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Changes in Ohio’s Livestock Industry
• In the graphs following, changes in the livestock numbers are depicted for:– Cattle and calves: Includes all dairy and beef – Dairy cattle: Cows and heifers that calved– Sheep– Swine
• When animal numbers dropped below 1000, the data were usually not recorded.
• Data were taken from the National Agricultural Statistics Service at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/oh/• For more information, contact: Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Ohio State
University, Department of Animal Sciences, 2029 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210, 614-688-3059, [email protected]
June 2003
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Ohio Livestock and Crop Farms
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
Year
Num
ber o
f Far
ms
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OhioBeef and Dairy
Cattle and Calves Inventory
1000
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2500
Year
# o
f Catt
le (
x1000)
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Dairy Industry
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Cows (x1000)
Farms (x10)
Milk Production (Mill. Lb.)
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Swine Industry
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Num
ber
(x1000)
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Num
ber
of Fa
rms
(x1000)
Total Hog Inventory
Breeding Animals
Marketings*
Farms
* Excludes interfarm sales
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0
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4000
Num
ber o
f Far
ms
<29 30-49 50-99 100-199 200+ 200-499 500+
Number of Animals
Dairy Herds by Size1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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Sheep Inventory
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Num
ber
of S
heep
(x
1000
)
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Num
ber o
f Far
ms
<99 100-499 500-999 1000-1999 2000+ 2000-4999 5000+
Number of Hogs on a Farm
Hog Farms by Size
19921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
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Ohio Poultry Industry
0
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20000
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30000
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45000
50000
Year
Num
ber
of
Anim
als
(X1000)
Chicken Inventory *1
Turkeys Produced
Broilers *2
Layers
* 1 Excludes commercial broilers * 2Broiler production, including other domestic meat-type breeds
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Cattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Adams County
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05000
1000015000
2000025000
3000035000
4000045000
50000
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mb
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nim
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Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Allen County
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05000
1000015000
2000025000
3000035000
4000045000
50000
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2002
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mb
er o
f A
nim
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Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Ashland County
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0
40008000
12000
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28000
3200036000
40000
Year
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mb
er o
f A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Ashtabula County
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20000
1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002
Year
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mb
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ima
lsCattle and CalvesDairy Cattle
SheepSwine
Athens County
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05000
10000150002000025000300003500040000450005000055000
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mb
er o
f A
nim
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Cattle and CalvesDairy Cattle
SheepSwine
Auglaize County
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02000400060008000
1000012000140001600018000200002200024000260002800030000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Belmont County
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0250050007500
10000125001500017500200002250025000275003000032500350003750040000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Butler County
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0
5000
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15000
20000
25000
30000
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40000
45000
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mb
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f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Brown County
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02000400060008000
1000012000140001600018000200002200024000260002800030000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Carroll County
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040008000
1200016000200002400028000320003600040000440004800052000560006000064000
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Clark County
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05000
10000150002000025000300003500040000450005000055000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Champaign County
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0
2000
4000
6000
800010000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Clermont County
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0
10000
20000
30000
4000050000
60000
70000
80000
90000
100000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
s Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Clinton County
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04000
800012000
1600020000
2400028000
3200036000
40000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Columbiana County
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0
4000
8000
12000
1600020000
24000
28000
32000
36000
40000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Coshocton County
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05000
1000015000200002500030000350004000045000500005500060000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Crawford County
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0
100
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400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
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ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Sheep
Swine
Cuyahoga County
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0100002000030000400005000060000700008000090000
100000110000120000130000140000150000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Darke County
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02000400060008000
1000012000140001600018000200002200024000260002800030000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Delaware County
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02000400060008000
1000012000140001600018000200002200024000260002800030000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Defiance County
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0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle andCalvesDairyCattleSheep
Swine
Erie County
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0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
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Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Fairfield County
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0
1500
3000
4500
6000
7500
9000
10500
12000
13500
15000Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Franklin County
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05000
1000015000200002500030000350004000045000500005500060000650007000075000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Fayette County
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0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
100000
Year
Nu
mb
er
of
An
ima
ls
Cattle andCalvesDairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Fulton County
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0
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
18000
21000
24000
27000
30000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Gallia County
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0
1800
3600
5400
7200
9000
10800
12600
14400
16200
18000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle andCalvesDairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Geauga County
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05000
10000150002000025000300003500040000450005000055000600006500070000750008000085000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Greene County
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0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
28000
32000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Guernsey County
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0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
3600
4200
4800
5400
6000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Hamilton County
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0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Hancock County
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0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
55000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Hardin County
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0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Harrison County
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0
3600
7200
10800
14400
18000
21600
25200
28800
32400
36000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Henry County
