92 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SUREY-I3TH ANNUAL REPORT


 The largest towns in the Gulf hammock region in central Florida in 1915 were Crystal River, with 900 inhabitants, Center Hill, with
495, Coleman, 389, Bushnell*343, and Webster 307. In 1916 the
leading religious denominations among the white church members in Sumter County were Baptist, soutthern Methodist, Church of
God, southern Presbyterian, and Church of Christ; and among tme negroes, Baptist, African Methodist, Colored Methodist, Primitive Baptist, and A. M. E. Zion.
 -gricilture. For statistics of agriculture we are practically compelled to depend on the returns for Sumter County, for the same reason already given under population. The leading features of agriculture in that county in 1889-90, 1899-1900, and i909-io are shown in Table r.
 TABLE I.
 Agricultural Statistics of Gulf Hammock Region (Sumter Co.), 1S90-1910.

 11889- 11899- 1 1909-1910
 | 1S90' 1900! Total White lColor'd Per cent of land ii farms ------------1 22.8 21.8 20.5 j 19.4 I 1.1
Per cent of land improved ------------- 1 6.2 5.5 6.1 j 5.5 I 0.7
Improved acres per inhabitant -------- 4.3 3.3 I 3.4 I 4.7 I 1.3
Inhabitants per farm ----------------- 5.0 8.2 I 8.8 7.3 I 15.8
Per cent of farmers white ------------_____. 83.6 81.0
Per cent of farmers, owners ---------- 89.7 I S2.4 83.4 79.0

Per cent of farmers, managers --------' 0.9 1 0.4 0.5 0
Per cent of farmers, tenants ---_____-- 13.7 9.4 1 17.1 16.1 21.0 Average number of acres per farm 80.2 1 109.2 I 101.2 118.2 28.1
Average improved acres per farm ___- 21.9 29.0 I 30.4 33.8 19.7 Value of farm land per acre ($) ------ ----- 6.201 17.921 17.90 18.25
Value of farm land per farm --------_ 6781 18151 2121 512

Value of buildings per farim --_-_____- 2051 4091 4721 13"
Value of implements and machiner y___ 301 58! 1231 1441 3Value of live-stock. poultry, etc. ------ 164 3381 4801-----------Number of dairy cows per farm -__- 1.6 2.3 8.4 1 10.2 0.0
Number of other cattle per farm ----- 11.1 28.5 I 14.0 ---------Number of horses per farm ----------- 1.0 1.8 1.8 I 1.8 1.0
Number of mules per farm ------------ 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Number of hogs per farm ------------ 10.1 12.5 22.7
Number of sheep per farm ----------- 2.1 1.5 2.6
Number of poultry per farm ____---__ 16.3 42.5 1 24.3 1 ---Expenditures per farm for fortilizer_-. 17.00' \23.80! 99.001------I-Expenditures per farm for labor -.---.- ---_.. 39.40: 189.001-------I---Expenditures per farm for feed ------- ----- I----- 42.501------I---Annual value of crops per farm -___- 2 8951------I----Annual value of animal products ___ 3 I
Expend. fertilizer per acre improved-_- 0.771 0.861 3.261-------I---Expend. labor per acre improved ------ 1.43 6.251------I-Value of crops per acre improved __.-- ----- 29.501 I