Date of Award
1971
Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Geography
Department
Geography
Chief Instructor
Jeremy Anderson
Keywords
Massachusetts, Plymouth County, cranberries, cranberry industry, farming, agriculture, East Wareham, Cranberry Experiment Station, Wareham, Plymouth, Carver, microgeographic
Abstract
This thesis analyzes a unique farming system, that of cranberries, at a microgeographic scale. The reasons for the microgeographic approach are threefold: 1) to explore the usefulness and limitations of the microgeographic method in agricultural geography; 2) to explain the functions and relationships of the components of the cranberry farm, an agricultural enterprise which has had regional importance in Massachusetts for over 100 years and is becoming increasingly important at the national and international levels, and 3) to predict the future of this farming system in Massachusetts.
Recommended Citation
Simonds, Sue Carolyn, "The microgeography of cranberry farming in Plymouth County, Massachusetts" (1971). Historical Dissertations & Theses. 23.
https://commons.clarku.edu/hist_disstheses/23