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HOBBY FARMS<br />
They’re just big pets that<br />
need petting, too.”<br />
When the Ruchotzkes aren’t<br />
busy doing such chores<br />
as feeding and watering or<br />
cleaning pens, they often pull<br />
up a lawn chair to watch the<br />
animals’ amusing antics or<br />
enjoy their peaceful rest. Their<br />
grandchildren join in, too.<br />
A self-described “farm kid,”<br />
Bruce had all kinds of pets<br />
growing up, and his family<br />
raised dairy cattle and hogs<br />
in Delmar. They moved to town<br />
when he was 18, but he dreamed<br />
of living in the country again. That<br />
dream came true eight years ago,<br />
when he and Sherry, who also own<br />
a photography business, moved<br />
into their current home and welcomed<br />
their array of pets.<br />
Their farm welcomed its first<br />
tenants when the couple took<br />
some pictures for another local<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER PHOTOS / BROOKE TILL<br />
Many residents of Eastern Iowa raise<br />
a variety of animals on their hobby<br />
farms, including donkeys, alpacas,<br />
and chickens, some of whom visit area<br />
school children in cheerful hats to help<br />
educate kids.<br />
hobby farmer. In return for the<br />
photos, they were going to get four<br />
sheep. Sherry laughed and shook<br />
her head as she described what<br />
happened.<br />
“We ended up with four sheep –<br />
eight with their babies — an alpaca<br />
and a horse,” she said.<br />
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