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I guess killing wheat WOULD ripen it uniformly. As close as I ever have been to a farm is a vegetable garden. I was "pulled" or "volunteered" (lol) to do spraying so I guess you could say I was only a novice. We had a "certified" person who was supposed to do the spraying. We had gloves & paper masks, but never used them. When your in your 20's you just kinda think you will live forever. Working for non profit organizations most of my adult life, I always had a second job. Much of the time I worked as a mechanic. Restoring old cars WAS also a hobby. I have been using Carburetor cleaner "dip tanks" both at work & home. That stuff goes right through rubber gloves after 20 or 30 minutes. It doesn't melt them, just kinda warps them. It sure made me feel strange, and gave me a "cold - numbing" sensation half way up my arms. By the way I put one to many zero's on the tank size. It should have read 3,000, not 30,000 gal. Ooopppps ! ! ! David Meigs [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Diswinka" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Rotenone & roundup > > From: davidmeigs <[log in to unmask]> > > snip > > > > > I think the "Roundup" is only used to KILL the vegetation. > > > > Yep, It takes no prisoners, currently, you are right its supposed to kill > ALL vegetation dead, thats why it is used to kill the grain. It has done > that perfectly over the years of use. > However, some of the plants classified as weeds are already becoming > genetically resistent to it! > > > I've sprayed thousands of gal. of this stuff. In fact we would mix it in > > 30,000 gal batches. And we would mix 2 to 3 batches per day. We used it to > > control plant growth on the shoulders of WA state highways. > > > > Some orchards would use it to "prune" excess portions of branches. We > > sprayed other herbicides in equal volumes as roundup. I supervised a group > > of juvenile "offenders" and I pet many of them doing it as "job training" > > (on orders). We only did it for a couple months per year. Thank God I > > have not done it for over 16 years. > > Did you or they. wear protective clothing( gloves), breathing filters, and > eyecover when handling it...etc? > > > > The company reps for this stuff would mix it up in a glass & drink it to > > demonstrate its safety. I wonder if there are statistics of neuro disorders > > on the company reps that drank the stuff? > > Just because a person is in "direct contact or injests a toxic chemical that > may cause neuro disorders does not mean you automatically get a neuro > disorder." They might or might not have gotten any neuro disorders, but > also may or may not have gotten other diseases such as leukemia and certain > types of cancer. There is a private study being done now and has been over > the past several years-- on people who have been full time sprayer operators > for highways, electrical companies, farmers, etc. since they have a higher > incidence of these diseases and since their kids are born with and die with > a higher incidence of these diseases. > > However,the public will probably never get to know the results of this > study. > > > > > David Meigs > > > > Don 51/3 PD+