BASTROP COUNTY PECAN GROWERS AUXILIARY PECAN BAKE SHOW AND SALE

BASTROP COUNTY PECAN GROWERS AUXILIARY
PECAN
BAKE SHOW
AND SALE
DECEMBER 7, 2012
All Bastrop County Adults & Kindergarten through High School Youth May Enter Show
Entries will be Received Between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CONFERENCE ROOM, on the second floor,
489 West Hwy 7l, Bastrop, Texas
Bake Sale open to public on
the first floor at 8:00 a.m.
Rules are available from the Bastrop County Extension Office, 901 Pecan Street,
Bastrop, Texas, Phone 581-7186.
All entries will be sold. Proceeds benefit 4-H Scholarship and other Civic Projects.
Pecan Auxiliary Cookbooks will be for sale at the Bake Show.

Rockne Livestock Boosters

Southern Classic Youth Livestock Project Experience

The 4-H and FFA members in your county are cordially invited to participate in the Southern Classic Youth Livestock Project Experience scheduled for December 7-9, 2012 in Brazos County. This multi-county/regional event is conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service with the support of Producers Cooperative Association in Bryan along with multiple area agri-businesses and youth livestock show boards.

The primary focus of the weekend activities are centered on educational programs for beef cattle (steers and heifers), swine, meat goats, lambs, poultry and rabbits (new this year). On Saturday, multiple showmanship workshops will be conducted to help new exhibitors in addition to specie specific programs. A set of large animal clippers will be given away during the beef, lamb, goat and swine clinics. The targeted audience is families with limited experience feeding and exhibiting livestock; although, participation is open to all 4-H and FFA members regardless of knowledge and ability. All youth participants are given a useful prize of some kind related to their livestock project. Sunday is devoted to competitive showmanship contests (novice, junior and senior divisions) followed by jackpots shows. Animals do not have to be clipped or fitted in order to participate.

Registration costs $30/family if registered by December 2^nd; otherwise, it is $40/family and can be completed on 4-H Connect. Complete details can be found at http://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/southern-classic/

For additional information, please call or e-mail.

Thanks in advance.

CDT

Cullen D. Tittle, M.S.

Extension Agent, Burleson County / Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

100 West Buck St., Ste. 105 / Caldwell, Texas 77836

P: (979)567-2308 / F: (979)567-2370

c-tittle@tamu.edu

Leadership Live

One month from today plan to join us for a premiere leadership event that will be streamed live on the web for anyone to join in! Find out more and look for updates to be posted at: texas4-h.tamu.edu/leadershiplive!

Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship

Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Applications are now on-line at the 4-H website below. All eligible senior class 4-H members are encouraged to apply, but don't wait until after the new year to start the process.

Join us on December 6, 2012 from 7 pm to 9 pm for a on-line scholarship training. The training will be via Centra and an attendee may enter up to 15 minutes prior to
the start of the

presentation by going to the URL
below, and entering the event ID
http://webconference.tamus.edu/main/tce/
Event ID: GPM036843

Workshop will be presented by Dr. Toby Lepley and will cover page-by-page the 2013 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Application as well as hints for helping make your scholarship application as competitive as possible.

http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/scholarships

Youth Day at San Antonio Livestock Show

Youth Day at San Antonio Livestock Show will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013. Youth Day is an entire day during the San Antonio Rodeo dedicated to Youth! During this day, 4-H, FFA, & FCCLA members from across Texas gather together to showcase their organizations, activities & project work. These members set up exhibits and interactive activity booths for young visitors attending the Stock Show & Rodeo. Children are treated to arts and crafts, games, demonstrations, sweet treats, and educational activities. All the fun of Youth Day is included with your rodeo or grounds ticket.

The School Tours Committee also hosts a photography contest as part of the Youth Day activities. Entries from the contest are on display in the School Tours tent located in Family Fair from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. The Photography Contest Awards Ceremony will be held in the School Tours tent also.  If you're interested in setting up an exhibit for Youth Day, or participating in the Wagons and Wheelbarrows Parade, the entry deadline is January 18, 2013.  Entry forms and more information is available at the County Extension office.   This is a great leadership opportunity for your recordbook!

