- Display related to community service project using sewing skills
- Display on binding and/or mitered corners
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
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Division 3 Class 2 – Quilting 2
**Please designate type of quilting: hand, machine, long-arm. Any item quilted by a professional should be labeled as such.
Lot number:
- Machine appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Hand appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Tote bag using patchwork
- Any tied quilt
- Machine patchwork article, garment or quilt
- Hand-stitched patchwork article, garment or quilt
- Quilted wall hanging
- Non-quilted wall hanging (use of tying, fusible batting, etc.)
- Paper piecing
- Quilted/pieced bag, tote or purse
- Fusible appliqué project
- Quilted/pieced pillow top
- Quilted garment
- Quilted potholders
- Pieced quilt top, unfinished (not quilted & bound)
- 4-H member piecing with quilting done by others (professional, semi-professional)
- Group quilt – “block of the month” type quilt with several quilters involved
- Any item created and quilted with instruction from a professional
- Quilted table runner
- Quilted placemats
- Rag quilt
- Denim quilt
- Crazy quilt
- Restored older quilt (must give history)
- Original designs quilt
- Educational project, display or report on an aspect of quilting (equipment, history, trends, fabrics, etc.)
- Lap quilt
- Quilt for queen bed or larger
- Set of quilted placemats
- Table runner
- Autograph pillow
- Self-designed quilt using techniques in project book
- Display of quilt finishing techniques
- Display of cost of supplies/resources to complete a quilt project (include sewing machine, rotary cutter/mat/ruler and other supplies along with pattern, fabric, etc.)
- Display related to community service project using sewing skills
- display on binding and/or mitered corners
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
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Division 3 Class 3 – Quilting 3
Please designate type of quilting: hand, machine, long-arm. Any item quilted by a professional should be labeled as such.
Lot number:
- Machine appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Hand appliqué article, garment or quilt
- Tote bag using patchwork
- Any tied quilt
- Machine patchwork article, garment or quilt
- Hand-stitched patchwork article, garment or quilt.
- Quilted wall hanging
- Non-quilted wall hanging (use of tying, fusible batting, etc.)
- Paper piecing
- Quilted/pieced bag, tote or purse
- Fusible appliqué project
- Quilted/pieced pillow top
- Quilted garment
- Quilted potholders
- Pieced quilt top, unfinished (not quilted & bound)
- 4-H member piecing with quilting done by others (professional, semi-professional)
- Group quilt – “block of the month” type quilt with several quilters involved
- Any item created and quilted with instruction from a professional
- Quilted table runner
- Quilted placemats
- Rag quilt
- Denim quilt
- Crazy quilt
- Restored older quilt (must give history)
- Original designs quilt
- Educational project, display or report on an aspect of quilting (equipment, history, trends, fabrics, etc.)
- Lap quilt
- Quilt for queen bed or larger
- Set of quilted placemats
- Table runner
- Autograph pillow
- Self-designed quilt using techniques in project book
- Display of quilt finishing techniques
- Display of cost of supplies/resources to complete a quilt project (include sewing machine, rotary cutter/mat/ruler and other supplies along with pattern, fabric, etc.)
- Display related to community service project using sewing skills
- Display on binding and/or mitered corners
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
- Any other related to project
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Division 3 Class 4 - Crochet 1
Lot number:
- Labeled display of three basic stitches in three weights of yarn - chain, single and double crochet, any size sample
- Pair of potholders
- Pair of slippers
- File of patterns and directions
- Dishcloth or face cloth
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 5 — Crochet 2
Lot number:
- Labeled display of three stitches, different from those used as beginner project
- Pair of potholders
- Mittens or gloves
- Craft item using crochet
- Pattern file for projects
- Display of crochet tools and accessories
- Display related to figuring out gauge
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 6 —Crochet 3
Lot number:
- Labeled display of the afghan stitch, treble crochet, half double crochet, changing colors, increasing and decreasing, any size sample
- Afghan
- Sweater
- Purse or bag with zipper
- File enlarged from beginning crochet
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 3 Class 7 - Knitting 1
Lot number:
- Goal for knitting project
- Exhibit related to knitting tools
- Display of knitting stitches or sampler
- Purse or other small item
- Hair scrunchie
- Holiday bell or other holiday ornament
- Ribbed hat
- Head band or ski band
- Covered hangers
- Dish Cloth
- Teddy Bear sweater
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 8 - Knitting 2
Lot number:
- Goal for knitting project
- Exhibit related to knitting tools
- Display of knitting stitches or sampler
- Display of methods for joining seams or sampler
- Slippers
- Two needle mittens
- Pillow cover
- Baby blanket
- Potholder
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
Division 3 Class 9-Knitting 3
Lot number:
- Goal for knitting project
- Exhibit related to knitting tools
- Display of knitting stitches or sampler
- Doll sweater
- Doll skirt
- Sweater
- Socks or cap using double needles
- Article using circular needles
- Skirt
- Display comparing yarns and their properties
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 3 Class 10 - Embroidery 1
Lot number:
- Sampler of eight basic stitches on material
- Potholder - using four or more stitches
- Pillow top - using four or more stitches
- Small picture - using four or more stitches
- Any article using cross-stitch
- Display of tools
- Garment embellished with embroidery
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 11-Embroidery 2
Lot number:
- Sampler of eight stitches on material
- Pillowcase, embroidered edge
- Wall hanging
- Any article using cross-stitch
- Holiday item/ornament or decoration using embroidery
- Clothing item embellished with embroidery
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 12 - Embroidery 3
Lot number:
- Sampler of eight stitches beyond the basics on material
- Set of four place mats using six or more stitches
- Set of four towels using six or more stitches
- Set of pictures using six or more stitches
- Smocking on clothing item
- An original design
- Article with huck weaving
- Educational display using different number of strands of thread
- Educational display using different types of thread (floss, cotton, etc.)
- Garment embellished with embroidery
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 3 Class 13 - For All Members-Textiles
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
Lot number:
- Wardrobe accessory made by member
- Outfit made by 4-H member for someone else
- Knitted or crocheted garment or accessory
- Recycled garment for member with before and after pictures
- "Do-your-own-thing" on a ready-made garment
- Stuffed toy - may be from a kit
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division Four
Food & Nutrition
Food Exhibit Instructions
- Members may exhibit only in the projects or units in which they are currently enrolled, except Foods for All 4-H Members, which is open to ALL 4-H members.
- All food exhibits must be labeled with name, address, and lot number typed or plainly printed on entry tags.
- All foods exhibits should be placed on 6" paper plates or appropriate size to fit exhibit, placed in a clear plastic bag and sealed.
- Food from package mixes should be labeled as such.
- All canning, including jam, must be in standard canning jars. Rings must be included. Every jar should be labeled. Labels should be printed with name of product, date canned, process used in canning (pressure canner, water bath, etc.), and length of processing time. Entry tags must be secured to exhibit. All jams, jellies, and pickles may be opened during judging. Other canned items will not be tasted.
- An optional suggestion is to have the recipe attached.
- For large recipe food items such as one-dish meals (i.e. lasagna, salads, etc.) bring one serving size for judging and display to avoid food waste. You can bring a picture of the whole item, if you choose.
- For items that are perishable and may not display well during the fair, please consider bringing the food item to be judged, and then leaving an 8x10 photo of the item, with a recipe and entry tag for display. If preparing a food that may spoil, please bring a photo or leave small samples of items.
- Judges are not required to taste all food items.
- Cookie definitions:
Bar – Stiff dough spread in flat pan. Heated or baked, cooled and cut into bars.
Drop – Soft dough dropped from spoon onto cookie sheet.
Rolled – Stiff dough rolled thin and cut into desired shapes.
Refrigerator – Stiff dough shaped into rolls, wrapped, chilled well in refrigerator so that it can be cut into thin slices.
Molded – Stiff dough rolled between hands into balls, logs, crescents, etc.
Pressed – Dough forced through a cookie press/pastry tube into various shapes.
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Specialty Food Awards
Maryetta Hodgskiss Bread Award
Maryetta Hodgskiss' family sponsors a specialty award for a 4-H member baking bread. Maryetta supported this award out of her appreciation for agriculture and her desire for 4-H members to improve their skills using a locally grown ag product. The winner of the award receives an item to use in their kitchen.
Florence Weist Memorial Food Award
Florence Weist was a strong supporter of 4-H. She was locally famous for her cinnamon rolls that were sprinkled with love and shared abundantly. Her family felt it was fitting to use her memorial donation to support 4-H. The Florence Weist Memorial Award has traditionally been a marble rolling pin and is awarded to any 4-H member for an outstanding entry in the foods area.
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Division 4 Class 1 — Cooking 101
Lot number:
- Hot cocoa mix
- Three cereal bars, granola bars or no bake cookies
- Mexican layer dip
- Pocket sandwich
- Snack mix
- Applesauce
- Salsa
- Three slices of French toast
- Chili
- Three muffins from scratch
- One slice cornbread from scratch
- Three drop biscuits from scratch
- Slice of coffee cake, fruit jumble or fruit crisp
- Three pancakes
- Brownies from scratch
- Slice of cake from scratch
- A vegetable or fruit snack
- Three like cookies
- Sandwich, any kind
- Combination food item
- One small salad, any kind
- Breakfast shake
- Tuna sailboat
- Snack
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 2-Cooking 201
Lot number:
- Breakfast burrito
- Fruit compote
- Vegetable dish
- Peach salsa
- Loaf nut bread
- Three cheese muffins from scratch
- Three rolled biscuits from scratch
- Two scones from scratch
- Two peach dumplings
- Snack cake
- Funny cake
- Three snickerdoodles
- Three drop cookies
- Three rolled cookies
- Three homemade brownies
- Three granola bars
- Three muffins from scratch, no paper liners
- Three breakfast pockets from refrigerator biscuits
- Homemade ice cream
- Pizza pocket
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 3 - Cooking 301
Lot number:
- One loaf yeast bread
- Three yeast rolls
- Tea ring
- Small pizza
- Waffle from scratch
- Homemade granola
- Three breakfast cookies
- Small salad
- Fruit topping
- Cheese ball
- One 8-9" square cake from scratch, unfrosted, removed from pan
- Sample of homemade yogurt
- Vegetable salad
- Two soft pretzels from scratch
- Three baking powder biscuits from scratch
- Lasagna or other one dish meal - bring recipe for display
- Twelve dried fruit pieces (bananas, apples, etc.)
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 4-Cooking 401
Lot number:
- Display of herbs, fresh, frozen or dried and uses
- Food item that relies on an herb or spice as a dominant flavor
- Meal plan/menu for celebration
- Party-planning or celebration checklist
- Complete meal plan or celebration plan – menu, shopping, decoration list, timeline, checklist
- Exhibit related to grains – production, nutrition, etc.
- Flatbread
- Pita bread
- Chapatti or Roti
- Focaccia
- Rye bread
- French bread
- Oatmeal bread
- English muffins
- Grits
- Tabbouleh
- Couscous dish
- Exhibit related to production or nutrition of fruits
- Fruit dip
- Fruits and fruit dips
- Green salad featuring fruit
- Exhibit related to production or nutrition of vegetables
- Dish featuring potatoes as main ingredient
- Scalloped potatoes
- Au Gratin potatoes
- Twice baked potatoes
- Exhibit related to stir-fry techniques and/or equipment
- Basic stir-fried vegetables
- Spinach quiche
- Exhibit related to cooking methods for meats and protein foods
- Roast beef
- Marinated Roast beef
- Roast pork
- Roast pork featuring herbs, spices, or glaze
- Roast ham
- Roast poultry
- Oven barbecue chicken
- Roast lamb
- Oven-fried fish
- Cut of meat prepared using three different cooking methods
- Italian beef
- Beef stew
- Chicken stew
- Exhibit related to dried beans and peas production or nutrition
- Black bean soup
- White chili
- Red beans and rice
- Sweet baked beans
- Hummus
- Tex Mex bean salad
- Exhibit related to dairy products nutrition or production
- Ice cream in a bag
- No cook ice cream
- Cooked custard ice cream
- Custard
- Vanilla pudding
- Tapioca pudding
- Crème Brule
- Flan
- Exhibit related to the science of candy making
- Chocolate fudge
- Caramels
- Toffee
- Microwave marshmallow fudge
- Microwave peanut brittle
- Exhibit related to pastry-making techniques
- Pie crust
- Whole wheat pie crust
- Tart crusts
- Oil pastry
- Graham cracker pie crust baked
- Graham cracker pie crust unbaked
- Meringue pie
- Apple pie
- Cherry pie
- Peach pie
- Strawberry pie
- Fruit turnovers
- Cream pie
- Lemon meringue pie
- Pumpkin pie
- Custard pie
- Angel food cake
- Sponge cake
- Chiffon cake
- Fluffy icing
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 4 Class 5 - Baking 1
Lot Number:
- Meal plan using MyPlate
- Daily menu with half of daily serving of grains being whole grains
- Educational display or poster showing kitchen safety
- Educational display demonstrating measuring techniques
- Display or poster showing basic kitchen equipment
- Baking powder biscuits
- Plain muffins
- Cornmeal muffins
- Pancake
- Peanut butter pancake
- Sugar cookies
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Chocolate drop cookies
- Oatmeal cookies
- Peanut butter cookies
- Educational display detailing citizenship or leadership with the baking project
- Educational display related to careers in baking
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 6 - Baking 2
Lot Number:
- Meal plan or project using MyPlate
- Daily menu with half of daily serving of grains being whole grains
- Display related to common baking products
- Display related to baking equipment
- Nut bread
- Banana nut bread
- Zucchini bread
- Any quick bread
- Coffee cake
- Fruit-filled coffee cake
- Heritage cookie from another country
- Bar cookies
- Drop cookies
- Refrigerator cookies
- Pressed cookies
- Rolled cookies
- Molded cookies
- Filled cookies
- Shaped cookies
- Brownies
- Chocolate chip applesauce brownies
- Cranberry granola bars
- Butterscotch bars
- Jam thumbprint cookies
- Peanut butter blossom cookies
- Brown sugar nut rounds
- Gingerbread
- Cornbread
- Exhibit related to science of baking
- Educational display detailing citizenship or leadership with the baking project
- Educational display related to careers in baking
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Divsion 4 Class 7 - Baking 3
Lot Number:
- Meal plan or project using MyPlate
- Daily menu with half of daily serving of grains being whole grains
- Exhibit related to history of bread
- Exhibit related to bread of different countries
- Fast French bread
- Basic yeast roll dough
- Refrigerator dough
- Quick white bread
- Whole wheat bread
- Dakota bread
- Cool-rise white bread
- Breadsticks
- Teddy Bear bread
- Animal bread
- Educational display related to science of bread baking
- Educational display related to equipment for bread baking
- Microwave casserole bread
- Microwave English muffin bread
- White bread made in bread machine
- Whole wheat bread in bread machine
- Display detailing citizenship or leadership with the baking project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 8 - Baking 4
Lot Number:
- Meal plan or project using MyPlate
- Daily menu with half of daily serving of grains being whole grains
- Exhibit related to cake science
- Yellow cake from scratch
- Sponge cake from scratch
- Uncooked butter frosting
- Seven-minute frosting
- Fudge frosting
- Busy day oatmeal cake
- One slice of cake from store-bought mix and one from scratch, with written comparison
- Educational display detailing citizenship or leadership with the baking project
- Educational display on careers in food preparation, food science or food microbiology
- Interview of someone in baking field
- Single pie crust
- Set of pie crusts or pie crust “cookies” comparing different fats (shortening, butter, oil, margarine, lard) with written evaluation
- Display related to viscosity of pie fillings
- Display related to comparison of thickening agents (cornstarch, flour, tapioca, etc.)
- Basic cream pie
- Chocolate cream pie
- Banana cream pie
- Coconut cream pie
- Lemon meringue pie
- Any other cream pie
- Pumpkin pie
- Pecan pie
- Any other custard pie
- Apple pie
- Canned cherry pie
- Canned berry, peach or apricot pie
- Fresh strawberry pie
- Any other fruit pie
- Traditional quiche
- Reduced-cholesterol spinach quiche
- Any other quiche
- Apple turnovers
- Empanadas, any flavor
- Empanadas, several flavors
- Results of comparison between homemade or store bought baked item (time, taste, nutrition)
- Exhibit related to science in Baking 4 project item(s)
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 9 - Food Preservation
Lot Number:
- Exhibit related to importance of food preservation
- Display detailing pH in foods and appropriate food preservation methods
- Display of equipment for food preservation
- Chart of foods you plan to preserve and when they are in season
- Comparison of frozen apples or other fruit (treated and untreated)
- Comparison of frozen beans or other vegetable (blanched and unblanched)
- Applesauce made with boiling water canner
- Jam made in boiling water canner
- Any pickled vegetable in boiling water canner
- Any food preserved through freezing
- Any food preserved through freezing
- Any food preserved through freezing
- Any item made in boiling water canner
- Any item made in boiling water canner
- Any item made in boiling water canner
- Display of leadership or citizenship activity related to project
- Display of science related to food preservation
- Display related to history of food preservation
- Display of cost analysis of buying preserved food vs. preserving at home
- Display related to microorganisms destroyed in various food preservation techniques
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Cake Decorating
Division 4 Class 10-Cake Decorating Level 1
For fair entries, cake will be used when indicated. When cake is not specifically indicated, foam cake forms can be used. 4-H members should refer to the project book 4-H Cake Decorating for the skills list and explanation for each level.
Lot Number:
- Cake decorating notebook with pictures/diagrams of cakes, learning and record of expenses
- A level baked cake
- Single layer cake
- Cut up cake
- Cake in a specialty pan
- Smoothly frosted one-level cake
- Cake or cupcake decorated with stars, flowers and leaves
- Cake decorated with borders
- Cake or cupcake decorated with writing
- Cake featuring any combination of star, pullout star, shell with star tip, shell with writing tip (beads), rosette, star puff, “c” motion, zig-zag, dots and leaf
- Cake or cupcake featuring leaves – plain leaf, stand up leaf, ruffled leaf, holly
- Cake or cupcake featuring flowers – drop flowers (squeeze stars or swirl), free hand, rosette, star, variety, rosebud, sweet pea
- Cake or cupcake featuring lettering – dots, fill in line with dots or lines, printing or script
- Cake or cupcake featuring any combination of combing, grass, fur or hair, outline or fill-in, paper pattern, stencil applications, or sugar mold
- Foam form featuring any combination of level one cake-decorating skills
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 11-Cake Decorating-Level 2
For fair entries, cake will be used when indicated. When cake is not specifically indicated, foam cake forms can be used. 4-H members should refer to the project book 4-H Cake Decorating for the skills list and explanation for each level.
Lot Number:
- Cake decorating notebook with pictures/diagrams of cakes, learning and record of expenses
- A baked, prepared level cake decorated using at least five level two cake-decorating skills
- A prepared cut up cake decorated using at least five level two cake-decorating skills
- A cake made in a specialty pan – decorated using appropriate skills
- Decorated one-level cake using at least five level two cake-decorating skills
- Decorated two-level cake using at least five level two cake-decorating skills
- Decorated cake featuring brush striping or spatula striping, and at least four other level two cake-decorating skills
- Cake decorated using at least five borders and side decorations
- Cake decorated using combination of level two five borders, leaves and flowers, special effects
- Sugar mold (Easter egg, ball or bell) with decorating skills from level two
- Foam form featuring any combination of level two cake-decorating skills
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 12-Cake Decorating-Level 3
For fair entries, cake will be used when indicated. When cake is not specifically indicated, foam cake forms can be used. 4-H members should refer to the project book 4-H Cake Decorating for the skills list and explanation for each level.
Lot Number:
- Cake decorating notebook with pictures/diagrams of cakes, learning and record of expenses
- A frosted, assembled and decorated stacked-tiered cake for a wedding (on either cake or foam)
- Example (either diagram or photograph) of how to disassemble and cut a stacked or tiered cake
- A baked, level, stacked cake featuring at least four skills from level three cake decorating
- An exhibit (on either cake or foam) that features side decorating or drop string work, flowers, figure piping, deep color effects, painting – specify buttercream or royal frosting, and any other level three cake-decorating skills
- An exhibit (on either cake or foam) that features at least three of the following borders and side decorations: basket weave, bow trimmed strings, crown, drop strings, Lambeth method, fleur-de-lis, flower and vine, ribbon and ball fringe, ribbon swag, shirred ribbon and shell, string lace, triple drop strings, zig-zag garland AND at least three nail flowers.
- An exhibit (on either cake or foam) combining borders, flowers, special effects, lettering
- An exhibit (on either cake or foam) that features any combination of Austrian lace, chocolate molding flowers or leaves, cooked or rolled fondant, gum paste, marzipan, pulled sugars or wires with assorted decorations attached.
- Foam form featuring any combination of level three cake-decorating skills
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 13-Cake Decorating-Level 4
For fair entries, cake will be used when indicated. When cake is not specifically indicated, foam cake forms can be used. 4-H members should refer to the project book 4-H Cake Decorating for the skills list and explanation for each level.
- Cake decorating notebook with pictures/diagrams of cakes, learning and record of expenses
- Any self-designed item using skills learned in levels 1-3 cake decorating
- Any self-designed item using skills learned in levels 1-3 cake decorating
- Any self-designed item using skills learned in levels 1-3 cake decorating
- Any self-designed item using skills learned in levels 1-3 cake decorating
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 4 Class 14 - For All Members-Foods
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County.
Lot number:
- One jar canned fruit
- One jar canned vegetables
- Gift pack of preserved foods - assortment of different kinds of preserved food
- Three jar exhibit of jelly, jam, marmalade, fruit butter, preserves, etc. (three different kinds)
- Three jar exhibit of pickles and/or relishes (three different kinds)
- Exhibit of dehydrated vegetables and/or fruits
- Candy - four pieces, cooked using boiling stages
- Candy - four pieces, no cook
- Iced layer cake, any type
- Exhibit of snack bars or cookies
- Yeast bread and/or rolls (using a conventional method)
- Yeast bread and/or rolls (may use a bread machine)
- One loaf whole wheat bread using conventional method (including recipe)
- One loaf whole wheat bread using bread machine (including recipe)
- One loaf home ground whole wheat bread using conventional method (including recipe)
- Three yeast doughnuts, unglazed
- Three yeast doughnuts, glazed
- Cake doughnuts
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) breads
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) pastry
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) salads
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) main dishes
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) cakes
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) cookies
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) other desserts
- Originality with mix or packaged foods (including recipe) exhibit
- Exhibit of backpacker meal (may use commercial and/or homemade products)
- Any other food item (your choice) with recipe included
- Any other food item (your choice) with recipe included
- Any other food item (your choice) with recipe included
- Any item related to cake decorating
- Any item related to cake decorating
- Any item related to cake decorating
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Division Five
Visual Arts
Division 5 Class 1 - Get Started in Art
Type of paper, canvas, or art background is not limited - all types are acceptable. Only one entry per lot number per member. Only 4-H members enrolled in Visual Arts may enter in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Painting with paper and milk glue
- Puzzle art
- Cut paper designs
- Pop up card
- Story telling book art
- Luminary
- Paper cut work
- Drawing – mural
- Shadow drawing
- Ordinary objects – converted to art
- Invention
- Drawing motion and gestures
- Computer drawing
- Finger painting
- Color wheel
- Straw painting
- Dot painting
- Spatter painting
- Marble painting
- Squeeze painting
- String painting
- Marble swirl painting
- Report from a visit to an art museum
- A painted flower garden
- Sculpted clay project
- Pinch pot from clay
- Coil pot from clay
- Slab pot from clay
- Papier Mache sculpted project
- Display on flex power and malleability
- Jewelry item made from clay
- Edible art item
- Thumb/hand print artwork
- Sponge artwork
- Garden/vegetable/fruit prints
- Stencil project
- Block print artwork
- Screen print artwork
- Monoprint artwork
- Handmade paper
- Batik
- Nine-patch quilt
- Warp and weft woven project
- Collage
- Balloon train
- Now and later self portrait
- Scrap sculpting
- Three-dimensional form artwork
- Three-dimensional window artwork
- Three-dimensional family portrait
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 5 Class 2 - Drawing, Fiber & Sculpture
Type of paper, canvas, or art background is not limited - all types are acceptable. Only one entry per lot number per member. Only 4-H members enrolled in Visual Arts may enter in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Reflective sketchbook
- Educational display on elements and principles of design
- Drawing with pencils
- Drawing with charcoal
- Drawing with pastels
- Drawing with graphite stick
- Drawing with markers
- Drawing with oil crayon
- Drawing with colored pencils
- Drawing with pen and ink
- Drawing with watercolor pencils
- Drawing with melted wax
- Drawing with colored glue
- Contour drawing
- Drawing showing perspectives
- Drawing comparing paper types
- Drawing in the round
- Calligraphy
- Cartoon drawing
- Felted wool applique
- Art made with cotton linter
- Batik
- Loom weaving
- Fibers dyed with natural dyes
- Example of symmetry and patchwork
- Sculpted item
- Clay container
- Clay head
- Mask
- Connected boxes sculpture
- Sculpted cardboard
- Floral sculpting
- Carving
- Mobile art
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 5 Class 3-Painting, Printing & Graphic Design
Type of paper, canvas, or art background is not limited - all types are acceptable. Only one entry per lot number per member. Only 4-H members enrolled in Visual Arts may enter in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Portfolio of artwork
- Educational display on elements and principles of design
- Acrylic painting
- Watercolor painting
- Lines, shapes and colors abstract painting
- Sand painting
- Self portrait
- Action painting
- Oil painting
- Oil painting using perspective
- Encaustic painting
- Printing (any combination of techniques)
- Intaglio collagraph
- Printing using blue print paper
- Dry Point etching
- Wax resist painting
- Stamp self-made and stamp artwork
- Relief print with linoleum
- Drawing a negative
- Monoprint or monotype
- Display illustrating positive vs. negative space
- Graphic design illustrating use of color
- Example of typography
- Mirror self-portrait
- Portfolio or collage of advertisements
- Doodling and drawing using a software program
- CD/DVD label designed on computer or by hand
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 5 Class 4-Scrapbooking
Type of paper, canvas, or art background is not limited - all types are acceptable. Only one entry per lot number per member. Only 4-H members enrolled in Visual Arts may enter in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Lot numbers:
- Display of with research scrapbook materials and ideas
- Display of tools and supplies for scrapbooking
- Exhibit showing how cropping enhances photos for scrapbooking
- Exhibit displaying properly mounted photos
- Exhibit related to choosing photos to preserve
- Scrapbook page(s) that show mounting photos creatively
- Scrapbook page(s) that highlights using embellishments
- Scrapbook page(s) that show journaling as a scrapbooking technique
- Scrapbook page(s) that show background techniques or treatments
- Research display of three different companies for digital scrapbooking
- Digital scrapbook with a central theme
- Digital scrapbook
- Scrapbook using a central theme
- Scrapbook showing a variety of techniques
- Craft made based on scrapbook techniques
- Framed scrapbook page
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 5 Class 5-For All Members–Visual Arts
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County.
Lot numbers:
- Painting
- Pencil drawing
- Pastels
- Watercolor
- Pen and ink
- Charcoal
- Mixed media
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division Six
Photography-Digital and Film
Photography Exhibit Instructions
- Photos should have been taken since previous year’s fair.
- Members should check their project books for explanations of entries.
- Display all photos neatly and indicate on front of photo/display whether the photo is film or digital. Prints that are 8x10 or smaller should not be framed or under glass. Photos can be mounted on matte, poster board or card stock. Photos should measure no larger than 16x20 as a maximum. Prints larger than 8x10 can be mounted/framed at the discretion of the exhibitor.
- Members should know camera and features used, cost of projects, type of software used, if applicable.
- All photo entries can be edited using the following techniques: cropping, exposure control, filters, red-eye reduction, dodging/burning.
- Place entry tag so that it can be viewed when item is displayed.
- Any photo in which artistic techniques are applied, such as: removal/addition of object, colorization, or any changes that affect the reality of the photo should be entered under the Photo Art and Editing category. As appropriate, include written descriptions of techniques used for display with photo.
- Titles of photos may be marked on front.
Division 6 Class 1 - Photography Level 1
If using a film camera, please designate on the entry tag.
Lot number:
- Two pictures — one in landscape and one in portrait of the same subject
- Two or more pictures showing how to keep a photo steady and level
- Two or more photos of the same subject taken in different lighting
- One photo where lighting creates a “mood”
- A series of photos showing interesting shadows
- Photo with sidelight from a window
- Series of photos showing lighting — front, back, side, top
- Photo or series of photos showing subject with and without flash
- Series of landscape photos
- Two photos of same subject — one with subject in foreground, one with subject in background
- Photo with an obvious focal point
- Three photos from different distances
- One or more close-up photos
- Photos demonstrating clutter removal — before and after
- Series of photos showing bird’s eye or bug’s eye point of view
- One or more trick photos done through placement of subject
- Display of one or more selfies
- One or more photos of people
- One or more photos of animals
- One or more photos of buildings
- One or more photos of landscapes
- Photo story — series of photos that tell a story
- One or more black and white photos that show texture, shape, contrast and composition
- One 8x10 or 5x7 enlargement mounted on mat or poster board of your best photo in terms of composition, human interest, appeal, and quality
- Display of “problem” photos with description of how you could have made each picture better
- Photo slide show no longer than 5 minutes in length, with or without music
- Any other photo related to project
- Any other photo related to project
- Any other photo related to project
Division 6 Class 2 –Photography Level 2
If using a film camera, please designate on the entry tag.
Lot number:
- Display showing different parts of your camera
- Series of photos showing use of different lenses
- One or more photos showing use of lens filters
- One or more photos where light is used to create mood
- One or more photos making good use of reflections
- One or more photos showing skill in use of the flash
- One or more photos showing skill in use of natural light
- One or more photos showing strong use of the "rule of thirds"
- One or more photos showing the use of the "golden triangle"
- One or more photos showing the use of the "golden rectagle"
- One or more photos showing different point of view or perspective
- One or more photos where positive and negative space changes the composition of the photo
- One or more candid photos
- One or more close up photos of ordinary items
- One or more panoramic photos
- One or more photos showing use of color to create warm, cool, monochromatic, contrasting or complementary photos
- One or more photos that inform, educate or persuade
- Photos or poster educating viewers on some aspect of photography
- Photos or poster educating viewers on some aspect of photography
- Display of "problem" photos with description of how you could have made each photo better using the photo scorecard
- Photo slide show no longer than 5 minutes in length, with or without music
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
Division 6 Class 3– Photography Level 3
If using a film camera, please designate on the entry tag.
Lot number:
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Series of photos showing different shutter speeds (Please mark clearly)
- Series of photos showing different apertures (Please mark clearly)
- Series of photos showing use of aperture or shutter speed to stop motion in a photo
- One or more photos showing depth of field as affected by aperture settings
- One or more photos taken in low light
- One or more photos taken in low light with a long exposure.
- One or more photos showing overexposed, underexposed and corrected lighting
- One or more silhouette photos
- One or more photos showing framing
- One or more photos showing strong elements of composition
- One or more photos using angles to frame the subject
- One or more photos that create a strong line in the photo
- One or more photos that demonstrates harmony by using the rule of thirds
- One of more photos that create discordance
- One or more still life photos
- One or more formal portraits of people
- One or more informal portraits of people
- One or more photos showing shapes, textures or patterns
- One or more photos showing symmetry and asymmetry
- One or more action photos
- One or more underwater photos
- One or more astrophotos (moon, stars, planets)
- One or more infrared photos
- Display showing the concept of joiners
- Display of “problem” pictures with description of how you could have made each picture better using the photo scorecard
- Photo story
- Photo slide show no longer than 5 minutes in length, with or without music
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
- Any other photo or photographs related to project
Divsion 6 Class 4-Videography
Lot number:
- Submit at least one movie, video or DVD on any subject.
- Long—5-minute movie
- Public Service Announcement
- Storyboard or script for film production
- Podcast of video created
- Research on topic for film creation
- Filmed interviews on specific topic
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 6 Class 5- Photo Art and Editing for all photography members
Lot number:
- Cropping – Show one original photo and the same photo digitally cropped
- Dodging & Burning – Show one original photo and the same photo digitally dodged/burned
- Edges & Frames – Show one original photo and the same photo with different edges and frames applied
- Photo Collage – Show a variety of digital photos arranged artistically as one photo in a collage
- Before and After – Display one original photo and the same photo altered with digital software enhancements
- Colorization – Display one original photo and the same photo with colorization techniques applied
- Sepia Tone – Display one original photo and the same photo with sepia tones
- Advertising Art – Display photo or series of photos and/or text to advertise a product, service or concept
- Text and Photos – Display photos with text enhancements
- Portrait – Display a photo or series of photos showing both the original and edited version for portraits
- Object Removal – Display photo or series with original and with an object removed
- Altered Reality – Display a photo or series of photos, including the original, that show a highly edited photo illustration
- Photos at Work – Display any item in which a photo(s) is used as part of a publication – brochures, note cards, posters, stationary, etc.
- Photo Story – Using a series of digital photographs and any variety of techniques, tell a story using photo art/illustrations and captions
- Shopping – Create a display/notebook/project comparing the cost and features of either digital cameras, media devices, digital photography software or scanners
- Processing – Create a display/notebook comparing different types of photo processing/papers and/or costs from ink jet printers to commercial processing
- Kiosk – Create an edited photo project using a commercial photo kiosk or online photo processing company’s software
- Digital File Management – Create a CD/DVD/Notebook or other work to demonstrate how to manage digital photo files
- Technology and Textiles – Display an item made from a photo and/or graphics printed on fabric
- Any other highly edited photo or photo illustration – include original for comparison
- Any other highly edited photo or photo illustration – include original for comparison
- Any other highly edited photo or photo illustration – include original for comparison
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
CLASS 6-For All Members-Photography
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County.
Lot number:
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
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Division Seven
Leathercraft
Division 7 Class 1 - Leathercraft Level 1
Lot number:
- Poster or electronic media discussing the history of leather working
- Poster or display of different types of leather, where they come from, advantages, disadvantages, and uses
- Poster or display of tools used for leather working
- Bookmark
- Coasters or rounders, set of four
- Article that was not pre-cut
- Article with lacing
- Article with lacing
- Article with lacing
- Article with lacing
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 7 Class 2 - Leathercraft Level 2
Lot number:
- Display of different ways to decorate leather
- Tooled, laced article, pre-cut
- Tooled, laced article, not pre-cut
- Article with figure carved, not pre-cut
- Article of soft leather (no kits)
- Article using filigree
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 7 Class 3 - Leathercraft Levels 3-7
Lot number:
- Display of different ways to decorate leather
- Tooled, laced article, pre-cut
- Tooled, laced article, not pre-cut
- Article with figure carved, not precut
- Article of soft leather (no kits)
- Article using filigree
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 7 Class 4 - Leathercraft Units 8-10
Lot number:
- Display of different dying techniques
- Display of at least four different types of lacing
- Braided article
- Tooled, laced article (no kits)
- Article with any method of decorating other than stamping or carving
- Tooled article with original design (including design pictures)
- Large, tooled article (example: saddle, handbag, gun case, etc.)
- Article using filigree
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 7 Class 5-For All Members - Leathercraft
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County.
Lot number:
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
- Any item related to the project
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Division 8
Communications
Division 8 Class 1 - Cowboy Poetry
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in the 4-H Cowboy Poetry project. There is only one level in this project, and it is self-paced. Project books and records are not to be exhibited or judged.
Lot number:
- A poster showing what you have learned about cowboy poetry
- Display of at least 3 original poems written by you during the current year
- An educational display related to what you have learned about rhyme schemes or meter
- An educational display about some of the classic cowboy poets
- An educational display about Western culture or history, especially about your local area
- Display of examples of cowboy poetry you have found in your local library
- A photo story of your participation in a cowboy poetry gathering
- A photo story showing you teaching others to write and recite their own original poetry
- Any educational display related to what you have learned in this project
- Any other item related to protect
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 8 Class 2 - Navigating Citizenship
Lot number:
- Journal created from activities in Navigating Citizenship
- Create a diorama depicting the three branches of government
- Create an advertisement
- Write a letter to the editor
- Create a visual representation of “one person, one vote”
- Write a lobbying plan
- Design a seal and flag
- Plan a service-learning project with a tribal organization
- Create a book of careers
- Write a bill
- Complete kids voting activities
- Create a poster or display
- Make a video related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 8 Class 3 - Global Citizenship
Lot number:
- Posters, slide shows and videos of trips abroad
- Presentation related to project
- Research a topic of global citizenship
- Research another country
- Project related to geography
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 8 Class 4 - Leadership
Lot number:
- A notebook with plan and reports of accomplishments with supporting material
- A poster or display with pictures showing an area of your leadership
- Video or slide presentation about your leadership project
- Any other display related to project
- Any other display related to project
- Any other display related to project
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Division 8 Class 5 - For All Members-Division 8
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 9
Division 9 Class 1-Range 1
In order to complete a year in this project and exhibit at the fair, you should have completed a minimum of 3 units during the year. This project should take no more than 3 years to complete.
Range 1 Year 1
Lot Number:
- Build a poster or presentation on the four rangeland plant types using examples from your area
- Build a plant press and collect and press 10 rangeland plants
- Build a poster or presentation that teaches about plant morphology
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Range 1 Year 2
- Attend Montana Range Days or other natural resources camp and create an educational display about it
- Build a plant press and collect and press 20 rangeland plants
- Create a poster or presentation or video discussing the benefits of rangelands
- Show how to identify a rangeland plant using a key
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Range 1 Year 3
14. Compete at Montana Range Days or other rangeland competition and create an educational display about it
15. Collect and press an additional 20 rangeland plants
16. Create a poster or presentation on the rangeland types of the U.S.
17. Create a poster, presentation, or video on how climate impacts rangelands
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 9 Class 2-Weeds 1
Lot number:
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Display illustrating crops grown in Montana and products made in Montana from those crops
- Display showing different ways weed seeds spread to new locations
- Plant press created in project
- Display of pressed plants and/or photos you have taken illustrating the following terms: weeds, native, non-native, invasive and noxious plants
- Chart showing the exponential growth of a knapweed plant
- Display that illustrates the effects of erosion
- Any other exhibit related to project
- Any other exhibit related to project
- Any other exhibit related to project
Division 9 Class 3-Small Grains
- Display related to your visit to a bakery
- Collection of various products made from small grains
- Display showing your visit to a local livestock feed store
- Poster with a labeled cereal plant attached
- Display of germinated seeds
- Exhibit showing the nine stages of plant growth
- Collection of small grains in containers
- Display of various varieties of small grains
- Display of a spring and winter cereal grain
- Display showing the differences in seed quality
- Exhibit of germinated seeds
- Display showing the effects of different planting depths
- Collection of soil types
- Display showing growing plants in different soil types
- Display presenting small grain diseases
- Display showing small grain insect pests
- Display identifying weeds
- Collection of small grain pests
- Exhibit showing how to determine field acreages
- Display showing how to determine small grain harvest loss
- Display of how to determine the volume of storage structures
- Example of a marketing plan
- Display a balance sheet or prices over time of small grains
- Show how production costs are determined
- Exhibit related to careers related to crops
- Plant press
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 9 Class 4-Gardening
Vegetables must be clean and displayed neatly on a 6" paper plate and placed into plastic bags, if they fit. Exhibits will be judged for uniformity, variety characteristics, freedom from disease, insects and injury, and knowledge of the member being interviewed. Following judging, one vegetable specimen will be left for display and the rest may be taken home.
Lot Number:
- Garden plan
- Garden tool display
- Seed germination display
- Worm composting display
- Samples of preserved produce
- Hydroponic project
- Terrarium
- Composting display
- Soil sampling and testing display
- Any annual flower
- Any perennial flower
- Any herb
- Garden pest display
- Plant disease display
- Horticulture career display
- Preserved produce from your garden
- Garden record (irrigation/rainfall, fertilization, etc.)
- Flower arrangement display
- Any vegetable grown in a container
- Any vegetable
- Any vegetable
- Photos of vegetable garden from previous season
- Pollinator display
- Integrated Pest Management display
- Beneficial insect display
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 9 Class 5-For All Members-Division 9
Lot number:
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 10
Division 10 Class 1 - Wildlife
- Create a poster using a picture or pictures from a magazine or ones you have taken. Label the Woodland, Grassland, and Wetland areas and be able to explain which animals might use each habitat.
- Make a poster explaining the difference between Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores and paste photos of animals in each group on it.
- Using index cards, make a different card for each type of animal found in your area by pasting a picture of the animal on it and listing some facts. Be able to use the cards to show where each animal is in the food chain.
- Build a poster explaining the food chain of animals in your area.
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Entomology
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in levels 1-3 of the entomology project.
Collection boxes should be covered with plastic or glass that can be removed. Collections should be organized by order.
When exhibiting after more than one year in the project, specify new collections for the current year.
