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                                                                  EXHIBIT  32.2

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. on
Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("the report"), I, Barbara J. Britenriker, Exec.
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         1    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


         2    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. as of the dates
              and for the periods expressed in the Report.


Date:  October 29, 2004          /s/ Barbara J. Britenriker
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Barbara J. Britenriker, Exec. Vice President
                                  and Chief Financial Officer










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