Kernels of Corn History: A Brief History of 18 Iowa Hybrid Corn Companies, Corn Farming Implements and the World's Only Corn Museum - Couverture souple

Kenkel, Steve; Sorensen, Loretta M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1492366242 ISBN 13 : 9781492366249

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Woven throughout the colorful history of corn production are multitudes of individuals – farmers, mechanical inventors, scientists, etc. – who have created the deep and fascinating fabric of corn history. In a special 1992 edition, TIME Magazine described corn hybridization as “one of mankind’s greatest achievements in the last 1,000 years.” “Kernels of Corn History,” authored by fifth-generation Iowa farmer Steve Kenkel and South Dakota author/publisher Loretta Sorensen, brings together the story of 18 Iowa hybrid seed corn companies and detailed information about development of early corn farming implements those farmers used. The book also contains a pictorial tour of Kenkel’s one-of-a-kind corn museum which grew out of his research efforts. The book is the outgrowth of 10 years of work Kenkel began in 2003 with a search for information about Iowa's Shelby County hybrid seed corn companies. Readers will enjoy a snapshot of the history of some innovative farmers and equipment manufacturers who have helped create the captivating history of growing corn in America.

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À propos de l'auteur

Steve Kenkel is a fifth-generation Iowa farmer in Shelby County near Earling, IA. His appreciation for history led him to identify 18 Shelby County hybrid corn growers who operated their companies from the early 1920s into the 1960s. As Steve started sharing his historic findings with others, his small vintage equipment/artifact collection grew into a full-fledged museum. Loretta Sorensen is a long-time ag writer and photographer (turned publisher) at Yankton, SD. Her first experience with vintage equipment came from her husband's hobby of farming with Belgian draft horses. She worked closely with Steve to gather equipment information and detailed history that brought added depth to the colorful story of early Iowa farmers who helped lead the agricultural revolution that followed the development of hybrid corn varieties.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1492366242
• ISBN 13: 9781492366249
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg