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longs to the lime-sink region, and the city of Tampa makes farming more intensive in its vibinitv, but there is some very intensive farmillg near Plant City anyway, -so perhaps the results are not very different from what they would be if we could separate the flatwoods entirely from other regions.
 The percentage of land in farms increased from 2.7 in 1850 and
8.8 in 1880 to 13.4 in 1910. In the latter year 3.7% of the area of
Hillsborough County was "improved," or 0.4 acres per inhabitant.
(Withoiit Tampa it would be about o.8 acres per inhabitant.) The
prevailing conditions from 1890 to 1910 are shown in the following
table:
 TABLE 6.
Agricultural Statistics of Southwestern Flatwcods (Hillsborough Co.), 1S90-1910.
 IS89- 11899- 1909-1910
 1 18901 19001 Total I White. |Color'd
Per cent of farmers. white _- ----- _..__ 4.9 ----------- 4
Per cent of farmers, owners -_____--__ 88.1 89.3 1 S0.6 84.3
 9S.5 I
Per cent of farmers, managers -----__ 3.4 I 4.2 I 4.2 5.2
Per cent of farmers, tenants _____._5- 1.5 8.5 6.5 6.2 10.4
Average number of acres per farm ---- 100.0 71.6 57.5 5 .1 32.1
Average improved acres per farm ____ 17.4 I 15.5 I 15.8 15.9 13.6 Value of farm land per acre ($) ------ ------ 25.011 63.251 63.401 56.65
Value of farm land per farm __-__-.. 17901 36401 3740 1820
 81- 3101 1
Value of buildings per farm ---------- 4051 6491 6701 310
Value of implements and machinery_-_- 421 521 1251 1281 65
Value of live-stock, poultry, etc. ____- 2941 2521 4401-----I---Number of dairy cows per farm ------ 4.9 1 2.7 1 1.6 1 1.6 1 0.6
Number of other cattle per farm ----- 20.S 1 14.8 1 17.0 -----------Number of horses per farm ----------- 1.1 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0.9
Number of mules per farm -----------I 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Number of hogs per farm ------------ 10.5 1 8.9 1 9.9 1--- -----Number of sheep per farm ----------- 3.7 I 3.9 I 0.5 1---- Number of poultry per farm ----- 34.1 1 42.3 1 44.8 ------Expenditures per farm for fertilizer-_1 17.801 34.751 108.001-------I---Expenditures per farm for labor ------I -----1 36.501 98.301-----I---Expenditures per farm for feed -------- .------ ------I 117.001-------I---Annual value of crops per farm ------ I 6961 ------ I---5171 4611 1 1
Annual value of animal products ____ 1 1961 -- I----Expend. fertilizer per acre improved_--j 1.021 2.251 6.901 ------I---Expend. labor per acre improved ---------- 2.371 6.251 ------I---Value of crops per acre improved ----_ -----_ 44.251 I


 The leading crops in 1909 were oranges, "vegetables," grapefruit, corn, hay, Irish potatoes, cane syrup, strawberries, and sweet
potatoes. In 1913-14 oranges (about 45%), strawberries. tomaN

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