“ Mineral Production.—The only important mineral product is phosphate rock. About 1,500,000 tons, valued at about $4,000,000, are produced annually. Other mineral products are fuller's earth, lime, and mineral waters. ”

“ Separate schools are provided for white and colored children. There are about 200,000 enrolled pupils in the elementary schools and about 6,000 teachers. There are 100 public high schools with about 7,000 pupils. The total annual expenditure for educational purposes is about $4,000,000, The institutions for higher education include the University of Florida at Gainesville, the State College for Women at Tallahassee, Rollins College at Winter Park, John B. Stetson University at De Land. ”

“ The principal manufactures are naval stores, cotton-seed oil, cigars, lead pencils, refined sugar, flour, salt by evaporation, palmetto hats, braids, and wooden boxes. Lumbering is a leading industry; fishing, sponge and coral gathering afford occupations for many. ”

“ The acreage, value and production of the principal crops in 1919 were as follows: corn, 840,000 acres, production 12,600,000 bushels, value $17,640,000; hay, 113,000 acres, production 141,000 tons, value $3,243,000; peanuts, 216,000 acres, production 3,402,000 bushels, value $7,178,000; tobacco, 4,200 acres, production 3,990,000 pounds, value $2,175,000; potatoes, 24,000 acres, production 1,824,000 bushels, value $3,830,000; sweet potatoes, 41,000 acres, production 4,100,000 bushels, value $5,740,000; cotton, 117,000 acres, production 17,000 bales, value $3,570,000. ”