About 49% of millennials think the nation's best years are ahead, the survey found. That's a higher percentage than among baby boomers (44%) and generation X (42%), the generation between boomers and millennials.
1 Farms in the United States produced nearly 800 million pounds of tobacco in 2012. 2  In 2012, tobacco was grown in 19 U.S. states, with North Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia accounting for nearly 80% of production.n 2012, tobacco companies spent $9.6 billion marketing cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States alone. This amount translates to about $26 million each day, or more than $1 million every hour. 1.
Crop Profile for Tobacco in Kentucky Prepared: October, 1999 Revised: June, 2003 Cultural Practices Tobacco has historically been one of Kentuckyâs most important crops. Although tobacco acreage has steadily decreased over the last 50 years, it is still an important income crop for many Kentucky farmers (Figure 1). Tobacco is started by seeding in late February, in greenhouses and conventional beds. Transplanting to fields begins in early May.