Performance in preparation of each collection shall require adherence to proper pinning and labeling methods as described in the 4-H entomology project materials and other recognized sources. Specimens shall be undamaged, and if moths or butterflies, the wings shall be properly spread. Spreading legs and wings of other groups is not required but shall receive recognition if done. Arrangements shall be neat and uniform in such a manner that anyone examining the collection can understand the groupings.
Educational displays may consist of specialized groupings of insects or related to any aspect of insect life. Displays should be presented in a clear, concise and interesting manner. The purpose of educational displays is to learn more about the importance, life cycles, biology, ecology, diversity, etc. of insects and related arthropods.
Division 10 Class 2 - Entomology, Level 1
Lot number:
- Using pictures as a guide, make a separate drawing of each of the insect body parts for five different insects and be able to name the parts and assemble each insect
- Build a pitfall trap in three different habitats around your lawn and garden, count and identify the different types of insects you catch in each overnight, and be able to discuss the procedure and results
- Make a poster showing some invasive insects important to your area, including a photo, description of where they live, and why they are bad for your environment
- Make a poster showing beneficial insects in your garden or commonly used in greenhouses and how they can be used in an Integrated Pest Management program
- Assemble recipes into a cookbook that could be used by people around the world who use insects for food
- Collect, mount, identify, and label at least 25 different kinds of adult insects,
including at least 5 Orders, one of which should be Order Lepidoptera. (Hint: Use
the insects from your pitfall trap and check the grill guard on family vehicles.)
For first year members of level 1
Collect, mount, identify, and label at least 30 different kinds of adult insects, including at least 5 Orders one of which should be Order Lepidoptera. For second year members of level 1 - Collect, mount, identify, and label at least 35 different kinds of adult insects, including at least 5 Orders one of which should be Order Lepidoptera. For third year members of level 1
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 3 - Entomology, Level 2
Lot number:
- Build at least two insect traps (Areal Net, Berlese Funnel, Indoor Insect Trap, Modified Wilkinson Trap, or Light Attractor) and be able to discuss what insects you caught with them and why different traps are used to capture different types of insects
- Create a poster discussing how to tell the difference between at least five different orders of insects
- Build a metamorphosis wheel for an insect showing complete metamorphosis and be able to discuss where each stage lives and what they eat and are eaten by
- Create a detailed poster that could be used by homeowners, farmers, ranchers, or foresters discussing an economically important insect pest, including its history, life stages, damage caused, and control measures
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 50 different kinds of insects. For first year members of level 2
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 60 different kinds of insects. For second year members of level 2
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 70 different kinds of insects. For third year members of level 2
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 4 - Entomology, Level 3
Lot number:
- Build an electronic media presentation discussing an important insect pest in your area discussing its history, life stages, damage caused and control measures.
- Build an electronic media presentation discussing Integrated Pest Management for either turfgrass, vegetable garden, greenhouse, or forest.
- Build or purchase, use, and be able to discuss how to use at least three methods of monitoring important insect pests used by professional entomologist and be able to discuss economic threshold levels and possible control options. (i.e.: Sweep Net/Grasshoppers, Pheromone Trap/Orange Wheat Blossom Midge, Sticky Trap/White Flies, Grain Ball/Wireworms)
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 85 different kinds of insects. For first year members of level 3.
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 120 different kinds of insects. For second year members of level 3.
- Collect, mount, identify, and label by Order at least 120 different kinds of insects. Make a separate collection of beneficial predatory insects (including different growth stages) and the insect species they prey on. For third year members of level 3.
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Shooting Sports
No Firearms are allowed at the Pavilion or on the fair grounds. All ammunition displays must be in locked cases. Shooting sports include archery, cowboy action shooting, hunting, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle and shotgun.
Division 10 Class 5 - Archery
Lot number:
- Educational display of bow types
- Educational display of proper shooting techniques
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 6 - Montana 4-H Western Heritage Project
Lot number:
- Display of ammunition of the Old West
- Display of clothing of the Old West
- Display of characters of the Old West
- Display of history of the Six Gun
- Display about history of the rifle
- Display about history of the shotgun
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 7 - Rifle and Pistol
Lot number:
- Rifle shooting positions educational display
- Pistol shooting positions educational display
- Safety poster for shooting range
- Education display showcasing accessories
- Project notebook
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Sport Fishing
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in one skill level of the Sport Fishing project. In order to complete a year in this project and exhibit at the fair, you should have completed a minimum of 6 (six) activities during the year. Exhibit no more than 3 items per level. Project books and records are not to be exhibited or judged.
Division 10 Class 8-Sport Fishing Level 1
Lot number:
- Picture poster showing what you have learned about sport fishing
- Display of lures and/or flies that you have made
- An educational display related to what you have learned about different types of fish
- An educational display related to what you have learned about fishing or angling
- Display of your fishing log or casting record
- Display of common fishing tackle equipment
- Display of basic fishing knots
- Display of three rigging systems
- Any educational display related to what you have learned in this project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 9 - Sport Fishing Level 2
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in one skill level of the Sport Fishing project. In order to complete a year in this project and exhibit at the fair, you should have completed a minimum of 6 (six) activities during the year. Exhibit no more than 3 items per level. Project books and records are not to be exhibited or judged.
Lot number:
- An educational display comparing the different types of casting techniques
- Display of lures and/or flies that you have made
- Display of your fishing log or casting record
- An educational display identifying the differet parts of a fish
- An educational display of your favorite fish recipes
- Exhibit of your handmade fishing wallet
- Display of at least six intermediate fishing knots (e.g. trilene, surgeons, uni-knot, world’s fair knot, two-fold open and blood knot)
- An educational display related to what you have learned about different types of fish
- Any educational display related to what you have learned in this project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 CLASS 10 - Sport Fishing Level 3
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in one skill level of the Sport Fishing project. In order to complete a year in this project and exhibit at the fair, you should have completed a minimum of 6 (six) activities during the year. Exhibit no more than 3 items per level. Project books and records are not to be exhibited or judged.
Lot number:
- An educational display showing how you introduced a friend to fishing
- An educational display showing the four different types of reels
- An educational display of artificial flies and lures you have made
- An educational display of the different sizes and types of hooks
- An educational display showing at least eight kinds of aquatic insects
- An educational display about fishing habitats
- An educational display about fishing ethics
- A display of your fishing journal
- An educational display about the different kinds of fish found in Montana
- Any educational display related to what you have learned in this project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Outdoor Adventures
Division 10 Class 11-Outdoor Adventures Level 1
Lot Number:
- Display with clothing for hiking
- Display of hiking day pack
- Weather display
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 12 - Outdoor Adventures Level 2
Lot Number:
- Display of camping tools
- Display of overnight pack
- Knots display
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 13 - Outdoor Adventures Level 3
Lot Number:
- Trip plan display
- Display of food list
- Leave-no-trace exhibit
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Forestry
Forestry Exhibit Instructions
To exhibit in this category, you must be currently enrolled in the forestry project.
If leaves, stems or bark are exhibited, they should be identified with a label near the object on the same page. These labels should list (1) the proper common name; (2) location (city and/or county) where collected; and (3) date (day, month, year) collected.
When exhibiting after more than one year in the project, group specimens by year collected.
Educational displays may consist of groupings of leaves, bark, stems, or related to any aspect of forestry. Displays should be presented in a clear, concise and interesting manner. The purpose of educational displays is to learn and share about the importance of forest ecosystems and forest life.
Division 10 Class 14 - Forestry Level 1
Lot number:
- Exhibit of at least five different dried leaves/needles from either coniferous or deciduous trees living in Montana collected during the year-mounted, labeled and identified according to species
- Exhibit a minimum of five native Montana trees showing leaf, twig and fruit from each species
- Poster of educational display relating to an activity in Unit 1 (for example, estimating tree age by rings, parts of a tree, drawing of a root system, forest habitats, forest recreation or others
- Journal record showing where 10 different leaves/trees are located and the date you found them
- A photo story of a visit to a state forest or other forest ecosystem
- A leaf chain or dried leaf collage
- Plant in a clear jar showing the root system of a tree seedling
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 15 - Forestry Level 2
Lot number:
- Exhibit a collection of at least 10 different kinds of leaves/needles from either coniferous or deciduous trees living in Montana collected during the year-mounted, labeled and identified according to species
- Exhibit a minimum of eight native Montana trees showing one leaf, twig and fruit from each species
- Poster or educational display relating to an activity in Unit 2 (for example, how water moves through a tree, photosynthesis, succession, forest systems or others)
- A photo-journal of your visit to a local park or forest
- Cross-section of a tree with explanation of the tree’s history
- Exhibit explaining the fire triangle and forest fire prevention
- Diagram indicating which part of a tree various diseases affect
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 10 Class 16 - Forestry Level 3
- Exhibit a collection of at least 20 different kinds of leaves/needles from either coniferous or deciduous trees living in Montana collected during the year-mounted, labeled and identified according to species
- Exhibit a minimum of 15 native Montana trees showing leaf, twig and fruit from each species
- Poster or educational display relating to an activity in Unit 3 (for example, identifying trees by their bark, biomes, forest products, or others)
- A photo-journal of your visit with a “tree informant” to a local park or forest
- Write a taxonomic key for five different leaves you have collected
- Display five bark rubbings you have made and the identification of each tree
- Display showing the “fruits” or “seeds” of at least 10 trees in your area
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 10 Class 17 - For All Members-Division 10
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
Lot number:
- Any item related to Division 10
- Any item related to Division10
- Any item related to Division 10
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Division 11
Division 11 Class 1 - Small Engines 1
Lot number:
- Poster or educational display
- Project display-History of engines
- Project display-Ignition
- Project display-Types, names and uses of tools, nuts and bolts
- Project display-Governors
- Project display-Lubrication
- Project display-Oils and correct usage
- Project display-Pistons, rings and rods
- Project display-Crank shaft and cam gears
- Project display-Troubleshooting
- Project display-Differences between two- and four-cycle engines
- Project display-Working model of engine driven by electric motor or self
- Display of a rebuilt small engine
- Small engine parts display board with a brief explanation of the purpose of the parts and how they work
- Carburetor parts display board with a brief explanation of the purpose of the parts and how they work together
- Display using an actual small engine showing steps in preparing a small engine for storage
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 11 Class 2 - Small Engines 2
Lot number:
- Parts display board of a two-cycle engine with a brief explanation of the purpose of the parts and how they work together
- Other exhibit on project level
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 11 Class 3 - Small Engines 3
Lot number:
- A chart showing safety rules for each of the following: walking lawn mower, riding lawn mower, rotary tiller
- An income and expense record of your lawn mowing business. Include costs, hours worked, pay for individual jobs, etc.