Bastrop Area Livestock Show Validation for Goats, Lambs, Market & Breeding Swine and Breeding Heifers

Validation of market and breeding hogs, market lambs, market goats and breeding heifers for the Bastrop Area Livestock Show will be held December 1, 2012 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Bastrop Show Barn.  Entry fees are $15 per entry.  Market lambs, goats and hogs will be eartagged and entry fees paid during validation.  If a market lamb, goat or hog has been validated for major shows, the major show validation tag will be accepted in lieu of hauling the animal to Bastrop show validation, but the exhibitor and a parent must be present to pay entry fees and submit entry forms.  If animals are not validated for major shows, entry fees must be paid and the animal must be presented by the exhibitor at Bastrop Show validation.  Exhibitors and a parent must be present at validation day or exhibitor will not be allowed to validate or show the animal in the show.

Breeding swine do not have to be validated to show unless there is a possibility they will also be shown in the market show, but entry fees must be paid on Dec. 1 during validation.  Entry cards and fees must be paid on beef heifers at this time (you do not have to bring heifers to the show barn).  If you have questions, call the Extension office.

San Antonio School Tour Guides Needed

The San Antonio School Tour Guides Committee needs enthusiastic, responsible students in grades 9 - 12 to take part in this unique leadership opportunity to educate school children about agriculture and its importance to our daily lives.  Dates available to help tour guide are February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20, 2013.  Tour dates are available on a first come first served basis, and you should not select a day you will be sifting, classifying or showing an animal at the San Antonio Livestock Show.   Students must commit to school tours from 7:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on their tour day.   You will receive an excused absence from school (eligibility will be checked) on the day you are selected to guide tours.  The San Antonio School Tour Guide Committee awards 24 - $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors who participate in tour guiding their senior year.  Please call the Extension office with your first, second and third choice of tour dates by November 30.

Quality Counts Requirement for Major Stock Shows

Major Livestock Shows in Texas now require all exhibitors to have Quality Counts certification when you enter major livestock shows. If you plan to show any species of livestock at Fort Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston or Star of Texas Livestock Shows in the spring of 2013, you MUST complete the Quality Counts training and obtain your certification number. Major show entries are due in the Extension office November 6 - 8, and you must have your certification number at that time to put on the entry cards. If your number is not on your entry card, the livestock shows will reject your entry. Go to http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu to begin your Quality Counts training today. Don't wait until the last minute!

Major Livestock Show Entries Due

The livestock show entry deadline for the Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Angelo and Star of Texas Livestock Shows will be November 6, 7, and 8 in the County Extension office.  Put these dates on your calendar to come in to pick up entry forms and fill them out.  REMEMBER, if you validate an animal, it does not automatically sign you up for a major show. You must come to the office to fill out entry forms and pay entry fees to be officially entered in a major stock show.   DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY AT 4 P.M. TO COME IN, PLEASE!

You must have the exhibitor's Social Security Number and their Quality Counts verification number to complete stock show entry forms.

Bastrop Area Livestock Show Enrollment Deadline

All 4-H members who wish to show in the Bastrop Area Livestock Show must  be enrolled in 4-H on the 4-H Connect System by November 1.  If you enroll after that date, you will not be eligible to show in the Bastrop Area Livestock Show.  If you know of friends or family that plan to show but have not enrolled, please tell them to do so as soon as possible.  The cost to enroll in 4-H is $20 per child by October 31, and it increases to $25 per child on November 1.

4-H youth must also sign in at the 4-H club meetings they attend in order to be eligible to show.  They must attend 1/2 of their club meetings from November 1 to the show date (March 1, 2013) to be eligible to show.  Attendance will be checked after the February meetings.

Smithville LIvestock Show Validation

Smithville Show validation for steers, lambs, boats, broilers, heifers and rabbits will be held November 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Smithville Ag. Barn.  Entry fees are $20 per head or pen validated, and are due at this time.  No late entries will be accepted.  See the 2012 Smithville Show Rules for more information.

