Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"When selecting a fertilizer, the farmer must consider the condition of the soil, the expected growing conditions, and the needs of the crop."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"With such fertility and abundance, it is no wonder that humans have lived and flourished here for as long as man has walked these lands--about 12,000…"

Caribou Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"They also offered fertilizer and seed in any quantity. Clarence Titcomb was awarded a $75 scholarship in 1918 by “the Maine Canner’s Association for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… 17 years of voyages had carried everything from fertilizer to molasses all over the world. In Aug 1937 she loaded 1,500,000’ of lumber at Halifax…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Those places had a better climate and more fertile soil to grow the same crops. The railroad therefore had a major impact on competition for Maine…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… and dying enters the marsh to be recycled as fertilizer for bacteria and plants. In its twice-daily movement, the tide sweeps nutrient-rich water…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… consider the extent of its geographical area, the fertility of it soil, its varied mechanical industries, its mercantile and professional pursuits…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… lobsters that Native-Americans used them for crop fertilizer and fish bait, as well as food for themselves; early settlers considered lobsters food…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… the marsh provided food, a medium of exchange and fertilizer for crops. Evidence of these earlier people can be found in a river of the marsh at…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… for the Eastern Abenaki, who farmed the fertile plains of the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers, and spread out along lands west of Casco Bay in…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then a rude wigwam village on a little fertile plateau where the fires built a niche in the forest close by the banks of a beautiful bay."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… summer for fishing, stopping to plant crops in fertile lands along the way. In the fall they would go north, stopping to harvest crops, then going…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… lumber, starch, and hay while inbound freight was fertilizer, grain, and flour. The railroad often stored the freight in the winter."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Society Although the settlers enjoyed the fertile lands and seemingly extraordinary agriculture productivity, there were many difficulties that…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Byproducts of the industry like fertilizer, pearl essence (herring scales), and fish oil also contributed to the local economy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the attention of starch manufacturers to this fertile region, and it was found that the soil was particularly adapted to the raising of potatoes of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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