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From: jru@etn-rad.UUCP (John Unekis)
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Subject: Re: pesticides
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Date: Thu, 13-Aug-87 12:25:43 EDT
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In article <10850@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
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>Good point. I remember a few years ago I was watching a show where
>Helmut Schmidt was being interviewed. The interviewer (I forget who,
...

    Right. I remember when I heard someone who knew someone who said
    that they knew that we could get along just fine without pesticides.
    Big deal. Yes we have a surplus of food right now, which is mostly
    due to the widespread use of powerful fertilizers and pesticides.
    If you don't like it, and by the way I don't either, then don't just
    sit there getting all huffy-puffy and indignant. Stop bitching and
    moaning and go out and do some research and find out how to stop
    insects like the boll weevil, or the potato bug, or the locust. A
    little hint - the Amish use almost no chemicals, and they get very
    high crop yields- find out what they do.