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Category: 34. The Robeson County context
PUTT001. “Putting farm losses
into perspective [editorial].” Robesonian Tuesday, 29 June
1999: 4A.
Publication type: Newspaper article
Between 1997 and 1998, Robeson County's farm
income declined $40 million. This amount is double the county's annual
payroll and double the annual property tax collection. The drop is 20%
of 1997's total farm income. Possible reasons for the drop include drought;
the shrinking tobacco quota (tobacco is the county's #1 crop, earning three
times as much as soybeans, the #2 crop); and low prices for farm products.
Additional subjects: Agriculture | Tobacco
This annotation was edited on: June 24, 2002
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