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Corn-Shock Binder


Title	Corn-Shock Binder
Coverage / Year	c. 1860
Description	This illustration shows the tools used in binding corn into shocks.
Interpretation	Corn shocking was necessary to allow ears to dry out in an upright position so they could more easily be separated from the plant.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History
Learning Standards	15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source	'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.; ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords	McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Twine;
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
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Resource Identifier	mch0254; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:14, p. 38
CONTENTdm file name	3754317732002_mch0254.jpg