BASED UPON "VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE RECORD BOOK FOR PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE," DEVELOPED DURING 1965, THIS GUIDE FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ILLUSTRATES THE USE OF THE RECORD BOOK, EXPLAINS SELECTED FEATURES, AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH RECORD KEEPING AND ANALYSIS. IT WAS DEVELOPED UNDER A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) CONTRACT BY AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PROFESSOR, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE WHICH DEVELOPED THE RECORD BOOK, AND USOE PERSONNEL. (ED 011 064 GIVES THE DETAILS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT.) THE GUIDE EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF FARM ACCOUNTING AND RECORD KEEPING, ILLUSTRATES AND EXPLAINS RECORD KEEPING AND ANALYSIS, AND GIVES PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING SUCCESS IN A FARMING PROGRAM. WAYS OF ADAPTING THE RECORD BOOK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ARE SHOWN. THE RECORD AND ANALYSIS FOR A HYPOTHETICAL FARMING PROGRAM OF AN ADVANCED STUDENT ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH AN EXPLANATION OF EACH ENTRY AND CALCULATION. A LESS-INVOLVED PROGRAM TYPICAL OF THAT OF THE BEGINNING STUDENT IS ALSO ILLUSTRATED. (JM)