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In the 1500’s chickens were brought to America for food, fighting, and for religious purposes. -
Pigs were brought to America for their meat and trading. -
Cows were first introduced to Ohio in the early 1600's and were used for meat and a source of milk -
Horses were first introduced to Ohio in 1650 for riding, and also for farm work. They pulled equipment before the invention of tractors and other machinery. Horses are still used by the Amish for farm work today. -
Treaty of Greenville was signed by the Americans and the Indians in Ohio. -
soybeans were introduced to Ohio -
Darke County is about an hour and a half from Indianapolis, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus. -
In 1849 Ohio produced the most corn than any other state. -
Ohio was ranked 2nd in the state with wheat production -
The Darke County fair started and from there is one of the largest county fairs in the United States, and the largest county fair in Ohio. -
In the late 1800's field corn was brought to Ohio. Ohio is also really good for growing corn because of the fertile soil. -
Soybeans became important to Ohio when people realized that Ohio had fertile ground good for producing soybeans. -
In the early 1900's Darke County increased their crop production rates. -
Darke county began having mass egg production. -
Ohio was ranked first in grain production from corn. -
The elk farm land was purchased. -
The first Elk on the ranch were purchased -
The cows first calved the following spring -
In 2017 there was roughly 1,658 farms in Darke County. -
The farm opened but then closed in late 2019 and began to regroup -
The farm opened back up again and is still open seasonally now.