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Brown's Corn Planter

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Descriptive Information

Title
Brown's Corn Planter
Coverage-Year
1865~
Description
This example of a corn planter shows how two people were required to work the machinery.
Interpretation
The Brown's corn planter was first patented in 1855. The driver would steer the apparatus while a second person, often a boy, was seated crosswise with the job of pulling a lever whenever the planter crossed one of the intersections of the marked grid and depositing several seeds into the hill.
Inscription
Brown's Corn Planter. Britt purchased a machine like this in the spring of 1865. He was an avid reader of agricultural journals including the Prairie Farmer. (Prairie Farmer)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Corn  
  • Seeds  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0246
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:6, p. 33
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleBrown's Corn Planter
Coverage-Year1865~
DescriptionThis example of a corn planter shows how two people were required to work the machinery.
InterpretationThe Brown's corn planter was first patented in 1855. The driver would steer the apparatus while a second person, often a boy, was seated crosswise with the job of pulling a lever whenever the planter crossed one of the intersections of the marked grid and depositing several seeds into the hill.
InscriptionBrown's Corn Planter. Britt purchased a machine like this in the spring of 1865. He was an avid reader of agricultural journals including the Prairie Farmer. (Prairie Farmer)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Corn  
  • Seeds  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0246
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:6, p. 33
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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