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BULLETIN 1435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
SECTION STUDIED 
LOCATION 
Polk County is situated almost exactly in the center of the Florida 
Peninsula (fig. 1). It is the second largest county in the State and 
has an area of 1,907 square miles. It produces more citrus fruit than 
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Fic. 1.—The farms studied were in Polk County, in the central part of Florida. The county is 
dotted with numerous lakes and has regions of good elevation. Its excellent transportation facil- 
ities are in the form of railroads and hard-surfaced highways 
any other county. Other large centralized fruit areas may be found 
(1) north of Polk County in Lake and Orange Counties, (2) on the 
west coast in Pinellas and Manatee Counties, and (3) on the east coast 
along the Indian River in Volusia, Brevard, and St. Lucie Counties. 
Many smaller citrus regions are found in various localities throughout 
the central and southern part of the State, 
