RE: OT: 'Fairs' (was Encouraging Children)

I'm in the DC area now, but we try to make it home each year for the
Hardwick Fair, billed as the oldest continuous agricultural fair in the
country--something like 245 years now. Nothing fancy like Eastern States,
but fun enough and you get to see everyone you haven't seen since the last
fair. You have the usual cattle judging and sheep judging with a healthy 4-H
contingent, the baked goods, the flower arrangements, etc. There are various
demonstrations by a smithy, lumber mill, rock cutting and such--not to
forget the lumberjack contests on Friday night. There are the usual exhibits
by the various local organizations, and the obstacle course for kids (people
loved it the year I ran one of our agility dog champions through the course
one year and even did well though the hay bale tunnels once she figured that
it was not the usual agility tunnel--they had me run her through the course
several times during the day). It is always a great time and the most
commercial thing there is the moon bounce for the kids.

\\Steve// 

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From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Ellen
Gallagher
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 3:54 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] OT: 'Fairs' (was Encouraging Children)

Hi Colleen,
   
  There are called 'fairs' at least in New England where I live. We have
many in Northern New England that certainly couldn't be called 'giant'
agricultural exhibitions but there are plenty of the big ones as well -
notably the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. But there are
stock exhibitions at most fairs although the small country fairs are big on
4-H showing of sheep, goats and cows that the youngsters have raised. My
sister shows here American Cream draft horses at several fairs in New York
State and Vermont. I only show some of my knitting or flower arrangments. 
   
  Ellen Gallagher (I lived most of my adult live in urban Philadelphia,PA
and I am delighted to be home in N.E.)
   
  Colleen Modra <colleen@impressiveirises.com.au> wrote:
   
  PS do you have Field Days in the USA? they are giant annual agricultural
exhibits over 2-4 days, no competitions of stock etc, really just big trade
shows of all things rural, from clothing to harvesters, What are they called
in the US?


   
   


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