[extropy-chat] FWD [U-Tapao] Re: Ethanol [Small Farmer's Journal tag]

[Terry W. Colvin]

Forwarding from another list...

Terry


My grandparents on both sides and several aunts and uncles farmed in 
southern Indiana.
None are farming now.  I came across the following web site when I read 
an article in
today's newspaper, "Horse-and-plow farming offers financial, other 
benefits."

< http://www.smallfarmersjournal.com/ >

I tried Googling the article but no joy.

Here is an excerpt:

"Lynn Miller, whose quarterly Small Farmer's Journal caters to 
horse-farming and
tracks it closely, figures there are about 400,000 people in America who 
depend
in some measure on animal power for farming, logging and other 
livelihoods, and
he says the number is on the rise."

Terry

*****
jay cole wrote:

> John
> I understand your feelings. I come from a family of farmers, both my 
> parents families farmed. I had at one time 2 uncles from my dads side 
> and 4 from my moms side that farmed. The only relatives I have now 
> still farming are one cousin from each side. Family farming as it was 
> when I grew up on an Iowa farm is long gone.
> Jay Cole
>
> John Ault wrote:
>
>     I just hate seeing family farms turned into corporate farms. Their
>     sheer size makes it tough on an independent family farm to compete.
>     John
>
>
>     --- In U-Tapao at yahoogroups.com, jay cole wrote:
>     > John
>     > My uncle died a couple of years ago. My aunt just sold the farm in
>     southeast Iowa(very good productive land) for $3000 an acre, and
>     that even included some timber acres. Before the farm crisis in the
>     80's(remember the movie "Country" with Jessica Lange?), another
>     uncle sold land for $3600 an acre, then it went down to $2000 or
>     less. It looks like it is rebounding.
>     > Jay Cole
>     >
>     > John Ault wrote:
>     > Jay --- Without question. And even if they don't become rich, they
>     > could at least save their farms instead of some conglomerate
>     picking
>     > them up at auction.
>     > John
>     >
>     >
>     > --- In U-Tapao at yahoogroups.com, jay cole wrote:
>     > > We have had previous discussions on the use of ethanol as fuel.
>     > There is a great article in the Tampa Tribune today by Marla
>     > Dickerson of the Los Angeles Times about the use of ethanol in
>     > Brazil. Cars in Brazil run gasoline with 25% ethanol, and some run
>     > 100% ethanol.  By the mid 80's virtually all cars sold in Brazil
>     ran
>     > exclusively on ethanol. Shortages of ethanol caused that percentage
>     > to drop. The article compares what Brazil has done to the United
>     > States. It states that all cars sold in the USA since the early
>     80's
>     > can run on a 10% mix of ethanol. We do have 5 million flexfule
>     > vehicles already on US roads that can burn a mixture of 85%
>     ethanol.
>     > I know the state of Iowa vehicles have bumper stickers saying they
>     > run on 85% ethanol.
>     > > This article is very positive about the use of ethanol. I know I
>     > would rather make American farmers very wealthy than a bunch of
>     > towel heads.
>     > > Jay Cole
>


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