Econ Focus
Economic History
Wheels of Change
The Automotive Industry's Sweeping Effects on the Fifth District
By Robert Lacy
Chart: Percent of Farms Reporting Automobiles, Trucks, and Tractors 1920-1940
| 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | |
| Virginia | |||
| Automobile | 15.3 | 47.1 | 43.0 |
| Truck | 1.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 |
| Tractor | 1.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| North Carolina | |||
| Automobile | 15.5 | 44.8 | 42.4 |
| Truck | 0.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Tractor | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| South Carolina | |||
| Automobile | 15.9 | 37.4 | 42.8 |
| Truck | .08 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Tractor | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
SOURCE: Census of Agriculture 1940. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1940.
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