Abstract:
While agriculture is the major economic force in the 2nd Congressional District, providing a livelihood for the majority of the 300,000 residents, industry is closely tied to it. For example, fish processing and canning, lumbering, and peanut plants are major industries in Bertie County; cotton is converted into manufactured products by the extensive textile plants in Halifax County; and manufacturing men's wearing apparel is a major industry in Lenoir County.