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| cyberzl1@yahoo.com 2005-09-20, 11:21 am |
| > He bought some moldy corn for $1.50 per bushel (vs about $2 for good
> corn), and says it's equivalent to 4 gallons of oil. The stove has
Hmm. right now I wouldn't mind knowing where I could sell good corn for
$2. It's around $1.50 for #2, with heavy discounts for pretty much
everything.
> hard to believe it's so much cheaper than oil. Maybe that has something
> to do with ag subsidies.
I'm not sure what you are implying here, but if it's what I think I
take some offense to that comment.
>And a corn plant seems like a very large and
> inefficient way to produce an ear or two of corn
How else do you propose to get an ear of corn?  And FWIW, $1.65 is
about break even cost for most farmers(not considering capital
amortization) for input costs. At least in my area. The two biggest
variables that will vary from region to region being expected yield and
land rent(generally directly related). Given the skyrocketing cost of
fuel(and consequently Nitrogen) that number is probably going to be
$1.80 next year.
> Maybe we should burn soybeans
> instead. They are round and might bridge less in a hopper.
Haven't tried it, but I have heard burning soybeans is less
recommended. Due to the higher oil content, there will be higher
soot/creosote stuff in the flue. So I have heard. I haven't done it
so don't know for sure.
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| Oscar_Lives 2005-09-21, 9:21 pm |
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<cyberzl1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure what you are implying here, but if it's what I think I
> take some offense to that comment.
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What kind of offense are you taking to this comment. It is no secret that
corn is highly subsidized by the taxpayers through our ag-oriented
government.
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| Brock Ulfsen 2005-09-23, 8:21 am |
| Oscar_Lives wrote:
> <cyberzl1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What kind of offense are you taking to this comment. It is no secret that
> corn is highly subsidized by the taxpayers through our ag-oriented
(National) Socialist
> government.
....Brock.
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