2014-2015 Wharton County 4-H Calenders
Subject to change. Please keep your eye out for updates!
WHAT’S HAPPENING? DATES & DEADLINES
SEPTEMBER 2014:
- Sept. 8: Heart O’Texas entries due by 4:30 to CEO
- Sept. 22: Lamb & Goat clinic workshop: 6:30-8:30 pm @ CEO
- Sept. 15: PALA meeting 6 PM @ CEO
- Sept. 15: Five Star Fair Fund meeting 6 PM
- Sept. 15: Entry Deadline: SALE (San Antonio) & STAR Calf Scramble
- Sept. 20: Washington Co Livestock & Dairy Judging
- Sept. 21: Archery-Wharton Co Sharp Shooters first meeting 4 PM
- Meet at the “old” Alamo Lumber building next to KFC
- Sept. 22: Major Show SWINE tag order due to CEO
- Sept. 25-28: State Fair of TX Dairy Cattle Show—Dallas
- Sept. 26: Club packets due
- Sept: 26: Major Show BROILER orders due to CEO
- Sept. 26: WCYF Tractor Restoration deadline –due to WCYF
- Sept. 27: WCYF BEEF MERIT HEIFER VALIDATION ( 8 am)
- Sept. 27: Colorado Co Livestock Judging Contest
- Sept. 27: State Fair Dairy Judging
- Sept. 29-Oct. 2: State Fair of Tx market barrow show–Dallas
- Sept. 30: Turkey workshop 6:30-8:30 @CEO
- Sept. 25-Oct. 17: STATE FAIR OF TEXAS
OCTOBER 2014:
- Oct. 1: Deadline: HLSR Scramble Application POSTED -online
- Oct. 2: Swine Workshop 6:30-8:30 @ CEO
- Oct. 3: Waller County Livestock Judging contest-Hempstead
- Oct. 5-11: 4-H WEEK
- Oct. 4: Ft. Bend Co Fair-livestock judging
- Oct. 5: Heart O’ Texas livestock judging
- Oct. 6: State Fair Livestock Judging Contest
- Oct. 11: ONE DAY 4-H
- Oct. 11: Heart O’Texas Dairy Judging–Waco
- Oct. 11: Austin Co fair livestock judging—Bellville
- Oct. 15: Major show BROILER orders
- Oct. 17: Food show/challenge entry deadline
- Oct. 18: WCYF steer and pen of three heifer tag in WCYF grounds
- Oct. 22: All raffle tickets & money due to CEO
- Oct. 23: Major show Lamb & Goat Tag in
- Oct. 25: AggieFest Judging TAMU
- Oct. 25: Wharton County 4-H Clover Classic Golf/Washer Tourney – New Gulf
- Oct. 26: Wharton Food Show / Food Challenge
- Oct. 28: Major Show Heifer Validation 4-6pm WCYF
- Oct. 31: DEADLINE to register on 4-H connect for new year
NOVEMBER 2014:
- Nov. 1: Major Show Heifer Validation 8-10am WCYF
- Nov. 4: Broiler workshop 6:30-8:30 @ CEO
- Nov. 7: WCYF Roaster, Turkey orders due
- Nov. 8: WCYF Lamb & goat tag in WCYF GROUNDS
- Nov. 8: TAMU Horse judging workshop—College Station
- Nov. 8: HLSR Calf Scramble Progress Show—Humble civic Center
- Nov. 10: Fort Worth Entries due to CEO
- Nov. 12: All heifer registration papers due to CEO
- Nov. 17-18: Major Show entry nights
- Nov. 19: KULP Harvest Breakfast –EC Civic Center
- Nov. 20: All Major show entries due to CEO
- Nov. 21-23: Crossroads-San Antonio
- Nov. 25: Major Show Swine tag in 4-6 pm WCYF grounds
DECEMBER 2014:
- Dec. 6: Coastal Bend Classic
- Dec. 12: D11 Food Show/Food Challenge Entry Deadline 4-H Connect
- Dec. 20: 4-H Christmas Creations Craft Day 10-2 @WCYF
JANUARY 2015:
- Jan. 3: D11 Food show/challenge
- Jan. 7: WCYF Turkey pickup—tentative—WCYF grounds
- Jan. 9: WCYF Broiler order deadline
- Jan. 13: San Antonio Broiler Pick-Up
- Jan. 18: State Dairy Judging—Fort Worth
