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To: theymakemesick

22 bushels of corn to produce 1 gallon of ethanol,corn juice not a good idea.


15 posted on 04/18/2009 4:09:31 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz
22 bushels of corn to produce 1 gallon of ethanol,corn juice not a good idea.

Huh? According to the article, "the Dyersville plant could process 39 million bushels of corn and produce 110 million gallons of ethanol annually." Seems to me that's almost 3 gallons of hooch from every bushel of corn.

55 posted on 04/21/2009 8:11:36 AM PDT by newgeezer (It is [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed. --Thomas Jefferson)
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