Major Show Hog Validation

If you plan to exhibit a hog at the 2013 Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Angelo or Star of Texas Livestock Shows, you will need to hog validation on November 27 at the Smithville High School Ag. Shop from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We will read ear notches, eartag and take hair samples on each animal. A parent must be present with you, as we need original signatures on all validation forms that night. This is the only date for hog validation, therefore if you have a conflict, make arrangements with someone to haul your animal to validation.

4-H Hog Project Workshop

There will be a joint Bastrop/Caldwell Co. 4-H Swine Project Workshop on Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Caldwell County Fairgrounds in Lockhart (at Highway 20 and Blackjack Street).  Chuck Real, renowned hog breeder from Seguin will discuss selection, feeding, health and nutrition and working with your hog to prepare for show.  There is no cost to attend this program.   If you would like to bring your hog to weigh them and having them evaluated this program, please call the Extension office to let us know to make sure there is enough pen space.  If you have any questions, please call the Extension office.

Reminder- Goat Project Workshop

There will be a joint Bastrop/Caldwell Co. 4-H Goat Project Workshop on Sunday, October 21 at 4 p.m. at the Caldwell County Fairgrounds in Lockhart (at Highway 20 and Blackjack Street).  Goat project leaders Danny Wilhelm, Jerry and Amanda Butts will host a showmanship clinic and will help youth work with their animals to teach them to walk and set up.  Please bring your animals to work with, and they can also be weighed that day.  Even if your animals aren't working well for you, GO AHEAD AND BRING THEM ANYWAY!  Getting the animals out and working with them will help gentle them down. There is no cost to attend this program.  If you have any questions, please call the Extension office.  This workshop will be well worth the trip!

We are also in need of some senior level 4-H members in the goat (or lamb) project to help our younger 4-H members at this workshop.  If you would like to volunteer, (and get some leadership experience for your recordbook), please come to the workshop.

Junior Leadership Retreat at Brownwood

The 4-H Junior Leadership Retreat will be held November 9-11 at the Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood, Texas.  Youth ages 9-14 and their adult chaperones are encouraged to attend.  Cost is $105 for youth, $70 for Adult Chaperones, which includes two nights lodging, four meals, two evening snacks and program fees.  The Jr. Leader Retreat is a state level leadership development program where Texas 4-H Council members conduct hands on educational workshops with younger 4-H members.  This year, the focus will be on increasing 4-H members' knowledge and skills in five project opportunities- Golf Challenge, Food Show/Recipe Rally, Science Engineering & Technology, Sport Fishing and Any Soldier Project.  The Saturday night theme dance will be a costume party.  Come dressed as your favorite character from the Avenger comic series!  To register, go to the 4-H center website: http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu .  Click on Register Now link.  Registration is open from September 3 - November 5.  4-H members must have a chaperone attend with them who has been background checked and approved through the county YPS system.

 

Bastrop Area Livestock Show Judges

Judges for the 2013 Bastrop Area Livestock Show are:
Lambs & Goats- Todd Swift, Blanco
Hogs & Cattle- Melvin Pouncy, San Antonio
Rabbits- Bob Lawrence, Somerville
Poultry- Craig Coufal, College Station

Bastrop Show Rabbit Validation

If you plan to show breeding rabbits at the Bastrop Area Livestock Show, entry cards and fees are due November 1 to the Extension office or to Phyllis Mathison, Rabbit Superintendent.  Call the Extension office or Mrs. Mathison at 332-6001 if you have questions.

Bastrop Show Broiler Orders Due

If you plan to exhibit market broilers at the 2013 Bastrop Area Livestock show, you need to place an order with the Extension office by October 12.  The standard order has been adjusted to increments of 25 broiler chicks up to a maximum of 75 chicks per exhibitor.  Families with multiple children who wish to enter the show cannot order one set of birds for multiple children.  Each child must have an individual order of 25, 50 or 75 birds.  Each exhibitor must select and exhibit their pen of three broilers from within the broilers assigned to them.  Sharing of birds between order sets is not allowed.  The price will be $31.25 per standard order of 25 ($1.25 per chick).  Birds will be delivered on January 23, 2013, for the Bastrop Livestock Show.   If you wish to show these broilers at the Houston and Star of Texas shows, you can.  You will have to designate this when you order the chicks at the Extension office.

