Here is the US Patent office application for a Vinegar and lemon juice version of Round up, with field trials. The percentages required are listed here.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/net ahtml/search-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ft00&s1=elmira&s2=herbicide&OS =elmira+AND+herbicide&RS=elmira+AND+herbicide ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 11:38 PM Subject: Re: RoundUp > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: M.N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Greetings all, > > I have to say I am a little alarmed by the recent discussions about > Roundup > > Micah - why be alarmed? The widespread use of roundup in agriculture is a > fact of life that we all need to know about - The tactics that the > multinationals and their friends in ag research use to promote it we should > also know about > > > am I understanding correctly that Roundup is used by some on this list? > > Yes! I use the stuff. I was under the impression that farmers in the process > of converting were welcome on this list along with the pure and anointed! I > will enjoy my life a > whole lot more when I am free of the shackles of chemical agriculture! In > the meantime I do what I think is the best I can to make a dollar and > progress to better things. If you think I am promoting the use of chemicals > then re read my posts 'cause I sure dont mean to! > > > Some of the posts seem to defend it a bit, unless I am confused here. > I dont see this in any of the posts I have read! > > > Micah -your last post worries me "I would rather touch lots of nasty natural > things than man - made poisons like roundup." Its not difficult to get > seriously ill or wind up dead from nasty natural things - particularly from > smoke inhalation. Something that list members should all remember when > making weed peppers! Nasty is nasty regardless of whether or not its > natural. > > Cheers all > Lloyd Charles > > >
