Putnam County Soil & Water

  Putnam County's State Rank in Production (2008 Statistics):

            1st in Processing Tomatoes - 29.30 tons/acre

            2nd in Wheat - 69 bushels/acre

            3rd in Soybeans - 47.8 bushels/acre

            18th in Corn - 158.4 bushels/acre

            26th in Hay

            3rd in Hogs and Pigs

            16th in Dairy

            39th in Cattle and Calves

            32nd in Sheep and Lambs

      Population - 34,744

      Area - 483.9 Sq. Miles

      Prime Farmland - Eighty - five (85) percent of all agricultural land is considered to be on Prime Farmland Soils.  Prime Farmland Soils are considered the best suited for producing the highest yields of crops with minimal inputs of energy and economic resources and results in the least damage to the environment.  Total land in farms is 311,000 acres.

  Average Size of Farm:                           Number of Farms:

            1999 - 203 acres                                        1999 - 1460 Farms

            2001 - 206 acres                                        2001 - 1430 Farms

            2005 - 239 acres                                        2005 - 1300 Farms

  Putnam County Has:

        1003.10 miles of Open Ditch and Tile Drainage

        Miles of Road - 

                        188.05 - State

                        333.47 - County   

                        619.15 - Township

  Major Streams:

        Auglaize River        30.6 miles

        Blanchard River       38.25 miles

        Ottawa River            20.50 miles

        Little Auglaize          8.2 miles

        Sugar Creek             10.2 miles

        Riley Creek               8.7 miles

        Total:                     116.45 miles