Re: Urban sprawl

Posted by NY 986 on January 14, 2019 at 13:15:53 from (184.53.48.143):

In Reply to: Re: Urban sprawl posted by oldtanker on January 14, 2019 at 12:39:17:

Historically, the profit in agriculture is minimal therefore economics requires that farmers utilize land that needs the least amount of inputs beyond seed and fertilizer.
This usually is land that can be tilled in the warmer season with minimal effort due to slope, drainage, and tilth. I'd be very interested in knowing how this 60 percent
figure was arrived at. Around the time of WWI a lot of land here in NY was farmed for wheat that would not today allow for mechanization due to slope. Knowing some
of the ground in question I don't know how the horse was able to remain upright while pulling a drawn single bottom plow. I've seen old records of 100 years ago
showing crop practices for given counties in my area and where specifically. One county in particular a great difference can be seen between 1919 and 2019 in terms
of acres devoted to certain crops. Further, these are university-state derived numbers and not those of a realtor or other private business purpose. I wonder how
these old records impacts surveys of today. The lands down in NY's Southern Tier that grew that wheat that went to Europe 100 years ago gradually went back to wild
growth.

I agree with your statement about how the average consumer today is educated in terms of agriculture. Another reason why I think food from the lab will be the
prevalent nutrient source in a couple of generations and most people will not be upset about it. About the only thing most people care about when wanting fresh is
vegetables and fruits which is a small fraction of overall acres. Another reason not to play the "one up" game in terms of bidding land because you don't to be the guy
holding the bag when it all comes crashing down.

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