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Re: Cities/rural--resources (was Yuri receives hypocrite of the week award)



sjol@KingCon.com (Curtis Sjolander) wrote:

>dietz@interaccess.com (Paul F. Dietz) wrote:
>
>>sjol@KingCon.com (Curtis Sjolander) wrote:
>
>>>But the average per ACRE yields that modern agribusiness produces are
>>>not amazing at all.  They can easily be met and surpassed by old as
>>>well as by modern non chemical, non mechanized methods.  I know. I
>>>have done it.  And many others have done so too.
>
>>Likely, you have done it on relatively small plots of land supported
>>by inputs of organic wastes (plant or animal) from larger surrounding
>>areas, with that waste most likely containing nutrients ultimately
>>derived from chemical fertilizers.
>
>All correct except for your last five words... So?
>
I think the point is that, since, as you admit, a large surronding
area is need to support each plot, you may need to include that
supporting area in your calculations, do you not?

Regards, Harold
---
"We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic 
statements, and make little mention of the doubts we may have.
Each of us has to find a balance between being effective and 
being honest."
     - Steven Schneider, proponent of CFC-banning.   
	"Our Fragile Earth", Discover, Oct. 1987. pg 47


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