Perianne
05-04-2015, 01:07 PM
"Consequences, although delayed, will happen."
The kudzu plant was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Exposition) in Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-MDC-6)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Keung-12) Kudzu was introduced to the Southeast in 1883 at the New Orleans Exposition. The vine was widely marketed in the Southeast as an ornamental plant to be used to shade porches,[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Frye-13) and in the first half of the 20th century, kudzu was distributed as a high-protein content cattle fodder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fodder) and as a cover plant to prevent soil erosion. The Soil Erosion Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Resources_Conservation_Service) recommended the use of kudzu to help control erosion of slopes which led to the government-aided distribution of 85 million seedlings and government-funded plantings of kudzu which paid $19.75 per hectare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) By 1946, it was estimated that 1,200,000 hectares (3,000,000 acres) of kudzu had been planted.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) When boll weevil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll_weevil) infestations and the failure of cotton crops drove farmers to move from rural to urban districts, kudzu plantings were left unattended.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) The climate and environment of the Southeastern United States allowed the kudzu to grow virtually unchecked. In 1953 the United States Department of Agriculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture) removed kudzu from a list of suggested cover plants and listed it as a weed in 1970. By 1997, the vine was placed on the “Federal Noxious Weed List” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Noxious_Weed_Act_of_1974).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Harrington-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) Today, kudzu is estimated to cover 3,000,000 hectares (7,400,000 acres) of land in the southeastern United States, mostly in Alabama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama), Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29), Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida), and Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Mitich-9) It has been recorded in Nova Scotia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada), in Columbus, Ohio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio), and in all five boroughs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_%28New_York_City%29) of New York City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City).[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Mitich-9)
Several hundred years ago our forefathers began to bring undesirables to this country as a labor force. That practice still continues today, though with a different origin.
[Kudzu's] introduction has produced devastating environmental consequences.
Likewise, the introduction of Africans, Mexicans, and Muslims has produced devastating social consequences. Our forefathers started it and now the chickens have come home to roost.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chickens+come+home+to+roost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States
The kudzu plant was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Exposition) in Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-MDC-6)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Keung-12) Kudzu was introduced to the Southeast in 1883 at the New Orleans Exposition. The vine was widely marketed in the Southeast as an ornamental plant to be used to shade porches,[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Frye-13) and in the first half of the 20th century, kudzu was distributed as a high-protein content cattle fodder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fodder) and as a cover plant to prevent soil erosion. The Soil Erosion Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Resources_Conservation_Service) recommended the use of kudzu to help control erosion of slopes which led to the government-aided distribution of 85 million seedlings and government-funded plantings of kudzu which paid $19.75 per hectare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) By 1946, it was estimated that 1,200,000 hectares (3,000,000 acres) of kudzu had been planted.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) When boll weevil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll_weevil) infestations and the failure of cotton crops drove farmers to move from rural to urban districts, kudzu plantings were left unattended.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) The climate and environment of the Southeastern United States allowed the kudzu to grow virtually unchecked. In 1953 the United States Department of Agriculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture) removed kudzu from a list of suggested cover plants and listed it as a weed in 1970. By 1997, the vine was placed on the “Federal Noxious Weed List” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Noxious_Weed_Act_of_1974).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Harrington-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5) Today, kudzu is estimated to cover 3,000,000 hectares (7,400,000 acres) of land in the southeastern United States, mostly in Alabama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama), Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29), Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida), and Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi).[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Forseth-5)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Mitich-9) It has been recorded in Nova Scotia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada), in Columbus, Ohio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio), and in all five boroughs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_%28New_York_City%29) of New York City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City).[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States#cite_note-Mitich-9)
Several hundred years ago our forefathers began to bring undesirables to this country as a labor force. That practice still continues today, though with a different origin.
[Kudzu's] introduction has produced devastating environmental consequences.
Likewise, the introduction of Africans, Mexicans, and Muslims has produced devastating social consequences. Our forefathers started it and now the chickens have come home to roost.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chickens+come+home+to+roost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States