the entire grounds. cultivation, soil conservation, had at least one milk cow. Visitors In a short time, an Automobile and veterinary science. The first learned the latest in sanitary and Carriage Building and agricultural school was such a cooling and straining techniques Bee and Honey Building were success, the Fair Board built the and how to test for butterfat. built. A major project was the Livestock and Horse Show Pavilion, described by Mahan as the “finest pavilion in the Southwest.” The two-story Pavilion seated 3,600 people around a large arena in which livestock could be displayed. At a cost of $40,000, it was the largest investment in the early years of the Fair. It was important to emphasize livestock at the Fair. The packing industry added 4,000 jobs in Oklahoma City by 1911, a sign of the booming economy of the new state capital, moved in a statewide vote from Guthrie the year before. Not only did the State Fair give farmers and ranchers a venue for showing the success of their operations, but the annual event also played a significant role in educating agricultural producers of the new age of scientific farming. As Blackburn and Strasbaugh wrote, “Where else, agricultural leaders asked, could they reach such a large audience of farmers and ranchers and preach the virtues of conservation, organization, and efficiency.” The State Fair Agricultural School, supervised by personnel A poster advertising the 1912 State Fair of Oklahoma. from Oklahoma A&M, was a 12-day fall camp for teenage Oklahoma A&M College Building The automobile soon replaced boys, two from each county. The to house the next year’s event. the horse as an attraction for boys were instructed in new A model dairy was constructed in racing fans. Betting on horse technology in soil judging, proper 1916. That was important because racing was outlawed by the 1913 planting techniques, fruit tree 90 percent of families in Oklahoma Oklahoma legislature, putting 19 35