Corn Markers Description

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1880

Description

A printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.

Interpretation

Corn markers were used to mark where corn should be planted, so that stalks were not so close together that they would smother each other but not too far apart that they would waste land space.

Inscription

corn markers

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social Systems
15 Economics
13 Science, Technology and Society
16 History

Author or Creator

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

LaBounty, Bill
Koos, Greg, 1949-
Hartzold, Susan

Source

Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997

Subject / Keywords

Sketches
Runners
Corn markers
Bloomington, Illinois
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

mch0393 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives

Date Created

37410

Resource Type	image
Title	Corn Markers Description
Coverage / Year	c. 1880
Description	A printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.
Interpretation	Corn markers were used to mark where corn should be planted, so that stalks were not so close together that they would smother each other but not too far apart that they would waste land space.
Inscription	corn markers
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society 16 History
Author or Creator	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	LaBounty, Bill Koos, Greg, 1949- Hartzold, Susan
Source	Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997
Subject / Keywords	Sketches Runners Corn markers Bloomington, Illinois 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	mch0393 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives
Date Created	37410

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