Ford. I. A X. E. county of Illinois, drained by the middle fork of Vermilion river; area, 450 sq. in.; pop. in 1870, 9,103. The surface is level and the soil fertile. The Chicago branch of the Illinois Central, and the Toledo, Peoria, and Warsaw railroad pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 43,579 bushels of wheat, 505,(371 of Indian corn, 154,589 of oats, 39,636 of potatoes, 23,446 tons of hay, and 262,646 lbs. of butter. There were 4,889 horses, 3,069 milch cows, 6,000 other cattle, and 9,621 swine. Capital, Pax-ton.

II. A S. W. county of Kansas, intersected by the Arkansas river; area, 900 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 427.