Farm Records and Bookkeeping Merit Badge History

Earned through 195829,619

Best year19312,666 earned

All-time popularity#188official, as of 2020#193by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1931 with 2,666. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

192871 earned#85 of 88

1929342 earned#77 of 89

1930773 earned#68 of 92

19312,666 earned#47 of 96

1932858 earned#72 of 98

19331,068 earned#71 of 101

1934688 earned#79 of 101

19351,204 earned#73 of 101

1936723 earned#74 of 101

19371,103 earned#71 of 102

19381,119 earned#72 of 105

1939851 earned#77 of 106

1940890 earned#74 of 106

1941774 earned#80 of 106

1942716 earned#77 of 110

1943984 earned#77 of 112

19441,126 earned#78 of 111

19451,117 earned#78 of 111

1946874 earned#80 of 111

1947689 earned#81 of 111

1948607 earned#83 of 111

1949695 earned#84 of 111

1950855 earned#82 of 111

1951964 earned#84 of 111

1952968 earned#91 of 120

19531,032 earned#79 of 105

19541,231 earned#79 of 103

19551,142 earned#84 of 100

19561,173 earned#84 of 100

19571,169 earned#84 of 100

19581,147 earned#86 of 101

"#86 of 101" means the badge was number 86 of the 101 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

192871#85 of 88

1929342#77 of 89

1930773#68 of 92

19312,666#47 of 96

1932858#72 of 98

19331,068#71 of 101

1934688#79 of 101

19351,204#73 of 101

1936723#74 of 101

19371,103#71 of 102

19381,119#72 of 105

1939851#77 of 106

1940890#74 of 106

1941774#80 of 106

1942716#77 of 110

1943984#77 of 112

19441,126#78 of 111

19451,117#78 of 111

1946874#80 of 111

1947689#81 of 111

1948607#83 of 111

1949695#84 of 111

1950855#82 of 111

1951964#84 of 111

1952968#91 of 120

19531,032#79 of 105

19541,231#79 of 103

19551,142#84 of 100

19561,173#84 of 100

19571,169#84 of 100

19581,147#86 of 101

Grand total through 1958:

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Farm Records and Bookkeeping: workbook data

Printings (22)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
x	1928		3B	back-3			3349
x	1929		3B	back-3			3349
c	1930	April	3B	back-3			3349
x	1931	July	3B	back-3			3349
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
x	1935	March	3B	back-3	1M		3349
	1936	not made
x	1937	April	3B	back-3	1M		3349
	1938	not made
x	1939	May	3D	back-3	1M		3349
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
x	1942	March	3B	back-3	1M		3349
x	1943	August	3D	back-3	1M		3349
	1944	not made
x	1945	February	5B-1	blank	1M		3349	HCC
x	1945	September	5B-1	blank	1M		3349
x	1946	December	5B-2	blank	1M		3349
	1947	not made
x	1948	September	5B-2	blank	1M		3349
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
x	1951	January	5B-2	blank	1M		3349	HCH
x	1951	October	5B-2	back-6a	1M	1943	3349
c	1952	December	6		1M		3349
x	1953	December	6	back-6b-1	1M		3349	HCI
x	1954	November	6	back-6b-2	1M		3349
c	1955	October	6	back-6b-2	2M	1955	3349
x	1956	October	6	back-6b-2	2M	1955	3349
x	1957	October	6	back-6b-2	2M	1955	3349	HCJV1
	1958	not made
x	1959	March	6	back-6c-2	2M	1955	3349	HCJV1

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	71	85	88
1929	342	77	89
1930	773	68	92
1931	2,666	47	96
1932	858	72	98
1933	1,068	71	101
1934	688	79	101
1935	1,204	73	101
1936	723	74	101
1937	1,103	71	102
1938	1,119	72	105
1939	851	77	106
1940	890	74	106
1941	774	80	106
1942	716	77	110
1943	984	77	112
1944	1,126	78	111
1945	1,117	78	111
1946	874	80	111
1947	689	81	111
1948	607	83	111
1949	695	84	111
1950	855	82	111
1951	964	84	111
1952	968	91	120
1953	1,032	79	105
1954	1,231	79	103
1955	1,142	84	100
1956	1,173	84	100
1957	1,169	84	100
1958	1,147	86	101