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In the fall, visitors can also help with the harvest. Shocking corn was a common method of corn harvesting in Kelley's era.

Photo of young visitors shocking corn

Photo of visitors examine the fanning mill

Visitors examine the fanning mill in action. As agriculture changed in the 1860s, fanning mills replaced winnowing as a method of cleaning grain.


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