Drag Roller

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Descriptive Information

Title

Drag Roller

Description

This drawing shows a drag roller, a rotating cylinder on one end and a hitch on the other.

Interpretation

Farmers used drag rollers to break up clods and help level the fields before planting.

Inscription

Like many farmers, Britt used a roller to break up clods and help level the field. (Rural Affairs)

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

1880~

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	Drag Roller
Description	This drawing shows a drag roller, a rotating cylinder on one end and a hitch on the other.
Interpretation	Farmers used drag rollers to break up clods and help level the fields before planting.
Inscription	Like many farmers, Britt used a roller to break up clods and help level the field. (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	Corn Sketches McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1880~
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	mch0243 IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:3, p. 31.
Date Created	7-18-00
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Drag Roller