Gary
W. Wilson
Extension
Educator
Agriculture
& Natural Resources
Connections to
78% of
Hancock County's
340,480 acres is devoted to agriculture.
The number of farms is
960
with an average size of 278 acres.
| 2005 Crop Acres: | Commodity |
# of acres harvested in 2005 |
Rank in Ohio |
| Corn | 80,300 |
4 |
|
| Soybeans | 122,900 | 3 |
|
| Wheat | 38,000 | 3 |
|
| Hay | 5,200 | 67 |
|
| 2005 Livestock Numbers: |
Commodity
|
# head marketed |
Rank in
Ohio |
| Cattle & Calves | 5,000 | 77 |
|
| Milk Cows | 1,000 | 54 |
|
| Hogs & Pigs | 22,800 | 20 |
|
| Sheep & Lambs | 1,000 | 47 |
|
| Total
2005 Cash Receipts from Marketings of Farm Commodities |
$81,398,000 | ||
| 2005
Cash Receipts
Crops: |
All Crops | $70,896,000 | |
| Corn | $22,368,000 | ||
| Soybeans | $33,294,000 | ||
| Wheat | $8,384,000 | ||
| Oats & Hay | $1,989,000 | ||
| Other Crops | $4,861,000 | ||
| Total 2005 Livestock Cash
Receipts: |
All Livestock | $10,502,000 | |
| Dairy Products | $2,544,000 | ||
| Cattle & Calves | $1,486,000 | ||
| Hogs | $5,921,000 | ||
| Other Livestock | $550,000 | ||
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Contact OSU
Extension Office, Hancock County at (419) 422-3851
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upcoming
events please click here to go to the Ag
Calendar or click here to go to the
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Calendar
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Updated:
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