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 normal yearly tobacco production of 30,000,000 pounds.

Soils, climate, open days and precipitation are so favorable to Pitt County as to make any line of farming attractive. Any crop that will grow anywhere, unless it be tropical fruits, can be grown in Pitt County. Dairying, trucking, and poultry are the three fields which offer sure and certain rewards, when matched by experience, intelligence and a reasonable capital.

There are over 50 white churches in Pitt County, with a total membership of over 10,000. There are also a large number of churches serving the colored population.

The assessed valuation for Pitt County, real and personal property, is around $52,000,000.00, with a tax rate of $1.00 on the hundred. There is no State tax, as the revenue for the State is provided for by special taxes—privilege and franchise.

An intensive building program has been carried on for the past year, which totals approximately $1,750,000.00.

For further information, farmers, manufacturers, distributors and others are invited to write or come for personal investigation.

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