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Madison Turnquist, 6
First grade
When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I feed the calves and help Dad. Sometimes I play tag with Mom, too. I mostly help on the weekends.
What's your favorite and least favorite chores? My favorite chore is feeding calves because we have a lot of them. My least favorite is milking cows.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? My favorite animals are the calves because they suck on your fingers. My favorite calf is the one I took to the fair, and her name is also Madison.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to shoot deer and milk cows. When Sawyer's bigger, he will feed my cows.
If you had your own farm what would it look like? I would want a big farm with a house on it. I would have two horses, cows, heifers, calves, pigs, a haymow and kittens.
What's the best thing about growing up on a dairy farm? I like watching the calves, feeding and petting them and watching them run. I also like getting to show them at the fair.
What is your favorite dairy treat? My favorite treat is chocolate and white ice cream. I also like cheese.
What is your favorite thing to do on the farm during the winter? I want to sled and play in the snow. I like making footprints and snow angels in the snow, playing tag with Sawyer and jumping in the snow pile.
What are you hoping to get for Christmas? I'd like to have a Genie bike.


Sawyer Turnquist, 5
Preschool
When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I help feed the cows on the weekends.
What's your favorite and least favorite chores? My favorite chore is scraping down the barn because it is easy. My least favorite chore is milking cows with Mom.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? My favorite animal is our Red and White cow because she is different.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to feed cows, but I don't want to milk them.
If you had your own farm what would it look like? I would want horses with a big barn - a really big barn. I would have heifers, calves, cows, pigs, sheep and goats.
What's the best thing about growing up on a dairy farm? I like getting to play auctioneer by jumping in with the calves and pretending to sell them.
What is your favorite dairy treat? Chocolate milk because it tastes good.
What is your favorite thing to do on the farm during the winter? I like to snowmobile with Dad and go all over our land and woods.
What are you hoping to get for Christmas? Presents like toy tractors, a combine or cars.


Trevor Turnquist, 3
When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I fill up the teat dip cups when Mom and Dad are milking.
What's your favorite and least favorite chores? Filling up the teat dip cups is my favorite because it is fun, and I don't like scraping.
Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? The mama kitty because she lets me pet her.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a dinosaur.
If you had your own farm what would it look like? I would just have a regular farm with kitties, cows, sheep, pigs and my dog, Buddy.
What's the best thing about growing up on a dairy farm? I like getting to drive the tractors with Dad because they are big.
What is your favorite dairy treat? I like ice cream and chocolate malts.
What is your favorite thing to do on the farm during the winter? I like sledding and making snowmen.
What are you hoping to get for Christmas? I want a real, loud dinosaur.


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