Brown's Corn Planter
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Title | Brown's Corn Planter |
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) |
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Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- |
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Temporal Coverage | 1865~ |
Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
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Date Created | 7-18-00 |
Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Brown's Corn Planter |