GEOGRAPHY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 



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I^'ish of various kintls, oysters and sponges are important pro- 

 ducts. Cedar for pencil wood was formerly cut in considerable 

 quantities at and near Cedar Keys, but the supply is nearly ex- 

 hausted now. The cabbage palmetto is or has been utilized for fiber 

 at Cedar Keys. A considerable part of the population makes a liv- 

 ing by catering to sportsmen and tourists, particularly at Pass-a- 

 Grille and other resorts in Pinellas County. There is very little ag- 

 riculture, but a few cattle are raised on some of the islands, and 

 there is said to be even a dairy on Long Key. 



2. THE GULF HAMMOCK REGION 



(Figs. 5-7, soil analyses 1-5.) 



This extends along the Gulf coast from Wakulla County to the 

 southern edge of Pasco, with another area, entirely disconnected 

 from the rest but hardly distinguishable from it in any way, farthei 

 inland along the Withlacoochee River, mostly in Sumter County. 

 Within our limits the coastal and interior portions are approxi- 

 mately equal in extent, together covering about 1520 square miles. 

 There is nothing very similar farther south, or in any other state 



Fig. 5. Scene on railroad (Seaboard Air Line), through the Gulf Hlam- 

 mock about 4 miles southwest of Ellzey, Levy County ; showing out-cropping 

 limestone, and telegraph poles braced because they are not planted very deep in 

 the rock. April 16, 1910. 



