He promised to meet the military demand with supplies grown in our own hemisphere, making America more self-sufficient. He explained in an essay: WAR CROPS When the Jap blitz cut off rubber, hemp, quinine, and other vital supplies, it opened our eyes to the potential riches of Latin America. Here the head of the world’s largest tropical farming organization tells how, with the aid of our Southern neighbors, we are developing the essential products we formerly got from the Far East.
