The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-10-15
The sennrn Cn,,nir EnIr.

The Seneca County Fair.
The County Fair, held last week (thc 9Th, 7th
and 5th Of Octobcr) was decided success
Tho number Of articles entered for exhibition
was 60 per cent larger than the previous year
namely, about 500 in 1851, aud upward Of 1900
in 1858. The number Of persons in attendanc,
was much larger than at any previous Fair al
though Our County has always been celebrated
for the large throngs that attend this annual ex.
hibition Of its Agricultural, Mechanical and Hor-
tieultural wealth.
This is mn encouraging feature Of our County
lprogress. Under every aspect Of the cas,, these
County Fairs are an excellent Institution, and
their influence, in many respects, is most saluta.
ry. They bring out the larger and better proper
ton Of our population from the different town.
ships, aud make us acquainted with each other
They show us the BIsT ARTICLES in the different
branches Of productive labor, and thus quicken
our invention stimulate our ambition, enlarge the
boundaries Of our knowledge, aud directly help
TO increase our productive wealth ThccNpcuscs
necessarily connected with them arc vastly out
weighed 10y the direct pccuniary benefits confer
red by them; while as mere means OF nstruc-
tive recreation they are much better than all the
crcuscs, shows &c, That have ever come within
our midst without a tithc Of their expense and
manifcstly dcmoralizing influence Weare dccid.
edly in favor, therefore, Of maintaining, and even
enlarging these Annual Fairs, and we think the
community under obligations to those gentle
men who have with so much public spirit inita.
ted and carried them forward
The Fair Grounds are beautifully located. It
was an interesting spectacle ON Thursday, 20
stand on the banks of the Sandusky and see the
througs Of citizens, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers,
Sisters, not forgetting the little ones, in carriages
buggics, omnibusses, and on foot. moving to and
from the Fair Grounds. We have no means Of
accurately knowing the numbers present; but we
do know that there were AcREs Of persons inside,
and AcRrs of horses and wagons outside.
The DISPLAY OF noRsrs, inside the grounds, was
excellent, and proves that Seneca County has a
large aud valuable number Of horses We do not
wonder at the general interest felt in the riding
ring, for tho horse is the noblest Of animals aud
his improvement adds much to the wealth Of the
County. Far better is the sohcr rivalry Of the
Fair Ground, and the comparison Of stock aud
hints on the improvement Of animals produced
thereby, than the murderous and torturng and
selfish exhibitions at the race course.
We walked around the stalls Of the stock
brought together on the ground, and were sup
prised at the excclencies displayed in all the diff
fercnt kinds, in single county Noble and pom
derous cattle, the choicest breed Of sheep, improv
ed swine, excellent dairy cows, every imaginable
kind Of Poultry, were found collected here
Great improvements have been made in Stock in
Seneca County since the Annual Fairs were first
commenced And we believe it to be II welles-
tablishod fact that none engaged in these im-
proycments have been the losers thereby. It is
very evident thata goneralimprovcmenti in stock,
in the same ratio increases the wealth of the whole
county, because the rearing, maintenance, and
fattening Of the best stock costs no more than
that of Indifferent stock, while the return 10 the
owner is from so to 100 per cent increase. Ifhe
who makes two blades Of grass grow where but
one grew before, is public beuefactor surely the
same may be said of him who, WITH THE SANE
FEED, produces two pounds of beef or pork or
butter or wool.
Thogreat scene ofattrIetion at the Fair Ground,
especially to the fairor portion of our population,
was Floral Hall, at least il we may judge from
the crowds and jams there. While Crinoline
must doubtless have suffered some, the taste for
beauty and skill and improvement ives gratifed.
Look at the long rows Of delicious fruit In this
our year Of general disaster for fruit--a disaster
extending all over the State; it was a wonder to
US, and TO every body, that so excellent display
Of fruit was made At none of our Fairs has
there been, we think, better display of Fruit
Apples Pears, Quinoes, Grapes DC, as large, as
luscious 10 the eye apparently as ever. here
greeted our vision. Where did tall come fromi
The fact appears to be- that in Orchard Fruit,
Seneca County has one of the bestassortments in
the Western States, and that although general
failure Of fruit occurred this year yet of that
which did mature there was rs excellent dis
play as usual, We think that the MARYLAND
FARNIRs, especially, have brought an excellent
stock of fruit with them from their native state.
One important fruit however was missing entire
~. Not solitary representative of the Peach
did we see.
One Of the most attractive features Of Floral
Hall was the Flower DmARrMENr. Upwards
Of 300 Plants in Pots. filling an entire side Of the
Hall, and even overrunning it, were displayed
in all the glorics Of full bloom and beauty
Among these were many RARE, NEW and COSTLY
plants. The Floral Ornaments Baskets Of
Flowers, Boquets DC, were numerous tasteful
and composed Of the rarcst Of flowers. The Ia
dies ii must be admitted, did their part well TO-
ward making an attractive display. One could
almost imagine himselfin some Eastern paradise,
when gazing upon the exoties, collected original
ly from all parts Of the world, and ere display
ed 10 the eye, as to enable all to with what
beauty the Creator has decked all lands.
We turn to the portion Of the Hall devoted to
products Of the Garden and the Field. Again a
superb collection. A vast variety Of vegetables,
unsurpassed potatoes Of both kinds; especially
attractive is the variety and exeellenoies Of the