Moving corn to elevator

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Descriptive Information

Description

With a barn in the background, a tractor pulls two wagons of grain to an elevator on the Beehn hog farm in the fall of 1995.

Interpretation

Because of diminishing railroads, ground transportation was necessary for transporting grain.

Inscription

Corn begins its journey to the elevator on the Beehn hog farm in the fall of 1995. (Ann Charback)

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

Temporal Coverage

1995

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights

Resource Identifier

Date Created

36725

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Moving corn to elevator
Description	With a barn in the background, a tractor pulls two wagons of grain to an elevator on the Beehn hog farm in the fall of 1995.
Interpretation	Because of diminishing railroads, ground transportation was necessary for transporting grain.
Inscription	Corn begins its journey to the elevator on the Beehn hog farm in the fall of 1995. (Ann Charback)
Lesson Plans / Themes	American Communities in History How We Learn About Communities
Learning Standards	16 History 15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society
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	Tractors Transportation Farms Swine Barns Corn McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1995
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:15, p. 121 mch0365
Date Created	36725
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Moving corn to elevator