4-H Goat Project Workshop

There will be a joint Bastrop/Caldwell Co. 4-H Goat Project Workshop on Sunday, October 21 at 4 p.m. at the Caldwell County Fairgrounds in Lockhart (at Highway 20 and Blackjack Street).  Goat project leaders Danny Wilhelm, Jerry and Amanda Butts will host a showmanship clinic and will help youth work with their animals to teach them to walk and set up.  Please bring your animals to work with, and they can also be weighed that day.  There is no cost to attend this program.  If you have any questions, please call the Extension office.  This workshop will be well worth the trip!

New 4-H T Shirts- Order Yours Today!

If you are interested in purchasing the new Bastrop County 4-H T-shirts, you may place your orders beginning September 1, 2012 through September 28, 2012. 

The site will close at midnight on September 28, 2012.

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

1.  Go to:  www.barefootathletics.com/cof       ENTER CODE: COF29102

2.  Enter sizes and quantities for each item, enter the student’s full name, and then click “Add to Cart”.

3.  Check your selections and make any necessary corrections. 

4.  Once your order is correct click “Proceed to checkout”.

5.  Enter your billing information. 

6.  Verify that your order is correct.  Check the box next to “Yes, I agree with the terms and conditions”, and then click “Continue”.

7.  Enter your payment information and click “Pay for Order”.  You will receive a confirmation email.

      ***NOTE*** Your order will be delivered as part of the Bastrop County 4-H shirt order which will be delivered to the County Extension office.  The cost is $10 for the short sleeve, and $15 for the long sleeve shirt.

Wearing your 4-H shirts is a great way to promote 4-H!

Major Show Lamb & Goat Validation

If you plan to exhibit a market lamb or goat at the 2013 Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Angelo or Star of Texas Livestock Shows, you will need to attend lamb and goat validation on October 29 at the Bastrop Show Barn from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We will tattoo, eartag and take hair samples on each animal. A parent must be present with you, as we need original signatures on all validation forms. This is the only date for goat & lamb validation, therefore if you have a conflict, make arrangements with someone to haul your animal to validation.

Major Show Hog Validation Tag Orders Due

It is time to order validation tags for the 2013 Major Shows. If you are planning to show a market hog in Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Austin or San Angelo you must order validation tags. The cost is $10.00 per tag and the deadline for ordering and paying for tags is September 19, 2012. The date for the validation will be in November. Ordering tags does not enter you in the major shows. The major show entries will be accepted November 6-8 at the Extension office.

Major Show Broiler Orders Due

If you plan to exhibit market broilers at the 2013 Houston, San Antonio or Star of Texas Livestock shows, you need to place an order with the Extension office by October 12.  The standard order has been adjusted to increments of 25 broiler chicks up to a maximum of 75 chicks per exhibitor.  Families with multiple children who wish to enter the show cannot order one set of birds for multiple children.  Each child must have an individual order of 25, 50 or 75 birds.  Each exhibitor must select and exhibit their pen of three broilers from within the broilers assigned to them.  Sharing of birds between order sets is not allowed.  The price will be $31.25 per standard order of 25 ($1.25 per chick).  Birds will be delivered on January 11 for San Antonio show and on January 23, 2013, for Houston and Star of Texas shows.  (There will no longer be a roaster show at Star of Texas Fair.)

Veterinary Science Meeting

The first vet science meeting will be held Monday evening, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at Frontier Bank in Elgin. This will be an actual club meeting (instead of a project meeting), and we need to elect a secretary and a treasurer (for when the club has some money!) as well as a council delegate.  Please call Janice Dale if you have questions at 905-2237 or email jdale1015@aol.com. 

Enroll now for the 2012-2013 4-H Year!

