Tuesday!
The wicked witch of the west,
in the Wizard of Oz story,
is drought.
We're having a drought,
here in Kansas,
worse than the drought of the Dust Bowl days.
More,
below the divider doodle.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
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Well,
here we are again,
another bigjac Tuesday.
I'm posting events,
selected from
Chase's Calendar of events,
every Tuesday,
until further notice.
Plus a few items,
selected from other sources,
if I take time
to do so.
This is my new,
regular topic,
and here's the link,
in case you want to look for yourself:
Chase's Calendar of Events
Well,
the Chase's website changed.
It won't let me select all,
and copy and paste,
then edit.
So.
I selected one item:
Here we go:
Birth anniversary of L. Frank Baum, creator of the World of Oz (1856-1919).
Let's take a closer look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
However, the West, instead of being a wonderland, turned into a wasteland because of a drought and a depression. In 1891, Baum moved his family from South Dakota to Chicago. At that time, Chicago was getting ready for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Scholar Laura Barrett stated that Chicago was "considerably more akin to Oz than to Kansas". After discovering that the myths about the West's incalculable riches were baseless, Baum created "an extension of the American frontier in Oz". In many respects, Baum's creation is similar to the actual frontier save for the fact that the West was still undeveloped at the time. The Munchkins Dorothy encounters at the beginning of the novel represent farmers, as do the Winkies she later meets.[30]
Throwing water on the wicked witch
melts her,
as if we can just throw water at the crops,
and all problems will be solved.
Not so.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/...
Salinity problems are caused from the accumulation of soluble salts in the root zone. These excess salts reduce plant growth and vigor by altering water uptake and causing ion-specific toxicities or imbalances. Establishing good drainage is generally the cure for these problems, but salinity problems are often more complex. Proper management procedures, combined with periodic soil tests, are needed to prolong the productivity of salt-affected soils.
The following are farming methods
that represent
grasping at straws,
trying to feed 320 million Americans,
and feed them whatever they desire:
irrigation
massive doses of bug killer
massive doses of weed killer
genetically modified organisms
massive doses of antibiotics
and the biggest one,
the foundation of factory farming in America:
all farm equipment powered by
diesel engines
burning diesel fuel,
which will run out,
around the year 2050.
300 million Americans will die,
at that time.
30 million will survive,
by farming in a different way.
Irrigation is not the answer
to the wicked witch of the West.
Thanks for reading.
Hope you're doing well,
but even if not,
tell us about it.
We're here to listen.