Marc,
Contacted the curator and heard back the next day. Then asked for
info and trial seed mentioning that it was for the Phillipines but have not
heard back yet. Perhaps info is in transit. Have just sent them another
e-mail this morning to find out where things are at.
B.r., David
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Hi Harry
>Thanks for those references Keith, they will be very useful.
You're most welcome, I'm glad you can use them.
>produce enough food to go around. Until I observe a change in the way
>wealth, and food, are distributed I must insist that we do all we can to
>increase the total production
Thanks for those references Keith, they will be very useful.
I am in an unstable phase in regards to my position on Ecological
Sustainability and population. If we are in fact in denial and
consequentially get it wrong we and the rest of biodiversity may only
survive in pockets, despite what WE do
Hi Harmon,
I am not sure what do you mean by ultra prolific crops - but if you meant
abundant energy
resource here is one of the answers:
straw - used for combustion in furnaces and boilers
I do not know exactly where the idea of using it was first born, but certainly
Denmark is a good
Keith Addison wrote:
Draft horses
> should work in the winter like everyone else, unless you really get
> snowed up. The grazing systems I mentioned can go through the winter
> in most climates short of far north, and you're not paying to feed
> the horse, the feed isn't an extra cost, it's
>My impression on viewing the yield per acre of fuel from Jerusalem
>artichokes is who needs horses? I only "feed" a tractor when I use it. A
>draft horse eats more hay than 3 cows and thats all winter. Tractor just
>sits there. No fuel needed till doing useful work. And much work people do
>with
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Subject: Re: [biofuel] More on Jerusalem artichokes
Oh, yes, the best way to spread the crop of Jerusalem artichokes is to
roto-till them -- every little piece starts a new plant. Probably the best
way
to get rid of them w/o major herbicide is to put hogs in there.
steve
ubject: Re: [biofuel] More on Jerusalem artichokes
The bugs in the stomachs of ruminants and termites digest cellulose (waste
paper and stubble) to sugars that can be fermented. The reason draft horses
are inefficient is that they require too much land to grow their fuel
(food), even for on farm energ
>Keith Addison wrote:
>
> > According to the Alcohol Yield tables in the Mother Earth Alcohol
> > Fuel Manual, Jerusalem artichokes yield 20 gallons of 99.5% ethanol
> > per ton, and 1,200 gallons per acre. Yield per acre is calculated on
> > three harvests of heads per year.
>
>Are you su
> Oh, yes, the best way to spread the crop of Jerusalem artichokes is to
>roto-till them -- every little piece starts a new plant. Probably the best way
>to get rid of them w/o major herbicide is to put hogs in there.
Similar conversation on two other lists, about kudzu. Kudzu should be
a go
Speaking of ultra prolific crops you can't ever get
rid of, has anyone ever tried comfrey for biomass,
distillation, or whatever?
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> To:
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 4:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [biofuel] More on Jerusalem artichokes
>
> > The bugs in the stomachs of ruminants and termites digest cellulose (waste
> > paper and stubble) to sugars that can be fermented.
Keith Addison wrote:
> According to the Alcohol Yield tables in the Mother Earth Alcohol
> Fuel Manual, Jerusalem artichokes yield 20 gallons of 99.5% ethanol
> per ton, and 1,200 gallons per acre. Yield per acre is calculated on
> three harvests of heads per year.
Are you sure they're m
"Gary and Jos Kimlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The bugs in the stomachs of ruminants and termites digest cellulose (waste
>paper and stubble) to sugars that can be fermented.
There's a lot of work in progress on cellulose to ethanol, but I
think it's safe to say that none of it's arrived yet
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To:
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 4:49 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] More on Jerusalem artichokes
> The bugs in the stomachs of ruminants and termites digest cellulose (waste
> paper and stubble) to sugars that can be fermented. The reason draft
horses
> are inefficient is that they requi
The bugs in the stomachs of ruminants and termites digest cellulose (waste
paper and stubble) to sugars that can be fermented. The reason draft horses
are inefficient is that they require too much land to grow their fuel
(food), even for on farm energy existing waste products need to be used. Any
At 20 gallons per ton and 1200 gallons per acre this equals 60 ton per acre
and 20 ton per crop at 3 crops p.a. Certainly sound feasible if you can get
3 crops p.a. Marc in your case I certainly think it is worth investigating
further. Here in NZ because of our latitude we certainly would only ge
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