tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post8877210627906197794..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Prices in the 1870sEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-75831087587311385912019-02-08T17:45:15.561-05:002019-02-08T17:45:15.561-05:00The price of wheat was high because raising wheat ...The price of wheat was high because raising wheat in that day-n-age was labor intense and smaller yield per acre. Hybridization, diesel tractors, combines, and grain trucks have made wheat production easier and cheaper. Subsidies also play a part in keeping the cost of wheat down, today.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-11058098939886779202019-02-08T14:02:47.857-05:002019-02-08T14:02:47.857-05:00In response to your second comment: All of your co...In response to your second comment: All of your concerns are valid. Chaos will rule and many of our technologies will not scale back to 1870 infrastructure, for lack of a better term.<br /><br />There is value in sifting through the data because there MIGHT be some technology or information that is valuable. For instance...limestone gravel and LED lights might be a life saver in terms of egg production.<br /><br />And, since I mentioned limestone, how about finding and stockpiling sources of trace minerals that are deficient in your area. In mine that would be selenium and iodine. The lack of transportation you mentioned means I won't get the benefit of the vegetables grown in areas with high selenium.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and thanks for comments. It keeps me honest. Most of the time.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-65387268202337973052019-02-08T13:57:00.996-05:002019-02-08T13:57:00.996-05:00In response to your first comment: The prices list...In response to your first comment: The prices listed were indexed for inflation via the cost of silver. I just put out another post listing the NOMINAL prices and, indeed, they are much lower.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-78519987084963719332019-02-08T13:22:48.002-05:002019-02-08T13:22:48.002-05:00I think the boot prices are a little high. One mon...I think the boot prices are a little high. One months pay was more the norm, so about $30. Cowboy boots started in Coffeeville, KS, by the way. Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-38470191068346655312019-02-08T10:24:08.982-05:002019-02-08T10:24:08.982-05:00I find it interesting how close prices are to toda...I find it interesting how close prices are to today's prices - however, converting them in terms of silver is a large part of that difference.<br />JG, above, has the pint that if the country fell apart, we wouldn't be at 1800's level of technology since there are so few horses, hand wells, manual skills, etc - we would go back much further, with a few exceptions, and it would hit the country HARD!Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-2292896083911023842019-02-08T07:47:10.952-05:002019-02-08T07:47:10.952-05:00Hmmm perhaps I missed your point ? If you main poi...Hmmm perhaps I missed your point ? If you main point is prices if the grid went down ? Then maybe eventually but certainly not the first year or two. If the grid is down probably trains aren't running either. No distribution network. Also at least for a few years not nearly enough horses to go around. Without a distribution network or horses, mules, ox to till the fields or nearly enough farm hands to farm the old ways things would be really bad. Of course, if truly a grid down things would shake out but hundreds of millions would starve and/or die the first 2 years.<br />John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708866657173222842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-86005697304474051222019-02-08T07:42:26.994-05:002019-02-08T07:42:26.994-05:00??? The prices seem pretty high. They are Wayyyy...??? The prices seem pretty high. They are Wayyyyy higher than I recall from only 50 years ago. <br />John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708866657173222842noreply@blogger.com