ACES 179
History of Ag in IL Since 1860

Credit: 3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and US Minority Culture(s) course.

An introduction to the history of agriculture in the rural Midwest with an emphasis on Illinois based on an analysis of the attitudes of indigenous peoples, immigrants, farmers and agribusiness interests toward land, labor, crop selection and production, and technology. The course compares the regional characteristics of the rural Midwest to other U.S. regions, and explores factors that created the American "breadbasket," a region recognized for the commodities, equipment and ideas that it exports to the world.

Section Information
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
47509	lecture- discussion	AL1	01:00 PM - 02:20 PM	MW	room 426 Mumford Hall	Reid, D
Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
3 hours An introduction to the history of agriculture in the rural Midwest with an emphasis on Illinois, based on an analysis of the attitudes of indigenous peoples, immigrants, farmers, and agribusiness interests twoard land, labor, crop selection and production, and technology. The course compares the regional characteristics of the rural Midwest to other U.S. regions, and explores factors that created the American "Breadbasket," a region recognized for the commodities, equipment and ideas that it exports to the world.

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ACES 179History of Ag in IL Since 1860

ACES 179
History of Ag in IL Since 1860