National Alpaca Farm Days draw crowds at Binder farm in Mexico, Mo.

Saturday, September 24, 2011 | 9:16 p.m. CDT; updated 3:38 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 17, 2011

MEXICO, Mo. — Several wide-eyed, toddling children decked in coats, boots and hats surrounded a two-foot-tall baby alpaca named Sweet Pea in Saturday’s early morning chill. They reached out carefully to pet her soft hair.

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