TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 67 



COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS, 1919 



Ninety-three county and district fairs were held during the season of 

 1919 and filed reports with the Department of Agriculture for state aid. 

 This is four more than were held during the year 1918. 



The reports would indicate the fairs were unusually successful this 

 year. The live stock exhibits were the largest in the history of the fairs 

 and judging from premiums paid other departments were equally well 

 filled. 



The attendance was 1,580,643, or about forty per cent more than last 

 year. 



The total receipts were $1,055,089.14. This is an increase of $365,620.12 

 or fifty per cent more than last year. The receipts at the outside gates 

 were $567,273.53. This is an increase of $184,326.08 over last year. The 

 receipts at the grandstand were $143,263.06, an increase of about one 

 hundred per cent over last season. 



The receipts for concessions were $111,695.11; advertising in premium 

 list and programs $24,865.20 and miscellaneous receipts $88,885.40. 



The receipts on account of state aid amounted to $90,508.50. This is 

 $39,460.14 more than the fairs received the previous season. The average 

 state aid for each fair was $973.21 as compared with an average of $573.57 

 in 1918. Twenty-one of the fairs drew $1,500 each, the maximum amount 

 under the state law. 



The total expense of the ninety-three fairs was $873,268.00, an increase 

 of $221,325.28, or about thirty-three per cent increase over the cost of 

 fairs in 1918. 



The premiums paid, not Including amounts offered for speed events, 

 amounted to $174,633.07. Purses for speed events amounted to $176,905.35; 

 music and attractions $252,546.57 and miscellaneous expenses of the fair 

 $269,183.01. 



Seventy-three fairs made a profit of $199,680.55 and twenty met with a 

 loss of $17,859.41. The net profit for the ninety-three fairs was $181,182.14. 

 It is of interest to note that the state aid is the life of a great many fairs. 

 If this fund were not available a number would not be able to continue 

 the work in their community. Eliminating the state aid from receipts 

 forty-three fairs show a loss and fifty a profit. 



There is presented herewith, four tables gj~ing detailed information 

 for the individual fairs. 



Table No. 1 sets out the receipts and expenses Of the fairs for the year 

 1919 and also shows the profit or loss. This table does not take into 



