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Title
Shock Frame
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 (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1860~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0253
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:13, p. 37
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleShock Frame
DescriptionInstructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.
InterpretationShocking corn was a difficult task. It was necessary to remove moisture from the ear to eventually separate the ear from the stalk.
InscriptionThe 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 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
  • Structural frames  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1860~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0253
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:13, p. 37
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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