The Potato Plan. An explanation and appeal

.... Potato Plan AN EXPLANATION AND AN APPEAL An Island at war must use to the full the food it produces at home —and it must grow the foods that will keep the nation fighting fit. That is why the farmers were asked to grow record crops of potatoes. There is no glut of potatoes: it would be as sensible to talk of a glut of planes or tanks. But neither planes nor tanks nor guns nor potatoes are any use unless we put them to use. Potatoes must go into action on the Food Front. You can save shipping by eating potatoes instead of bread.