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 11 Class 4 - Aerospace 2
Lot number:
- Model rocket built from a kit
- Model rocket not built from a kit
- Model airplane built from a kit
- Model airplane not built from a kit
- Handmade kite
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 11 Class 5 - Aerospace 3
Lot number:
- Model rocket made from a kit
- Model rocket not built from a kit
- Model airplane built from a kit
- Model airplane not built from a kit
- Remote control airplane built from a kit
- Handmade fighter kite
- Any item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 11 Class 6 - Aerospace 4
Lot number:
- Model rocket made from a kit
- Model rocket not made from a kit
- Model airplane made from a kit
- Model airplane not made from a kit
- Remote control airplane made from a kit
- Handmade flat-style box kite
- Any item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 11 Class 7 - Electricity 1
Lot number:
- A homemade flashlight
- A simple switch
- A homemade compass
- A homemade electromagnet
- A homemade galvanometer
- A homemade electric motor
- Any homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
Division 11 Class 8 - Electricity 2
Lot number:
- A homemade circuit
- A homemade momentary switch
- A homemade three-way switch
- A homemade rocket launcher
- A homemade burglar alarm
- Any homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
Division 11 Class 9 - Electricity 3
Lot number:
- A display of types of wires and cables
- A diagram of your home wiring circuits
- Any homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
Division 11 Class 10 - Electricity 4
Lot number:
- A display of different electronic parts
- A homemade flasher
- A homemade alarm that reacts to light
- A homemade light meter
- A homemade SCR intruder alarm
- A homemade 6-8-watt amplifier
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
- Any other homemade electric device
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Division 11 Class 11 - Robotics Level 1
Lot number:
- Display of the history of robotics
- Display of driving base
- A touch sensor and program
- A color sensor and program
- A robot you have built and programmed
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
Division 11 Class 12-Intro. to Modern Microcontrollers
Lot number:
- Blinking LED display
- Any circuit with code
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
Division 11 Class 13- Junk Drawer Robotics Level 1
Lot number:
- Display showing how junk drawer items were sorted
- 2-D Drawing
- 3-D Image of an item
- Support constructed to hold a textbook
- Marshmallow catapult
- Balance beam
- 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe game or board
- Robot arm plan
- Robo arm
- Power source designed to move the arm
- Display showing joints and linkages
- Gripper design
- Gripper
- Robot
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
Division 11 Class 14 - Junk Drawer Robotics Level 2
Lot number:
- Display showing movement and friction
- Clipmobile Design
- Clipmobile
- Simple electrical circuit
- Electromagnetic force display
- Can-Can robot design
- Can-Can robot
- Display of gear ratios
- Gear assembly
- Gear train that has gear ratio reduction
- Gear train using compound gears.
- Rover that goes slow and climbs a ramp
- Display showing buoyancy, weight distribution or surface area.
- Underwater ROV design
- Underwater ROV
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
Division 11 Class 15 - Junk Drawer Robotics Level 3
Lot number:
- Display about the differences between series and parallel circuits
- Display showing electrical switches and direction of electrical flow
- Double Pole Double Throw (DPDT) switch design display
- Double Pole Double Throw (DPDT) switch
- Display of a visual sensor
- Steady hand/buzz wire game
- Design of a robot using a sensor for control
- Robot using a sensor for control
- Display about base 2 binary counting and timing
- Display about logical operators
- Display about electrical components
- Solderless breadboard working electrical circuit
- Display illustrating the concepts of input, processes and output
- Design of a program using a flowchart format
- Original robot design
- Original robot
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 11 Class 16 - Welding
Lot number:
- A poster or electronic media presentation about the history and evolution of welding
- Create a poster or model showing the parts of a welder with an explanation of what each part does
- A poster, electronic media, or welded plate example to show how improper selection of electrode, speed, height, and/or Amp setting will create a poor weld
- Any welded project
- Any welded project
- Any welded project
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Division 11 Class 17-For All Members
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
Lot number:
- Any item related to Division Eleven.
- Any item related to Division Eleven.
- Any item related to Division Eleven.
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Division 12-Woodworking
Division 12 Class 1 - Woodworking Level 1
Lot Number:
- Puzzle
- Airplane
- Box
- Letter holder
- Bird house
- Picture frame
- Any woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
Division 12 Class 2 - Woodworking Level 2
Lot Number:
- Toolbox
- Birdhouse
- Sawhorse
- Whistle
- Footstool
- Any woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
Division 12 Class 3 - Woodworking Level 3
Lot number:
- Boomerang
- Belt buckle
- Puzzle
- Bookcase
- Any woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
Division 12 Class 4 - Woodworking Level 4
Lot number:
- Wooden vehicle
- Table top hockey
- Step stool
- Rolling toy
- Door knocker
- Any woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
- Any other woodworking item
Division 12 Class 5-For All Members-Woodworking
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
- Any item related to Division 12
- Any item related to Division 12
- Any item related to Division 12
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Division 13
Division 13 Class 1 - Interior Design Level 1
Lot number:
- Project completed in The Basic Touch, designing walls, windows and floors
- Project completed in The Basic Touch, designing walls, windows and floors
- Project completed in The Basic Touch, designing walls, windows and floors
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division Class 2 - Interior Design Level 2
Lot number:
- Project completed in The Distinctive Touch, furniture, fabrics and storage
- Project completed in The Distinctive Touch, furniture, fabrics and storage
- Project completed in The Distinctive Touch, furniture, fabrics and storage
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 13 Class 3 - Interior Design Level 3
Exhibit one or more of the activities from the following projects:
Lot number:
- Project completed in The Finishing Touch, accessorizing our room
- Project completed in The Finishing Touch, accessorizing our room
- Project completed in The Finishing Touch, accessorizing our room
- Any other item completed in project
- Any other item completed in project
- Any other item completed in project
Division 13 Class 4-Interior Design Level 4
Exhibit one or more of the activities from the following projects:
Lot number:
- Project completed in The Environmental Touch
- Any other item completed in project
- Any other item completed in project
- Any other item completed in project
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Division 13 Class 5 - Family Adventures
Lot number:
- Any item or display - see inside cover of project manual
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 13 Class 6 - Babysitting
Lot number:
- A babysitter’s magic bag
- Family file and job log
- Parent/guardian’s survey
- Display or poster about babysitting safety, poisonous products, choking
- Poster or display on first aid
- Boo boo bunny
- Poster/display about ages/stages of children
- Poster/display about nutrition and food for children
- Babysitter business card and marketing materials
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 13 Class 7 - Design Your Own
Include copy of project record sheet - up to date as of fair. Know your subject.
Lot number:
- Display stating project or exhibit of work done
- Notebook or folder related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 13 Class 8 - Exchange
Lot number:
- Picture display related to 4-H Exchange
- Media or newspaper display indicating activities with exchange members
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 13 Class 9 - Club Exhibits
Exhibit prepared by a club rather than the individual member. At least two members must be able to meet with the judge to explain their project. The club will receive the premium money.
Lot number:
- Club Educational Exhibit
- Club Educational Exhibit
- Club Educational Exhibit
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
-
Any other item related to project
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Division 13 Class 10 - Club Scrapbooks/Record Books
Clubs and individual 4-Hers who have interesting scrapbooks and/or record books may enter them.
Lot number:
- Club scrapbook (historian's book)
- Individual 4-H member's scrapbook
- Individual 4-H member's record book
- Club officer’s book (i.e. President, Secretary, Treasurer, etc.)
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 13 Class 11 - School Work
Any 4-H member can enter under this class. Enter one item per lot number. Schoolwork should be limited to science fair, creative writing and research projects. All other work done at school should be entered under the appropriate division under – open to all 4-H members as “any other item.”
Lot number:
- Entry you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
- Any other item you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
- Any other item you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
- Any other item you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
- Any other item you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
- Any other item you have completed at school under a teacher’s direction
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Division 13 Class 12-For All Members-Division 13
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
Lot number:
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
- Any item related to project in Division Thirteen
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Division 14
Division 14 Class 1 - Pocket Pets 1-3
Lot number:
- A collage showing different pets
- Poster listing safe handling tips for your pet
- Chart showing cost of keeping a pet
- Nutritive comparison of commercial pet foods
- Poster identifying body parts of your pet
- Poster of the internal anatomy of your pet
- Chart comparing cost and ingredients of different brands of pet food
- Poster labeling pet skeleton
- Chart listing common diseases, symptoms, and treatments for your pets
- Project book
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 14 Class 2 - Small Animals-Cats, Dogs, Poultry, Rabbits, Non-market Goats
This category consists of non-market animal options such as poultry, rabbits, goats, and cats.
Lot Number:
- Any educational exhibit about a small animal
- Educational display listing the parts of your animal
- Educational display about different breeds of specific animal
- Educational display about animal nutrition
- Educational display about best health management practices for your animal
- Project book
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
Division 14 Class 3 - Small Animals Breeding Projects
Lot Number:
- Any educational exhibit from your project book about small animal breeding
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 14 Class 4 - Dairy Goat
Lot Number:
- Display on feeds
- Display showing parts of dairy goat
- Display of products made from goats’ milk
- Project book
- Other project-related items
- Other project-related items
- Other project-related items
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Division 14 Class 5 - Beef, Swine, Lamb and Goat Breeding Projects
Lot Number:
- Educational exhibit about beef breeding
- Educational exhibit about swine breeding
- Educational exhibit about lamb breeding
- Educational exhibit about goat breeding
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 14 Class 6 - Dairy Cattle
Lot Number:
- Display on feeds
- Display showing parts of a cow
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 14 Class 7 - Livestock Judging
Lot Number:
- Educational display that shows an ideal animal for each species
- Word game you created using judging terms
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
- Any item related to project
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Division 14 Class 8 - Veterinary Science 1-3
Lot number:
- Project notebook
- Chart analyzing the vitamins and minerals of different types of animal feed
- Poster labeling the organs of an animal
- Diagram showing the circulatory system or heart of an animal
- Chart listing external parasites, their harmful effects and control
- Diagram showing the life cycle of the tapeworm
- Chart analyzing three kinds of feed. Compare carbohydrates, fats, and protein
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 14 Class 9 - For All Members
For any 4-H member enrolled in Teton County
Lot number:
- Any item related to project in Division 14
- Any item related to project in Division 14
- Any item related to project in Division 14
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Division 15
Division 15 is for 4-H members with market animal projects.
