Generally; sometimes cooler than in the winter.
12th. “Can you work out of doors during the day in summer time?”
Yes, when it does not rain. I have not seen a day too hot to work out of doors since my arrival in Florida.
13th. “Do the crops of vegetables and grass burn under the summer sun?”
We don’t raise vegetables in the summer. Our vegetables are grown in the winter and spring, when the land at the North is locked fast in the embrace of frost and ice. The grass here is very nutritious, and large herds of cattle fatten on it. This section of country supplies Cuba with beef.
14th. “Are insects—fleas and mosquitoes—more troublesome than at the North?”
Fleas sometimes make it lively with us; but there are fewer mosquitoes in this locality than in a majority of the Northern States.
15th. “Do you consider Manatee County one of the best to settle in?”
It suits me better than any other part of Florida. You might go further and fare worse.
16th. “Do you think the Gulf Coast equal to the Atlantic Coast for climate, health, etc.?”