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0
5700
11400
17100
22800
28500
34200
39900
45600
51300
57000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Highland County
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0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
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Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Hocking County
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0
5600
11200
16800
22400
28000
33600
39200
44800
50400
56000
Year
Nu
mb
er
of
An
ima
ls
Cattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Holmes County
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0
2800
5600
8400
11200
14000
16800
19600
22400
25200
28000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattleandCalvesDairyCattle
Sheep
Swine
Huron County
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0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
22000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
sCattle andCalvesDairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Jackson County
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0
1300
2600
3900
5200
6500
7800
9100
10400
11700
13000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Jefferson County
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0
4100
8200
12300
16400
20500
24600
28700
32800
36900
41000
Year
Num
ber o
f Ani
mal
s Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Knox County
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0
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1400
1600
1800
2000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Lake County
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0
1600
3200
4800
6400
8000
9600
11200
12800
14400
16000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Lawrence County
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0
4800
9600
14400
19200
24000
28800
33600
38400
43200
48000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Licking County
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0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
28000
32000
36000
40000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Logan County
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0
1700
3400
5100
6800
8500
10200
11900
13600
15300
17000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Lucas County
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0
2100
4200
6300
8400
10500
12600
14700
16800
18900
21000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Lorain County
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0
5200
10400
15600
20800
26000
31200
36400
41600
46800
52000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Madison County
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0
1900
3800
5700
7600
9500
11400
13300
15200
17100
19000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and CalvesDairy Cattle
SheepSwine
Mahoning County
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0
3500
7000
10500
14000
17500
21000
24500
28000
31500
35000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Marion County
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0
2600
5200
7800
10400
13000
15600
18200
20800
23400
26000
Year
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mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Medina County
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0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Meigs County
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0
16100
32200
48300
64400
80500
96600
112700
128800
144900
161000
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Mercer County
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0
4200
8400
12600
16800
21000
25200
29400
33600
37800
42000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Miami County
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0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
15000
17500
20000
22500
25000 Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Monroe County
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0
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
18000
21000
24000
27000
30000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Montgomery County
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0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
15000
17500
20000
22500
25000
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mb
er o
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imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Morgan County
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0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
15000
17500
20000
22500
25000
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Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Morrow County
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0
4100
8200
12300
16400
20500
24600
28700
32800
36900
41000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Muskingum County
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0
2200
4400
6600
8800
11000
13200
15400
17600
19800
22000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Noble County
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0
800
1600
2400
3200
4000
4800
5600
6400
7200
8000
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mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Ottawa County
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0
1400
2800
4200
5600
7000
8400
9800
11200
12600
14000 Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Paulding County
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0
2300
4600
6900
9200
11500
13800
16100
18400
20700
23000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Perry County
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0
5800
11600
17400
23200
29000
34800
40600
46400
52200
58000
Year
Nu
mb
er o
f An
imal
sCattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Pickaway County
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0
1900
3800
5700
7600
9500
11400
13300
15200
17100
19000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Pike County
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0
2200
4400
6600
8800
11000
13200
15400
17600
19800
22000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Portage County
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0
8900
17800
26700
35600
44500
53400
62300
71200
80100
89000
Year
Nu
mb
er
of
An
imal
s
Cattle and Calves
Dairy CattleSheep
Swine
Preble County
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0
8400
16800
25200
33600
42000
50400
58800
67200
75600
84000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Putnam County
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0
2900
5800
8700
11600
14500
17400
20300
23200
26100
29000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
CattleandCalvesDairyCattle
Sheep
Swine
Richland County
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0
4200
8400
12600
16800
21000
25200
29400
33600
37800
42000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Ross County
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0
2400
4800
7200
9600
12000
14400
16800
19200
21600
24000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Sandusky County
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0
2100
4200
6300
8400
10500
12600
14700
16800
18900
21000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Scioto County
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0
4400
8800
13200
17600
22000
26400
30800
35200
39600
44000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Seneca County
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0
5100
10200
15300
20400
25500
30600
35700
40800
45900
51000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and CalvesDairy CattleSheepSwine
Shelby County
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0
4100
8200
12300
16400
20500
24600
28700
32800
36900
41000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Stark County
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0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Summit County
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0
2200
4400
6600
8800
11000
13200
15400
17600
19800
22000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Trumbull County
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0
4100
8200
12300
16400
20500
24600
28700
32800
36900
41000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Tuscarawas County
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0
3900
7800
11700
15600
19500
23400
27300
31200
35100
39000
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
Year
Nu
mb
er
of
An
imal
sCattleandCalves
DairyCattle
Sheep
Swine
Union County
Page 90
0
2700
5400
8100
10800
13500
16200
18900
21600
24300
27000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Van Wert County
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0
850
1700
2550
3400
4250
5100
5950
6800
7650
8500
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Vinton County
Page 92
0
2700
5400
8100
10800
13500
16200
18900
21600
24300
27000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Warren County
Page 93
0
3400
6800
10200
13600
17000
20400
23800
27200
30600
34000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Washington County
Page 94
0
11000
22000
33000
44000
55000
66000
77000
88000
99000
110000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
CattleandCalves
DairyCattle
Sheep
Swine
Wayne County
Page 95
0
4200
8400
12600
16800
21000
25200
29400
33600
37800
42000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Williams County
Page 96
0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
15000
17500
20000
22500
25000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als
Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Wood County
Page 97
0
5100
10200
15300
20400
25500
30600
35700
40800
45900
51000
Year
Num
ber
of A
nim
als Cattle and Calves
Dairy Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Wyandot County
