[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] Hemp Fuel Conspiracy?

2002-12-16 Thread murdoch
>Why not? > >> I also wonder about farming (i.e., if a Hemp farmer could make >just >> enough to forestall having to go off-farm for fuel, if this >could be >> worth it to him, just for his own fuel needs... probably not.) I see, Tim gave a figure of $30 per gallon for Hempseed oil in the marketp

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] Hemp Fuel Conspiracy?

2002-12-16 Thread murdoch
Right sorry, I meant what I said in the first place. This up-to-$30 per gallon figure would mean, wouldn't it, that the farmer would almost have to sell it if he could get that kind of money for it because it's about 15-25 times more expensive (per BTU or per gallon) than gasoline or regular dies

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] Hemp Fuel Conspiracy?

2002-12-15 Thread murdoch
Thanks Tim. Many good things, and I was looking for this part about co-products, which I was glad to see you did get in. I was not aware that it was so accepted that co-products are what is relatively more profitable from a barrel of oil. I also wonder about farming (i.e., if a Hemp farmer coul