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friends as riders during the third rodeo against petitioners'
orders. Petitioners discharged Bumgarner shortly after the third
rodeo.
4. Cessation of the Horse and Rodeo Undertakings
Petitioners could not find anyone to replace Bumgarner, and
they were losing money on their horses and rodeos. They decided
to discontinue these undertakings. They sold their animals for
$8,413.20.
D. Great Gay, Georgia, Marketplace
Petitioners began looking for a new profit-making activity
immediately after they realized that they could not make a profit
from their rodeos and horses.
The Cotton Picking Fair, an arts and craft fair, was held in
Gay twice each year, including 1991 and 1992. It was held across
the road from petitioners' farm. The Cotton Picking Fair had
been held for about 20 years. It had about 250 exhibitors, each
of whom had to be accepted by a panel of experts.
In 1991 and 1992, some vendors who could not participate in
the Cotton Picking Fair asked petitioners if they could rent
space for booths on petitioners' land from which to sell goods
during the fair. A neighbor who had rented space to vendors
during the fair helped petitioners do the same. Mrs.
Brockenbrough negotiated with the vendors. Petitioners charged
up to $100 to rent 10' x 10' spaces to vendors on September 29
and October 4, 1992. Mrs. Brockenbrough rented space to about 50
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