Mature corn near Shirley

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1995

Description

This mature cornfield is on the Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in September 1995.

Interpretation

Newly designed machinery accommodated farmers by adjusting to allow for narrower rows and higher density planting.

Inscription

Mature corn on the Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in September 1995. (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

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
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Resource Identifier

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Mature corn near Shirley
Coverage / Year	1995
Description	This mature cornfield is on the Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in September 1995.
Interpretation	Newly designed machinery accommodated farmers by adjusting to allow for narrower rows and higher density planting.
Inscription	Mature corn on the Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in September 1995. (Ann Charback)
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	17 Geography 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	Fences Corn 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 8:8, p. 114 mch0358
Date Created	7-18-00

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