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RSKY · May 11, 2015

If we do away with farm chemicals, how much more land, how many more people, and how much more fuel (oil) would it take to feed the North American population?

I read the estimations a short while ago and the numbers stuck in my mind.

RSKY

houstonscott · May 11, 2015

RSKY said:
If we do away with farm chemicals, how much more land, how many more people, and how much more fuel (oil) would it take to feed the North American population? I read the estimations a short while ago and the numbers stuck in my mind. RSKY

I suspect the truth is it's impossible. Simply couldn't be done. HS

farmer2009 · May 11, 2015

The special interests groups like to throw around "sustainable agriculture ". But their definition of sustainable agriculture doesn't work. Because of population increases and total land area decreases. We ain't making any more land. I don't know the numbers, but I do know we can't take the cut in food production that taking all the chemicals away would give us.

But to guess. We would need 3 times the farmers and twice the land we are currently doing this on.

2LaneCruzer · May 12, 2015

2LaneCruzer said:
Who was the highest scoring American ace in WWII? What did he fly, and what was his total kill? Were there any female aces in WWII?

A. Richard Bong, P-38 Lightening; 40 kills.
There were at least three Russian female fighter pilots who attained the Ace status.

crash325 · May 12, 2015

Who is considered the first licensed female pilot????/

What were the "Night Witches"????

Heywood Jannockitov · May 12, 2015

crash325 said:
Who is considered the first licensed female pilot????

In Canada, it was my great aunt

crash325 · May 12, 2015

Heywood Jannockitov said:
In Canada, it was my great aunt

She was quite the lady. But first only in Canada.

While most people think of Amelia Earhart, there were actually other female pilots before her. The first woman that we know about to earn a pilot's license was******* ********, back in 1911. And the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license was Bessie Coleman, in 1922.

On Night Witch's I should have said in WW2. Hope that helps.

k0ua · May 12, 2015

crash325 said:
She was quite the lady. But first only in Canada.

While most people think of Amelia Earhart, there were actually other female pilots before her. The first woman that we know about to earn a pilot's license was******* ********, back in 1911. And the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license was Bessie Coleman, in 1922.

On Night Witch's I should have said in WW2. Hope that helps.

I had never heard of the Night Witch's. An interesting facet to aviation in WWII.