FW: Peasants protest mutant corn field test

[michael perelman]

Dear Jim,  I would not presume to correct your misconceptions about
agriculture, but I do feel free to inform you that the Wall Street Journal
has prominent advertisements for classic Grundig bakelite radios.

Jim heartfield wrote:


> Incidentally, the practice of planting seed from your own crop went out
> with the bakelite radio. Farmers all over the world buy their seed corn
> rather than growing it. When you plant from your own harvest you get
> into a pretty rapidly diminishing return. Obviously there is bound to be
> some conflict in the relationship between farmers and those who produce
> agricultural inputs, but that does not mean that going back to
> unproductive methods is a solution.

--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu