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Welcome to the Perry County Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Ted Wiseman Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources All About Agriculture in Perry County Perry County is located in the rolling hills of east-central Ohio.  Agricultural land use is dictated by the glacial boundaries that cross Perry County.  The northern and western portions are glaciated with rolling topography and soils that are well-suited to the intensive production of row crops.  The southern and eastern portions of the county are un-glaciated, with more hilly topography and soils that are better suited for forestry and forage crop production. Agriculture is an important business in Perry County both environmentally and economically.  Perry County has approximately 730 farms with a total of 106,000 acres in agricultural production.  That production generated $14.8 million in farm cash receipts in 1998. Crop cash receipts totaled $ 9 million while livestock cash receipts amounted to $ 5.8 million.  In the crop category, corn accounted for $ 2.3 million, soybeans included $ 2 million, while wheat, oats and hay make up $ 0.9 million of the county's crop income.  Other crops is the most rapidly growing sector of the crop industry making up $ 3.8 million. Other crops are mostly fruits, vegetables and greenhouse crops. In livestock, beef cattle and calves accounted for $ 2.7 million of the county's farm income.  The dairy industry accounted for $ 2 million income.  Hogs, poultry and other livestock brought in $ 0.9 million.  For More Information:  Agriculture in Perry County Data Profile,  Perry County Ag Statistics, Sources: Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service, 1997 Census of Agriculture,  Back to the top Items of Interest Ohio Fence Line Law (A new fact sheet) Getting the Most of Your Nitrogen Dollars East Central Ohio Precision Ag Conference 2001 Fairfield, Licking and Perry Counties - Commercial Corn Hybrid Side by Side Performance Trials  Ohio Crop Performance Trials Back to the top All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith, Director, Ohio State University Extension. TDD # 1 (800) 589-8292 (Ohio only) or (614) 292-1868 Updated: May 2005