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| "History is largely a record of human struggle to wrest the land from nature, because man relies for sustenance on the products of the soil. So direct is the relationship between soil erosion, the productivity of the land, and the prosperity of people, that the history of mankind, to a considerable degree at least, may be interpreted in terms of the soil and what has happened to it as the result of human use."
Bennett and Lowdermilk
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| You did not mention your source but I found a similar quote at : http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Soil I like all of the quotes from Justin Isherwood much more, including: "One of the great treasures of the world is to be found in the vast prairie soil covering parts of seven Midwest states together with a moderate climate and ample rainfall. Subtract these Midwest soils from the American experience and replace them with the drought-prone soils, and the course of our destiny and wealth might have been otherwise." ~ Justin Isherwood Well, duh! - Although I like it, this quote and the Bennett/Lowdermilk quote have the same problem. If Isherwood had these thoughts *before* the midwest was known as the "breadbasket" it would have been much more of a revelation. Similarly, if the Bennett/ Lowdermilk quote had not occured *during or recently after* the "DUST BOWL" it would have been MUCH more important. People of the time definately knew what was happening after it was far too late!- as I gather did their officials. The Isherwood quote would just affirm what everyone alive and conscious at the time (and now) knew to be fact. The Bennett/Lowdermilk quote would probably accomplish the same while being much more offensive because of their position/ineptness (is c.y.a. timeless?). Perhaps soil erosion can be thought of differntly now than it was 70 years ago? Could there be new voices and current data? Is there any soil or arable land left, 70 years onward? Is that possible given the data they said was fact at the time? |
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