Keywords: sugar crops
Item 17835
Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Media: Photographic print
Item 15241
Sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Media: Photographic print
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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.
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
"While a promising concept, scheduling problems arose when both potatoes and sugar beets needed to be harvested at the same time."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes. Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and…"
