The Cummington Fair was initiated in 1883 as the Hillside Agricultural Society with this mission:
“The object of The Society shall be the attainment and diffusion of scientific and practical knowledge in the cultivation of the soil and the raising of its various and useful production as comprehended in The Department Of Agriculture, Horticulture and Pomology. For the encouragement to the introduction and raising of improved breeds of stock. For encouragement to mechanics and fine arts. For encouragement to domestic manufacture.” (Article 2 Constitution)
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Today, The Society is incorporated as Hillside Agricultural …
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