"Son! Do You Know that Seed Corn Will Grow?" State Council of Defense (Illinois) / John T. McCutcheon
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.61
- Title
- "Son! Do You Know that Seed Corn Will Grow?" State Council of Defense (Illinois)
- Artist
- John T. McCutcheon
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1870-1949
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. Maurice F. Lyons
- Style/Group/Movement
- poster
- Dimensions
- 71.5 cm x 53.5 cm (28 1/8 in. x 21 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- chromolithograph
- Physical Description
- Text: State Council of Defense - (banner in eagle's mouth) State Sovereignty National Union - Cooperating with - The College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. The United States Department of Agriculture. The State Department of Agriculture - Illinois Seed Corn Administration - Advisory Committee - E.D. Funk, Chairman, Bloomington, Ill. H.J. Sconce, Sidell, Ill. John M. Crebs, Carmi, I--. Frank J. Frather, Williamsville, Ill. Chas. Adkins, Springfield, Ill. W.F. Handschin, University of Ill. - Seed Corn Administrator - WM. G. Eckhardt, 120 West Adams Street, Chicago, Ill. - "Son! Do You Know That Your Seed Corn Will Grow?" - Get Your Seed Corn Now - The seed corn situation is the worst in the history of the State. If wheat or oats fail, we can plant corn and grown a paying crop. When corn planting time comes you must have good seed, or fail. Hundreds of farmers have put away corn not a kernel of which will grow. Damp weather in October; immature corn; and early hard freezing has killed it. Test your seed corn. Know it will grow. Help yourself and help each other. Prepare the seed bed well. Don't plant corn too deep. Help yourself--don't depend upon others. - Corn Is Illinois' Greatest Crop - No greater mistake can be made by the farmers of the Corn Belt than to reduce materially the area in corn. The system of farming and the crops that you have proven good and most profitable for the past twenty years are those that should be followed and grown this year. If you are in need of seed corn, or if you have a surplus that might be used to help someone else, consult___________ - Prices For Corn - (price list) - Corn germinating 70-79% will be used only as a last resort, except in case of exceptionally desirable corn.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1000 x 1343
- File Size
- 160 KB
- Record
- 1954/2.35.61
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""Son! Do You Know that Seed Corn Will Grow?" State Council of Defense (Illinois); John T. McCutcheon." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.35.61/1954_2.35.61.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.