Washing out roots

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Descriptive Information

Title

Washing out roots

Description

Standing in a hole around where a cornstalk was growing, a farmer washes the roots of the plant with a hose to inspect the crop.

Interpretation

Farmers often would dig up random stalks of corn to check the root system and the nature of the plant to gauge how their crop was doing.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How We Learn About Communities

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

Other Contributors

Source

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

Subject / Keywords

Temporal Coverage

1930~

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights

Resource Identifier

mch0418 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives

Date Created

6-3-02

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Washing out roots
Description	Standing in a hole around where a cornstalk was growing, a farmer washes the roots of the plant with a hose to inspect the crop.
Interpretation	Farmers often would dig up random stalks of corn to check the root system and the nature of the plant to gauge how their crop was doing.
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	Corn Hoses Farming Farmers Bloomington (Ill.) McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1930~
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	mch0418 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives
Date Created	6-3-02
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Washing out roots