This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 27 стр.

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10. What are “demolition derbies” like?
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Every year in summer and early autumn, more than one hundred million people
visit agricultural fairs in the United States.
People can do many things at an agricultural fair. They can see animals racing.
They can see sheep getting their wool cut. They can watch cows being milked. They
can watch horses jumping like great Olympic competitors. Visitors also can look at
new home products or farm equipment. They can see products made by people who
live on farms.
Children and adults can go on rides that go very fast or travel high above the
fair grounds. They can play games of skill. They can listen to people play and sing all
kinds of music. Or, people can just walk around the fairgrounds and eat tasty food.
It is easy to find an agricultural fair to attend. Almost all fifty American states
have a state fair. Parts of states called counties also have fairs. They take place in
August, September or October each year. They last for one, two or three weeks.
Agricultural fairs help Americans remember their nation’s history. One hundred years
ago, most Americans lived outside cities in farm areas. Today, more than eighty
percent of the population live and work in city areas. Many people learn about
animals they would never see except at agricultural fairs. Experts say such fairs are
important because people need to remember that they are connected to the Earth and
its products. They say people need to remember that they depend on animals for
many things.
Some people say you are not at a real fair unless you can smell the animals.
Most fairs have competitions for the best farm animals. More than ten thousand
animals compete for awards at the biggest state fairs. People who live on farms raise
the animals. People whose animals win prizes can sell them for a lot of money.
Young winners sometimes use the money to go to college.
Many children and young people whose animals compete at state and county
fairs belong to a group called the Four H Clubs of America. The expression Four H
means head, heart, hands and health.
Four H offers the largest unofficial education program in the United States.
About five million young people take part in activities organized by the group. Many
of them take part in projects like raising and caring for a cow, pig or other animal.
Many Four H members and their animals took part in the Montgomery County
Agricultural Fair last month. The fair was held in Gaithersburg, Maryland, near
Washington, D.C.
In one building, Four H members prepared their dairy goats for judging. The
goats were entered in milk production competitions. The physical condition of an

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