Bastrop Show Workday

The Bastrop Area Livestock Show workday will be held Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the livestock show barn.  All Bastrop Show exhibitors must attend the workday and sign in with their respective superintendent.  You must be on time to avoid being fined.  Bring your gloves, rakes, brooms and shovels and be ready to help clean up and set up for the show!

Major Livestock Show Passes Are In

Exhibitor passes for the San Antonio, San Angelo and Houston Livestock Shows have arrived at the Extension office.  Please come by and pick yours up!

Photography Contest

Guidelines for the 2012 photography contest are now on our county website or click here.  The deadline to submit to the county is February 27, 2012.

Texas 4-H Scholarship Applications Due

If you plan to apply for the Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship, the deadline to turn it in to the Extension office is January 27, 2012.  Graduating 4-H members are eligible to apply for the scholarship.  Interviews will be held during 4-H Roundup in June.

Record Book Training

We are hosting a multi county 4-H Record Book Training on January 17 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Hall in String Prairie at 6:30 p.m. Sarah Womble, our District 4-H Specialist will present the program on the new 4-H record book system. Please RSVP to the Bastrop County Extension Office by January 13 to let us know how many are attending to prepare handouts. Here's some highlights on the new recordbook system:

NEW 4-H Recordbook Forms are available NOW online!

• Online-forms can be found at http://4hreports.com (recommended) or paper forms can be downloaded from the Texas 4-H website

Highlights:

• Different forms for each age group based on age appropriateness (Junior, Intermediate, Senior - progressive in nature)

• Added goal setting section for Juniors & Intermediates

• No more recordbook objectives

• No more captions on photos

• No more resume for Seniors

• Added Career Exploration section for Seniors

What should YOU be doing NOW?

• Members should be setting goals for projects/project work for the current year

• Start taking pictures of project work and activities

• Keep journal/diary of project activities and summarize what was learned during these experiences

Stockshow Rules

Rules for county livestock shows can be found on our website bastrop-tx.tamu.edu or clicking HERE.

Bastrop County Jr. Livestock Show at Elgin

The Bastrop County Jr. Livestock Show at Elgin on January 7 will be here before we know it!  The schedule is as follows:

Meat goat weigh in 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., judging at 8:30 a.m.

Market lambs weigh in 7:30 to 8:00 a.m., judging after meat goats

Market steer weigh in 7:30 to 8:00 a.m., judging after lambs

Heifer check in by 8:00 a.m., judging after steers

Market barrow weigh in 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., judging after cattle

Breeding gilts check in 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., judging after barrows

Rabbit check in 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., judging at 1:00 p.m.

A lunch break will be held from Noon to 1:00 p.m. between divisions in the show.