- Jan. 21: Western Ricebelt Rice Conference Poster Contest – El Campo CC
- Jan. 23-24: Archery Camp—Brownwood, Tx
- Jan. 28: 4-H opportunity Scholarships due to CEO
- Jan. 29: Houston/Austin Broiler Pick-Up
- Jan. 30: County Round-Up Entries due to CEO
- All County Photography Entries due to rachel.berry@ag.tamu.edu
- FORTH WORTH STOCK SHOW: Jan. 16—Feb. 7, 2015
FEBRUARY 2015:
- Feb. 2: WCYF Creative Art deadline
- Feb. 7: WCYF Ag Mechanic entry deadline due
- Feb. 7: WCYF Swine tag in 8-10 WCYF grounds
- Feb. 8: County Round-Up 1:00 @CEO
- Feb. 12-15: SALE Dairy Show—San Antonio
- Feb. 13: SALE Dairy Judging Contest –San Antonio
- Feb. 16-19: SALE Market Lambs & goats—San Antonio
- Feb. 16-20: SALE Jr. Breeding Beef heifers–SA
- Feb. 18: WCYF Roaster pickup WCYF grounds
- Feb. 21-23: SALE hogs-wave 1—SA
- Feb. 22: SALE Poultry Judging Contest—SA
- Feb. 23-27: SALE Jr. market steers—SA
- Feb. 24-26: SALE hogs—wave 2—SA
- Feb. 25: SALE Poultry show—SA
- Feb. 27-28: SALE Ag Mechanics show—SA
- Feb. 28: WCYF progress show
- Feb. 28: DEADLINE: WCYF Jr Breeding beef entries—WCYF grounds
- SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK SHOW: February 12-March 1, 2015
MARCH 2015
- Mar. 1: WCYF entry deadline for Dairy Heifers & Progress show
- Mar. 1: SALE livestock judging contest—San Antonio
- Mar. 1: WCYF Horse entry deadline & Progress show
- Mar. 6: DEADLINE: WCYF Bucket Calf entry
- Mar. 6: DEADLINE: WCYF Rabbit entry deadline
- Mar. 6: Matagorda County Fair livestock judging contest—Bay City
- Mar. 9: HLSR horse judging contest—Houston
- Mar. 10: HLSR Poultry judging contest—Houston
- Mar. 11-13: HLSR Jr. market lambs & goats show—Houston
- Mar. 11: HLSR Broiler show—Houston
- Mar. 12: HLSR Turkey show—Houston
- Mar. 12-15: HLSR Jr. Breeding beef heifers—Houston
- Mar. 13: Jr/Int D11 photography entry deadline
- Mar. 14-16: HLSR hogs—wave 1—Houston
- Mar. 16-20: HLSR steer show—Houston
- Mar. 16-17: Austin Lamb & Goat show—Austin
- Mar. 17-19: HLSR hogs—wave 2—Houston
- Mar. 18: WCYF Broilers pickup—TENTATIVE—WCYF grounds
- Mar. 20: WCYF Rabbit tattoo/validation—WCYF grounds
- Mar. 20: D11 Storyboard/ Round-Up entry Deadline
- Mar. 20-22: HLSR Ag Mechanics—Houston
- Mar. 20-22: HLSR Dairy Show—Houston
- Mar. 21: HLSR Dairy judging contest—Houston
- Mar. 17-26: Austin Jr. breeding beef heifers—Austin
- Mar. 25: 4-H Day at the Capital -Austin
- Mar. 28: TAMU judging contests—College Station
- Mar. 30-Apr. 3: D11 Photography (Jr/Intermediate)
- Mar. 30-Apr. 3: D11 Storyboard Judging
- RODEO HOUSTON: March 11—20, 2015
APRIL 2015
- Apr. 12: Wharton County 4-H Showmanship Clinic/Contest – WCYF
- Apr. 18: D11 Round-Up, Victoria
- Apr. 23: DEADLINE: WCYF absent from Sale/judging forms
- Apr. 24: DEADLINE: WCYF Ag High point Award Entry
- Apr. 25: D11 Judging Contest
- Apr. 26—May 2: WHARTON COUNTY YOUTH FAIR
MAY 2015
- May 22: DEADLINE: WCYF award Thank you notes
JUNE 2015
- Jun. 5: County Record books due to CEO
- Jun. 8-12: Texas 4-H Round-Up
- Jun. 19: DEADLINE: WCYF sale thank you notes due to fair office
- Jun. 22-24: D11 Leadership Lab
- Jun. 29: County STAR Award Interviews