tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post5260495950146012504..comments2023-10-18T02:42:35.754-07:00Comments on What Ceres Might Say: TRANSITION FROM SUBSISTENCE TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE, Early 1800's:old vermonterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437852385116201517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-48387195313782320492019-07-19T06:44:51.842-07:002019-07-19T06:44:51.842-07:00I read that Post and got it fine and informative,P... I read that Post and got it fine and informative,Please share more like that. <a href="https://siapep.org" rel="nofollow">Sindh irrigated Agriculture</a>james johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587939241096475733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-64576991153704600152011-05-16T19:52:42.418-07:002011-05-16T19:52:42.418-07:00and notice today how popular the winerys and brewe...and notice today how popular the winerys and breweries are... and there are even several local distilleries... maybe alcohol really IS important... even if not that nutritional... heh heh...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037344477358191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-62765751776185069502011-03-18T15:43:49.987-07:002011-03-18T15:43:49.987-07:00re: trivia question: Was it Gov. George Aiken? I k...re: trivia question: Was it Gov. George Aiken? I know he was a governor from southern Vermont. I don't know for sure if he was president of the Vermont Agricultural Society, but it would be entirely in character. I don't know if he was a farm implement inventor, but he was creative, and I believe he was awarded a patent for a type of strawberry plant.George Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069401916023329088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-20268884973896014052011-03-18T15:36:35.938-07:002011-03-18T15:36:35.938-07:00"the grains were either distilled locally or ..."the grains were either distilled locally or hauled to markets in Albany and Troy"<br /><br />Roger, I surprised by the word "distilled" above. Is there any data available on how much of Vermont's early grain production was used to make alcohol vs. being ground into flour? A knowledgeable friend of mine once told me that a lot of the potato production in Vermont's early years was used to make vodka, and that surprised me, too. Maybe alcohol production was more significant than I realized. I think on that over a beer sometime...<br /><br />What kind of alcohol can be made from wheat?George Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069401916023329088noreply@blogger.com