点评:We’ve been going to the Kansas State Fair for over 40 years- but this year we were highly disappointed. There were no animals in the beef barns, the sheep barns, the horse barns , or the swine barns. Families bring their children to experience agriculture and meat products grown and raised in Kansas- but kids can’t appreciate these things when there is nothing to see! There were rabbits and fowl- and the birthing center had some baby calves and piglets. No cows to milk in the milking demonstration. The butter sculpture was done by somebody not from Kansa - isn’t the focus supposed to be on Kansas? The Domestic Arts building usually has wonderful display cases filled with baked goods that were submitted for judging. But all they had on display were the ribbons! There were a few small tables with winning entries in cookies and breads- not covered- just sitting out exposed to everyone walking by. What if some kid with a peanut allergy grabbed the peanut butter cookie? No cakes- no pies- and very few canned items. Just ribbons.
There were no sheds , buildings, or outdoor furniture for observation- no patio furniture or barbecue grills. .No cars, very limited numbers of farm implements - not one combine..No travel trailers.
The vendors in the buildings were far fewer - and we saw no products being demonstrated. The rent for booth space must have gone up because some buildings had vast empty spaces. The robot that has walked around delighting children was nowhere in sight. Dillons had a refrigerated truck for sample ice cream- but they had none available that day.
One of the grandstand shows was changed at the last minute so people who bought tickets for that group should be upset.
As veteran fair goers- this year’s fair didn’t have what we’ve come to expect- and sadly it may be the last one we attend.
翻译:我们去堪萨斯州博览会已有 40 多年了,但今年我们非常失望。牛厩、羊厩、马厩、猪厩里都没有动物。家庭带着孩子体验堪萨斯州种植和饲养的农业和肉制品 - 但当没有什么可看的时候,孩子们无法欣赏这些东西!有兔子和家禽,分娩中心还有一些小牛犊和小猪。挤奶示范中没有奶牛挤奶。黄油雕塑是由非堪萨斯州的人完成的——焦点不应该是在堪萨斯州吗?国内艺术大楼通常有精美的展示柜,里面装满了提交评审的烘焙食品。但他们所展示的只是丝带!有几张小桌子,上面摆着饼干和面包的获奖作品——没有遮盖——只是坐在外面,暴露在路过的每个人面前。如果某个对花生过敏的孩子抓住了花生酱饼干怎么办?没有蛋糕 - 没有馅饼 - 和很少的罐头食品。只是丝带。
没有棚屋、建筑物或可供观察的户外家具——没有露台家具或烧烤架。 .没有汽车,农具数量非常有限 - 没有一台联合收割机。.没有旅行拖车。
大楼里的商贩少了很多——而且我们没有看到任何产品被展示。展位的租金肯定上涨了,因为有些建筑物有大量的空地。那个曾经给孩子们带来欢乐的机器人却不见踪影。狄龙斯有一辆冷藏车来装冰淇淋样品,但那天他们没有可用的。
其中一个看台演出在最后一刻被更改,因此购买该团体门票的人应该感到不安。
作为资深的展会观众,今年的展会没有达到我们的预期,遗憾的是这可能是我们最后一次参加。