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consideration balances on hand at the beginning or close of the season, 

 or any expenditures for Improvements, repairs, etc. 



Table No. 2 is a financial statement of all the fairs and shows the total 

 receipts and disbursements from all sources and the balance on hand, or 

 overdraft. The present value of the grounds and buildings is set out in 

 one column and the present indebtedness in another. 



Table No. 3 shows the number of exhibitors at each fair and the number 

 of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry on exhibition and the amount 

 paid in premiums in each division. 



Table No. 4 sets out the total attendance, total number paid admissions 

 at outside gates and day and night grandstand; also the admission fees 

 charged at outside gates and grandstand. 



Each of the four tables carries for comparative purposes the totals for 

 the years 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918. 



The following is a copy of the state law providing state aid for county 

 and district fairs as enacted by the Thirty-eighth General Assembly. 



The law provides a substantial aid to all fairs offering a liberal prize 

 list and should result in building up the exhibits and educational side of 

 the fairs. 



