Ubuntu upgrading technique [Was: Re: Partition-conclusions]

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sun, 10/26/08, Wulfy <wulfmann at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Wulfy <wulfmann at tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu upgrading technique [Was: Re: Partition-conclusions]
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 1:33 PM
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > --- On Sun, 10/26/08, Nils Kassube
> <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> From: Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>
> >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu upgrading technique [Was: Re:
> Partition-conclusions]
> >> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 2:25 AM
> >> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> >>     
> >>> How can you be a simple farm lad when farming
> is a job
> >>>       
> >> requ iring the
> >>     
> >>> expertize of a Chemical Engineer.  You have to
> add
> >>>       
> >> fertilizer, you need
> >>     
> >>> to know how much, the soil pH has to be just
> right for
> >>>       
> >> the fertilizer
> >>     
> >>> to work, etc, etc.
> >>>       
> >> Really? Then how could farmers survive thousands
> of years
> >> ago when 
> >> chemical engineers did not yet exist?
> >>
> >>     
> > They found and used naturally fertile soil and moved
> on when it was depleted of necessary nutrients or they
> stayed and used whatever they could grow and declined in
> health and depleted their population.
> > There is some thought among scientist that the ancient
> populations in south America went extinct in that
> manner(Dont't remember their names). Today most people
> who farm(hay or any grown crop) have Agricultural Degrees of
> some sort or rely or advice from their local agricultural
> extension agent(In the USA). It is much more involved than
> just maintaining the proper soil pH and the required amount
> of soluble Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium in the soil.
> > Maybe we should apologize  to the list for this OT
> rant but you did ask.-:)
> >
> > Len
> >
> >   
> They also devised methods of restoring fertility to the
> land such as 
> crop rotation...
> 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation>
> 
> -- 
> Blessings
> 
> Wulfmann
>
I know that about "crop rotation" but I don't think thet knew that in "ancient times". This is an interesting topic to me being a hay farmer but I think we should take it off list for any more discussion.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net