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Page 38 New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show New Jersey Sunday Herald, July 31, 2011
Historical display features farm map
This year’s new display in the Walt
Richards Building will showcase a
variety of interests.
• A large map of the farms and road
system of Sussex County from the year
1933 will show approximately 1,200 farms
in existence. The original map, owned by
Alex Everett of Lafayette, was loaned to
the fair History Committee to copy in
order to have a display copy.
The committee has listed the farms in
each municipality to the side of the large
map so that one can find local farm
names. A flip book will aid in finding specific
farms.
•T he fair History Committee has been
assembling a scrapbook each year with
the happenings and people involved in
each fair. These will be on display, as well
as what was happening during “the war
years” of 1941-1945.
• This year there will be a special focus
on fair security and grounds people who
have been involved over the years.
• In addition, there will be a memorial
section in honor of the fair
directors who passed away
in the last year:
• Bert Cronk, worked
concessions and gardens,
among many other duties.
• Margaret Hait, ran the
Jersey Fresh promotion
and worked in the home
economics building. She
did quilt workshops at the
fair.
• Carol Pierson,
arranged for box seats for
the horse show.
• Barbara Snook, worked
in the Snook museum for a
number of years. She set up crafters and
ordered milk. The museum is named in
honor of her husband and will be rededicated
to honor both of them Friday.
• Warren Welsh, founding member of
the Sussex County Agriculture
Development Board, secretary of the
Farm and Horse Show.
Welsh was known for his rooster crow
that opened the fair every year.
Aldon Sayre, 90, who knew Welsh for
many years has taken on the rooster
crow task and will open the fair on Friday.
An honor garden is being built near the
livestock area to honor Welsh. A plaque
will be placed in the garden as well to
honor other agricultural volunteers.
Did you know?
The public has been invited to share
their “Favorite Fair Memory” by way of
the fair website, and are encouraged to
do the same at the exhibit on a large
board in the Richards Building.
New Jersey Herald file photo
Sussex County Farm and Horse Show president Alan
Henderson watches Warren Welsh officially open the fair
with his traditional rooster crowing at the opening ceremonies
at the fair last year. Welsh, who died in January, will be
honored with a memorial garden at the fairgrounds that
will also honor other agricultural volunteers.
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Or call us at (800) 882-1117.
SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!
Proceeds to Benefit
Q: Are pigs smart?
A: Pigs are very intelligent and learn very quickly. They are the fourth smartest animals.
Pigs are intelligent and have been placed fourth on the intelligence list (humans
are first, primates are second, dolphins/whales are third and pigs are fourth).
Q: What family is a horse a
member of?
A: A horse is a member of the
“equus” family. This word comes
from ancient Greece and means
quickness.
Q: How long does it take a
hen to lay an egg?
A: 24-26 hours
Q: How many recognized
dairy goat breeds are in the United States?
A: There are six recognized dairy goat breeds in the United States: Alpine, La
Mancha, Oberhasli, Nubian, Saanen, Toggenburg.
Creative Arts for Home and Hobby sponsors
Pierson Landscaping and Excavating and
C&W Aero Services, Inc,sponsors the chili
contest. Service Electric Broadband Cable
and C&W Aero Services, Inc. sponsors the
canning, baking,grandma’s favorite cookie,
chili contest and gingerbread contests.
SECTV, longtime supporter of the Fair, will
continue to broadcast many events from the
grounds. AdvancedGroup.Net, an Applications
Service Provider (computer services) in
Frankford, sponsors Wine Contest. Krogh’s
Restaurant and Brewpub of Sparta sponsors
the Home Brewed Beer Contest. Men’s
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Hobbie Weekend is sponsored by C&W Aero
Services, Inc. Men’s Hobbie Weekend features
model train exhibits, fly tying, a taxidermish
a static display of race cars; demonstration
on beer brewing just to mention a few
events.
Pieceful Choices Quilt Shop in Vernon sponsors
all of the quilt categories of the
handicrafts competition.
Other fair sponsorships are available by
contacting Fair Sponsorship Chair Alicia
Randazzo, at 973-948-5500 or sponsorship@
njstatefair.org .
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