The principal crop raised in this county is Indian corn. Some of our farmers are turning their attention more to wheat, and have purchased steam power for threshing, &c. Reapers and mowers, within a few years, have become common utensils with most of our farmers. It is difficult to fix an average upon crops upon our lands, as we have every variety of soil, from the rich alluvial to the most sterile in the State; some of our lands producing 150 bushels of corn per acre, and others not 10. The season has been favorable, and crops of all kinds are good: corn, wheat and oats, over an average; rye and buckwheat, scarcely any raised; potatoes good, and in fact all root crops good; hay, not a sufficient amount raised for home consumption; we have the land, but farmers prefer to raise other crops, although there is no more profitable crop raised here; fruit, a fair crop, but not sufficient for home consumption. I am pleased to say that our farmers are turning their attention to this important branch of husbandry, and have planted fine orchards, and in a few years we will have a surplus of fine fruit, as I believe our county well adapted to raising it.

OFFICERS.-John A. Turley, President; E. Glover, Vice President; Thomas Dugan, Treasurer. Directors-W. S. McColm, Lee L. Salady, W. M. Veitch, Clark Gallager, George Turner and J. S. Fulson.

SENECA COUNTY.

An Agricultural Society has become a permanent institution in this county; to deprive our citizens of their annual reunion and friendly competion, would be a great deprivation indeed, and one that they would not willingly forego. Our society is increasing in numbers yearly, and all classes of our citizens manifest a deep interest in its success. We are satisfied that the society has been a benefit to stock raisers, agriculturists and mechanics.

Our tenth annual Fair was held at Tiffin on the 3d, 4th and 5th days of October, the weather was good during the Fair, and taking into consideration the fact that nearly all the counties adjoining this held their Fairs during the same week, there was a very large attendance.

There was between eleven and twelve hundred entries, and all classes were well represented, excepting field crops, in which there were no entries. In cattle we had a large display for this county, and some very fine animals were exhibited showing a great improvement in this class. In horses the display was very creditable, but there is room for much improvement in this class in our county; there are very few, if any, stallions in this county for which a reliable pedigree can be furnished. The Morgan strain of horses are mostly encouraged in this county.

In sheep we had a fine exhibition, including Spanish Merinos, Saxons, Silesians, Southdowns, Cotswold and Leicestershire. The farmers of our county pay a great deal of attention to this class of stock, and furnish annually a large amount of wool for market. In swine the display was good, showing a marked improvement in quality.

The classes of agricultural implements, mechanical products, dairy products, garden products, grain, fruits, household fabrics, needle and fancy work, and flowers and shrubbery, were well represented and attracted a good deal of atten tion. Taking into consideration all of the classes, we think our last fair was de cidedly the best ever held in the county, giving us satisfactory evidence of increas ing interest on the part of our citizens, and an evidence of the future prosperity of our society.

The Board of Managers, during the past year, made additional improvements to the Fair Grounds; amongst others they had raised seats prepared, so constructed that they can be put up during the days of the Fair, and then taken down and stored away in the hall until wanted for use again. We found these seats to be a great accommodation to visitors, and not much expense to the society. It is the intention of the new Board to have more of these seats prepared before our next Fair, and also to erect another building upon the grounds for the display of agricultural implements and other mechanical products.

OFFICERS FOR 1861.-Lewis Baltzell, President, Tiffin, O.; Thomas J. Baker, Vice President, Tiffin, O.; Leander Stem, Treasurer, Tiffin, O.; J. H. Pittenger, Secretary, Tiffin, O. Managers-Gamaliel Cowles, Erastus Jones, Sr., James H. Brinkerhoff, George W. Lutz, Wm. Barrick.

SHELBY COUNTY.

An attempt has been made for a number of years to establish an Agricultural Society in this county, but in the end it proved a failure, and the cause was attributed to the fact, that the society owned no grounds. In March last it was determined by a few, that we would again make an effort, which we have done by

forming a Joint Stock Associatton, and purchasing grounds. In this manner we succeeded in getting stock enough taken to make the first payment, and to pay part on our improvements. By a united effort and great perseverence, we succeeded in getting the grounds cleared off, well enclosed, a good floral hall, office, and a number of pens and stalls erected, and determined that we would hold a Fair on the 4th, 5th and 6th days of October. Our time was short, and but few farmers had enlisted, so that we had many fears. But our first Fair under the new organization was held, and to our joy, and the disappointment of the many croakers, it was a decided success.

We closed with 318 members.

Number of entries, 621.

The show of horses was fine, particularly of young stock. We had two or three Morgan stallions, with their products of one and two years old, which are rarely equaled in older counties.

The exhibition of cattle was not large, but there was many fine specimens. Hogs were few in number, but of the very best breeds. The exhibition of sheep was not large, but for quality cannot be surpassed in the State. The "chicken fever" having abated, the show of chickens was small.