Participation fees will remain the same for youth members in 2012-2013, which are:  August 15^th to October 31^st – $20.00 and November 1^st to end of 4-H year – $25.00. 
The cost of Youth Protection Standards (YPS-Volunteer Screening) will stay at the rate of $10.00 per adult.  Go to http://texas4h.tamu.edu and click on the online enrollment icon to re-enroll today!

First Ever Texas 4-H Tweet Up! Sept. 4 @ 7 p.m.

TWEETUP WITH TEXAS 4-H on September 4, 2012 at 7 pm - Join Texas 4-H on Twitter for the first TEXAS 4-H TWEETUP on September 4th, at 7:00 pm. Join in a twitter conversation with me using Twitter and the hash tag of #TX4HCONVO. This will be an opportunity to ask questions, receive updates, and hear the latest going on in Texas 4-H.   Please spread the word to 4-Hers and lets see if Texas 4-H can trend on twitter!

4-H Discount on Anderson Bean Boots

Anderson Bean Boot Company through their new alliance contract with the Texas 4-H Foundation, is now offering a 10% discount on their complete line of Anderson Bean, Horse Power, Macie Bean and Anderson Bean Kids Boots to all 4-H members this year. They have a limited number of the Texas 4-H boots still remaining and those can be ordered as well through these participating retailers.  Certificates will be made available on 4-H Connect that a member, once approved, can download, similar to the Volunteer Screening certificates.  This certificate would need to be presented at the participating retailer to receive the discount.  Members can print the certificate off as many times as they would like during the promotional period.  Currently, not all Anderson Bean retailers are accepting the certificates, but as additional retailers are added, the 4-H Foundation will update the list.

2012-2013 Bastrop County 4-H Council

The Bastrop County 4-H Council meets five times per year.  All club presidents and council delegates from our local 4-H clubs are expected to attend.  All 4-H members are welcome.  Scheduled meetings are at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Court meeting room in Bastrop.  September 4^th is the next scheduled meeting.  Other scheduled meetings will be held October 2, December 4, February 5, 2013 and April 2, 2013.

2012-2013 Bastrop County 4-H Council Officers

President – Russell Cole

Vice President – Laci Lambacher

2nd Vice President - Amy Wyatt

Secretary – Joelle Foster

Treasurer – Ashley Ward

Reporter – Bryce Wyatt

Parliamentarian – Garrett Cole

Historian – Ashauri Lewis

District 4-H Council Delegates- Amy Wyatt, Joelle Foster, Ashley Ward

District 10 4-H Conference (aka Mega Meeting)

The annual District 10 4-H Conference (formerly known as Mega Meeting) will be held Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Our Lady Of the Hills Regional Catholic High School in Kerrville,TX. Just a reminder that District Council delegates are required to attend this meeting of the District 4-H Council.  Participant registration is on 4-H Connect and it closes on Aug 14^th.   No late registration will be accepted.  Contact the Extension office for a map to the school.  The meeting agenda is as follows:

8:30                 Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00-9:20        Morning Motivation – District Council Officer Team

9:30-10:20      Rotating Sessions

10:30-11:20     Rotating Sessions Repeat

Youth Rotating Sessions	Speaker(s)
Outdoor Challenge	Matt Miranda and Richard Parish
Food, Fashion and Healthy Lifestyles/FCS Projects 101	Carissa Wilhelm and Lisa Linebarger
“Make a Difference!” Leadership and Citizenship	Travis Helm and Laurinda Boyd
Golf Challenge	Kelly Thorpe
Adult Rotating Sessions	Speaker(s)
What is a 4-H Project?	Laura Petty and Martha Joyce
Youth Horticulture Opportunities	Rachel Bauer
Food, Fashion and Healthy Lifestyles/FCS Projects 101	Jana Osbourn and Sandra Kunkel
4-H Livestock Projects 101 *Note: This session will run 9:30-11:20	Roy Walston, Sam Womble, Dwight Sexton, Bryan Davis

11:30        District Council Meeting-  Officer Team

11:30        4-H Updates

12:15        Adjourn (Approximate)