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of the most valuable from the farmers' standpoint of any in recent 

 years. Automobile and truck dealers, likewise confronted by a 

 slim buying season, surprised visitors by the remarkably com- 

 plete show in the machinery hall. Two-fifths of the hall was oc- 

 cupied by autos and trucks of all types and designs. 



Campers enjoyed an ideal outing period during this year's ex- 

 position. The weather was ideal for tenting out and the camp 

 grounds were well filled throughout the period of the fair. The 

 Farm Bureau and County Agent camps were larger than usual, 

 with at least five hundred Farm Bureau members registered. 

 Tents were grouped by counties in order that neighbors might be 

 together, and likewise a section just across the street from the 

 Farm Bureau camp was set aside for the County Agent camp. 

 Everything was done to promote the comfort of the visitors and 

 comment was made on the clean sanitary condition of the camp 

 throughout the period of the fair. 



During the first three days of the fair the camp attendance was 

 greatly augmented by the 88th Division Reunion. More than 1700 

 veterans of the Division were housed in the big tent city situated 

 in the upper part of the grounds on the site occupied by the 168th 

 Infantry in 1917. The veterans extended a vote of thanks to the 

 fair management at the close of the Reunion, expressing their ap- 

 preciation of the cooperation given in making the first Reunion suc- 

 cessful. 



The new method of handling campers at this year's fair as a 

 general proposition met with the approval of the campers. In- 

 stead of being aroused at six o'clock in the morning by ticket col- 

 lectors, campers were allowed to remain in their tents as late as 

 they desired, turning in their tickets at the turn stiles newly erected 

 between the main exposition grounds and the camping tract. The 

 new fence separating the two areas also' served to provide greater 

 privacy for the campers. An additional convenience for the camp- 

 ers, which, no doubt, will be provided another year, is an exit gate 

 from the camp grounds, making it possible for campers to pass out 

 in going to the city. If this arrangement is made, the campers 

 may leave the camp grounds through this exit gate and pay their 

 regular admission when they return to the grounds through one 

 of the main gates. 



The attendance of the 1921 fair was 294,023. Compared with the 

 years prior to the World War, a substantial gain in attendance was 

 made. It was 20 per cent larger than that of 1915 and somewhat 



