| Show nation actions N at ions farms pro provide vide needed war materials nov new emphasis placed on crop Colli conversion version much deserved publicity has been given to the converting of industries such as automobile manufacture to war production vivid pictures have been drawn of the changeover change over of machinery to new high speed aircraft work for example and of 0 the rapidity with which these changes have been made farmers have been making lust just as abrupt and often considerably more sweeping conversions to a assure S their best possible contribution to the war effort farm products have been utilized by industry all along but new emphasis has been placed on this aspect of agriculture since it became necessary to rep replace lacci imports with things produced at home and increase production of crops already in use when the farmer starts raising hemp hu he Is entering a new type of production that requires careful study and intelligent application of methods iles hes growing ha hal yards and hawsers hawkers for the navy and its up to him to replace the millions of feet td of lines that once camo came thousands of miles from the philippines drug plants such as belladonna and henbane and the trees from the bark of which comes quinine are arc being raised in increasing quantities to take the place of former imports that are vital to the lives of 0 soldiers and civilians alike war activities used to refer mainly to muskets bayor fets and cannon not so today now in the front line is placed farming food is not noi only a weapon in itself but the farmers fields are also providing needed materials of war |
