Other competitions also occur including art contests, a hot air balloon race, and a high school marching band contest on "Band Day".
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In February 1851, at the urging of agricultural promoter Governor Wright, the Indiana General Assembly passed an act intended "to encourage agriculture" growth in the state, which also included the formation of a State Board of Agriculture.
He was a member of several local and regional farm organizations and regularly won first place in many of the Indiana State Fair competitions.
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He has won many awards for his works including the Art Association Prize at the Herron Art Institute in 1925, the Harry Johnson Prize from Hoosier Salon in 1930, and two first prize wins at the Indiana State Fair in 1923 and 1924.
A New York Times article published in 2007 about the Indiana State Fair mentions deep-fried Pepsi as being an innovation.