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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 438

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

Once upon a time the farmers burned corn as fuel--corn was plentiful and coal was scarce. That was a crude way to dispose of corn, but it contained the germ of an idea. There is fuel in corn; oil and fuel alcohol are obtainable from corn, and it is high time that someone was opening up this new use so that the stored-up corn crops may be moved. Why have only one string to our bow? Why not two? If one breaks, there is the other. If the hog business slackens, why should not the farmer turn his corn into tractor fuel?

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 438 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

从前农民烧玉米当燃料,因为玉米多、煤少。这办法虽然粗糙,却藏着个点子:玉米里含有燃料,可以提炼油和燃料酒精。现在正是开发这种新用途的时候,让积压的玉米有销路。为什么只拉一根弓弦?为什么不多拉一根?一根断了还有另一根。如果养猪业不景气,农民为什么不能把玉米变成拖拉机燃料?多一种用途,就多一条活路。

上下文

福特继续以玉米为例,提倡开发新用途来消化过剩农产品。

今日一问

你身边有什么资源被闲置或只用了单一用途?能否开发出新用途?

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