Current Location:
Collection Storage Facility
Provenance:
Transfer from Parks Canada
History:
Hung from a wall or rafter, this handmade implement was used to dry feed-corn over the fall and winter. In the spring, farmers used the dried kernels to seed that year’s corn crop.
Technical History:
Farmers in eastern Canada used such devices as part of their annual preparation for seeding.
AGRICULTURE
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Artifact No.
2013.0034
Manufacturer
unknown/handmade
Manufacture Date
ca 1860
Acquisition Date
2013
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