[lbo-talk] Cuba's painful transition from sugar economy

[Gar Lipow]

On 8/27/05, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
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> Michael is correct, however, about the hazards of farm machinery & in
> particular about the horrors of applying pesticides. The machinery has
> probably become safer in the years since I did farm work, but I am
> sceptical about pesticides ever becoming safe for the work force.
> 
> Carrol

I would agree about pesticides in large quantities. I suspect that
very small quantities of the less powerful pesticides could be applied
in a way that  minimized the danger to workers.

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