4-H Wood Science Division 

 

674.........Level 1, made from a kit- example small bird house, non-hopper bird feeder 

675.........Level 1, NOT from a kit- example napkin holder, letter holder, simple picture frame 

676.........Level 2, made from a kit- example pine wood car, large bird house 

677.........Level 2, NOT from a kit- example puzzle, foot stool, cutting board 

678.........Level 3, NOT from a kit- example corner shelf, garden bench, planting box, tool box. This exhibit is to be made up of two parts: 1. the item                  and 2. a folder containing photographic documentation of the steps taken in order to complete this exhibit. 

679.........Level 4, NO kits- Furniture quality finish- example coffee table, end table. This exhibit is to be made up of two parts: 1. the item and 2. a                      folder containing photographic documentation of the steps taken in order to complete this exhibit. 

680.........Level 4, NO kits- example porch swing, chaise lounge, picnic table, lawn chair. This exhibit is to be made up of two parts: 1. the item and

                2. a folder containing photographic documentation of the steps taken in order to complete this exhibit. 

 

ECOLOGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, HONEY 

687A......First year project (Up to three 9” x 13” official cardboard boxes, or up to two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of 25 insects, maximum 50                             insects, from at least four orders. Identification beyond order not necessary. All specimens must have date and locality label.) 

687B.......First year project (minimum of 25 insect photographs, maximum 50 photographs, from at least four orders. Identification beyond order                    not necessary. All photographs must have notation field.) 

Specifications for insect photography exhibits: 

• Images will be submitted on a USB memory device with no other data except for the images and folders. Should be identified externally              with a tag. Example folder name: Doe-Fayette-6026-687a-24531 

• Each image will be .jpg format, 1920X1080 pixels. 

• Each image will have a filename that matches the following: “lastname-county-#.jpg,” where “#” indicates the number of the image inside            the folder. Example filename: Doe-Fayette-1.jpg 

• Each image will include a 200X200 pixel, white notation box with important information about the photo. This notation field may be                      placed anywhere inside the image. See county rules packet for details. 

688.........Second year project (Up to three 9” x 13” official cardboard boxes, or up to two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of eight orders                        and not less than 50 insects, nor more than 100 insects.) Half of the insects should be identified with a common name. 

689.........Third year project (Three 9” x 13” official cardboard boxes, or two 18” x 24” wooden 

                boxes, with a minimum of 10 orders and 100 insects, a maximum of 150 insects.) 

690.........Fourth year project (Three 9” x 13” official cardboard boxes, or two 18” x 24” wooden boxes, with minimum of 12 orders and 150 insects,                    no maximum) An addition cardboard or wooden box with an example of insect damage, the stage of the insect causing the damage and                    any other stage of the insect that helps identify the problem. Include information in the display that tells how the insect is controlled. Life                  cycle of two insects may be displayed. 

691 ........Fifth year project (may be repeated for successive years of eligibility but must 

                be a different exhibit. No exhibit that has been judged in any previous State Fair may be entered.) Any type of display that pertains to                          experiences beyond those of previous projects. Special collections of native and/or exotic butterflies, beetles to some other insect order;                    a study in depth of one insect or small group of insects: a display of insect camouflage: a display of plastic embedded insects: a                                    collection of insect larvae and nymphs are examples. Charts, photographs, models or any other visual aids may be used. 4-H’ers are                            encouraged to write a short (1 or 2 paragraphs) statement developing the theme of their fifth year display. 

HONEY 

692 ........Two one pound containers of white extracted honey 

693 ........Two one pound containers of light amber extracted honey 

694 ........Two one pound containers of amber extracted honey 

695 ........Two one pound containers of dark amber extracted honey 

696 ........Two wide mouth quart jars of chunk honey, any color 

697 ........Any frame of capped honey suitable for comb honey (Light) 

698 ........Any frame of capped honey suitable for comb honey (Amber) 

699 ........Any frame of capped honey suitable for extraction (Light)

700 ........Any frame of capped honey suitable for extraction (Amber) 

701 ........Best display of one-frame observation hive of honey bees consisting of worker bees, a properly-marked queen, and brood.