Kids Corner: The Thorman Family

Ben Thorman

8 years old

Third grade

When do you do chores? In the evenings.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I don’t have a specific favorite. My least favorite is scraping the parlor.

What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Helping my dad cut hay.

Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Combining corn with my grandpa.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My Jersey fair calves and cows. I like them because they are fun.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A firefighter and a farmer.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I want it to be this farm. I would want 154 cows and also some calves. I would have lots of tractors.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Hide and seek.

What is your favorite food your mom or dad makes? Green bean casserole.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like to go to the waterpark.

Are you involved in activities? What is your favorite and why? I am in 4-H as well as choir at school. My favorite is 4-H.

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When do you do chores? In the evening every day.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like to feed grain in the calf barn. My least favorite is weeding the garden in the summer.

What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I like milking cows. I usually do it in the summer more than in the school year.

Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Actually, getting my heifer, Taylor, to walk with me in the shed. She was a fall calf who was sassy. On show day, she was good.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My fair Guernseys and my cats. I love them.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A famous country singer or a veterinarian.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. Pretty big, with at least 150 cows, including some Brown Swiss, Guernseys, Jerseys, Ayrshires and Holsteins. It would also have tractors and a garden.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Hide and seek because you have more hiding places.

What is your favorite food your mom or dad makes? Stuffing, green bean casserole and mashed potatoes.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Go to a waterpark.

Are you involved in activities? What is your favorite and why? I am in percussion in band, and I am in the choir. I also play piano. I am in 4-H, and I also do cheerleading and volleyball. My favorite is 4-H because you can do so many things and you have more options.