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Your Florida - State Facts Birth Date: March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Did you know...Florida farmers use… Over 10 million of Florida’s 35 million acres In fresh vegetable sales… Florida ranks 2nd in the nation at $1.6 billion Florida citrus is about… 103.2 million trees planted on 796,000 acres Florida’s six leading crops are… Greenhouse/nursery, oranges, sugarcane, tomatoes, dairy products, and cattle and calves. Commercial farmers in Florida… 44,000 farmers grow 280 different crops Farm workers in Florida 87,000 Florida’s Thoroughbred Industry... Has produced 41 North American champions Florida cattle… 1.74 million head at the end of 2003 Florida beef… Florida supplies 950,000 beef calves a year for Midwest feedlots Florida dairy… In 2003, Florida supplied almost 2.2 billion pounds of milk with a value of $330 million Florida fresh seafood… Average harvest is 103 million pounds worth more than $184 million. Average summer temperatures are: North Florida 80.5F - South Florida 82.7F Average winter temperatures are: North Florida 53.0F - South Florida 68.5F Hurricane season: June 1 through November 30 Florida’s most dangerous weather... Lightning is responsible for more weather-related deaths in Florida than all other weather hazards combined More on Florida... Florida has the highest number of lightning casualties of all 50 states General TriviaGatorade... was invented in Florida. Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was first developed As of 2004, Florida hosts the following Major League teams for spring training:
Tourist dollars spent in Florida: $54.5 billion (2002) Latitude: 24°30'N to 31°N Longitude: 79°48'W to 87°38'W |