142 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-I3TH ANNUAL REPORT

 The farms in Osceola County average the largest in central Florida, and 4.3% of them were over iooo acres in extent in 1910. If free range could be counted as farm land it would swell these
 figures greatly. The ratio of farm land to total area in the county
 increased from o.6% in 1890 to 8.2% in 1910, and of improved
 land from o.16% to o.5% in the same interval. And although
 the average size of owners' farms in 1910 was 244 acres and of tenant farms 234, farms operated by managers (doubtless niostly cattle ranches) averaged 2,667 acres.
 The status of agriculture in Osceola County since its establishment in 1887 is summarized in the following table:

 TABLE 7.
 Agricultural Statistics of Southeastern Flatwoods (Osceola Co.), 1890-1910.
 1889- 11899- I 1009-1910
 1 1890 19001 Total I White IColor'd
Improved aeres per inhabitant -------- 0.581 1.531 1.051 1.251 0.07
Inhabitants per farm ----------------- 40.7 1 9.73 18.3 1 15.6 1 10.3
Per cent of land in farms ------------- 0.601 4.9 1 8.2 I-----I---Per cent of land improved ------------- 0.161 0.5 1 0.5 1
-Per cent of farmers, white ------------______ 99.2 1 97.0
Per cent of farmers, owners .--.-9--- (0.11 89.4 89.4 100.0
 K9-2.2 I
 Per cent of farmers, managers -...---- 0.3 2.7 2.7 0
 Per cent of farmers, tenants ---------- 7.8 1 9.6 7.9 1 .2 0
 Average number of acres per farm 88.0 155.7 307.0 315.6 35.3
 Average improved acres per farm ---- 23.4 14.9 19.1 19.5 7.1
 Valie of farm land per acre ($) ----- ----- 7.661 21.351 21.301 33.90
 Value of farm land per farm ------- 11901 65501 67201 1197
 0920 1
 Value of buildings per farm ---------- 1871 5891 59S! 269
 Value of implements and machinery--- 381 311 991 101 57
 Value of live-stock, poultry, etc. 6211 22101 20901-----------Number of dairy cows per farm ------- 15.7 1 5.3 1 3.0 1--------Number of other cattle per farm ----- 77.9 1 215.7 I 168.0 -------Number of horses per farm ----------- 2.3 1 2.7 I 2.5 -----Number of mules per farm ----------- 0.3 I 0.1 I 0.3-----------Number of hogs per farm ------------ 13.9 9 19.0 I 16.3 ---------Number of sheep per farm ------------- -I 13.1 I 9.8 ---------Number of poultry per farm ----------- 3.0 I 14.9 I 23.1 ---Expenditures per farm for fertilizer__ 22.801 7.65 48.001------I---Expenditures per farm for laboi ------ I 13.921 118.001------I---Expenditures per farm for feed --------.I.----I 0.00 -----------Annual value of crops per farm ---------------593--- ----380 6471 I
 Annual value of animal products ------ I 2401 ------ IExpend. fertilizer per acre improved--- 1 .7 .521 2.521 ------ ---Expend. labor per acre improved ------ ----- .941 6.20 --_-.._I 
 Value of crops per acre improved -__ __ _-._-.._ 31.001 -----I-