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Article: Rockport farm animals inspire awe in children

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May 11, 2009
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ROCKPORT - Kid, meet kid.

Brothers River and West Williams of Camden had the chance to hang out Saturday morning at Aldermere Farm with some new friends - several silky-soft cashmere goat kids that were born just three weeks ago.

"This one is my favorite so far," West, 4, said while stroking a tiny white kid.

River, 8, agreed - and seemed to be angling for a career down the road that would have more animals in it.

"I want to be, like, a combination of scientist and zoologist," he said.

That kind of enthusiasm was just what the educators and farmers who gathered at Aldermere Farm for the eighth annual "unveiling" of this year's crop of the famous Belted Galloway calves hoped to inspire.

"The ...

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