Updated for 2024:
- Records books from prior year must have been completed and submitted to Extension office for a 4-H member to exhibit, show or sell at the 4-H Fair (This does not apply to first year 4-H members)
- All market animal project members must attend at least one (1) Extension office-approved livestock quality assurance workshop within Teton County (in the current 4-H year but before Fair time) to show and sell at the Fair
- 4-H members must attend Interview Judging to show or sell at the Fair
- Record books with market animal project(s) paperwork inside must be presented to the judge at the interview, to show or sell at the Fair; it should be nearly complete and forms the basis for the interview
Division 15 Class 1-Market Beef Project Book Activities
See above instructions.
Lot number:
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Record book with market animal project(s) paperwork included. Should be nearly complete.
- Notebook (optional)
- Poster (optional)
- Any other display (optional)
- Any other display
- Any other display
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Division 15 Class 2-Market Swine Project Book Activities
See above instructions.
Lot number:
-
Record book with market animal project(s) paperwork included. Should be nearly complete.
- Notebook (optional)
- Poster (not a requirement)
- Any other display (not a requirement)
- Any other display
- Any other display
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Division 15 Class 3-Market Sheep Project Book Activities
See above instructions.
Lot Number:
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Record book with market animal project(s) paperwork included. Should be nearly complete.
- Notebook (optional)
- Poster (optional)
- Any other display (optional)
- Any other display
- Any other display
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Division 15 Class 4-Market Goat Project Book Activities
See above instructions.
Lot Number:
-
Record book with market animal project(s) paperwork included. Should be nearly complete.
- Notebook (optional)
- Poster (optional)
- Any other display (optional)
- Any other display
- Any other display
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Division 16 Class 1-Horse
Lot number:
- Activities completed in project book
- Educational exhibit
- Poster
- Video of horse
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 2 - Horse Judging
Lot number:
- Poster that illustrates horse anatomy
- Educational display about horse judging
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 3 - Horseless Horsemanship 1
Lot number:
- Labeled display showing at least five breeds of horses
- Display of a horse with parts labeled
- Drawing of a saddle and bridle with parts labeled
- Model showing a horse shelter or horse barn
- Notebook or chart showing how much it would cost to keep a horse for one year
- Display showing horse safety tips
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 4 - Horseless Horsemanship 2
Lot number:
- Display on horse & trailer traveling tips
- Display showing how to identify horse markings
- Report on preventative horse health
- Display an emergency kit
- Display on showmanship tips
- Display labeling the parts of a horse’s hoof
- Poster or chart on horse feeding schedule (pounds of feed/day)
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 5 - Horseless Horsemanship 3
Lot number:
- Display on horse camping tips
- Job résumé
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 6 - Horseless Horsemanship 4
Lot number:
- Display or photo display of different types of tack
- Display of trail or other ride that you planned
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Division 16 Class 7 - Horseless Horsemanship 5
Lot number:
- Display or photo display of clothing worn to horse show
- Display of horse pattern you created
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
- Any other item related to project
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Teton County 4-H Large & Small Animal Shows
The Teton County 4-H Livestock Shows will be held June 28-29, 2024.
The annual Teton County Horse Show has been moved to July 20, 2024, in partnership
with the Cascade County Horse Show.
All 4-H members may take more than one animal project and members must be enrolled in the specific project to exhibit.
Reminder: Fair entries must be received at the Teton County Extension Office, Box 130, Choteau, MT 59422, by close of business on May 22, 2024. Late entries will not be accepted.
It is your responsibility to seek clarification of any rules you do not understand. Each exhibitor is responsible for providing equipment for feeding, exhibiting, fitting, and cleaning his/her animal's pens, etc. The Livestock Committee, 4-H Council, and Extension Staff are not responsible for the loss or damage of any article or exhibit, or injury to any person, although due care and caution will be exercised to prevent loss, damage, or injury.
LARGE ANIMAL GENERAL RULES
- Only 4-H members are eligible to show animals. A member having two animals in one class must have another 4-H member show the second animal. Each member is allowed only one entry per lot.
- Any member who misses project deadlines will NOT be allowed to show or sell. This rule applies to ALL members with market animals. Market Beef must be in possession by January 9; Market Swine must be in possession by April 9; Market Lamb must be in possession by April 16; Market Goat must be in possession by April 16.
- ALL members taking market animals to the Fair will be assigned to either help set up or clean up the Weatherbeater. Each 4-H member with a market animal project should provide a $100 check made out to TETON COUNTY LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE, which will serve as a bond to guarantee fulfillment of their duty. If a member does not sign in, work, and sign out, the bond check will be deposited the week after Fair.
- Safety is paramount. The Livestock Committee, Extension Agent, or Judge is obligated to remove unmanageable animals from showmanship contests or market class judging.
- No sedatives or tranquilizers, oral or injectable, may be used on livestock animals. Any animal in question will be subject to veterinary examination and will be disqualified if found to be in violation. All other drugs that would make an animal unsafe or illegal for slaughter are not to be used.
- All 4-H exhibits will be judged on the modified Danish system. In other words, the highest rating is not necessarily given in every class or division; rather, judges decide whether there are entries worthy of receiving top honors in each class and division. All decisions made by the judges are final.
- Dress code: Hard-soled shoes will be required. Tennis shoes will not be permitted. Dark pants will be required. The pants should be the same or one color, have no holes, and should not be frayed. The shirt must be long-sleeved, collared, and tucked in. No tank tops are to be showing underneath an unbuttoned shirt. No ball caps will be worn in the show ring. Depending on the judges’ discretion, Western hats may or may not be permitted in the show ring. Belts and ties are optional. All entrants will be assigned a back tag number and will always wear it while exhibiting. These rules apply to the Shows and Sale. Horse entrants must follow the Teton County Horse Show dress code (see Horse Show section.)
- All members bringing market beef, market swine, market lamb, market goats, dairy goats,
dairy cattle and breeding projects must enroll in the showmanship contest. Members
with both market and breeding animals of the same species must note on the fair entry
form (due May 22, 2024) which animal they will use for showmanship.
- A 4-H member’s age determines the proper lot number for the showmanship class.
- Age is determined as of October 1 of the current 4-H year.
- Pre-Junior: ages 8, 9 & 10 by October 1, 2023.
- Junior: ages 11, 12 and 13 by October 1, 2023.
- Senior: ages 14 and over by October 1, 2023.
- Entries in the Round Robin contest will be Champion and Reserve Showman from each class: beef, swine, sheep, goats, and dairy species. If a 4-H member is a Champion or Reserve showman in more than one class, the first Champion or Reserve win determines which animal the 4-H member will enter in the Round Robin contest.
- Market beef, market swine, market lamb, and market goat will be weighed at the Weatherbeater by superintendent and assigned to a weight class at the Fair.
- No market animal can be shown in breeding classes. Breeding animal projects will be assessed as half of the market animal assessment fee per animal unit and are due by May 24, 2022, with Fair registrations. Breeding fees are Beef: $60, Swine: $50, Lamb: $40, Goat: $40. If breeding fees are not received by May 22, 2024, you will not be able to show your breeding project.
- Grooming of all show animals is the primary task of the 4-H member, with limited help from others.
- Halters and neck ties are required on all beef animals when they are stalled.
- All market lambs will be slick shorn.
- Buddy animals will not be shipped to the designated 4-H processor with market animals.
- A Livestock Policy Committee consisting of three (3) adult leaders and one (1) junior leader, and one Extension office representative will enforce all existing rules relating to livestock. Failure to follow rules may disqualify member and animal from showing and/or selling.
- The Livestock Grievance Committee is made up of two 4-H livestock leaders, one 4-H livestock member, and an ex-officio Extension representative. Grievances must be made in writing. All grievances are to be submitted directly to Extension personnel.
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Sale Rules
- The Teton County 4-H Fair Livestock Sale is a terminal sale
- All animals must be weighed by an official scale master at the assigned time during
fair.
- For Beef, all Bills of Sale must be presented for collection at weigh-in. Your market beef will not be weighed without a correctly completed bill of sale.
- Animals must meet minimum weight in order to be sold at sale
- Minimum weights (lbs.): Beef 900, Swine 210, Lambs 90, Goats 50
- Maximum weight is the highest weight buyer has to pay regardless of true weight of
any species. Example: If beef weighs 1,630 pounds, buyer only pays for 1,500 pounds,
which is the maximum acceptable weight.
- Maximum weights (lbs.): Beef 1500, Swine 310, Lambs 150, Goats 120
- All animals must be weighed by an official scale master at the assigned time during
fair.
- Members can enter four animals of different species (i.e., one beef, one swine, one
lamb, one goat) in the market classes. Only one animal will be designated to sell.
You must designate the species of market animal you will sell on your fair animal
entry form.
- If a member takes four animals of different species and the non-designated market animals receive grand or reserve in the market class, the grand or reserve place animal must also sell.
- Show order will be alphabetically by first or last name; grand and reserve in the market class will sell first and second in each species. The remainder of the sale order will be drawn by random means.
- Any re-sell animals will be re-sold at the end of the sale.
- Market animal members must present their record book with the relevant market animal project paperwork inside at livestock interview judging in order to sell their animal project at the Fair.
- Thank you notes to buyers must be turned in to Extension Office before market animal checks will be released. Notes must include complete address of buyer, complete return address of seller, and correct postage. Please submit thank you notes in a timely fashion.
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Carcass Contest Rules
- All market animals entering the sale ring will participate in the carcass contest.
- In the case of ultrasound carcass judging, all animals must adhere to the ultrasound judges’ preference for shaving the coat at weigh-in.
- Teton County 4-H will follow the State Steer of Merit (SOM), Symbol of Excellence (SOE), and Certified Lamb and Goat guidelines for determining grand champion, reserve champion, and the ranking of carcasses.
- In the case of in-cooler carcass judging, all market animals of the same species will be harvested at a single location so that the carcasses are handled consistently.
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Division 17-Small Animals
Small Animal General Rules
- You must enroll in an animal class and showmanship class. Age is determined as of October 1, 2023.
- Poultry, rabbits, and cats must be in crates provided by the exhibitor until the time of the show.
