Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"… for sale as table stock are processed into starch or cattle feed. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… 1880 horses - 164 oxen - 92 milk cows - 283 cattle, other - 282 sheep - 530 pigs - 175 chickens - 1920 cheese - 1 ton butter - 7 tons wheat, rye…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"Sheep and cattle could help his family a lot for what they need. Sheep gave them wool, while cattle gave them milk, hides, and meat for them to eat."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They had multiple fields full of cattle, pigs, and lambs. Most of their cattle came from the Pennsylvania stockyards into Dover and were trucked up…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh for summer pasture. Many settlers were often assigned a marsh lot (or lots)…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"How many cattle have you? Sheep? Swine? 3. Estimated value of your poultry of all kinds. 4. How many bushels of wheat did you grow in 1839? Barley…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… island people "raised their own corn and grain, cattle, sheep, and swine, for the use of their families, spun, wove, and knit their clothing from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… is convenient for fowles but is unhealthy for cattle and more so for sheep. All animals should have air but this style of fence might be used with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Whole herds of cattle and flocks of sheep were bought by Hervey Lowell, which he kept at the homestead."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… several Scotch-Irish settlers and their cattle to populate the area, and they were housed in thirty log cabins constructed between the fort and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… Franklin Park, it was stated, “We have the finest Cattle Shed in the State, 1128 feet long, containing 141 Stalls, 10 by 8 feet, and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… in Farmington expanded to include clover for cattle feed, flax, barley, hay, pumpkins and beans. Plums and pears were added to the orchards."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"Dairy Farms Memories Dairy cattle, Woodland, ca. 1922Nylander Museum Text by Rachel, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images by Maine…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Cattle and sheep were brought to the island at an early date. Community members raised their own farm animals."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Fields allowed for hunting, raising cattle, and growing fruits and vegetables. The close proximity to rivers and streams gave early settlers drinking…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… Historical Society Cumberland Junction Cattle AuctionCumberland Historical Society Dairy and beef cattle were also mainstays of the area’s…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"To save the cattle and sheep there, the U.S. Air Force dropped 1,500 tons of hay. More than 100 people and 1 million heads of livestock died it the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… by buying and selling stock, frequently driving cattle to Quebec City. He later moved to the “Fairbanks” area, north of the center village and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… to agriculture, Holmantown pioneers raised cattle, sheep and small farm animals and supplemented food supplies from the wild lands that surrounded…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Photograph of cattle competition at the Blue Hill Fair, 1957Blue Hill Public Library Today, with the work of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust's Farmland…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Our cattle must be so fed as to be able to work constantly; for this purpose they must have boiled potatoes, meal, and a little salt when necessary."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Back in the day, the Fowlers had as many as 30 cattle and 9 yearlings. (Surry tax records, 1878). In the old barn there were nameplates marking the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"The next year he improved, but his cattle suffered from a disease known as murrain, and his stock dwindled considerably."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… wearers were going their best to get a way canon, cattle and a great deal of which they had to leave."