When it comes to food supply, it isn't just the fertilizers. Think of all those gigantic farm machines (tractors, combines, etc.) on which US agriculture now depends for production of bulk crops like corn, wheat, and soybeans. And plastics....don't forget plastics.... John John McCreery The Word Works, Ltd. 55-13-202 Miyagaya, Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-0006, JAPAN ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html