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Farmers
key to local economy
Farmers in
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Because of a world shortage of wheat, and because
most of our corn is going to ethanol, all other commodity prices have
adjusted upward as well. Fertilizer, fuel, electricity, parts, labor and
equipment are way up.
Farmers will not realize the profit they should, but
they will cause a whale of a lot of money to circulate through the
economy.
Grain, potatoes, hay, cattle, dairy and specialty
crops should all be out of sight. Every available acre will be planted.
Government farm lease prices and land rent have set records.
The fly in the ointment is irrigation water. The lake level is already
low and the Bureau of Reclamation does not expect it to fill. Keeping
the lake level low in expectation of a big snow melt did not
materialize. Freezing night and dry, windy weather have not helped.
What to do? Sucker fish and a few salmon that may or
may not come up the creek will not feed the masses or pay the rent. We
have to slow the rate of water flooding down river, at least for the
near future.
If there is any validity to global warming, the
oceans are already rising, so water from the Klamath watershed is not
needed there. Everyone must pull together if we hope to save our
economy.
Warren Haught
Malin
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