Posted by 36 coupe on August 22, 2012 at 04:44:53 from (66.186.169.176):
In Reply to: No more dust bowls? posted by JerryS on August 21, 2012 at 21:13:37:
Find a copy of a book The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan.Good account of the dust bowl years.I think it can happen again.Farmers are cutting down the tree belts that were planted to stop the problem.The Oklahoma pan handle was the center of the problem in the 30s.The drought is bad in the same area today.News says Arizona has been having dust storms last month.A Gallap poll says 18.6% of people called are having problems getting enough food.Worst across all southern states.Ms is running 20%.Last year summer Squash was 1.09 a pound in the stores,1.49 in July, 1.79 last week.We grow all we need in a 6x6 area and have some to sell.The old saying Ignorance is bliss is right on.Nationwide the corn crop is a failure.Hen grain was 15.50 for 50 lb yesterday,moving up fast.
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