Requirements January 1960 until June 1972

1. Complete the requirements in the Building Rearrangement Plan or the New Farmstead Plan.

(a) Make a scale drawing of a farmstead as it now exists. Indicate location of structures (identify them and label as permanent, temporary, obsolete, or movable),  windbreaks, desirable trees,  nearest roads and farm lanes, electric power lines, direction of prevailing winds in winter and summer, good and poor drainage spots, wells, ponds, streams.

(b) On a tissue or tracing paper overlay, show where you would relocate the basic farmstead centers (house, machinery center, grain center, feeding center, dairy or poultry center), to best suit the needs of your particular type of farm operation. Explain to your counselor why you would relocate any of the centers.

New Farmstead Plan

(a) Make a scale drawing of a farmstead site that has no buildings. This drawing should show present location of the following: trees (indicate whether desirable or not), natural windbreaks, slope of land, nearest roads, streams, ponds, direction of prevailing wind in winter and summer, high and low spots, electric power lines.

(b) On this plan show where you would locate the basic farmstead centers (house, machinery center, grain center, dairy or poultry center) to best suit the needs of your particular type of farm operation. Explain to your counselor why you would locate the centers where you have.

2. Do one:

(a) Secure from a reliable source plans for one building (farmhouse, dairy barn, poultry house, etc.) that would best fit into your farmstead. Explain how you would change and fit the plan to your particular needs.

(b) Develop and explain a detailed plan for water and sanitation facilities (well, water lines, sewage disposal system) for a farm.

(c) On a tissue or tracing paper overlay show the most efficient travel paths for getting from one center of the farmstead to another, and from the farmstead to fields, pastures, and road. Explain your drawing to your counselor.

This merit badge may be earned as a 4-H'er by completing a club project in that subject or as an FFA member by meeting these requirements through the FFA supervised farming program.