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may be of quite permanent construction, so that winter meetings 
may be held here in connection with auctions or sales. 
“The main feature of the stock barns should be a judging pa- 
vilion for all-year display and sale of stock. Here may be kept the 
permanent books of the various stock associations, together with 
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auction and sales records. This building should be centrally lo- 
cated in relation to the barns, as they are all subsidiary to it, and 
the entire group should be placed at a point quite remote from the 
main entrances, because of unpleasant odors and on account of the 
desire of interested visitors to get away from the crowd when view- 
ing stock. 
“Tf possible, the machinery hall should be located in a position 
between the women’s building and the stock barns, for the exhibits 
here are interesting to both sexes — from electric washing machines 
to automatic milkers. In the rear of or near the machinery build- 
ing there should be an open field for the display of large farm ma- 
chinery, harvesters, binders, elevators, tractors and the like, where 
there is ample room for demonstration purposes. 
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