Tile Silo

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Resource Type

image

Title

Tile Silo

Coverage / Year

c. 1920

Description

Marvin Hougham stands next to a tile silo built about 1920 by his father.

Interpretation

Entire ears of corn -- husks and all -- were chopped and blown into silos. This silage was slow to catch on, although advocated by college professors. Silos provided winter feed for cattle.

Inscription

Tile was also popular for silos. Marvin Hougham stands next to the silo built by his father about 1920. (W. Walters)

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

Silage
Storage facilities
Silos
Tiles
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 5:20, p. 72
mch0302

Date Created

7-8-01

Resource Type	image
Title	Tile Silo
Coverage / Year	c. 1920
Description	Marvin Hougham stands next to a tile silo built about 1920 by his father.
Interpretation	Entire ears of corn -- husks and all -- were chopped and blown into silos. This silage was slow to catch on, although advocated by college professors. Silos provided winter feed for cattle.
Inscription	Tile was also popular for silos. Marvin Hougham stands next to the silo built by his father about 1920. (W. Walters)
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	Silage Storage facilities Silos Tiles 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 5:20, p. 72 mch0302
Date Created	7-8-01

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