Acreage and Quantity of Corn, Sorghums, and Small Grains, Seminole County, 1939

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Acreage and Quantity of Corn, Sorghums, and Small Grains, Seminole County, 1939

Alternative Title

Seminole County Corn, Sorghums, and Small Grains

Subject

Seminole County (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Grain--United States
Grain industry
Vegetables--Florida
Vegetable industry

Description

Aable representing acreage and quantity of corn, sorghum, and small grans in Seminole County during 1939. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of each crop, and the number of farms reporting for each crop.

In the early-1900s, Seminole County was known for its agricultural development and close proximity to shipping lanes. By the 1920s, citizens in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, soon shifted their interests in making the area a tourist destination.

Creator

Cepero, Laura

Source

Original table by Laura Cepero, July 20, 2011.

Date Created

2011-07-20

Date Modified

2013-10-02

Is Part Of

Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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48.3 KB

Medium

1 table

Language

eng

Type

Dataset

Coverage

Seminole County, Florida

Accrual Method

Item Creation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Laura Cepero.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Dicken, Samuel N. "Central Florida Farm Landscape." Economic Geography 11, no. 2 (April 1935): 173-182.
Harper, Roland M. "Agricultural Conditions in Florida in 1925." Economic Geography 3, no. 3 (July 1927): 340-353.
United States, and Zellmer R. Pettet. Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940. Agriculture. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1942.

Citation

Cepero, Laura, “Acreage and Quantity of Corn, Sorghums, and Small Grains, Seminole County, 1939,” RICHES, accessed December 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3106.

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