Re: [sumo] Question

[Dale Carlson <drc@oz.net>]

At 02:43 AM 8/7/03 -0700, Dubya wrote:
>Someone told me there is no such thing as a stupid
>question, which has come as a great relief to me. I
>have a question that I have not seen addressed in any
>FAQ.  What happens to the salt that is thrown on the
>dohyo after a full day of the basho?  There must be a
>big accumulation of salt, probably many kilos.  Is it
>just swept up and thrown away?  That would be an
>incredible waste.  As a rancher, I need to supply salt
>licks for the cattle.  Could the salt from each basho
>be compressed into blocks and sold to ranchers?  Just
>an idea.

Sorry, but it's all collected and used to aid in the preservation
of Ichinoya.

Dale

[EndPost by Dale Carlson <drc@oz.net>]