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Dumping corn into pit before drying

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Title
Dumping corn into pit before drying  
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
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
  • Harvesting  
  • Trucks  
  • Holes  
Temporal Coverage
1995
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0364  
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:14, p. 120  
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleDumping corn into pit before drying  
DescriptionAl Bateman dumps havested grain from his truck into a pit before drying.  
InterpretationThe use of a combine, which picks, shells, and pulverizes the cobs, reduces the need for corn cribs where ears were stored.  
InscriptionAl Bateman dumps harvested grain into a pit before drying. (Ann Charback)  
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
  • Harvesting  
  • Trucks  
  • Holes  
Temporal Coverage1995
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0364  
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:14, p. 120  
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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