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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (97179)	12/19/2010 3:33:26 PM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224756

corn yields per acre were way down this year because of weather which has contributed to increase price along with increased ethanol production

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (97179)	12/19/2010 3:58:18 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224756

<<So, you're saying farmers in your area are growing the same amount of corn, etc as in the past and have not eliminated planting any other traditional crops--is that right?>> No. they are growing one hell of a lot more but on no more land. It used to be that 85 bu/a. was a good crop. Last year my yield was 243 bu/a. Ok, but you did get me. Years ago some of the acres were planted in alfalfa and oats. I don't think you'd like eating hay but the oats put more pounds on hogs than anything else. <<If only a portion of the crops planted(instead of 100% as pre-ethanol days) are going into worldwide food supplies, wouldn't that also cause prices to increase?>> This tear the US raised close to 13 BILLION bushels of corn. About 5 billion will be used in food. That gives us 8 billion extra bushels to play with. Products that use Corn Adhesives (glues, pastes, mucilages, gums, etc.) Aluminum Antibiotics (penicillin) Asbestos insulation Aspirin Automobiles (everything on wheels) xxx- cylinder heads xxx- ethanol - fuel & windshield washer fluid xxx- spark plugs xxx- synthetic rubber finishes xxx- tires Baby food Batteries, dry cell Beer Breakfast cereals Candies Canned vegetables Carbonated beverages Cheese spreads Chewing gum Chocolate products Coatings on wood, paper & metal Colour carrier in paper & textile, printing Corn chips Corn meal Cosmetics C.M.A. (calcium magnesium acetate) Crayon and chalk Degradable plastics Dessert powders Dextrose (intravenous solutions, icing sugar) Disposable diapers Dyes Edible oil Ethyl and butyl alcohol Explosives - firecrackers Finished leather Flour & grits Frozen foods Fructose Fuel ethanol Gypsum wallboard Ink for stamping prices in stores Insecticides Instant coffee & tea Insulation, fibreglass James, jellies and preserves Ketchup Latex paint Leather tanning Licorice Livestock feed Malted products Margarine Mayonnaise Mustard, prepared Paper board, (corrugating, laminating, cardboard) Paper manufacturing Paper plates & Cups Peanut butter Pharmaceuticals - The Life Line of The Hospital Potato chips Rugs, carpets Salad dressings Shaving cream & lotions Shoe polish Soaps and cleaners Soft drinks Starch & glucose (over 40 types) Syrup Tacos, tortillas Textiles Toothpaste Wallpaper Wheat bread Whiskey Yogurts