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 new eye examination and the breathalyzer machine. The Pioneer Valley Association promoted 

 recreation through a colorful miniature exhibit on parachuting and the Council of Sports- 

 men's Clubs presented its plans for "Land of Tomorrow." The Massachusetts Federation of 

 Sheep Associations demonstrated the procedure involved in making wool toys with sheep skin 

 and a wool spinning exhibition as well as other wool products. The Massachusetts Association 

 of Craftsmen showed pottery and weaving and the Massachusetts Nurserymen's Association 

 displayed an informal backyard scene. 



The Director and other members of the Division attended the I-Iassachusetts Agriciiltural 

 Fairs Association Annual Meeting held on January 9, 1970 in V/akefield, Massachusetts. At 

 the afternoon session, the Director gave his report of the Division of Fairs. Between 

 January 1, 1969 and December 30, 1969, there were reports from one hundred twenty-eight 

 fairs held. Agricultural exhibits at these fairs amoimted to 75,884 of which 30,348 v;ere 

 youth. The State awarded $181,050.56 and fairs awarded $112,639.63, a total of $293,690.19 

 paid for agricultural exhibits at fairs. Attendance came to 2,142,723, a sizable increase 

 for the fifth consecutive year. The Director noted that he was pleased that fourteen out 

 of the twenty major fairs showed an increase in agricultural exhibits and he urged every 

 fair in Massachusetts to give greater emphasis to developing and bviilding a better and more 

 educational agricultural show. Awards presented at fairs and other agricultural exhibitions 

 included three hundred four State Award ribbons, seventy-one special events rosettes, twenty- 

 seven F.F.A. medals, eighty-seven 4-H pens, four thousand 4-H membership pins, 9 plaques 

 and eight bowls. 



The V/estern Massachusetts Fairs Association Annual Meeting was held May 11, 1970 at 

 the Hampden County Improvement League, \7est Springfield and the Eastern Massachusetts Fairs 

 Association Annual Meeting was held April 29, 1970 at the Four Hundred Club in North Easton. 

 At both meetings, the Director gave statistics concerning the fairs in the respective 

 counties. He recommended that workshops be held and that larger fairs having competetive 

 grange exhibits hold educational meetings previous to fair time. He also recomjnended that 

 buch fairs have an ample supply of Judges' Score Cards for distribution. 



