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The burley tobacco market brought in more than $17 million in 1930, a year when the volume of burley at local warehouses shattered all records

In 1996, however, that one crop "accounted for about half the gross value of production for the agricultural sector of the Piedmont region in 1996." Tobacco was grown on 10% of the average farm (29 of 290 acres) but generated 90% of the income for farms in that region

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Vehicle Permits: $15 annual fee per vehicle used for tobacco distribution

Still, 35% think using ENDS is as harmful as smoking cigarettes, and 14% of adults were unsure about health risk of using ENDS, compared to smoking cigarettes