Record #:

2461

Author(s):

Brown, Blake

Abstract:

In 1959, tobacco made up 47 percent of the state's farm receipts, but by 1993, it had fallen to 19 percent. A drop in domestic smoking and stiff foreign competition were contributing factors.

Source:

North Carolina State Economist (NoCar HD 1401 T34), Vol. Issue , July 1995, p3-4, il

Subject(s):

Tobacco; Agriculture--Economic aspects