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Title
Funk's 90-Day Corn Advertisement
Description
This ad for Funk's 90-Day Corn provides photos and descriptions of the company's high yielding corn.
Interpretation
Funk's 90-Day Corn was one of the seed company's early products. It was bred for the northern margins of the Cornbelt where growing season was short. Eugene Funk invented the corn in 1892.
Inscription
Funk 90-day corn was one of the seed company's early products. It was bred for the northern margins of the cornbelt where growing seasons were short. (Funk Heritage Trust)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
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
  • Seed trade  
  • Corn  
  • Advertisements  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1900~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:5, p. 62
  • mch0287
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleFunk's 90-Day Corn Advertisement
DescriptionThis ad for Funk's 90-Day Corn provides photos and descriptions of the company's high yielding corn.
InterpretationFunk's 90-Day Corn was one of the seed company's early products. It was bred for the northern margins of the Cornbelt where growing season was short. Eugene Funk invented the corn in 1892.
InscriptionFunk 90-day corn was one of the seed company's early products. It was bred for the northern margins of the cornbelt where growing seasons were short. (Funk Heritage Trust)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
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
  • Seed trade  
  • Corn  
  • Advertisements  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1900~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:5, p. 62
  • mch0287
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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