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July 1, - - .3 30, 1966 



Divi. i . ... . ^as 



ii, '^Qccy H:.n- L'l-6l--f liire.ctor 

 ' UiKipt4:C 678 of •'■■ c'ts of 196!j .. .>^i^..^^ by Governor Volpc on 



Kepterib^i' 1, 1965 and, oec^iae effective on December 1, 1965. rrds set 

 aboli?'-'f>s the Divisl'.;; of Pl.*rit Pe-^t Co^'^trol ami Fairs .^iiid establisbes 

 t.'... :... * .i:.i the Divisic.i ■..■.. *,.■.. "dvisioa of Plant 



Fest Coiixrol* Tr,e Director of the Division oi" i'uirs shall siipepvls-© 

 trt^ *;?«*t»blish'p.ent and holding of fairs for the encoui nt or extan- 



Ei-.i -...'i ,:<^r.j..:u4.ture, 



Tvo bills vers eveatUvliy co. in Cluipter 619 of cts of 



1965, th-^ first section of vliich *:'Pc :vj scope of the Iturnl 



- j'Uiici, p. fticu^ i.,!.^ oromoti'^ii, ..; ..- k^j-^^h.'^ 



pert vifined the use thereof. 



The dpoutrht continued tr-rounhoMt the 7e--P tly &f:'3ct»f5 



^ ^pop^;>, -.^.^-Cii iu i,,.r:i '.o-^j^i- r^c.u.c%j c-,^ a^nouiiL ;.'-. ^xu^'vca, veget«.:,i'i;; ::;nci 

 fruits ly of our fairs. Sor^e coxxaiuiities vera restricted ; s to use 



of v'^tsr. vie- ther-.'ise, it ^r>!j i-'G.! for feirn, 



UiV3 nuii.rea xofty-ii:. i a-o. actc .;; of 1,531,725 ^lAiivi ore 



grouped ;.s follows; la&jor, 17; co;.i.imiity, :;7j youth, 25 j livestQck, I5i 

 grange, 6?.. "l' rr-inr frlrrr "rx^ many of tl 3 other f'.irs vers inspoc-tsd. 

 Agricultural «iUiiUit(> ...SiOUiitaci to S5,66*; i-un oL tun, xxurao&v youth 

 exi-iibitopc displayed 38,i21. liXne fairs held pari-ruutuel rscing and 

 contributed $$02,344.27 vV;ich nrovides r-.T--^- for r-rlt-ultiirnl T)rir,9s 

 at fairs aiid otlv?r s:;ovs, eiinibits in two ^t.-.t-i l- - v ton 



and W«st Sprin .fiex , r^^,;.;irs to -, inspection of fairs, 



specif' 1 L ;, to. 



.|i94i*^75.'->0 ■w&ii allotted lii tho bul^at for the 196:?-tio ii;>cai year, 

 $ Fairs received 4170,496,83, involving jcessxng of 8,307 checks. 



Fairs contributed |-162,4;?7,00, ig ^- tntnl of , ---^.n-^ r^-r;^ed to 



exi'.ibits of agricultur;, 1 piv . .culvurc--. ac;.iitcats« ^ifi ;.*.,.va*t 



