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===Agriculture=== According to the USDA's 2007 Census of Agriculture, Miami County has 1,538 farms and the average size of the farm is {{convert|200|acres|abbr=on}}. Forage, including hay, grass silage, etc... tops the crop list with over {{convert|54000|acres|abbr=on}}. More than {{convert|40000|acres|abbr=on}} within the county are used to grow soybeans. Corn is planted to over {{convert|20500|acres|abbr=on}}. The top livestock items in number are Cattle and calves, totaling over 43,000. Horses and layers (chickens) are next with over 3,400 and 2,100 respectively. (<ref name ="USDA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/Kansas/|title=Census of Agriculture|access-date=May 15, 2012|publisher=USDA|archive-date=September 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901055017/http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/Kansas/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1990 World Supreme Champion dairy cow once resided in Miami County. This holstein cow, named Enns Banner Olivia, came to Miami County from [[Marion County, Kansas]] when she was three years old to the farm named Keene, Pretz Holsteins.<ref name ="Dairy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dairycowdaily.com|title=World Dairy Supreme Champions|access-date=March 7, 2013|publisher=Dairy Cow Daily}}</ref> Miami County has the Fontana Co-Op for farmers to take harvested crop for storage until ready for market. There are two locations for them to make use of.<ref name="MCVG9"/>
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