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| Title | Tile Silo |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1920 |
| Description | Marvin Hougham stands next to a tile silo built about 1920 by his father. |
| Interpretation | Entire ears of corn -- husks and all -- were chopped and blown into silos. This silage was slow to catch on, although advocated by college professors. Silos provided winter feed for cattle. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities |
| Learning Standards | 13 Science, Technology and Society; 15 Economics; 16 History; |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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| 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; Tiles; Silos; Storage facilities; Silage |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0302; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:20, p. 72 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 18736192232002_mch0302.jpg |
