Cultivating Corn with Horses

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Descriptive Information

Description

A farmer cultivates a field of corn with a team of two horses.

Interpretation

During the first third of the 20th century, much work on corn was still done with horses.

Inscription

During the first third of the twentieth century, much work on con was still done with horses. (Funk Heritage Trust)

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

1920~

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights

Resource Identifier

Date Created

7-18-00

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Cultivating Corn with Horses
Description	A farmer cultivates a field of corn with a team of two horses.
Interpretation	During the first third of the 20th century, much work on corn was still done with horses.
Inscription	During the first third of the twentieth century, much work on con was still done with horses. (Funk Heritage Trust)
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	Croplands Farming Farmers Corn Horses McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1920~
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:9a, p. 97 mch0336
Date Created	7-18-00
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Cultivating Corn with Horses