Famine in Georgia, and possibly the world
November 3, 2011
I am very worried about famine in America, and about world famine, for the following reasons:
Most farmers in the world are one crop growers. In about 1845 the Irish potato famine emphasized the folly of one crop farming, to say nothing about the depletion of the soil. With the use of chemical fertilizers the soil depletion problem is much worse.
What caused The Irish potato Famine? The British Government oppression and indifference. In feudal Britain the eldest son inherited the family farm. These farms were kept together as they passed the generations. With larger tracts, British farmers could diversify their crops and experiment with different ones.
The British applied a different law in Ireland. Small farms were physically subdivided among all male heirs. Average farm size shrank from generation to generation. By the early 19th century, many Irish farms were so small they could barely support a family, and then only if they grew potatoes. The crop that provided the maximum nutritional payoff per acre. A fungus rotted the potatoes in the field and in warehouses. British Minister of Famine Relief coldly asserted that Ireland should be left to starve “for its own good, ”in order to assure its eventual “quite” and “prosperity” An economist named Nassau Senior lamented that the famine would “only” kill about a million people, too few to “do any good”. Ireland lost half its people from death and relocation.
Now, we have subdivision in Grady County. The county commission intends to pass zoning in Grady County this year. Call Mr. Elwin Childs and ask him to vote no on zoning in Grady County. An unequivocal No. No kicking the can down the road, no vote to delay for further study. A simple no vote on zoning in Grady County with no comments. Grady County tried to pass zoning in 1995, we paid for zoning maps then, now we have paid again. If citizens do not go to the public hearings and simply raise their hands, and vote no, we will have zoning regulations in Grady County. Vote no again. Keep control of how you use your property.
George Bivins
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