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Title
Chisel Plowing  
Description
A 45 Cat Challenger pulls a Landall plow in a cornfield early in the season.  
Interpretation
This type of chisel plowing breaks up the soil and the previous year's remaining dead cornstalks at the beginning of a farming year on a till farm.  
Inscription
Chisel plowing through "trash" from last year's crop often begins the farming year on today's minimum till farms. A 4 Cat Challenger pulls a Landall plow. (Ann Charback)  
Lesson Plans / Themes
How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 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
  • Plows  
  • Plowing  
  • Chisels and mallets  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1990~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:3, p. 111  
  • mch0353  
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleChisel Plowing  
DescriptionA 45 Cat Challenger pulls a Landall plow in a cornfield early in the season.  
InterpretationThis type of chisel plowing breaks up the soil and the previous year's remaining dead cornstalks at the beginning of a farming year on a till farm.  
InscriptionChisel plowing through "trash" from last year's crop often begins the farming year on today's minimum till farms. A 4 Cat Challenger pulls a Landall plow. (Ann Charback)  
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, 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
  • Plows  
  • Plowing  
  • Chisels and mallets  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1990~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:3, p. 111  
  • mch0353  
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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