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To: msrngtp2002
Domestic water use is very small compared to agricultural irrigation.

Given the water shortages in Georgia and the problems with large number of immigrants working in Georgia agriculture, they need to try to minimize farming there.

The sweet onions coming in from Mexico are better and cheaper than Vidalia.

12 posted on 10/18/2007 4:38:23 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

Vidalia is in south GA where the problem is not as big. They have had rainfall and have sedimentary aquifers that they use extensively. The majority of the state is still allowed to water outdoors.


21 posted on 10/18/2007 5:02:57 AM PDT by doodad
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The sweet onions coming in from Mexico are better and cheaper than Vidalia.

Do you shop in one of the national food chains?/ and if so, please inform me the name of the store.

I have on several occasions purchased the Texas Sweet onion and, have yet found any that will compare with the Vidalia.
A couple of years ago I purchased a forty lb. bag of Texas Sweets, had to use them in cooking they were so strong.


34 posted on 10/18/2007 5:55:09 AM PDT by buck61
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To: Ben Ficklin
We went to Colorado this summer from Missouri. The number of irrigated fields we saw on our trip was just amazing. These enormous wheeled arms just keep going around and around and I have no idea how much water was being used.

Carolyn

39 posted on 10/18/2007 6:03:16 AM PDT by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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