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To: DelaWhere

>>> But the cents sounds too low and the dollars would be outrageous! <<<

so what else to expect these days !!

field corn seed $14.00 per lb..

golden queen sweet corn seed $13.00 per lb.

no corn seed less than 13. all hybrid..

but this is the shocker..
plain ole pork fatback ( not lean salt) 2.77 lb.
salt pork is 2.98
dukes mayo 3.89 (32oz)

“it was the best of times”


6,607 posted on 04/16/2009 6:50:06 PM PDT by Eagle50AE (Pray for our Armed Forces.)
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To: Eagle50AE

$784.00 per bushel......

$210.00 to plant an acre at 15# per acre.

With a US average yield of 153.8 bushels per acre, that is $1.36 per bushel for seed costs. OUCH!!!


6,613 posted on 04/16/2009 7:30:26 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our own food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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