The founder of 4-H, A. B. Graham, founded 4-H in 1902 in Clark County, OH.The 4-H emblem is a green four-leaf clover with one white “H” on each leaf standing for “HEAD, HEART, HANDS, and HEALTH”. 1st place ribbons are blue, 2nd place ribbons are red, 3rd place ribbons are white, 4th place ribbons are yellow. The 4-H pledge is “I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.”

Here are some of the projects in 4-H: Cooper Frey said “One of the projects I am involved in is the beef project. Throughout this project you learn responsibility and a sense for finance. You have to be responsible if your going to do this project because if you don’t wake up early in the morning to feed, the animal dies. You also have to dedicate a lot of time to this project in preparation to fair week. Some of this preparation is walking and grooming. You walk the calf so at the fair and in the show ring, it is calm. If you don’t walk your animal in advance, you will more than likely get drug around the ring. To groom the animal, you have to wash it so that you can clip it. When your clipping your calf, it is like a haircut. You do this, so that you can cover up some of the calves flaws. By clipping your calves you’ll have a better chance of winning. And if you don’t wash your calf before you clip it, you will ruin your clippers very quickly.

Kaden Benner said, “If you want, there are multiple projects you can do. For example, I have five projects I do. They are the Llama Project, the Dairy Cattle Project, the Mini Farm Scene Project, the Miscellaneous Arts Projects, and the Woodworking Project. Here is some information about some of the projects. The Llama Project is an animal project that is a good source of responsibilities. The Dairy Project is just like the day before. The Mini Farm Scene is a small project that you can do, that won’t take up much time and can fit into anyone’s schedule.