Annual rainfall averages 58 inches. Orange groves fill more than 50,000 acres. Truck farming and canning provide lots of jobs, too. Other crops include peppers, squash, tomatoes, watermelon, blueberries and strawberries. Plant nurseries are becoming more prevalent.
Horse breeding provides jobs.
In fact, the Paso Fino Horse Owners and Breeders Association Inc. is headquartered in Bowling Green. All you need is the name of your county and the names of the schools students from your neighborhood attend. Use links from the DOE home page for general information about entrance requirements, immunizations and so forth. It's about 50 miles west to Interstate 75 and the same distance north to I-4. Two cab companies and one charter bus service operate in Hardee County, but for commercial bus service, plan on getting to Lakeland.