Facts
Putnam County’s State Rank in Production (2012 Statistics):
1st in Processing Tomatoes – 31.08 tons/acre (2007)
1st in Wheat – 65.8 bushels/acre
4th in Soybeans – 48.6 bushels/acre
18th in Corn – 116.9 bushels/acre
6th in Alfalfa – 3.35 tons/acre
3rd in Hogs and Pigs
18th in Dairy – 4,500
33rd in Cattle and Calves – 13,500
46th in Sheep and Lambs – 1,000
25th in Cash rent – $132/acre
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 295,000 acres.
| Year | Average farm size | Number of farms |
| 1999 | 203 acres | 1,460 farms |
| 2001 | 206 acres | 1,430 farms |
| 2005 | 239 acres | 1,300 farms |
| 2010 | 225 acres | 1,310 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 |