Maine Memory Network

Aroostook Potato Field in Blossom - 1906

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1906 Media: Postcard

Aroostook County potato field, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Media: Photographic print

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.

Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… sprayer wheels.The potato plants appear to be in blossom, so the photograph was taken sometime in late July, ca. 1920."

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."