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Old 31-05-2003, 05:56 PM
Archimedes Plutonium
 
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Default Concreteblock farming; Agriculture of the future



Kevin Eanes wrote:



First of all, I calculated that a perfectly square acre could contain
a maximum of 17,528 8"x8"x16" concrete blocks, allowing a 3-foot space
in between for a mower. At $1.20 per block, it would cost $21,033.60
to purchase concrete blocks for one square acre.


Kevin, that number of 17,000 sounds a bit too high comparing my own
acre which has block on it. Acre is about 44,000 sq ft and consider a
block takes up about 1 sq ft I think that 10,000 block with 3 ft strips
of weeds/grasses to mow for fertilizer is more akin to my acre test
plot.

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