Agriculture - A robust farm community. Yesterday and today.

Agriculture is big business in the Upper Sandusky area. Throughout the county, more than 600 farms operate daily with an average farm size of 345 acres. A total of 216,000 acres is devoted to farmland in Wyandot County. With an average annual rainfall of 32.5 inches, plus 41 inches of snow comprising a typical county winter, natural water sources are good, and they blend nicely with today’s high tech, large scale, watering techniques. Excellent soil for crops is abundant.

Each year, just less than $83 million of agricultural commodities produced in Wyandot County are readied for market. Some 70 percent of crop sales include corn, soybeans and wheat. Other products include dairy and beef cattle, swine, fruit, vegetables, plus several of nature’s products like honey and maple syrup. Grain harvests each year are supported by new technologies that aid farm workers significantly, helping them work hand-in-glove with a number of local grain elevator operations and fertilizer dealers.

While farming is big business, it also provides beautiful landscapes. Esthetically-pleasing farms abound throughout Wyandot County. Farming has a rich family heritage in the Upper Sandusky area, dating back to Native American families who first farmed the land more than three centuries ago.