Re: Re: ethanol and fuel mileage

Posted by Hugh MacKay on October 27, 2003 at 01:19:50 from (216.208.58.172):

In Reply to: Re: ethanol and fuel mileage posted by Wayne Swenson on October 26, 2003 at 15:56:20:

Wayne: I believe in your last sentence, lies the crux of the real problem with ethanol. I may be speaking a bit out of line here, as I haven't looked at the economics of growing corn for the ethanol trade for some 12 years. At that time growing the corn for ethanol, at a price to make the fuel competative, was definately not going to keep the wolf away from the farmer's door. In my many years of farming I have seen more of these scheems to keep farmers going, and in reality all they turned out to be was farmers keeping society going.

The other matter that could be a factor here is if that millitary cost was factored into the cost of crude oil, probably farmers could become wealthy growing corn for ethanol.

Farmers used to take a certain pride in the fact their products kept the consumer cost of living at a minamum. Today farmers still supply their goods at lowest price possible. There is one difference, now it is just cheap raw materials for the corperate elite. The very same people that need the millitary for cheap crude.

Follow Ups:

Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: Re: ethanol and fuel mileage Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]