Quote:ECSNorway wrote:Officially, Jupiter Mining Corporation provided "at cost" transport of the soil from the farm ships to Ganymede, paid for by the Serenity Valley government. A contract was also signed for JMC to provide shipping services for foodstuffs from the farm ships to various mining stations and colonies in the Belt, some of them rather out of the way.Rumor has it that, when he went to personally oversee the transfer and conduct contract talks, Jeph Antilles personally complimented Jacob Neihart on the size of his Sheridans. This is denied by JMC management.
As for the farm itself... before being forced off the land, the Neiharts loaded millions of tons of good Brazilian topsoil into the ship's decks. Much would be kept aboard for the farm itself, but a large quantity would also be sold to Browncoat farms on Ganymede at excellent prices. Nothing was left behind for Largo's buyers but bare, dry earth, planted with kudzu.
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