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Stuhr Museum to check-plant corn crop at 1893 Farm Saturday, May 21, 2005

GRAND ISLAND, STUHR MUSEUM--On Saturday, May 21, from 10 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, Traver DeMaranville will bring his team of horses and spend the day "check" planting 2 acres of corn at the 1890s Farmstead. In this special type of planting, the stalks are approximately 42 inches apart and either way (even diagonal), when looking down a row of stalks, it appears as a straight line (like a fence).

The cornfield at the 1893 Farm is part of Stuhr's Heritage Gardening/Agricultural Program. The program is funded in part with a grant from Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc. The Heritage Gardening/Agricultural Program encompasses 10 gardens and plantings across the Stuhr grounds. Types of gardens include 1890s varieties of "kitchen" gardens, floral gardens and herb gardens; an 1860s cash crop garden, and the 1890s farm plot. All plantings are original heritage varieties and are tended by historical interpreters. The program is designed to teach the evolution of agriculture in the Midwest and involve class participants and visitors in the toil of our ancestors to sustain life.

Regular admission fees apply. Stuhr Museum and Hastings Museum members admitted free! For questions, call the Stuhr Museum at 308-385-5316 or log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org.