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Matthew Goplen, 12
When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I do chores after school and on the weekends in the morning and afternoon. I milk, drive the skidloader and tractor, and feed cattle.
What are your favorite and least favorite chores? Why? My favorite chore is driving tractor and milking because I get to do them all by myself. My least favorite chore is feeding calves because they sometimes don't drink very well.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. I have two favorite animals - a bred heifer, Duchess, and a spring calf, Dory. I took both of them to the fair this year. They are pretty tame and good on the halter.
Are you involved in any activities? I am in 4-H, wrestling and football.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a dairy farmer.
If you had your own farm, what would it look like? I would have a 100-cow tiestall barn with all different breeds of cows. I would also have 500 acres of land with all Case IH tractors. I would also have a dog and a couple cats.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Pumpkin pie and turkey.
What do you like to do on your Thanksgiving break? I get to see family and get out of school.

Marcus Goplen, 8
When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I do chores after school and on the weekends in the morning and evening. I help my brother milk cows, throw down straw, feed and bed calves, scrape the barn and feed the kitties.
What are your favorite and least favorite chores? Why? My favorite chore is throwing straw down because I like going up in the hay barn. My least favorite is feeding calves because sometimes they get loose and jump out of their stalls.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. My favorite animals are Willow, a barn cat, and Sweetie, a 5-year-old cow. I like Willow because I get to hold him and take him for rides on the golf cart. Sweetie lets me rest on her when she lays down in her stall.
Are you involved in any activities? I am in 4-H.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A dairy farmer.
If you had your own farm, what would it look like? I would have a 50-cow tiestall barn, three Harvestore silos, all John Deere tractors and a calf barn. I would also have one dog and one cat.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? I like stuffing. It tastes really good.
What do you like to do on your Thanksgiving break? I like that we get out of school and I like to farm.

Michael Goplen,
4 months
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