| Business and Industry
Darke County is one of
the top agricultural counties in Ohio. Major farm products are soybeans, corn, hogs,
poultry, livestock, wheat, dairy products and beef cattle. The county's 347,000
acres of farmland are divided into nearly 2,000 farms. The average farm is 173
acres.
Industries located in
Darke County share the advantages of being within 500 miles of almost half the nation's
population and having convenient transportation connections to all prominent Midwestern
cities. Close proximity to Dayton International Airport brings Darke County into the
mainstream of all the nation's business.
A 1998 industrial
retention and expansion survey disclosed that 96% of the businesses ranked Darke County as
a good or excellent place in which to do business.
Greenville Industrial
Park is located on State Route 571 at Jaysville-St. Johns Road. Current occupants of
the 200+ acre complex include Greenville Technology Inc., Monsanto, Service Beauty Supply
and TXI Communications.
| Agriculture
Cash Receipts 2000 |
| Total Ag Receipts (2nd in Ohio) |
$220,601,000 |
| Crop Receipts |
$ 69,588,000 |
| Livestock Receipts |
$151,013,000 |
| Soybeans (1st in Ohio) |
$ 28,994,000 |
| Corn (1st in Ohio) |
$ 29,012,000 |
| Hogs (2nd in Ohio) |
$ 29,069,000 |
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