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Title
Prairie Breaking
Description
This drawing shows a yoke of oxen plowing a field.
Interpretation
Prairie breaking went on for nearly 50 years in McLean County. Many different systems were used and multiple yokes of oxen were common.
Inscription
Prairie breaking went on for nearly 50 years in McLean County. Many different systems were used and multiple yoke of oxen were common. (Prairie Farmer)
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
  • Ox teams  
  • Yokes  
  • Plows  
  • Plowing  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1840~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:8, p. 22
  • mch0231
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePrairie Breaking
DescriptionThis drawing shows a yoke of oxen plowing a field.
InterpretationPrairie breaking went on for nearly 50 years in McLean County. Many different systems were used and multiple yokes of oxen were common.
InscriptionPrairie breaking went on for nearly 50 years in McLean County. Many different systems were used and multiple yoke of oxen were common. (Prairie Farmer)
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
  • Ox teams  
  • Yokes  
  • Plows  
  • Plowing  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1840~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:8, p. 22
  • mch0231
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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