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The Furrow And UsBuy online First published in 1946, Walter Thomas Jack's classic book of
agricultural essays, The Furrow and Us, intensified the till versus
no-till debate called by Time magazine "the hottest farming argument
since the tractor first challenged the horse." Hailed as "the answer" to
Edward Faulkner's Plowman's Folly, Jack's cautionary memoir of
agricultural progress between world wars treats the soil's intimate
needs, its "hidden hungers," with the lyricism and love characteristic
of an Iowa Quaker, schoolteacher, and conservation farmer. Released here
in a sixtieth anniversary edition and updated and introduced by Walter
Jack's great-grandson Zachary, this new edition serves as a timely call
to steward the good soils that sustain us.
"A message from the past still . . . thoroughly modern, The Furrow and Us is the work of a visionary writer." -- Dr. Brooks Blevins, author of Hill Folks: A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image
"Professor Zachary Jack provides a timely service with this updated edition of The Furrow and Us." -- Dr. Glenn Harris, St. Lawerence University "A work of careful, articulate scholarship, The Furrow And Us: Essays On Soil And Sentiment, authored by Walter Thomas Jack and edited by Zachary Michael Jack (Assistant Professor of English at North Central College and fourth generation Iowa farmer's son), is an informed and informative guide to the intricacies that are the everyday work life of the experienced farmer. The Furrow And Us features essays pertaining to organic farming, the "Plowman's Folly" and the till versus no-till debate which changed the face of agriculture in American history. The Furrow And Us is a highly recommended read for the ecologist, soil conservationists, practicing farmers, and students of the agriculture and agronomy." -- Midwest Book Review "The Furrow and Us is an informative guide to the intricacies that are the everyday work life of the experienced farmer...highly recommended read for the ecologist, soil conservationists, practicing farmers, and students of agriculture and agronomy." -— Wisconsin Bookwatch
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