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AlanfromBigEasy on June 12, 2006 - 11:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Per reports from a Swiss source, "some thousands" of wood source cars or tractors.  They were not common.

They also were hard on the engines.

VERY little transportation via rubber tires (emabrgo there as well) except bicycle and electric trolley bus.

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DelusionaL on June 12, 2006 - 11:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Hand labor? in country oil reserves? Horses and oxen? for food production. I don't think that they had electric tractors...How people moved in towns doesn't interest me as much as ag.  Without ag...?
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AlanfromBigEasy on June 12, 2006 - 11:50pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
In country food reserves, most Swiss agriculture is alpine (i.e. herding).  Every square meter was hand planted in cities & towns.  Nearby areas suitable for row crops were tilled by hand (also grapes & orchards).  And agriculture got the oil that was left over after the army training, police and medical uses.

Potatoes. for example, can be cultivated by hand quite effectively.

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