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 "Agriculture"

Have you ever wondered what the word mean? Some say that agriculture is working the land, producing crops and/or raising livestock. Today's agriculture includes so much more: agronomy (crops), animal science, horticulture (plants), entomology (insects), dairy, agriculture business, soil science, agriculture economics, aquaculture (fish), forestry (trees) and more.

This year we are expanding our Ag Venture exhibit and display. This event consists of all areas of agriculture. We will have the Coliseum building that will house some small farm animals in a petting zoo with Ponies and Pals from Canton.

Agriculture information exhibits inside the Coliseum:

        Blackland Prairie Gin -- cotton

        Dadant -- honey

        Kelley's Produce -- pumpkins

        Lamar County 4-H

        Lamar County Master Gardeners

        Lamar County USDA

        Paris Pecan Company -- pecans

        Peanut Patch (Lonnie & Ginger Winton) -- peanuts

        Southwest Dairy Farmers

        Texas AgriLife Extension Service

        Texas Beef Council

        Texas Farm Bureau

        Texas Forestry Service

        Thunder Prairie Publishing -- recipes and coloring pages

        Valley Feed Mill

Agriculture exhibits outside the Coliseum:

        Ag Power -- farm equipment

        Roger Barnes - Old Time Transport -- Belgian Horses

        Paris Farm & Ranch -- farm equipment

        Ponies & Pals -- petting zoo       

        Red River Valley Antique Tractor Club -- antique farm equipment

Local residents will have the opportunity to enter and exhibit their home grown or canned fruits, vegetables, plants and flowers for judging. The Lamar County Master Gardeners will be in charge of displaying the entries in the Home and Garden Showcase and will be available to answer any gardening questions.

For the second year we will have a Pumpkin Patch for children ten (10) years old and under. The children will select a pumpkin that they can decorate on site and take home free of charge.

 

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Ag-Venture 2008