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Excess corn stored outside elevator

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Title
Excess corn stored outside elevator
Description
When grain elevators and silos were full due to a bumper crop or better technology, excess corn would sometimes be piled on the ground for temporary storage.
Interpretation
Corn yields increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. Even high-rise reinforced concrete elevators cannot always handle the crop.
Inscription
Corn yields increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. Even high-rise reinforced concrete elevators can not always handle the crop. (Novartis)
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
  • Silos  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1950~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:2, p. 110
  • mch0352
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleExcess corn stored outside elevator
DescriptionWhen grain elevators and silos were full due to a bumper crop or better technology, excess corn would sometimes be piled on the ground for temporary storage.
InterpretationCorn yields increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. Even high-rise reinforced concrete elevators cannot always handle the crop.
InscriptionCorn yields increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. Even high-rise reinforced concrete elevators can not always handle the crop. (Novartis)
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
  • Silos  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1950~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:2, p. 110
  • mch0352
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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