- Dress code: Hard-soled shoes will be required. Tennis shoes will not be permitted. Dark pants will be required. The pants should be the same or one color, have no holes, and should not be frayed. The shirt must be long-sleeved, collared, and tucked in. No tank tops are to be worn underneath an unbuttoned shirt. No caps will be worn in the show ring. Depending on the judges’ discretion, Western hats may or may not be permitted while showing. Belts and ties are optional.
- All entrants will be assigned a back number and will always wear it while exhibiting.
Division 17 Class 1 - Rabbit
You must enroll in your showmanship age group. Age is determined as of October 1, of the current 4-H year. You must enroll in an animal class.
Lot number:
- Senior Showmanship (14 yrs and older)
- Junior Showmanship (11, 12 and 13)
- Pre-Junior Showmanship (8, 9 and 10)
- Pen of 3 fryers, minimum 3.5 lbs
- Buck under 1 year
- Buck over 1 year and under 2 years
- Buck over 2 years
- Doe under 1 year
- Doe over 1 year and under 2 years
- Doe over 2 years
- Doe and litter
- Pen of rabbits (2 rabbits of same sex to a pen)
- Any other buck
- Any other doe
- Any other three or more
- Any other doe and litter
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Division 17 Class 2 - Fowl
You must enroll in your Showmanship age group. Age is determined as of October 1, of the current 4-H year. You must enroll in an animal class.
Showmanship
Lot number:
- Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Junior Showmanship (11, 12, and 13)
- Pre-Junior Showmanship (8, 9 and 10)
Poultry
Lot number:
- Pen of three broilers or fryers
- Cockerel under one year
- Cockerel male fowl over one year
- Capon male fowl less than one year
- Pullet female under one year
- Young Trio 1 cockerel and 2 pullets of same age
- Hen over one year but under 2.5 years old
- Hen and rooster (pair)
- Tom turkey
- Pullet turkey
- Any poultry other than above - except peacocks and guineas
- Breeding project
Ducks
Lot number:
- Pen of three roasting ducks
- Hen and drake pair
- Drake
- Hen
- Ducklings
- Any other duck entry
- Any other duck entry
Geese
Lot number:
- Pen of three roasting geese
- Goose and gander pair
- Gander
- Hen
- Goslings
- Any other geese entry
- Any other geese entry
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Division 17 Class 3 – Cats
You must enroll in your Showmanship age group. Age is determined as of October 1 of the current 4-H year. You must enroll in cat judging class. Cats must be in good health and current certificate of vaccinations for rabies and distemper (leukemia recommended) must be furnished with Fair Entries.
(No vaccination, no show)
Lot number:
- Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Junior Showmanship (11, 12 and 13)
- Pre-Junior Showmanship (8, 9 and 10)
- Cat Judging-any breed
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Division 17 Class 4 - Dogs
- All dogs and handlers will be judged individually against a standard. Sits and downs will be done by group examination.
- Only one handler per dog.
- Female dogs in cycle will not be allowed to participate.
- Dogs must be in good health and current certificate of vaccinations for rabies and distemper must be furnished with Fair Entries. (No vaccination, no show)
- Judges reserve the right to remove a dog from ring competition due to health or behavioral concerns.
- Dogs must be on a leash at all times except as required otherwise by the official judge during the judging.
- Non-competing dogs must be on a leash at all times during the judging and kept clear of the ring.
- First-time exhibitors will show one dog. Exhibitors who have previously shown are eligible to enter more than one (1) dog as long as not at the same level. Example: Enter one dog in sub-novice and enter one dog in novice.
- Exhibitors will be allowed to use bait, only in showmanship.
- Suggested attire for showmanship--dress clothes.
- Suggested attire for obedience--dress clothes or long-sleeved shirt, long pants, shoes or boots.
Showmanship
Lot number:
- Senior
- Junior
- Pre-junior
Obedience Training
Lot number:
- Sub-novice, A-handler and dog have never shown or trained
- Sub-novice, B-dogs that have previously been shown or trained no higher than the sub-novice level. Handlers with previous experience. All work on lead.
a. Heel on lead and figure 8
b. Heel free (off lead)
c. Recall (off lead)
d. Long sit at end of lead-1 minute
e. Long down (off lead)-5 minutes
6. Novice, A-handler and dog must qualify to compete at novice level
7. Novice, B-previously shown or trained in Novice
a. Heel on lead and figure
b. Heel free (off lead)
c. Recall (off lead)
d. Stand for examination at end of lead
e. Long sit (off lead)-1 minute
f. Long down (off lead)-3 minutes
8. Graduate Novice, A-Continuously with same dog
9. Graduate Novice, B-previously shown or trained in Graduate Novice
a. Heel on lead
b. Heel free and figure 8 (off lead)
c. Stand for examination (off lead)
d. Drop on recall (off lead)
e. Long sit-handler out of sight-3 minutes
f. Long down-handler out of sight-5 minutes
10. Open-All work off lead
a. Heel free and figure 8
b. Drop on recall
c. One or more of the following three:
i. Retrieve dumbbell on flat-20 points
ii. Broad jump (length is twice the size of the dog) - 20 points
iii. Retrieve over high jump (height of dog) - 30 points
d. Long sit-handler out of sight - 3 minutes
11. Utility-All work off lead
a. Signal exercise (to include heel, stay, drop, sit, and come)
b. One or more of the following three of the handler’s choice:
i. Scent discrimination (one article, wood or leather) -30 points
ii. Directed retrieve -30 points
iii. Directed jumping-40 points
12. Other dog skills class: including agility, search dog, hunt and retrieve, fly ball and trick
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Division 18-Large Animals
Division 18 Class 1-Market & Breeding Animal Showmanship
All members bringing market beef, market swine, market lamb, dairy, llamas, and goats must be enrolled in the showmanship contest. Members must enroll in your showmanship age group. Age is determined by October 1, 2023.
Lot number:
- Beef Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Beef Junior Showmanship (11-13 years)
- Beef Pre-junior Showmanship (8-10 years)
- Swine Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Swine Junior Showmanship (11-13 years)
- Swine Pre-junior Showmanship (8-10 years)
- Sheep Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Sheep Junior Showmanship (11-13 years)
- Sheep Pre-junior Showmanship (8-10 years)
- Goat Senior Showmanship (14 years and older)
- Goat Junior Showmanship (11-13 years)
- Goat Pre-junior Showmanship (8-10 years)
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Division 18 Class 2-Market Beef
Market animals will be assigned to a weight class at the fair.
Lot number:
- Market Beef
Division 18 Class 3-Beef Feeder Market Options
Lot number:
- Feeders under 900 pounds
- Yearling animal fed in Grass
- Pen of three or more
Division 18 Class 4 - Beef Breeding
All heifers over four months of age must have a bangs test to enter in the fair. All heifers must be broken to lead.
Beef breeding projects will be assessed a $60.00 per animal unit fee due by May 22, 2024, with fair registrations.
Lot number:
- Heifer under 1 year
- Heifer over 1 and under 2 years old
- Bull under 1 year
- Bull over 1 year and under 2 years old (must have nose ring or tongs to show)
- Cow over 2 years
- Cow with calf pair
- Any other
- Any other
- Any other
Division 18 Class 5 - Dairy Cattle
Lot number:
- Heifer under 1 year
- Heifer over 1 and under 2 years old
- Bull under 1 year
- Bull over 1 year and under 2 years old (must have nose ring or tongs to show)
- Cow over 2 years
- Cow with calf pair
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Division 18 Class 6 - Market Lamb
Your market lamb will assigned to a weight class at the fair. All sheep must have official scrapie ID tag to enter the fair.
Lot Number:
- Market Lamb
Division 18 Class 7 - Breeding Sheep
All sheep must have official scrapie ID tag to enter the fair.
Sheep breeding projects will be assessed a $40.00 per animal unit fee due by May 22, 2024, with fair registrations.
Lot number:
- Ewe lamb under 1 year
- Ewe over 1 and under 2 years old
- Ram under 1 year
- Ram over 1 year and under 2 years old
- Ewe over 2 years
- Ewe with lamb pair
- Any other
- Any other
- Any other
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Division 18 Class 8 - Market Swine
Your market swine will be assigned to a weight class at the fair.
Lot number:
- Market Swine
Division 18 Class 9 - Breeding Swine
Swine breeding projects will be assessed a $50.00 per animal unit fee due by May 22, 2024, with fair registrations.
Lot number:
- Boar 2-6 months
- Boar over 6 months
- Gilt 2–6 months
- Gilt 6-12 months
- Sow 6-18 months
- Sow and 6 or more piglets
- Any other
- Any other
- Any other
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Division 18 Class 10 - Market Goat
Any doe two years old or older entered in dairy goats has to be a milking goat. All goats must have official scrapie ID tag to enter the fair.
Lot Number:
- Market Goat
Division 18 Class 11 - Breeding Dairy Goat
Goat breeding projects will be assessed a $40.00 per animal unit fee due by May 22, 2024, with fair registrations.
Lot number:
- Doe under 1 year
- Doe over 1 and under 2 years old
- Buck under 1 year
- Buck over 1 year and under 2 years old
- Doe over 2 years
- Doe with kid pair
Division 18 Class 12 - Breeding Meat Goat
Goat breeding projects will be assessed a $40.00 per animal unit fee due by May 22, 2024, with fair registrations.
Lot number:
- Doe under 1 year
- Doe over 1 and under 2 years old
- Buck under 1 year
- Buck over 1 year and under 2 years old
- Doe over 2 years
- Doe with kid pair
Division 18 Class 13-Other Goats (Angora, Pygmy, etc.)
Lot number:
- Doe under 1 year
- Doe over 1 and under 2 years old
- Buck under 1 year
- Buck over 1 year and under 2 years old
- Doe over 2 years
- Doe with kid pair
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DIVISION 19-Horsemanship
Horse project members will show in a combined show with Cascade County 4-H in July.
Information about horse show registration will be emailed directly to horse project members.
Special Livestock & Carcass Awards
(All awards listed are dependent upon award sponsorship.)
Members must contact the Extension Office to request any award not distributed during the fair, for which they feel they have qualified.
Herdsman Awards
Herdsman Awards are earned by 4-H members who demonstrate excellence in care of their animal(s) housed at the Fair, as well as care of the Weatherbeater facility and all Fair equipment. One Herdsman awardee will be chosen, if merited, in each of the following categories: beef, swine, and lamb/goat.
Carcass Awards
Carcasses will be graded with awards given to 4-H members owning the top carcasses and who have met the requirements of attending both Livestock Quality Assurance training (every other year) and the Teton County carcass education event (yearly).