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tually, pastoral balls. As county fairs sprang up across the United States, these annual events became larger, more entertainment oriented — and the social event of the rural year. Today less than 3 percent of Americans are directly engaged in farming. Yet county fairs endure as an occasion to celebrate our agrarian traditions, to honor family, inventiveness and hard work. More important, perhaps, they allow us, as communities, to come together and get to know one another.
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