Statement+Of+Intent

1. Describe the steps you will need to do to complete your project. I will be meeting with some local breeders that breed 4-h and FFA livestock for show. I will first try to figure out what makes livestock good enough to show or as I have heard a lot what makes a good one a good one. I get that putting a good male animal on a good female animal is important but what traits do each need to have as far as structure, muscle mass, amount of fill they can obtain. I will then have to talk to Kevin Hoff and sit down and talk to him about the judging side of things cause as much as I have learned I am still unable to pick out the State Fair champion hog when they are younger. I will also be buying a gilt with Mike Clark as part of this project to learn more about picking a good boar for that sow. 2. What subject(s) or topic(s) do you expect to learn about through your experience? I expect I will have a great knowledge of not only 4-H but also FFA. I will learn how to pick the best pig or calf or the best show lamb I know I do FFA judging now and have done okay but I still have no idea what I am doing I can’t pick a great pig/sheep/calf I would like to be able to do that after this project so that if people need help picking a show pig I can be there to help them I will probably learn some about what it takes to feed a good show pig/sheep/calf 3. What skills or understanding will you develop and/or demonstrate? The ability to confront a problem and beat it. The abilty to pick the champion pig/sheep/calf The bilty to pick the right boar/ram/bull for a specific animal 4. What kind of product do you envision? I am hoping to have the South Dakota 4-H grand champion hog in 2013 5. Where would you look for a mentor? I will look for a mentor in Mr. Elsinger Mike Clark of Clark Yorkshire I will also Use Kevin Hoff A former South Dakota State Livestock Judging team member 6. What do you hope to learn about yourself? That not only can I meet the requirements that this group expects but exceed them, I will also hope to learn enough about feeding to maybe have one of my 13 hogs that I have in my barn end up winning a divisional at the South Dakota State Fair. I cant claim any credit for my hogs I have this year dad has picked them all out the last 8 years I have been in 4-H I also want to learn how to feed better than I have been doing as of now.

7. What most excites you about your proposed Endeavor? What most excites me is that it is something that I love but have never fully understood I can go tell you why that ones okay but I cant give you reasons or get the best one I want to be able to give good oral reasons as well as picking the champion hog/sheep/calf.