citrus industry and occupations in Florida

Date Issued:: 1938?
Summary:: "Prepared to provide occupational information for youth in high schools, to a lesser degree in colleges and universities, and to out-of-school unemployed." -- Introduction. Gives descriptions of the specific jobs that are performed in the citrus industry, at all stages, from growing to packing or canning the fruit, and at various levels, from laborer to management. Includes statistics on production, trade, and characteristics of citrus industry workers, as well as a discussion of the citrus market and excerpts from various documents relating to the industry.

Title:	The citrus industry and occupations in Florida.	177 views
Name(s):	United States National Youth Administration (Fla.) Mead, Arthur Raymond, b. 1880 PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Bibliography Text
Issuance:	monographic
Date Issued:	1938?
Publisher:	National Youth Administration for Florida
Place of Publication:	Jacksonville, Fla.
Physical Form:	electronic resource
Extent:	vi, v, 182 leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language(s):	English
Summary:	"Prepared to provide occupational information for youth in high schools, to a lesser degree in colleges and universities, and to out-of-school unemployed." -- Introduction. Gives descriptions of the specific jobs that are performed in the citrus industry, at all stages, from growing to packing or canning the fruit, and at various levels, from laborer to management. Includes statistics on production, trade, and characteristics of citrus industry workers, as well as a discussion of the citrus market and excerpts from various documents relating to the industry.
Table of Contents:	I. Introduction -- II. Historical background and introduction -- III. Nature of the work. 1. General information -- 2. Work in groves -- 3. Jobs in packing houses -- 4. The canning of citrus fruit and citrus products -- IV. Trends in the citrus industry in Florida -- V. The workers, their classification, race, sex, schooling and organization -- VI. The marketing and other matters in the industry.
Target Audience:	Grades 9-12
Target Audience:	College students and adults
Target Audience:	general
Identifier:	AAA7987QF00010/16/200310/25/200424578BfamIa D0QF (FCLAZ), ONICF166- 13 (Source), FHP C CF 2003-10-16 (SNX), FCLA url 20040930xOCLC (snx), 56815654 (oclc), CF00001661 (IID), 2574528 (digitool), ucf:24113 (fedora)
Note(s):	By A.R. Mead ; National Youth Administration for Florida. Includes extra numbered leaves 172a, 177a-177b. Leaf 167 wanting. Some full-page illustrations are preceded by captions on partial-page sized slips. Reproduced from typewritten copy. "Dr. A.R. Mead ... not only suggested the study but actually directed it to completion, and a considerable part of the actual composition is his own. The work is, however, an NYA study."--Foreword. Cover title. Includes bibliographical references. Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2004. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically digitized by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the Main Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Subject(s):	Occupations -- Florida Citrus fruit industry -- Florida -- Statistics Fruit culture -- Florida Fruit trade -- Florida Citrus fruit industry -- Vocational guidance -- Florida Depression and the New Deal Years in Florida, 1930-1941 Industries Business
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001661.jpg
Use and Reproduction:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Host Institution:	UCF
Original Title:	The citrus industry and occupations in Florida. (OCoLC)38590298
Is Part of Series:	Florida Heritage Collection. (Link to Collection)

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