Dumping corn into pit before drying

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1995

Description

Al Bateman dumps havested grain from his truck into a pit before drying.

Interpretation

The use of a combine, which picks, shells, and pulverizes the cobs, reduces the need for corn cribs where ears were stored.

Inscription

Al Bateman dumps harvested grain into a pit before drying. (Ann Charback)

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-

Source

ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

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Resource Identifier

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Dumping corn into pit before drying
Coverage / Year	1995
Description	Al Bateman dumps havested grain from his truck into a pit before drying.
Interpretation	The use of a combine, which picks, shells, and pulverizes the cobs, reduces the need for corn cribs where ears were stored.
Inscription	Al Bateman dumps harvested grain into a pit before drying. (Ann Charback)
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source	ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords	Holes Trucks Harvesting McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:14, p. 120 mch0364
Date Created	7-18-00

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