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11 fruit is sold to the fresh fruit market, and there are also 21 major packing houses and one citrus juice processing plant located in the County. Approximately 50,000 acres of improved pasture and rangelands are utilized for dairy farming and beef cattle production, while approximately 35,000 acres remain as forest and woodlands. Sun Ag., Inc. has extensive citrus and agriculture interests in the County, employing approximately 750 persons at the peak of the citrus season. Their agricultural properties, including a citrus packing plant, are located west of Fellsmere in the central part of the County. Other industries include lumber and millwork plants, cabinets and millwork plants, machine shops, welding shops, sheet metal fabricators, mattress ticking, construction, architectural and ornamental iron works, stone and marble products, asphalt plant, pilot training school, welding school, television antennas, wholesale seafood, metal windows and awnings, printing, air handling systems, ready mix concrete, concrete blocks, precut concrete products, electronic components, plating and machine shop equipment, screw machine parts, aircraft parts and supplies, factory built homes, dairy products, newspaper, radio stations and temperature controls. 9 banks, 11 savings and loan associations and 20 securities brokerage offices provide financial services within the County. The Atlantic beaches and the excellent climate in the County provide the basis for a year-round tourist industry. There are numerous hotels and motels in the County, as well u retail and service establishments geared to serving the tourist trade. Forty-six miles of riverfront on the Indian River, many miles of canals and lakefront and approximately 23 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches as well as two state parks, five county parks, and eight public and six private golf courses provide ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club trains at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. The 340 -acre complex is also home to the largest and most advanced baseball school in the world. Employment Indian River County employment fluctuates seasonally with most unemployment occurring from July through October, the slower months in both the tourist and citrus picking seasons. Employment by sector for the calendar year 1986 was as follows: Catesory Percent of Distribution Agriculture 12.1 Manufacturing 6.9 Construction 9.8 Transportation, Communications & Utilities 2.7 Wholesale Trade 1.7 Retail Trade 24.2 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 5.7 /6100.2 A-4 A A