Maine Memory Network

Detailed study of apple blossoms, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Apple blossoms, Brighton, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Brighton Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"In May, there was ice on the apple blossoms followed by a severe snow storm on June 6th, more frost and then more snow on Oct. 7th."