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

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• Subject: Re: Cities/rural--resources (was Yuri receives hypocrite of the week award)
• From: dietz@interaccess.com (Paul F. Dietz)
• Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 00:02:19 GMT
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sjol@KingCon.com (Curtis Sjolander) wrote:


>>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?

So: you can't look just at the yield from a particular
parcel of land, but at the overall average yield.  If
enriching the soil on your particular plot required setting
aside more area for green manures or other non-food uses,
then your average yield, including that other land, is less
than the yield of just the single plot.

	Paul

• Re: Cities/rural--resources (was Yuri receives hypocrite of the week award)
• From: sjol@KingCon.com (Curtis Sjolander)

• Re: Cities/rural--resources (was Yuri receives hypocrite of the week award)
• From: sjol@KingCon.com (Curtis Sjolander)

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