| Summary |
North Carolina holds an Important place in the United States in the growing of pickle cucumbers and in the production of pickles. In 1963 North Carolina ranked second to Michigan in the number of acres planted pickle cucumbers and ranked second in 1962 and third in 1963 in the volume of cucumbers produced. A systematic compilation of facts on a crop in which North Carolina ranks second in the United States and has an important processing industry potential value as a guideline for other researchers studying crops that are involved with food processing. In addition, an evaluation of North Carolina as a location for production of pickles and pickle cucumber can provide information that could aid other pickle companies in making decisions for locating within North Carolina. An analysis of the location factors of the present pickle cucumber production could be of value in locating areas where new or expanded acreage of this crop can be made, the available acreage of cucumbers in North Carolina was less the demand of the pickle companies in 1963. Efforts to obtain acreage could be directed towards areas with environmental and economic characteristics similar to the present growing areas. Practically all the pickles produced in North Carolina are cucumber pickles and the term "pickles" is used in this thesis to refer to pickles. The word "cucumbers" refers to pickle cucumbers unless specifically shown to refer to another type of cucumber. |
| General note | "Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Geography." |
| General note | Advisor: Andrew D. Perejda |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina College 1964 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-86). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
