American Technology for Starved Lands
“Men with hoes have been supplanted by a man with a hose" says ROBERT PRICE RUSSELL,who is President of the Standard Oil Development Company. Under his leadership this large research organization developed new chemical processes which were indispensable in the war. Now, with the return to peace, his staff has devised hormone sprays with which the farmer can increase his yield and can control weeds, blight, and insect pests. These sprays increase yields of rice and coffee and ensure our peach and apple crops by keeping the fruit from dropping prematurely from the trees. By such technical aids as these, Americans can bring new fertility to the starved and wasted earth.