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GAITHER FAMILY FARMS Leland G. • Age 13 Q. What do you like best about living on a farm? A. I love living on a farm. I like that there is a lot of land for growing pigs and having gardens. Our farm provides food for other people and that is important. I like raising pigs. My favorite part of raising pigs is getting to show them at fairs and contests. I also like getting to take care of my animals and spend time with them. I make sure to brush them and pet them a lot. Also, I love when we have baby pigs because I play with them and give them names. They're so cute! Living on a farm gives me opportunities to do things not everybody gets to do. Q. What things do you do to help around the farm? A. I get up early before school to do chores, which are feeding and watering all the animals. I help clean the pig pens about once a week. It's important to make sure they have fresh bedding to live on and don't have a super stinky pen. Sometimes I even get to help with bigger projects like welding and building new pens. I also help my dad take care of baby piglets by giving them the shots they need, like iron. I like teaching my little sisters how to brush and feed and show our pigs, and someday they'll be big enough to help me with the chores. Q. What questions do your friends ask about farming? A. When people find out that I live on a farm, they always ask what kind of animals I have. My friends ask me what kinds of chores I have to do, and how hard it is to take care of animals. Some people ask me why I do it, and I love to tell them I do it because I like taking care of pigs and providing food for others. Q. Can you drive a tractor? A. Not a big one. I have driven a smaller tractor and look forward to learning how to drive a big one. Lucy G. • Age 11 Q. What do you like best about living on a farm? A. I like seeing all the animals and taking care of them. Q. What things do you do to help around the farm? A. I help feed hay, help feed grain and work cows. Q. What questions do your friends ask about farming? A. Do you get to ride horses while you check on the cows? Can you pet the cats and cows? Q. Can you drive a tractor? A. Yes, I can drive a tractor. Haden G. • Age 9 Q. What do you like best about living on a farm? A. Raising a heifer Q. What things do you do to help around the farm? A. Help work the cows and cut hay string Q. What questions do your friends ask about farming? A. Is it fun Q. Can you drive a tractor? A. No but I can drive a gator. JACKSON'S DOUBLE J FARM Emily J. • Age 12 Q. What do you like best about living on a farm? A. I like living around many different animals. We have chickens, cows, donkeys, llamas, dogs and cats. If I'm not in school, then I like to be outside with the animals. I especially love being able to show my cows. Q. What things do you do to help around the farm? A. In our chicken houses, I help set out feed trays for the baby chicks. And then I have to pick them up when they are done. With the cows in the field, I love to go out and feed them range cubes. My heifers that I show have to be washed, dried and walked daily. Q. What questions do your friends ask about farming? A. My friends want to come over and see the animals. They also ask how hard it is to take care of the animals. Q. Can you drive a tractor? A. No. I don't drive the tractor but I do drive our gator around. Haden G. Lucy G. Leland G. Of f icialKidsMag.com • MARCH 2020 • 41