"Oh, I'd say at least 30-40%." That's how much Brenda Christian says the cost has gone up this year for her children to raise their 4H projects to show at the Lawrence County Fair.

Prices are going up everywhere. It's taking it's toll. In fact, the Trick Cars, which are a Lawrence County Fair tradition are going out of business because of high fuel prices.

Johnny Jinwright travels Ohio all summer long on the county fair circuit.
His carnival ride operation is based in Tampa, Florida. it's a business that stretches back, now, five generations. Johnny uses more than one thousand gallons of fuel a week to keep the rides up and running. He says, " our fuel's doubled, our grosses are staying the same. We can't raise entertainment no more than what it is, so we're just hurtin."

Johnny's not alone. High prices are impacting everyone. Even concession workers are worried about a price increase they're having to pass on to customers. Sharon Noel runs a taco stand. She says, "
"It makes us worry!." Noel says, "nobody's complained about the prices because they go to the grocery store, they know everything's gone up. So they realize we have to raise our prices a little. We still have our $1.00 sweet tea we're not going to raise it."

But lets face it. The meat and potatoes of any county fair are the 4Hers and their farm products. Costs to raise those animals have skyrocketed. Garrett Crawford isn't showing as many animals this year. His expenses, right down to the feed, are making it tough. Garrett says, "gas prices are going up, fertilizer prices going up, hay prices, everything goes up. It's hard to be able to bring calves to the fair anymore."

Another thing that, so far, is not going down, is attendance. Terri Taylor's children are in 4H and everyone's talking about the economy. She says it's about the struggle to make lemonade out of lemons, and a valuable lesson for the children. She says, "I think they're making the sacrifices and encouraging their kids. That's an important lesson."