Shock Frame

Resource Type

image

Title

Shock Frame

Coverage / Year

c. 1860

Description

Instructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.

Interpretation

Shocking corn was a difficult task. It was necessary to remove moisture from the ear to eventually separate the ear from the stalk.

Inscription

The work of putting corn up in shocks is described here. (Rural Affairs)

Lesson Plans / Themes

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	Shock Frame
Coverage / Year	c. 1860
Description	Instructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.
Interpretation	Shocking corn was a difficult task. It was necessary to remove moisture from the ear to eventually separate the ear from the stalk.
Inscription	The work of putting corn up in shocks is described here. (Rural Affairs)
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	Structural frames 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 3:13, p. 37 mch0253
Date Created	7-18-00

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