2009 Alabama Fairs - Alabama Department of Agriculture and ...
2009 Alabama Fairs - Alabama Department of Agriculture and ...
2009 Alabama Fairs - Alabama Department of Agriculture and ...
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Partnering for the<br />
future <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong>’s<br />
T R A D I T I O N S . . .<br />
TThee BBiig PPiccturee....<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Agriculture</strong> <strong>and</strong> Industries<br />
has worked as partners<br />
with the fairs in <strong>Alabama</strong> to promote<br />
<strong>and</strong> celebrate the importance <strong>of</strong> agriculture<br />
in our region. The county fairs are<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the greatest tourist attractions in our<br />
state with a combined attendance <strong>of</strong> over<br />
1.1 million.<br />
Through an enabling act passed by the<br />
1969 Legislature, the <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Department</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Agricultural Center Board is co-sponsor<br />
<strong>of</strong> the fairs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>and</strong> pays a portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the premiums, prizes, <strong>and</strong> awards given
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