The exhibition of farm and garden products was large and of a superior quality. The exhibition of fruits was not large, but of a superior quality. The Floral and Mechanic's Halls were well filled, and done great credit to the exhibiters. The show of farm implements was not as extensive as was desirable.

Much credit is due to the ladies for their efforts in decorating and furnishing the hall.

Fine specimens of field crops were exhibited. The competition on field crops was not such as we should liked to have seen; one acre of corn only being entered, the produce of this one acre was 102 bushels.

Altogether we feel gratified at our success, and think that with proper care, our course is onward. For beauty of location we think our grounds are not surpassed in the State.

OFFICERS -Jas. A Wells, President; S. Alex. Leckey, Secretary, and John Duncan, Treasurer.

STARK COUNTY.

Our Society has purchased a beautiful grove of twenty-five acres on the banks of the Nimisilla, and our Fair for 1860, held on the new grounds, on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October last, was more largely attended, with a greater amount of entries for premiums, and a greater receipt of money from visitors than ever before.

The arrangements in our Floral Hall were beautiful; and when it is remembered that we had three other successful Agricultural Fairs in Stark county immediately preceding our County Fair, no one can doubt the lively interest our people take in these exhibitions.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.

Total receipts..

Total expenditures....

Balance in Treasury

$5,547 81

5,112 81

$435 00

OFFICERS FOR 1861-Madison Raynolds, President; David Lind, Vice President; J. P. Rex, Treasurer; G. G. B. Greenwood, Secretary. Directors-Jacob Sherrick, E. D. Albert, James H. Speakman, James Medowell, Edward Brooke. OFFICERS FOR 1861.-Samuel Lind, President; C. Aultman, Vice President; J. P. Rex, Treasurer; G. G. B. Greenwood, Secretary. Directors-James H. Speakman, David Lind, John Bretz, George Wolf, John Rank.

SUMMIT COUNTY.

The Annual Fair of this Society was held in "Summit Grove," in the heart of the town of Akron, on the 2nd, 3d, 4th and 5th days of October, 1860. The site is beautifully elevated, commanding a fine view of the village surrounding it, and an extended slope of rich natural scenery.

The exhibition this season, although a little deficient in one or two departments, has been a marked success, evincing a general interest among our citizens for agricultural and manufacturing improvement. Stock growing is a feature also of public interest-horses, cattle and sheep, are especial objects of attention and development. Wool also is of superior production, both in quality and quantity. This county is becoming famous for the large amount and superior quality of wool sold in it.

Field crops were well represented in the exhibition, showing yields of superior quantity. Forest trees transplanted by the road side have received encouragement with satisfactory results.

The mechanical and manufacturing interests have not received proper encouragement for their exhibition, although they exist of a high order. It will doubtless be the object of the Board, at the ensuing Fair, to show their appreciation of those interests in the form of increased inducements to bring them out, which will receive a positive respouse.

On the whole, the Society has fairly assumed its proper influences, having recently been re-established on a firm basis, and is now in a flourishing and healthy condition. It is destined to take a high rank among similar institutions in Ohio, if indeed it has not that rank already. There are few county societies, in Northern Ohio, at least, which has offered the inducements, in form of premiums, surpassing this-its aggregate list this year exceeding $1,700.

The number of members for 1860 was 760.

OFFICERS FOR 1860-H. P. Canon, President; Wm. Wise, Vice President; James Mathews, Secretary; Jno. R. Buchtel, Treasurer. Directors-Andrew Hale, E. H. Cole, Wm. Buchtel, George Sackett, Vincent Harris, Henry Daily, George Crause, Julius Pond, C. A. Collins, S. W. Harrington, J. C. Wallace, Chas. Coe, Avery Spicer, J. E. Hurlbut, John Ewart, V. M. Thompson, C. Sackett, and L. Alling.

OFFICERS FOR 1861.-P. C. Cruthers, President; C Coe, Vice President; Jas. Mathews, Secretary; Jno. R. Buchtel, Treasurer. Directors-Ezra Munson, E. H. Cole, T. Beardsley, George Sackett, James Hammond, Charles Rineheart, A. A. Kepler, Jno. Markillis, John Johnson, S. W. Harrington, John Wilson, Charles Miller, J. H. Wise, D. B. Alger, John Ewart, A. T. Combs, L. Alling, and F. H. Wright.

TRUMBULL COUNTY.

The Fair this year was held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October, and the result of it was a complete success. The outlay made by the Society during the two years past, and the necessity of making the receipts at the Fair go as far as possible toward paying the installments becoming due upon the debt for fair-grounds and buildings, induced the Managers of the Society to diminish the amount of premiums (not the number), and to appeal to the farmers of the county to exhibit their stock and products without so large a stimulus in the shape of prizes as heretofore.

The members of the Society nobly responded to the call, and there never has been a finer display upon our fair-groun is, although we have sometimes seen a