Every industry is alert
to equipment and processing changes whereby
improvements can be made in quality and quantity of
their products. It is only by such changes
that this nation or any country can
continue to provide what have come to
be considered the necessary elements of our
mode of life. Practically any specific industry could be singled
out to indicate this trend. Everyone is familiar with the steps being taken by
the steel industry in this regard, but perhaps a better illustration concerns
the miracle of modern agriculture. Fewer farmers than formerly are
cultivating less land but producing an over abundance of food and fiber. The
change has taken place in one generation. Thus, in 1920 the product of
one farmer would feed eight persons, whereas in
1963 one farmer can produce enough food for
twenty eight people. Most of the above increase has occurred since
1950 during which period the output per man on a farm has doubled.
One factor making this change possible is the availability and use of expensive
machinery. Proper gear and transmission lubricants assure that this machinery
operates satisfactorily and with a minimum of difficulty.
The lubrication industry can
take pride in the fact that the lubricants
it supplies are a very essential part of the
miracle of modern agriculture and also of the miracles taking
place in other industries. As a corollary, it might be kept
in mind that further improvements in production and
in services which are accepted as a part of our living
will only be possible if the proper gear and transmission
lubricants are available.
