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Tani Riebe 

11 years old 

Sixth grade

When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I help with chores mostly in the morning. I help my grandpa feed cows hay and grain. 

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I don’t really have a favorite chore. I like helping to do all the work we do around the farm. 

Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? I like my sheep. I like training them and showing them at the fair. I bought a Southdown lamb to start my own flock. 

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a teacher when I grow up. I like being with kids, and I want to teach them math and everything.

If you had your own farm, what would it look like? It would be medium-sized with lots of animals. I would have sheep, cows, horses and chickens, and I would breed dogs. 

What is your favorite dairy treat? I like every kind of ice cream the best. 

What is your favorite thing to do on the farm during the summer? I like getting up earlier in the summer and staying up after dark and helping my dad, uncle and grandpa all day long. 

What is your favorite memory of working or playing on the farm? I like that I get to do and learn things other kids don’t get to, like milking cows.

Levi Riebe 

5 years old

Kindergarten

When do you do chores and what chores do you do? I help with chores at night. I help milk cows because it is fun to put the milkers on them. 

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like helping in the field and riding in the tractor. I like doing everything.

Do you have a favorite animal on your farm? I like the dogs the best. I like playing with all the puppies. I miss them sometimes when they go to their new homes. 

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a farmer. I am the best at helping my dad. 

If you had your own farm, what would it look like? My farm would be just like this. It would be this farm.

What is your favorite dairy treat? I like pepperoni pizza and milk and all the kinds of ice cream. 

What is your favorite thing to do on the farm during the summer? I like helping my dad do everything on the farm and playing outside all day.

What is your favorite memory of working or playing on the farm? Riding in the tractor and helping my dad. 

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