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Are Gas prices going up in Europe or just the USA?
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[QUOTE="91KDX, post: 1049850, member: 38839"] I hauled show pigs in a heavy steel livestock trailer down to the Illinois state fair in Springfield, with my 1990 Ford F150 when I was 17. I calculated it to be about 7 mpg. Springfield is roughly 190 miles from Dekalb il. 380 miles round trip and I think the gas prices then were $2.80? Thats the worst gas milage I have ever gotten. I hauled the pigs for a friend of mine, and helped her show them, if i remember correct she won Reserve GrandChampion with her Barrow. Im not a big fan of Showing livestock but if you ever get a chance to visit Illinois State fair, I suggest it, the night life is really wild! I would like to be a firm believer in Biodesiel, and E85, but unfortunalty i dont think resting that much weight on an already frazled industry is a good idea. Genetics has paved the way for 150+ bushels/acre, but unfortunately those acres are being bought up by developers. Farmers would rather sell off their land to developers and retire rather than spend there time worrying about finances and making limited budgets work. What farmland is left is going to be dry due to the drought last year. I remember reading last fall that this area needed like 110 inches of rain inorder to restore the moister content in the ground. Last years crop wasnt as bad as people think. The moisture in the ground was enough to supply the crops and make decent yields. Now that the crops have used up that moisture, the ground is dry. Thus we need one heck of a wet spring to restore the moisture content. I would like to see more pressure and money go to the farmer, but unfortunatly I dont think Farming is going to prove as reliable as everyone thinks. But there will always be enough corn to curve the supply needs. As of right now I dont think we have any other GOOD choices. No replacement can ever be as good and effecient as Fossil Fuels. Right now I think our future lies in Corn, Soybeans, and Orange peel waste. Just my .02 cents, although i may seem delusional, take note, I have just gotten in from a 12 hour (satur)day of field work. Benjamin [/QUOTE]
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